Without going what it should be, wrap a thin layer of rubber tape around those tangs, and you are probably good to go forever.
I have a roll of that rubber (like a roll of electrician tape, just much thicker material), and it comes in handy on these cars.
If memory server well (but it is all pretty murky for some reason ), I did the same to eliminate some noises up there.

 

Yes I have the ever trusty Gorilla Tape on hand, that stuff's true to it's name, I'm also pondering getting 2 clamp sleeves for them.

 

KC, I removed my overhead console today, not because it was falling down, but for another reason that isn't important here, but anyway, I'm pretty sure this is the first time my console has been removed, and the front metal tangs are plain spring metal, no rubber sleeves etc. Basically the only thing that holds that console up is the two plastic "U" brackets on the console, that slip into the two fixed metal spring roof tangs, and then that one black plastic "turnkey" that is located above the sunglasses pouch.

The tangs are quite large, so I don't see how the front can drop down unless 1) your front pair of plastic "U" brackets are broken, or 2) The rear plastic "turnkey" is faulty, or not fastening all the way home when you secure it. I noticed mine makes a definite "click" when it is turned into place.

Just throwing some thoughts around...............

 

I think the front end of the console can come off for two reasons: either the metal clips are bent downwards by swinging the console too much down when removing it or the metal clips are "missed" during installation, i.e. not really engaged into the console slots.

 

The clips seem to be the correct angle as I can hear them connect & the housing is intact. I'm going to try electrical tape around the clip tangs & see what happens. I'm also thinking about buying the console below it's SDZ w/ the same wood hue & pattern. Does anyone know if I can take the microphone off & if so will it leave holes in the material ?

 

 

I took mine from a wrecked VanDen Plas. I simply bent the tangs down and removed the lamp assembly. It was lightly glued to the overhead console. Put the wood veneer onto my console with a light coat of black RTV. I think they charged me 2 dollars for it.

 

The answer to my riddle was that the 2 tangs where mis-angled.

 

And that took you 3 shops, 5 threads on this forum, and 212 replies with advice
Congrats though!

 

They were misaligned yet still perfectly uniform/symmetrical. It's odd to see that, usually one side would be askew to the eye. That was annoying as anything to be driving then BLAM your damn overhead console drops in to say hello lol.

 

Hi KC,sorry for late reply.
Yes it will leave a hole if you remove the mic.
I sourced my overhead console from the U.S.A. and decided to leave the original mic on and then add mine.
I like things to be balanced
Hope you are well


Original Console

Sourced Console from the U.S.A.