Center counsel ideas

[kangas2250]

I just bought my first bronco, 74 and I'm thinking about putting a center counsel in it. I want to put the stereo in it and have a little extra secure storage. I looked at the tuffy ones (price is high) and am looking for anyone with pic's and or other ideas. Thanks.

 

[jarrod]

I have a tuffy that i put the cb in the radio spot and an amp inside bolted to the side. I have a detachable face on my radio so i just put it all inside and lock it when i leave it. You cant see the holes i drilled because they are below the cupholders. Its built stong and I like that it can lock so everything is safe I think its worth the money.

 

[Pa PITT]

I got a center console out of who knows what .but it was long and skinny
I put my speaker in it 6 inch rounds on each side in the back a small ones to the front ...mine is a 1/2 cab so it worked out well ...there is still room in it for gloves and rags and stuff....

 

[kangas2250]

thanks for your help, I'll probably put the tuffy one in and quite being a tight ass!

 

[FSRBIKER]

You would kick yourself in the ass if you didn't and your radio got stolen. I bought mine through BSaunders when he did a mass buy a few years ago...maybe try for another one?

thanks for your help, I'll probably put the tuffy one in and quite being a tight ass!

 

[MontrealBronco]

We had a thread about this last year. Center console from an 80's Hyundai Excel. Thanks for reminding me, I have to go to the junk yard soon, I'll add it to my list...

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61096&highlight=hyundai+excel

Jeff

 

[76 bronco J]

-------you can always make your own also--------

 

[trailpsycho]

Unless you have a brake and some other cool fabrication tools; you would be hard-pressed to build anything as secure and strong as the tuffy...then get it powder-coated and think about your time in it and the Tuffy is a deal.

Now, I will be taking a shot at fabbing one of the big storage boxes; $400-475 is crazy, but again time and materials, plus PC-ing...it will still be pricy, but it will fit my needs better than what they offer.

Good luck.

John

 

[jim71]

The Tuffy was one of my first mods and I couldn't live without it... I've got all sorts of miscellaneous doodads in there - flashlights, zipties, duct tape, gloves, maps, spare change, multibit screwdriver, you name it. It also hides my head unit, gives me an indispensable cup holder, and makes a sturdy armrest. Money very well spent.

 

[meathead333]

get the tuffy...as said before, well worth it.

 

[bronco977]

I got lucky and found a console in a wrecked police car. It's built sorta like a Tuffy- heavy. I added the top, and mounted the B&M shifter in it. The three switches operate the offroad lights and the hazard signals. The rear of the box is hinged, and I installed a keyed lock. Inside will some storage and a kill switch.

 

[meathead333]

I got lucky and found a console in a wrecked police car. It's built sorta like a Tuffy- heavy.

thats a good idea....

heres a link to some new cop stuff. some of it could work too.
http://www.galls.com/category2.html?assort=general_catalog&cat=2692

 

[nysledge]

Just a small side note about Tuffy products. I have owned a center console for three years and the lock mechanism broke. I called Tuffy in hopes of ordering a new one after I had tried other options, and they could not have been nicer. They sent me a new lock in just a couple of days at no charge.
Great customer care!

 

[sfaforester]

Yep get a tuffy, you won't regret it.

 

[trailpsycho]

Some very cool stuff thats probably very adaptable to a Bronco on that Gall's Link. Under dash console, anyone?