Thank you for that info but at the time the A/C was on max and the hottest part is right across the front of the handbrake.

Cheers for that dansoliver. I was hoping it was something like that. Just got to make time to pull the console out.

Do you mean the one that caught fire? So not much to worry about then!

Hello all. I have a 1999 disco 1 300dti auto. It's a re import from the land of the rising sun and have had a trouble free year with it. However the wife noticed the centre console, especially the area in front of the handbrake gets extremely hot. Any ideas as to the cause and what can be done...