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I'm willing to bet it was another cost-saving measure. You know, taking away that much unnecessary plastic in 10,000 cars (SVTs) yields some pennies saved!

Well, maybe not. The cupholder-area underneath does look useful somehow. I saw a picture of hmouta's setup, he's got a stealth switch mounted in there for something (neons?).

EDIT here... it's the master switch for all these in his car.

Looking closer at that first picture of hmouta's car it appears obvious that the holes reach down all the way to the "cupholder" part. I thought they were just holes in the plastic, but now it looks like they are the mounting stabilizers that help keep the lid mounted to the console. Also makes it look like a VERY easy mod for someone who wants a lid on their console.

wooow...it's like watching center arm console porn.

maybe to hold pens?

or french fries.

I'd have to say that they are braces for the mounting screws. I took the screws out to see what was underneath and here is the pic.



Here is the part # if anyone wants to try to order one, might be kinda hard to come by at the dealer thou.

F8NV
F045C74-A

man if they had put that armrest in the SE's instead of that [censored] waste of one on the side of the seat that gets in the way of shifting when down i might not have put a pre98 console in my car....but then again I like it better so maybe it was a good idea

Now if only they were available in gray. I would do it in an instant.

I'll be darned. They de-contented the armrest & cover with holes. Actually though, I like my 98 console better, the rear cupholder is nice, and my driver's seat has a usable armrest.

Where does ford come up with these things, HEH???