hi hk1837 ,today ive had the oportunity to check out my ute ,i cut a section of carpet out at the back between seats and found evidence of were console bracket was and as i suspected some one hacked it off and covered with new carpet at one stage ,also scraped back burgundy paint under tailgate near bumperette and found black original paint,im not sure how to send photos as i took them on my samsung phone thanks .kingsandman