Centre console Modifications

[Matt (WA) Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt (WA)]

Evening all,
Has anyone modified the Cavernous centre console in their Prado :?: As I find I’m always fishing for gear that I chuck in it like my hand held cb and Navman and house keys blah blah blah! I’d be very interested to see some pics or read suggestions on how to fit say an upper tray type of arrangement that you can chuck keys in ect and either take it out to get to the bigger stuff underneath?

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

This is the kind of stuff they do with the US Tundra ...



Just an idea ...

Cheers
Chippy

[Grandeman Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Grandeman]

Hey Chippy,

Putting a tag on the gear lever to help you remember where it is seems like a great idea - I would also suggest tying a piece of string around the correct hand so that you can remember which hand to use to find it!!

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It is a US rig. I think the tag has another string on the other corner .. for identifying the correct hand ... that's the one without the Latte :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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Gee that's swell, Chippy!

[Matt (WA) Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt (WA)]

Thanks Chippy,
Thats the sort of thing I'm looking at. you wouldnt have any ides where I'd find that sort of thing would you :P :P

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

You could try a PM to Ben (Flyndrive) in the US. He's an FJ cruiser owner and active Pradopoint contributor. He may have some ideas on the avilability of these Tundra bits.

Sorry Ben - dobbed you in again

Cheers
Chippy

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Mates,

That is the new 2007 Tundra Full size console. It is the same size as a Ford F-series, or Chevy C/K Series P/U's. It may not be a good fit because of the size of the vehicle. Has anyone compared the center console on the Lexus GX470 (same as the Prado).

I can hit a dealership tomorrow and measure the dimensions for you all.

-Ben

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I was going to say that is heapppps wide!~~

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

Matt, i have two plastic tupperware containers for 90% of the crap that doesn't get used to often but you like to have on hand, the other 10% goes in front of the containers in the actual console, keeps everything nice and neat and easy to get at.

[Matt (WA) Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt (WA)]

Thanks Guys,
Especially Chippy :lol: and FlyNdrive for the offer to size the Console for me but I'll explore Hutch's Idea and try to get some Tupperware type arrangement working if I can't find anything. I know for a fact that the wife has Cuboards full of the $hite :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

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Thanks Guys,
I know for a fact that the wife has Cuboards full of the $hite :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

Thats were i got mine, i managed to find two that fit long ways inside the console perfectly, they stack on top of each other. zero cost was the best thing.

[Just*Managing Member Find all posts View Profile Close Just*Managing]

couldn't have been Tuperware if it was no cost or is that just what you were told when she came back from the latest tupperware party?

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Q why did the walrus go to the tupperware party.












A. to find a tight seal....


sorry.

As for mods to the centre console. I have my dual battery isolator/connector in there. No electronic gizmos for me. Manual change and join. (coles hersee switch for those in the know)

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Sorry ... couldn't resist. ops:

Cheers
Chippy