Anyone know how overhead console mounts?

[TxFireman1972]

I picked up an overhead console for my 2005 F350, that didnt originally come with one. Its not the one with the trip computer...just the cubby hole and sunglasses holder. Anyone know how it mounts? I have pics below. Thanks

[Powerage]

The black plastic part snaps into the roof. You will have to cut a hole. Make sure your truck has the holes for the snap in parts. Then the beige plastic piece snaps onto the black plastic piece.

[TxFireman1972]

anyone have any pics that shows? just want to make sure before I mess with pulling the headliner to look.

[TxFireman1972]

Alright I got brave and went for it.

Pulled the sunvisors and sunvisor clips, the push in plastic pieces at the front of the headliner, the pass side a pillar, and the pass side grab handle above the door.

With all those down I was able to drop the headline some and make sure the slot were in there for the black piece of the console to hook to. There are too slots on the very front cross piece by the window and there is about a 2" wide single slot where the rear of the black piece slides into the cross brace on the room.

Once I determined they were there it was time to start cutting. You have to cut a hole that is the same shape as the part of the black piece that sticks through the headliner ( the black piece of the console seperates from the other part, black part sits above the headliner and stick down through it). I basically start in the middle where I knew there would be a hole and cut a hole about 4"x4". Once I has that hole, I cute about a 2" wide hole towards the back until I made it to the cross piece that has the slot for the rear of the console. And the moved foward with the hole until I mad it to the two fron slots. Once I had the 3 slots exposed, I held the black part of the console up in position and made markings on the headliner where I needed to cut. I then put the black piece in from above the headliner and let in drop down through and made my final trimming cuts on the headliner so it fit in nice and neat.

Once the black piece is installed you just snap the other piece on and you're good to go. I took a few pics, they arent the best cause thats a hard angle to take pics of but here they are.

[Strõkër~X]

looks god man, your sure alot braver than i am.

[Chiller]

Nice job man, looks factory

[jnhuber]

Is it possible to install one with a computer into a truck that came without one?

[TxFireman1972]

probably uses the same slots

[realtree250]

sorry to dig this thing back up but what size is the opening in that console and where can i get one in grey? ive been lookin all over for sumthin like that to put a cb in . . .

[humboldtstrokin']

where did you get that? dealership?