Yes Dremels kick arse for sure The casing the electronics are housed in are mostly just used for cosmetics purposes and can be altered or elimanated

 

im gonna have to get like a solid black peice of plastic to replace the HVAC controls, cut out the size needed for whatever is going there (the Sat radio or the scanguage) then attach that to the underbelly of the housing, then install it up.

basically, match up installation of items being tossed in, cut, adapt etc.
pull the headliner, install a reinforcement for a sturdy install
predrill holes in headliner to bolt up the console
run wires up to top, tape them up to keep it solid
run wires thru headliner, then put headliner back up
plug everything in, then screw in the console.

just off the top of my head anyways

 

Remember also, Aluminum is your friend, go to your local aluminum store and have them cut you a piece the size you need, theres Daily Aluminum around me and they cut shit for me ALL THE TIME. Sometimes they give me the pieces for free You can scuff it up and paint it and make it look nice and purdey

 

well any metal that may be needed is gonna be under the headliner so it wont be seen.



i jsut went out to do a visual estimated measure. going by the pic above, using the HVAC as a common size peice (probably the same as the HVAC in my car) it looks like it may just fit ok and not interfere with the visors. i may have to push it back a small amount (as you can see, it rounds to a point in the front) so as it gradually gets larger it may very well clear it ok. depends on how thick it is too. i cant really guestimate how long its gonna be going back yet but it may go past the overhead lights just a tad, so i may have to extend the wires to the ines in the new console to reach to not lose that functionality.


edit
going by the same basic theory, its going to push the overhead lights back about a half an HVAC length from where it is now

that spot above, represents the location of the wire, which is closest to the front of the vehicle. unknown where the wiring clips would be on this one, probably towards the front as well.
also, i have to worry about the slope on the front of the console as it may be different than on the vic, so i may have to shave that to be less of a slope or something like that and it will affect the length estimate i have now a bit too, prob by 2-3 inches shorter than my guesstimate

 

Man I hope it works out for you.

 

SO DO I!!

otherwise i wasted about 30 bucks on that damn console lol

 

where do you keep the flux capacitor and the mr. fusion

 

not in this car...it takes too long to get to 88 mph