07 silverado console question

[paff2]

I have a 07 silverado new body style and I am getting ready to install a custom console. I have the full front seat with an open floor and am wondering what the best way is to fasten the console. Can I use a self tap screw into the floor or is there wiring etc that would be under the carpet? Thanks in advance.

 

[paff2]

All the Silverado owners and all the installers on here and nobody knows?

 

[foxtrot5]

Any installer who's worth their salt will tell you, NEVER drill without verifying what is on BOTH SIDES of the surface to be drilled through. That includes self taping screws. Pull the floor liner/carpet and verify.

 

[paff2]

Any installer who's worth their salt will tell you, NEVER drill without verifying what is on BOTH SIDES of the surface to be drilled through. That includes self taping screws. Pull the floor liner/carpet and verify.

I had no plans to blindly drill. Perhaps I should have made that clear. I was mainly looking for ideas on what people used in this type vehicle.

 

[foxtrot5]

I had no plans to blindly drill. Perhaps I should have made that clear. I was mainly looking for ideas on what people used in this type vehicle.

OK, just making sure. I've had friends/co-workers accidentialy drill into everything from a wire harness to a driveshaft. Just use caution.

 

[bigcat]

This is what I have in my gmt900.


Havis Products | C-AS-840-8 8" Angled Series Console For Sedans


its big enough for a radio, switch panel and TA controller or similar setup and allows for the underseat storage to still be locked.


mine was self tap screwed in. There isn't anything run under the carpet on the transmission hump in my truck.

 

[billforbush]

There is a flat area of the transmission hump that is about 11 x 12". Cut a piece of 3/4" plywood to size and slip in under the carpet, then screw through the carpet into the plywood only. The carpet will hold the plywood in place and the equipment will mount securely. If you later change things, you usually can't see the holes in the carpet and there are no holes in the hump to leak or rust.

 

[paff2]

There is a flat area of the transmission hump that is about 11 x 12". Cut a piece of 3/4" plywood to size and slip in under the carpet, then screw through the carpet into the plywood only. The carpet will hold the plywood in place and the equipment will mount securely. If you later change things, you usually can't see the holes in the carpet and there are no holes in the hump to leak or rust.

Thanks for the help!