I had thought it had a thermometer in it, but it doesn't. I downloaded a PDF of the owner's manual (and the wiring diagram) and found out I was wrong on that point. It has a compass in it, the map lights, and the cool auto dimming feature. The car I pulled it from was a 2000 or so Oldsmobile Intrigue with the top of the line trim option in it. The lower trims did not come with it. Just go look at late 90's/early 2000's GM midsize and large sedans. Just be sure you get one with the LED compass and not the LCD like the early 90's Caprices have. This is a much more compact design. It even has a little plastic cover to put over the wire that conceals it. It fits with minor trimming. You will want to cut it with a V or U shaped groove so that it has an interference fit with the headliner trim piece.
I also found a leather wrapped steering wheel in a 1991 Oldsmobile 98 Regency that I may go pull. It is the same exact color as my interior is, so it will be a nice addition to the interior-especially compared to the cracked plastic piece of crap that is in there now. The only negative is that it is not a sport wheel, but rather looks like the basic Cutlass wheel of 87-88. I figure that for $10, it is worth a shot as it is thicker, and will finally give me a working horn again. I am also looking for the high beam switch that lets you flash your headlights by pulling the turn signal stalk, like my Nissan has. It's on some 90's up market cars that still used the old Saginaw column. You need to add a wire, but it is pretty easy. This is NOT my idea originally, but comes from a link someone posted for me in my passenger's side power seat thread. BTW, that should be ready to go tomorrow.
My other three ideas I am considering are an "OH sh*t!" handle for the passenger (off a S-10 Blazer in the same color interior), a cubby hole for the headliner above the rear view mirror, and cupholders. I found the handle when I went last time, but did not pull it. The little cubby hole is something I have yet to find a source from, but it has to either look GM in the right color, or look generic. As for cupholders, I am seriously considering using a 1998 Nissan Frontier King Cab console. It has a big storage bin in the arm rest, and two cupholders. It is very generic looking, and has no switches or emblems anywhere. New it is less than $100 complete. That will happen when I do the manual swap. For now, I may use a center arm rest with the cupholders built in. This way, it does not look out of place on my bench seat car. I may also just replace the ash tray under the radio with a set of slide out cupholders from a 90's Nissan or Camry. They look generic enough, and the design is very compact. It slides out when needed, and goes back in when not needed.
The interior would be finished tomorrow, except that the dye that Finishmaster gave me is too light, even with the little bit of black toner they gave me to tint it with poured in. So, I gotta go back tomorrow if they are open and see if they can give me a bit more black to finish the job. I don't want to have half the interior two shades lighter than everything else. Delays, delays...
