offgas Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 I have a base 2018 TC SWB . I want to add USB ports to center console. How do i remove it? Many thanks to all.,...jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fifty150 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 4 hours ago, offgas said: I want to add USB ports to center console Jack, I had the same project in mind. Only I did not remove the entire console. I got a screw driver, a pair of needle nose pliers, and some cutters. By way of brute force, I ripped the coin tray right out of there. I know that I did not care about the coin tray, and was never going back to reinstall it. I just wanted access to the hole underneath. I simply used the OEM power harness point for the OEM 12V power supply. Then screwed in the face plate with a couple of screws that I had sitting around. If you go the same route, I would suggest using stainless hardware, such as self tapping - self threading screws (which I didn't do). Maybe add a bead of silicone (which I didn't do). The face plate which came with the sockets did not fit correctly over the hole. Surprise! Right? I had a larger face plate made @ TAP Plastics. Fairly inexpensive to have a piece of plastic cut to size, with a couple of holes drilled into it. If you have some plastic, and a drill press, you could do it yourself. I did not have spare, random plastic, textured similar to the van's console. I don't own a drill press. It took about 15 minutes total, to rip out the coin tray, connect the wires, then apply 4 fasteners. You could do it a lot faster, since I took my time drinking a cold one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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