Structural pedestal conduit for air handling and electrical routing

A pedestal conduit for a motor vehicle having a bench seat mounted to a top surface of the vehicle floor, the bench seat having a driver side seat, a passenger side seat and a center seat, the pedestal conduit comprising:

• a console including;
• a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls, a fore end and an aft end, the fore end being located forward, relative to the vehicle, of the bench seat, the aft end being located rearward of a front end of the bench seat, the housing including a pair of generally opposed structural extensions provided substantially along the length of the housing between the fore and aft ends and located between the opposing side walls, the structural extensions being formed from a portion of at least one of the top and bottom walls and extending between the top and bottom walls, the structural extensions defining with the top and bottom walls an air duct extending substantially the length of the console between the fore and aft ends.