Overhead Console Replacement

[Paul Thomas]

Where do you all source these? My google fu is weak. Most the damage is on the forward part of the console which has been repaired in the prior to my ownership and looks like it needs another repair.

If I can't source one, has anyone here repaired one? My understanding is that they can be repaired but I'm afraid more damage will happen as I take it in/out for repairs.

[IvanP]

I think this is fixable with some patience and Bruce Jaeger's kit. I repaired cracks in my headliner and other interior pieces using this kit. 

https://www.jaegeraviation.com/Do-It Yourself Plastic Repair Kit-2017.pdf 

Another option is to send the piece(s) to Hector at Aero Comfort and have them covered. His work ios awesome and worth every penny. 

[N201MKTurbo]

https://vantageassoc.com
 

[Paul Thomas]

15 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said:

https://vantageassoc.com
 

Unfortunately they don't have the overhead console for my airplane and no plans to mold one.

 

50 minutes ago, IvanP said:

I think this is fixable with some patience and Bruce Jaeger's kit. I repaired cracks in my headliner and other interior pieces using this kit. 

https://www.jaegeraviation.com/Do-It Yourself Plastic Repair Kit-2017.pdf 

Another option is to send the piece(s) to Hector at Aero Comfort and have them covered. His work ios awesome and worth every penny. 

I had not seen the DYI on his website. That is AWESOME. Thank you. DYI looks like a realistic option.

[Fly Boomer]

9 hours ago, Paul Thomas said:

Where do you all source these? My google fu is weak. Most the damage is on the forward part of the console which has been repaired in the prior to my ownership and looks like it needs another repair.

If I can't source one, has anyone here repaired one?

If I recall correctly (not likely), @PT20J did a nice writeup on the process.  Don't try to use the MooneySpace search -- most of the time, it doesn't work very well.  You can restrict your favorite browser to do a search on a single site like this

site:mooneyspace.com plastic repair

 

[PT20J]

You can see if Vantage has one https://vantageassoc.com

The interior plastics are fairly easy to repair, but someone has made such a mess of that that it would take a lot of work and likely will never look great. 

[1980Mooney]

4 hours ago, Fly Boomer said:

If I recall correctly (not likely), @PT20J did a nice writeup on the process.  Don't try to use the MooneySpace search -- most of the time, it doesn't work very well.  You can restrict your favorite browser to do a search on a single site like this

site:mooneyspace.com plastic repair

 

Be sure to use Google search. That handy search string (site:mooneyspace.com “add anything that you want to search for here”) wont work on Bing. 

[Paul Thomas]

I was looking at another part in the airplane that Vantage makes that was not listed on the website. That caused me to broaden my search on their website. The overhead console (and other parts) are not listed for an 84J on their website but it's available for 83 and 85 among other years. It appears to be the same part so it looks like I can just order a replacement. 

https://vantageassoc.com/mooney-m20-k130308-001-593.html

[DCarlton]

49 minutes ago, Paul Thomas said:

I was looking at another part in the airplane that Vantage makes that was not listed on the website. That caused me to broaden my search on their website. The overhead console (and other parts) are not listed for an 84J on their website but it's available for 83 and 85 among other years. It appears to be the same part so it looks like I can just order a replacement. 

https://vantageassoc.com/mooney-m20-k130308-001-593.html

If not, I was told a few years ago they would make the part if you would send them the old one.  There's a process for that; I can't remember what they called it.  The web site is not friendly or comprehensive and yes sometimes the parts are available for other years but identical.  

[PT20J]

1 hour ago, Paul Thomas said:

I was looking at another part in the airplane that Vantage makes that was not listed on the website. That caused me to broaden my search on their website. The overhead console (and other parts) are not listed for an 84J on their website but it's available for 83 and 85 among other years. It appears to be the same part so it looks like I can just order a replacement. 

https://vantageassoc.com/mooney-m20-k130308-001-593.html

Call them. I've found that their online catalog is not always up to date.

[201Mooniac]

Mine was in bad shape so I ordered one from Vantage but it didn’t fit properly and I found that Mooney will make one. Expensive but arrived in a few weeks. 

[haymak3r]

18 hours ago, 201Mooniac said:

Mine was in bad shape so I ordered one from Vantage but it didn’t fit properly and I found that Mooney will make one. Expensive but arrived in a few weeks. 

Didn't fit properly?? How so? They say they come oversized, and you trim to fit. was that the biggest issue? Or was it something worse.

[1980Mooney]

On 7/12/2025 at 9:28 PM, Paul Thomas said:

Where do you all source these? My google fu is weak. Most the damage is on the forward part of the console which has been repaired in the prior to my ownership and looks like it needs another repair.

If I can't source one, has anyone here repaired one? My understanding is that they can be repaired but I'm afraid more damage will happen as I take it in/out for repairs.

I don't know how skilled or handy you are working on your Mooney, but if you have never worked on and removed your interior before this can be a time consuming and frustrating project. Over 25+ years, I have done it more times than I care to recall.  It is still a pain in the ass.

1. In order to get that front headliner off, you will need to remove the front and rear plastic side panels
   1. To do that the front seats need to come out.
   2. The kick panels need to be removed on both sides.
2. There are a lot of screws of all sizes
   1. Bag each set by location - don't mix up the location of short screws with the location of longer screws
   2. Do not use any sharp pointed screws in the side panels.  
      1. An avionics shop substituted a long sharp screw one time on my plane side panel and proceeded to drive it right into a cable that was zip tied to the steel frame.
3. The headliner removal and replacement can benefit from two people handling it.  It gets brittle over time and if you are holding it just by one side you can crack it by its own weight and do more damage than you started with.

New plastic panels are no panacea.  Every Mooney is slightly hand-made.  Those panels, even from Mooney, are generally oversized and need to be trimmed to fit perfectly.

And then there are all those screw holes.  New plastic panels do not have any screw holes.   If you want to hit all the existing holes, you need to use the old panel as a template in order to mark them. It is easy to screw up.  Otherwise you have to drill all new holes in both the new plastic panel and the aluminum. This is also easy to screw up.

I prefer to repair my existing panels and utilize all the existing screws and screwholes.

Now in your case someone has put a lot of oval headed screws in your headliner - perhaps a backing plate?  It is pure overkill.  The panel should be smooth without any screw heads.

Every owner faces this interior problem.  Good luck however you choose to proceed.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 02:28 AM by 1980Mooney