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    Re: The "other" center console

    got a little bit of help, didn't get a thing done, but thats ok



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    Re: The "other" center console

    well i've got it all apart,now i need to repaint the part at the front where the altimeter is, i'll have some pictures in a while. I also need to fill some no longer needed holes. time to break out the plastic repair compound. I decided to reinstall the nice analog cell phone mount I had made, i'm going to mount an ipod dock to it. I'm putting in a hard wired fm modulator with a switching system between the ipod and the xm radio. It should sound a lot better then the non hardwired setup now. I'm not too concerned about the loss of quality with a modulator, the difference would be hard to hear over the glass pack anyway.
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    Re: The "other" center console

    Quote Originally Posted by lostforawhile View Post
    got a little bit of help, didn't get a thing done, but thats ok
    its good to see you have a boss to keep you in line

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    Re: The "other" center console

    My center console is bouncing in the trunk... it's broken where you installed the aluminum plate. I've been looking for a sturdy piece of plastic to cut to size and stick it in there but no luck yet.

    BTW, I like the modded console of yours; the rear lighter and light are a nice touch for those riding in the back. I always teased friends that riding in the back seat of hatchies/coupes was like walking in the desert with nothing to do (and in some cases, to see) but it is not going to be the case in yours.
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    Re: The "other" center console

    Quote Originally Posted by ecogabriel View Post
    My center console is bouncing in the trunk... it's broken where you installed the aluminum plate. I've been looking for a sturdy piece of plastic to cut to size and stick it in there but no luck yet.

    BTW, I like the modded console of yours; the rear lighter and light are a nice touch for those riding in the back. I always teased friends that riding in the back seat of hatchies/coupes was like walking in the desert with nothing to do (and in some cases, to see) but it is not going to be the case in yours.
    the back lighter is my only lighter, there's other stuff where the old one used to be.
    here's the other center console piece. it has a plate over the instruments thats covered in leather. I'm probably going to do the radio blank out plate ,where the choke knob and fuel psi gauge are, in the same leather. it just needs something different. There are also leather pieces that fit where the coin trays are.

    I also changed the polished aluminum where the gauges were, to flat black


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    Re: The "other" center console

    here's the piece that used to hold the cradle for the analog cell phone, I'm going to put lighting holes in it and change it to an ipod dock.

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    Re: The "other" center console

    WOW. this is strangley interesting
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    Re: The "other" center console

    Ok I made the first leather trim piece for the side, this started off as pieces of tape on the side of the console and pencil lines, the tape was transferred to the aluminum sheet, and a pattern was made. The first was the most difficult, as it had to be modified to work, the second is a mirror image of the first, so it's a lot easier. after the aluminum was cut out and drilled,it was wrapped in the same leather as the other pieces i've made. it's attached with push clips. after the console is attached back into the car, the trim goes over the screw holes. I'm going to make another piece to go over the back section of the console, thats going to be the same tan leather as the door panels. Now I just have to remember where i put the original upholstery scraps. the holes in the console are where the dock piece attaches



    what it started as

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    Re: The "other" center console

    here's side two in bare aluminum, it's located with screws right now, i'll drill the holes to the proper size for the push clips in a bit.

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    Re: The "other" center console

    both pieces in glue after being cut and trimmed,and holes drilled



    punching holes in leather


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    Re: The "other" center console

    I'm working on adding the heavy cables in for tha battery box, I borrowed the heavy duty terminal crimper from work, it puts four crimps on a two gauge end at the same time.

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    Re: The "other" center console

    Quote Originally Posted by Civic Accord Honda View Post
    imo tims car is more of the Rat Rod style if i were to lable it wouldnt be rice.. lol
    I agree. I could use a lot of words to describe Lost's car: eccentric, idiosyncratic, funky, and possibly even kooky, but rice would not be one of them.

    Looks amazing Lost!
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