Sometime back I ordered a custom Center Console from JPM accessories. It was just completed on friday October 12th 2007. Joe at JPM sent me several pictures of it that he posted on the Solstice GXP Owners Forum under the heading "New Console for GXPinKC".
Originally posted by dryslot. "I don't think he likes it, we still haven't heard from him. Or he passed out from excitement...
That's hot !" (End Quote)
My reply in post#10.
"No dryslot, I have just been very busy today, but yes, I am over-joyed by the way it turned out. It definitely exceeds all expectations. JPM accessories are the experts in their field.
The cabin will now become a showplace for the talents of Joe at JPM. Yes, he is a miracle worker. I am most pleased to have selected the more traditional approach in color by selecting the 1/4 inch Black Italian leather with Red Diamond stitch. I don't believe I will tire of it over time because it blends so well with the great styling set forth by GM. I have the Red stitch and GXP on the leather seats and they compliment the design set forth by JPM accessories. Joe has provided the finishing touch. The cabin is perfect!
If you want to see the pictures posted by JPM, just click over to the Solstice GXP Owners Forum and find the thread "New Console for GXPinKC". It is awsome!
Oh, almost forgot, check out the added touch that I ordered to be added to the Console on the lower drivers side. My handle, "GXPinKC" embroidried in Red. I plan to keep "Miss Red Eagle" a long time and wanted my signature on it. What do you think?
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#1 On my local GXP list at MSRP; Code 1100, Order#KCPDVV 04-28-06
looks gorgeous !!........................can't wait to see it in your ride...................
JPM's work is awesome
love the insignia....I think you have started something here.mine will be with TicketBait ,,,,,,.................
...on mine I might go for one more diamond row of padding closer down on the insignia side, have to wait and see once its mounted with a photo of your right elbow on it
TicketBait, in answer to your questions, the Center Console is very easy to remove and send to JPM. The car is certainly still driveable, only you won't have a rest for your arm when shifting. You will just see all the guts underneath. Really kind of neat, as there must be thousands of wires of different color codings that are bonded together with tape very neatly that extend from the front of the car that go to the back and they go through where the Center Console is. You may get some stares from truckers. And when I got my oil change at 5200 miles last month the Technician had never seen under the Console and was interested in all the stuff in the thing. It looks kind of cool really.
JPM was tied up with a meeting somewhere and when he got back and began to fill the original orders for the Group Buy and the orders for the complete re-make of the Console that I ordered, he was way behind with the backlog of orders so mine took longer and of course it was the re-do of the entire console, not just the add-on ones with the Velcro offered in the Group Buy for $55.00 in the introductory offer but were to sell for $65.00 after the offer.
But to answer you question mine has been nude for about three weeks. Since she is a female, she, that is, "Miss Red Eagle" kind of likes the attention of being nude, i.e. she gets a lot of looks from the guys!
Anyway, hope this helps. Mine was shipped friday evening by FedEx Express Saver and is shipped from Lithia Springs, Georgia as I understand it. It is supposed to be here on wednesday, and Joe will give you a shipping number so you can trace it.
Good luck, I hope you will order one. It does wonders for the center of the Cabin. I will post a picture after it is returned and I snap it back in.
Sincerely,
Ron
GXPinKC
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#1 On my local GXP list at MSRP; Code 1100, Order#KCPDVV 04-28-06
Would be nice if he had a core charge, where ya get the product to install, and then once you send back yours it is refunded....I am gonna call him on Monday. Can't be too much for that plastic cover part.
TicketBait, the same thing ran through my head, but I checked and the Console Cover in Ebony on a 2007 Solstice GXP is $71.63 plus tax. Same part fits Normally Aspirated or Turbo model. Nothing cheap about parts for this vehicle.
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I wasn't inferring it was cheap, just not alot of money as in "inexpensive for JPM to help move product", for them to invest in , I am sure there are some that are hesitant, or maybe even will go to a local leather installers for the simple fact that they don't want to be without their parts.
If retail is $73 to us, but he sells 20 more a year with an exchange program...then it might make cents, as in dollars and sense
Here I am at K.U. today and get on the computer and find that my Center Console is on the FedEx truck as of 6:34 AM today, October 16th for delivery. To say the least, I am elated. I was told on the estimate that it would be tomorrow. So, it has taken only 4 days from Joe at JPM shipping to arrival at our house. As soon as I get home from the University of Kansas Medical Center I will clip it in and try to post pictures, which for me will be an adventure. Stay tuned.
