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Center Console or No? |
GregAmy |
Feb 15 2017, 03:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,286 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
My '74 has the optional center console with the 3-gauge package; I currently have oil temp, pressure, and volts in there. I'm giving thought to removing that console entirely to give myself some more lateral knee room and stop my big feet from catching on the forward edge of the console body. I can relocate my oil temp reading back into the combo gauge, and if I feel the need for volts and pressure (eh) I can move those to the radio blocking plate (no need for radio, too busy enjoying driving!)
I've seen posts where folks have removed the console and liked it. Has anyone here removed the console and regretted it, or not installed it and wish they had? Anything else I'll need to buy except the combo gauge (already have it) and a replacement piece of central hump carpet from Mark (I trimmed mine when I installed it) and a shiny new shift boot? - Greg (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i1201.photobucket.com-15565-1487195560.1.jpg) |
GregAmy |
Mar 2 2017, 09:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,286 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
Just to wrap this topic up, my decision was...
No console. I removed the console a week or so ago to see what it looked like, and I preferred the clean look. Snagged a combo gauge with oil temp and installed that, and today (a very rare early March warm day in Connecticut) I drove up to Tangerine Racing for assistance in repairing a bum left trunk hinge. I honestly didn't miss the console today. Really, all it had become to me was a way to house three gauges, that, except for the oil temperature, I've decided I don't really need. Oil pressure indication is a direct inverse correlation to oil temperature and except for a catastrophic failure really doesn't offer much else over the dolt light; voltage was kinda nice but I've got a dolt light to tell me when the system is bunged up*; oil temperature is now in the combo gauge on the dash. I've got a clock on my phone. And it was nice not having the console in the way of my feet. A forum member has snagged the console and gauges, and I may decide to add oil pressure later (no radio, so that's a good slot; or maybe next to the cig lighter?) But otherwise I'm pretty OK with the clean look of a bare floorboard. Thanks for the thoughts! Now to find a way to retain the driver's carpet in place so it's not moving around (I don't have the pins in the floorboard...) - Greg *Unrelated note: I used to get heavy voltmeter fluctuations with turn signal and brake light use. When I swapped to LED bulbs at all four corners that issue went completely away. |
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