Hi Guys,
I've been trolling here for a while, absorbing all the great info everyone shares, so I figured it was past due to give back. Here's project I did a while ago.

Let me preface the following post with this disclaimer....I'm a little OCD. As you probably know, the center console is a bit of black hole, swallowing whatever you throw into it. I'm a custom home-builder, and I spend most of the day working in and out of my 4runner. As such, I've got lots of little things I use on daily basis. Shortly after buying it, i realized I needed to add a little sanity to the center console.

After searching for an aftermarket insert, I decided to fab up my own. I bought some 2'x2' 3/16" ABS plastic online. I then pulled the entire console out of the truck, and removing enough screws, the whole unit can be disassembled down to the interior bucket.

Spending an afternoon in the wood shop, I was able to create a tiered tray system, epoxied into place, then covered with a healthy coat of Plasti-dip (my first experience with Plasti-dip....lets just say I'm now a fan). I had already hard-wired the AUX 3.5mm jack directly into my ProClip phone mount, so I buried the box entirely




In the lower area, I keep the following:
Custom First-Aid kit.
100' Tape measure
Bottle of aspirin
Box of extra business cards
Electrical circuit check tool
Extra phone cables


In the upper tray which is removable, I keep:
A selection of pens and pencils
A couple large sharpies
Surefire flashlight & Gerber multi-tool
Hand sanitizer, pill bottle full of quarters & 16' Tape measure

you can also see the forward two slots.
On one side are two card holders; business cards & store reward cards,
On the other side are keys to my projects currently being built.


Each item has a home, and everything is nice and secure...no rattling, and I can reach in the dark while flying down the highway, and find exactly what I need.

I like it , very good idea. Every thing is nice and neat.

well done!! it looks very clean.

Nicely done !

wanna make me one and sell it to me?

I'm with beretta on this one you can make these and sell them. I'd be up for one

this^^^

I love it, looks like it was meant to be all along, nice work!

Excellent use of space! Mikey likes it!

Been meaning to do something similar; until then, it's just throw everything into the pit.

I'd have a hard time making custom ones for people. I'd need all your gear ahead of time so I could lay out the dividers as optimally as possible.
I literally held the divider up against the tape measure while i did a small plastic weld.
Thanks for all the Kudos...this forum has been a great inspiration (and loss of many hours searching/playing).

Heck it dosent have to be custom, I'll take the same specs that you've already made

This has given me the idea to a custom one for my truck. I'm not as worried about the sizes of the compartments, but I'd like to wire a usb port to it and have it wired to my system. Right now it's all done to the glove box but the center console would be much easier for manipulation.

Guy has skillz...I like it.

I made mine out of wood to store nearly the same items. I added a hinged top for easy access to items, plus the ability to keep my iPod/wallet on top for quick access. I really like mine.

This one, however, is totally awesome. I'd kill for this. I'm with others on this forum...I'd pay you to make me one with the same dimensions.

seriously, that is good enough as it is

That's funny Jayden78, I think we drive the same vehicles, my wife drives an Acura TL.