Post Script: It arrived on the front step at 12:12 PM. Our neighbor has been dispatched to take it in until I get home from K.U.
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I have had to delay posting pictures until tonight because when I removed the Center Console prior to sending to JPM I had trouble removing the back of the unit so I removed the front first. That was a big mistake. By doing so, one of the plastic clip tabs in the back popped off and both of the clip tabs are meant to hold it in place. I had to super glue the clip tab back on yesterday and it will have to dry until tonight when I will then be able to re-attach the Center Console. If you remove the Center Console, be sure to remove the back first. Then the front will just clip easily in place and you won't end up forcing one of the two clip tabs to break loose. Both clip tabs are necessary to make a snug fit and secure the back, and they seat when you push down the front clicking it into place.
The back requires more patience because there are two seating connectors in back and one in front. That is why the back is difficult to pry loose when removing the console, but the back is where it seats under the lip to secure it's position. By securing the front you seat the back in place.
There is one large male metal clip in the center top of the back and two large metal clips opposite each other in the top front which all clip in place to complete the procedure. When you hear the final clip sound, you are done!
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Joe, it is absolute perfection. We love it and it will add greatly to the atmosphere in the cabin. You did a perfect job in creating this masterpiece. I have no idea how many hours you spent in all the detail work and meticulous job of stretching the leather and 1/4 inch padding on the surface and then glueing the wrap around part to adhere to the back of the Center Console. This baby could go through a war without injury, it was so well built.
I am so happy that I chose the Diamond Stitch in Red as it provides symetry and flow to the center of the console and the single red stitch around the peramiter of the design with the black leather welt preceeding it adds definition and clarification. The Red stitching is perfect even around the curved edges. All lines are true. The final touch was the handle "GXPinKC" in red embroidrey and it defines the piece. I am glad that I added that on. As for the comfort level, no comparison, the hard plastic was no fun, the foam layers under the Italian Leather provides relief to your elbow. It is now, much more comfortable to drive.
And yes, you did quite a job in modifying part of the Console top near the Brake Handle to make it look so integrated. How in the world you were able to apply the large amount of industrial adhesive and at the same time stretch the Italian Leather so that all the Red Diamond Stitch lines were in perfect symmetry seems an impossible task. I salute you for an absolutely AWSOME job!
Sincerely,
Ron
GXPinKC
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#1 On my local GXP list at MSRP; Code 1100, Order#KCPDVV 04-28-06
I am not at K.U. today so had time to install the Center Console between the seats and it was really easy to do. Snapped right in, and the glue job on the plastic clip, that popped off when I tried to remove the console incorrectly worked fine. The Console is solid as a rock and it looks great! I took some pictures and now must figure out how to post some of them to the forum.
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TicketBait, the same thing ran through my head, but I checked and the Console Cover in Ebony on a 2007 Solstice GXP is $71.63 plus tax. Same part fits Normally Aspirated or Turbo model. Nothing cheap about parts for this vehicle.
I love your new cover, GXP - I've been wanting to do something like that to spice up my baby. I think I'll have her name stitched in yellow! Oh - And I think that price is VERY reasonable
Celeste, I believe you mis-understood my post. Mine was a complete re-make of the Console by JPM. The price in my last post is for just the basic part (the Center Console) if you were to purchase it from GM parts at your dealer for $71.63 plus tax. There was no swap involved and I don't know if JPM does the swap part? I already had the Center Console in my car. All I did was remove my Center Console and mail it to JPM and he mailed it back with the complete re-make. I won a certificate of $100.00 from JPM at the Nashville Meet. The price of the completed piece that I ordered is more than $100.00 but not by much, but I also ordered the extra embroidry for my handle and that was a minimum charge of $20.00, and shipping back from JPM was $20.00. Of course you have to pay for shipping to JPM and that was about $9.00. If you are interested I would ask for a quote from Joe at JPM.
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#1 On my local GXP list at MSRP; Code 1100, Order#KCPDVV 04-28-06
I have had to delay posting pictures until tonight because when I removed the Center Console prior to sending to JPM I had trouble removing the back of the unit so I removed the front first. That was a big mistake. By doing so, one of the plastic clip tabs in the back popped off and both of the clip tabs are meant to hold it in place. I had to super glue the clip tab back on yesterday and it will have to dry until tonight when I will then be able to re-attach the Center Console. If you remove the Center Console, be sure to remove the back first. Then the front will just clip easily in place and you won't end up forcing one of the two clip tabs to break loose. Both clip tabs are necessary to make a snug fit and secure the back, and they seat when you push down the front clicking it into place. 
