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im looking to put in a pro copper councle in a 08 chevy impalla, trying to get out the factory issued councle anyone know of a way to get the factory issued councle out, any help would be appriciated thanks
sgtmatt....it took me several tries reading your post to figure out what you were talking about, but the light bulb over my head finally came on.
If you're referring to the part of the car that sits between the driver's side and the passenger's side, then I believe that you're talking about the "console". Is this correct? Please advise!
yup russel you're right, i have an 08 impalla with bench seats, i'm looking to remove the factory issued one, it has 2 cup holders where the front of the third seat with the arm rest if this helps to shed more light on the situation, nice looking councle cant wait to get it installed
There should only be four bolts holding it on to the "hump" They are located on either side near the bottom of the center seat. Make sure you have an appropriate floor plate to mount your console on. There are several versions out that are "no holes" and "top down" installations. They would mount onto existing bolts and seat hooks.
The bolts shouldn't be welded at all. I have an 08 Impala also. You will need to remove the two bolts at the back of each of the front seats. Then take the plastic covers over the front of seat rails. Then rock the seats forward and pull them back. They don't bolt down in the front. After the front two seats are out you should be able to pull the center seat/factory console out with no problem.