I'm quite late to the game compared to most of you, but I appreciate the 3D file and all of the super-helpful comments left here over the past 6 years or so.
Sharing my own console "journey" — I picked up a nice XLT console on eBay for $65, cleaned it thoroughly, took out the center floor plate, and when the factory floor brackets arrive, will figure out the wiring. The new console has harness connections but from the comments here, looks like they're definitely
not plug and play. Will have to get out the Ford police mod handbook and work through the wiring in my spare time. Any tips, anyone?
Also - I'm slightly terrified I'm going to somehow trigger the Restraint System and set off all the airbags.
Bottom line, I'm hoping I can just set the new console on top of it without worries. Did those of you who added civvie consoles just leave it there and put the new console on top?
Thanks.