Thread: '02 Chevrolet Silverado

Here is a shot with an old CD drive mounted(not the one I'll be installing), and the front bezel attached. Notice the media reader/USB panel that I plan to mount in the lower area of the compartment. I'm gonna have to hack it up to make it fit, but I'll worry about that later.



Tonight, I cut out part of the piece that runs across the front to allow the media panel to fit, did some more sanding, and some more priming. I know not many people will ever see the paint, but I still want it to look good!

hi, I am thinking about installing a laptop just above the area that you are moding, where did you go to find out how to disassemble the console?

I just kinda figured it out on my own, but I'll help ya out!
First you need to remove the rear section of the console. If you open the lid, you'll need to remove several phillips screws around the top edge. Next, there are 4 hex bolts in the bottom of the compartment. Then, take out the cupholder insert, it just pops right out. Remove the two hex screws that screw into the front section. You should be able to carefully work the rear section out, paying attention to the a/c duct. Next, if you open the CD compartment, there are two hex screws that secure the bezel to the front section of the console to the dash. Now pull the bezel back and up at the same time. If you look inside, all the way back, there are two more hex screws that fasten the front section to the dash. They're kinda hard to see, so you may need a flashlight. Once you get those out, there are two "finger" on the top area that you'll need to pop loose from the dash.
That's it! I hope I didn't leave anything out, I'm doing this from memory!

thanks for the help that should get me started!!

Ok, it's not perfect, but it looks good enough:


Here is a rear view with the MOBO, DVD drive, and most of the wiring installed:


Another view:


Console reinstalled in the truck:


Here I've fabbed some brackets to hold a temporary mount for the monitor. I think I've decided to move the A/C controls to where the DVD ROM is, and put the DVD ROM directly below the monitor, both of which will be installed inton the dash:

Monitor on temporary mount:


I'm making a better temporary mount that will be painted, and the wiring will pass through a grommet into the dash.
I'm also in the process of chasing down all the bugs and annoyances, but so far I'm pretty happy with the results.

Ok, Some shots of the new and improved temporary mount. Notice the volume knob I picked up from Navone Engineering:



I've decided not to use that media panel above, so here I'm getting ready to paint a custom panel that I fabbed up. It has a power & reset button, a power and HDD LED, and a 4 port USB hub: