Paul Hauser

A seatcover might cover any hole left by removing the armrest.

Before you buy anything be sure whether or not you have steering wheel controls. My XL (base model) only has the cruise control, not the stereo controls.

Some are welded (like the one in the photos above) but mine is bolted. I have a project in mind for mine. You'll have to peel back the carpet and look.

The ring connectors were 5/16. Getting that nut off and back on was one of the hardest part of this project, I unsnapped the plastic housing so I could pry it back a little. I'm not looking forward to replacing that battery. :( It seemed like the best place but I don't know if I'll be able to add much more there. You could put two of those Delphi 6 way connectors back to back and use a common bar and jumper wires. I just soldered wires together to break out the power. Let us know if you have any luck removing usable parts from the salvaged fuse block. That was my initial thought but I was to cheap to get on one Ebay not knowing if Id be able to use it.

Several users have added auxiliary power circuits that are switched on with the key instead of on all the time. I was inspired particularly by DonShockley and MMontMiny, This is how I did it. This assembly was made first. The relay will power the line side of three fuses, the load side of each will be routed to the Upper console, Lower console and Rear of the van. The relay is triggered by the PAM circuit (R37 under the hood), an option not installed in my van, but it becomes hot in the Run (II) and Start (III) positions. Both the Power to the relay and the switch leg have inline fuses. I had planed to us a Tap-A-Fuse but it wouldn't fit properly. Both the wires run along the firewall to the passenger side of the van and through the grommet to below the dash behind the glovebox near the BCM. The third inline fuse seen in the photo is for trailer lights. Everything under the dash gets tucked away behind existing wiring. The coil of wire in the upper left of the photo is for future use in the lower console. Neither the Lower console or the Rear circuit will have fuses installed at this time. From under the dash two of the power circuits run up to the A pillar. One runs up the outside of the pillar and above the headliner to the hole near the rear view mirror. The other runs inside the A pillar to the top channel and to the rear of the van to be used at a later time. I used an existing fastener to ground the relay. This power socket is temporary, ultimately a socket will be mounted in the box part of the overhead console. Grounding is done at an existing threaded hole. With the shelf reinstalled this was the first objective. When I turn on the van my radar detector is powered up. A Dash cam will probably come soon, maybe front and rear. Special thanks to DonShockley for helping to source parts and wire.

I noticed on Ebay that some gen2 TCs have a center console with an armrest, like this one. My '14 TC Van has a console with an open cubby hole like this and a single armrest on the seat. Does anyone know if I could use the former type of console with the seat I have, will the armrests fit side by side? Can I remove the armrest from the seat I have? Thanks for any help or Ideas.

I'm very interested in this as a few more inches in height might let me carry my scooter in the van. Neither link seemed to work right, the first said there wasn't a page at that URL the second had all the photos gone. Any further info on this?

What's the yellow thing near the top? It looks a little scary. Is there any danger of deploying the airbag?