Take apart Console Lid?

[clutch]

Hi,

 

I have a 2000 Silverado XCab with the bench seat; the middle folds down and forms a console. In the lid "tray" there is a hard plastic surface with bumps (the "tray floor") which is surrounded by a plastic trim piece bezel. Items placed in the tray slide out when braking/accelerating. I want to take the lid apart, cover the hard plastic floor with some of that grippy no-skid drawer-liner stuff.

 

My question - Does the lid come apart and if so, how? It looks like it is an assembly; the tray floor and bezel seem to be two separate parts, but I don't see any screws or snaps. As an interim solution I have taped a piece of the no-skid material on th etray floor, but to do it right I think the lid needs to come apart, cover the tray floor, and then replace the bezel. Any ideas?

 

I apologize if my description is kind of confusing.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Clutch

[Teal03]

If you come up with something let me know too!!!!!

 

 

Rich G.

[SD Hunter]

My father had a good idea that I copied. He cut a piece of the no slip padding for toolboxes and used double sided tape to keep it in place when you open the lid. It works great and the color is close to the slick plastic anyway.

 

You can tell it's not a "factory install" but most people don't notice it makes that space usable.

[GMCTech]

I've seen one great solution, but don't know if I would dare try it on my truck:

 

We have a customer who poured some of that tool handle dip rubber stuff into that centerconsole, and it made a great surface that nothing slides off of.

 

I would suggest that if you try that, practice first on a scrap piece of plastic or cardboard to get the proper depth without making bubbles and practice smoothing out quickly before it dries and leaves marks from moving it around with a putty knife or such.

 

Hope this helps.

[Elwood 2000]

Same problem here.

 

My solution??

 

A simple bathroom hand towel, laid across it, front to back. (Gray of course to match my interior)

 

I have the cloth on top instead of the newer vinyl ones and to keep my cloth from getting matted down, I just use a nice towel. Nothing slips around and if it gets dirty, off to the wash!

 

I know, it sounds a bit "redneck", but I have towels on the seats and floors under the mats, so towels are everywhere!

 

With my bad experiences with seat covers, towels are cheap and effective. When I go "out" just pull the towels and clean seats are waiting for me!

[Tucson_02Silverado]

If you want to permanently mount the no slip...you could use 3M weatherstrip adhesive. It's yellow in color, sometimes black can be found. It can be messy if your not carefull.