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Reply With Quotethat looks great and should be very nice. i would say add scanner with trunking to track the local police and fire calls if you are into that sort of thing. i put the cb, scanner and siren with light control in my 03 expedition.
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This is a discussion on custom center console within the Interior Tech forums, part of the General Discussion category; well, i think i'm going to build a custom center console for my 97 so i made on out of ...
well, i think i'm going to build a custom center console for my 97 so i made on out of cardboard to see how it would look. I like the design and im pretty sure i could fit maybe like a 7" screen it the top( any suggestions?). it will have 2 cupholders behind the cb and im not sure what else after that. anyone else have any suggestions of what else to include in it?
enough blabbering, here is the cardboard mock-up pics!
sorry there kind of dark.
Last edited by Drisco Z71; 05-13-2007 at 04:30 PM.
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
that looks great and should be very nice. i would say add scanner with trunking to track the local police and fire calls if you are into that sort of thing. i put the cb, scanner and siren with light control in my 03 expedition.
i have a console i built for my 88 chevy with arm rest and cup holders i'll sell for $85 plus shipping i try to get pic tonight it got tan carpet and brown arn rest. I had my radio and fire radio in the front part that comes down from the dash.
Last edited by firerescue_one; 05-14-2007 at 10:30 AM.
no thanks, im making my own. i finished up the cardboad mock-up and i am overall very happy with it. It is a bit shorter in the back to give the passengers in the back a little bit more head room. hopefully i can get some wood tomorrow. i was thinking 1/2 or 3/4 mdf, does this sound about right?
ill have a pic up in a min.
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
i'd keep the cardboarda thats pimp yo ;)
No its not stock height!
1998 GMC "TOY"
2005 Chevy 2500HD "DAILY"
Nebraska Z71- im rockin the cardboad tomorrow to see how i like it, and if theres anything i need to change.
Last edited by Drisco Z71; 05-14-2007 at 05:40 PM.
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
That will look pretty cool! I'm thinking about doing something similar in my 95 as far as a custom center console! I figure it can't be any more expensive than a new center console from LMC and should turn out WAY cooler! :) I've never really worked with wood before, though, so it should be interesting;) My design will probably be similar to yours, though, with the exception of the CB:)
From the mock-ups I've done in my truck, about the only thing different I'm going to do is go ahead and raise it where the fold-down armrests are, to follow that curve, but I'm also mounting a sub in my console, so I'm needing the airspace. Also, behind where you have the cup holes located, you may want a depressed area to hold crap.
'99 Tahoe - Whitey
'03 Tahoe - Blackey
dang wish i had an automatic sometimes. you got all that space to work with. i gotta worry bout leaving space for 2nd 4th and reverse
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government"
~ Thomas Jefferson
Only thing I can think of is the placement of the screen at that angle. You will get a lot of glare during the daytime hours. Other than that I think it is a good shape.
vpogv
1998 Z-71
Originally Posted by vpogv
And I can't remember if it's a RC or EC, but another dilemma that I'm in is whether or not to go all the way to the back wall. I really, really want to, because I think it would tie everything in very well, but I also shoot a lot, and usually roll with a few shotguns behind the seat, so it'd hinder that.I think I'm gonna get a tonneau this summer, and build some form of a safe to use to transport to solve this.
'99 Tahoe - Whitey
'03 Tahoe - Blackey
Either that or at the bottom corner that is against the back wall you build a notch in it so the guns would still fit against the back wall but to the common observer they'd never see the notch with the seats in their normal driving position and it'd look like the console goes clear back to the back wall.
And I can't remember if it's a RC or EC, but another dilemma that I'm in is whether or not to go all the way to the back wall. I really, really want to, because I think it would tie everything in very well, but I also shoot a lot, and usually roll with a few shotguns behind the seat, so it'd hinder that.
I am going to start building one for mine when I move (next month). however I am going to use mine for a carputer and a LCD screen that is fully retractable into the console so no one will know I have any electronics in the vehicle at first glance. My truck has been broken into 3 times in the last year so I am going to make it as hard as possible to get it lifted this time. And it should be crazy cool.
I saw this pic in this forum, maybe will give you some ideas. Not my truck:
consoles like that are showpeices.. and you cant even use them to full functionality.. not to mention if someone looks in and sees a custom console like that, ohhh what does they guy have in there?
your best bet is to get a stock console and work with that. otherwise say goodbye to your stuff.
and like klown said, definitly raise the console up where the armrest is, because a) it looks goofy if you make it that way, and b) when your armrest is up its nice to put your arm on the console. Trust me
got the wood today, 1/2" mdf. cut out the sides and one of the top pieces. I'm very happy with it so far. i am also planning on putting a big storage bin twards the back with sone sort of a lid with an indented area, kind of the like NBS bench seat consoles.
i dont exactly live in a high crime area (middle of no-where) and i have left it unlocked, without tinted widows, and my cd player in plain sight and its never been broken into. Hell i cant even think of anyone right now that has had their stuff stolen before...
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
You can never be too careful
and 1/2"? damn thats gonna be solid
no you cant. i said i have, but any time i'm in town it gets locked, plus i have 20% tint now as well. It was either 1/2 or 3/4 and half seemed like the best choice.
today i got the top and sides glued together, and i also cut out the hole for my cb. decided not to angle it so it is flush mounted in.
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
sounds good
I ripped out my console today to find more wiring fun that one of the previous owners thought was a good idea.
Can you reach it when you are leaning back in the seat?
Thats one of the factors thats going into my design so I can operate my cd player without having to reach forward if I'm leaned back.
Love to see pics when you get that far.
i can always reach my stereo with the seat all the way back (i'm 6'2)
Last edited by Drisco Z71; 05-19-2007 at 08:52 PM.
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
any one know a good place to get some speakerbox carpet for this thing?
I got 99 problems and a NBS ain't one
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