Some of the 1993-1995 Jeep Grand Cherokees came with the overhead console. Mine definitely didn't. Yet, I figured I'd be fun and a learning experience to pick a cheap one up from a wrecked Jeep and see if I could install it. There are 2 kinds, the short and the long overhead console. If you have a sunroof then you need the short overhead console, otherwise you need the long type. However, if you have a sunroof I believe the overhead console came with it so this guide most likely would not apply anyway. Now you could install a short overhead console in a Jeep without a sunroof, but you'd have a switch on there that would not be wired to anything. Also the color of the fabric of the overhead console does not matter too much as you can always change it with some headliner material and contact cement (I suggest Weldwood's).

This project requires quite some time and wiring.

First we need to discuss what is needed to install an overhead console into a jeep that did not come with it. You will need the following parts:

• The overhead console, the fabric color is not important as you can always redo the material on there. The console has to be from 93-95, as the other years communicate differently with the car as the 96 and after jeeps have a BCM.
• Mounting bracket with the 2 bolts and 1 screw to hold up the front of the overhead console.
• Wiring--either the complete wiring harness or enough wire to connect the ambient temperature sensor and overhead console with the connector for the overhead console, 100 way connector, and ambient temperature sensor (if you have the ATC - automatic temperature control then you should already have the ambient temp sensor). You can always visit a junkyard to get the connectors or even the whole wiring harness; just make sure to read the notice below about the 2 different versions so that you get the right version.