 Practical console change, Built armrest console, changed out vinyl top |
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| oakdalecurtis |
 Sep 25 2016, 10:11 PM
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Oakdalecurtis  Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California 
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Years ago,I built this raised center console to support my right arm while driving. I had covered the whole console in black vinyl, but every time I drove in the sunlight, my right arm got hot and sweaty while resting on the black vinyl lid. A seamstress friend offered to replace the black vinyl on top and sew a black quilted cloth top for it. The new top came out very nice, and even though it's still black, the cloth on top doesn't heat up like the old vinyl top did in the sunlight. The curved bar on the front of the box is a cupholder, works great! The console is easy to build if you have a minimum of woodworking skills, but you will have to get seatbelt extenders to reach the belt latches next to the console.
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| bandjoey |
Sep 25 2016, 10:44 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Nice (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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| whitetwinturbo |
Sep 26 2016, 10:48 AM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
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| barefoot |
Sep 26 2016, 02:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,269 Joined: 19-March 13 From: Charleston SC Member No.: 15,673 Region Association: South East States
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Think I'll build a riser/ storage box to fit my OEM center pad, nice idea
anyone need an OEM plastic base ? |
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| oakdalecurtis |
Sep 26 2016, 04:13 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(barefoot @ Sep 26 2016, 01:05 PM)  Think I'll build a riser/ storage box to fit my OEM center pad, nice idea anyone need an OEM plastic base ? If the OEM pad is vinyl topped, trust me, you won't like the feel on your arm in the sun, hot and sticky, go cloth if you can. |
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| Andyrew |
Sep 26 2016, 04:41 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Looks good! Looks Comfy!!
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