custom center console violently ripped out of car Options

[98101]

Well, this sucks. "Secure parking" isn't. Welcome to Seattle. Turning the key does nothing -- I hope it's just the battery but I suspect he cut some wires I needed.

On the other hand, I still have a lot of gauges left.

[Mikey914]

The AP style consul is narrower that the AMCO. Personally relocating the gaged into a cluster may be easier and a better "more stock" layout. The stock stereo you have You may want to put somewhere safe. It's probably more valuable than the one they stole.

Here's the metal I would provide for the dash. It should be pretty easy to swap out.

Sorry the picture is crappy, but we include the vinyl too.

http://shop.914rubber.com/Basketweave-or-b...m?categoryId=-1

We can do OEM radio hole, DIN style, or delete for the radio area.

[98101]

The AP style consul is narrower that the AMCO. Personally relocating the gaged into a cluster may be easier and a better "more stock" layout. The stock stereo you have You may want to put somewhere safe. It's probably more valuable than the one they stole.

Here's the metal I would provide for the dash. It should be pretty easy to swap out.

Sorry the picture is crappy, but we include the vinyl too.

http://shop.914rubber.com/Basketweave-or-b...m?categoryId=-1

To be more clear, I was proposing rotating the vent/heater controls 90º in the narrow console. Has anyone ever done that? I think it would fit that way, but not sure the cables would work properly. But it's probably a dumb idea.

Tonight I got an idea I'm actually excited about. On the FS/WTB forum someone suggested a center "deposit box" that was only on the early cars like mine (it's a 1970). I love the idea of the extra storage because it would increase the probability my wife would actually ride in the car with me instead of complaining about the attention I put into it. I also like the fact that it wasn't in the later cars.



I'm guessing someone could add a strip across the top for a 2-3 gauges. Those gauges could move down (or up into the ashtray space if I can figure out what GeorgeRud did), and the heater controls could move back to the stock location.

We can do OEM radio hole, DIN style, or delete for the radio area.

With this approach I guess I'd delete the radio area and use it for the gauges I've got left.

I love the look of the OEM radio but I don't have one.

[98101]

Tonight I got an idea I'm actually excited about. On the FS/WTB forum someone suggested a center "deposit box" that was only on the early cars like mine (it's a 1970). I love the idea of the extra storage because it would increase the probability my wife would actually ride in the car with me instead of complaining about the attention I put into it. I also like the fact that it wasn't in the later cars.



I'm guessing someone could add a strip across the top for a 2-3 gauges. Those gauges could move down (or up into the ashtray space if I can figure out what GeorgeRud did), and the heater controls could move back to the stock location.

UPDATE: After careful consideration, I've agreed to buy one of these deposit boxes from a local guy on this forum. I'm still intrigued with the AMCO center, and hope to put one in a later model 914/batmobile someday.

Assuming all goes as planned, I'll order new dash metal from 914Rubber with a blank for the radio.

Regarding the finish: My seats, backpad, and doors are all fabric -- no basketweave anywhere. Previous owner used untextured vinyl which looked a bit shoddy even before this incident. Glovebox door wasn't opening properly even before this incident. I'll go with basketweave for the dash unless anyone has a more appealing idea consistent with a late 60's/1970 look.

Regarding the dashtop: do it now without taking out the windshield? The R&R videos I've seen use the side vents which aren't found on a 1970.