The one on the right is the same design as mine and it failed miserably so I had to do my own fix on it
Yea, I was just checking. I was not sure how much stronger this one was versus the other lid. I might just keep this one myself even tho it is leather with a small hole.
Here is a little bit of back story. About six to seven month ago, I had to fix the one in the 2002 Envoy that I have here. I had some tire and lube place change the oil, and the next thing I found was broken console lid. They would not pay for new one since they don't know who did it. Then when I found out that it was common issue from here, I decided to find one that was not that bad, and then have it reinforced since it is cheaper then getting a new one and have it happen again or reinforce a new one. I finally found one that was just starting to crack on the top. The way I had it reinforced was with a piece of sheet steel that the local body shop had and some body glue to glue the sheet steel to the top. It is kinda like how The Neens fixed his. Then I put some egg crate foam inside, too. It is really strong since then.
I did not know this at the time, but my one family member's 2006 TrailBlazer EXT had really bad broken console lid for a long time now. When they heard that I replace mine with a reinforced console lid, they asked to look at it. Now they want a reinforced console lid too. That is why I have been looking for the not so bad ones still, and then have it reinforced for them. It is just hard to find the not so bad ones to reinforce, tho.
I have been even thinking of finding another one for my Envoy, too. For this one tho, I might try to find a piece of sheet aluminum. Mine is really heavy with the piece of sheet steel that it will not stay open times.
I still can't believe that GM made really weak plastic parts. I still need to fix the seat switches area sometime.