Drilling the centre console

[AntneeUK]

Guys, the plan is to fit the double-din centre console tomorrow, but I need to drill a hole at the bottom where I'll be putting the cig-lighter, next to the alternative OBD2 port. I'm not sure about the drill though and am looking for a little advice. Do I need some kind of core drill with a pilot, or just a big-ass wood-drill bit, or something else? Gonna get the Vernier callipers on the lighter socket to work out how big the hole needs to be, but it's gonna be bigger than any drill that I already own.

Advice?

 

[DannyC87]

Guys, the plan is to fit the double-din centre console tomorrow, but I need to drill a hole at the bottom where I'll be putting the cig-lighter, next to the alternative OBD2 port. I'm not sure about the drill though and am looking for a little advice. Do I need some kind of core drill with a pilot, or just a big-ass wood-drill bit, or something else? Gonna get the Vernier callipers on the lighter socket to work out how big the hole needs to be, but it's gonna be bigger than any drill that I already own.

Advice?

melt it with a soldering iron/gun and then file to the right shape if I were you buddy

 

[AntneeUK]

If only I had a soldering iron... D'oh! Was just gonna pick up a suitable drill tomorrow, make sure it's a round hole

Cheers though; may have to give a couple of people a call and see if I can borrow one that they don't mind returning with plastic all over

BTW, got another garage at last... one that I can get in to, so the car's wrapped up tonight

 

[DannyC87]

If only I had a soldering iron... D'oh! Was just gonna pick up a suitable drill tomorrow, make sure it's a round hole

Cheers though; may have to give a couple of people a call and see if I can borrow one that they don't mind returning with plastic all over

BTW, got another garage at last... one that I can get in to, so the car's wrapped up tonight

Good stuff.. I'm finally moved out of my student hovel.. but back with the parents!

 

[Rauer]

Hole saws are much better than wood spade bits I always use them for making perfectly round holes

 

[AntneeUK]

Yeah, that's what I meant when I said "core drill with pilot", couldn't remember the proper name for them.

 

[Murdered LCR]

Prob around 30mil but I would take the dash out and drill it with a hole saw

 

[AntneeUK]

I'm doing the double-din dash conversion so the dash is in the boot at the moment anyway

I'll get the callipers on the socket in a mo and see how big a hole I need. I think it's only going to need to be 25mm-ish, but I'll get an exact measurement in a bit.

Thanks for the tips guys

 

[Moshymosh]

Please can you post pics of this after you have done it i would love to see it, id love to have a double-din in my car much beter than my flip out.

 

[AntneeUK]

Of course. It'll be going in my readers ride topic for sure and if we have time we'll be taking some photos of the process because the parts look a little different to when Pabs did his