looking for a mod for the compartment in the console - Toyota 4Runner Forum

useport80 · 10-09-2008, 01:49 PM

hey all,
i have an 08 urban runner and i hate the compartment directly below the ac/heat controls.

i can't even put a CD in there.. boo.

what do does every1 else use it for?

are there any mods for it?

leftyguns21 · 10-09-2008, 02:14 PM

yeah i put my iPod in there. its hidden but easy to get to. otherwise its pretty much a useless cubby.

alaskaman · 10-09-2008, 02:21 PM

I keep my weather alert radio in the compartment.

majewski · 10-09-2008, 02:26 PM

Gum, garage door opener, Giant Eagle fuel perks card, pen...basically anything small I don't want rattling around the cab but don't want to have to unbury deep in the center glove box.

georgia_4Runner · 10-09-2008, 03:14 PM

I removed the storage bin completely and mounted my XM receiver there. Fits perfectly and the cutouts for the pocket's hinges/mounting tabs allow the cords to tuck away nicely under the center console and route to the aux jack in the armrest box.

BlairB · 10-09-2008, 04:31 PM

I keep an LED flashlight in there, well I did until it got lost

But it works well for small things; Phone, iPod etc...

bull · 10-09-2008, 04:34 PM

my blackberry charger goes in there along with my work badge and parking permit.

Hayn4R · 10-09-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally posted by useport80
i can't even put a CD in there.. boo.

Other than ground clearance, this is my biggest gripe about my 4R....the storage layouts are pathetic, for lack of a better term.

Both this storage and the main armrest storage sucks.

I only put paper or parking permit, sometimes Ipod in this dash storage. It is such a waste of space.

As for the armrest, I wish they made it compartmentalized somehow so it is not just one big jumbled mess in there. I know some people have been custom making orgaizers for this storage, but that is not the point.

I like the XM receiver mod, what else are people replacing these insufficient spaces with?

alaskaman · 10-09-2008, 09:33 PM

I am outfitting the armrest interior with a built in holster and marry a handgun to it. I like the little fold out table. has come in handy.

Jeffrey_VB · 10-09-2008, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by alaskaman
I am outfitting the armrest interior with a built in holster and marry a handgun to it. I like the little fold out table. has come in handy.

I'd love to see some pics of this set up. I am looking to do the same to my T4R.

alaskaman · 10-09-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by Jeffrey_VB
I'd love to see some pics of this set up. I am looking to do the same to my T4R.

will post a pic when I get to AK and have transited Canada.

Colemanfu · 10-10-2008, 09:45 AM

I put the most current gas recipt. Last fill up 9/19. I still have 1/4 tank. Have been on the mini bike to work the past few weeks. 82 mpg. Love it. I park it inside a shed at work so it's not in the sun. Pix - Had to work in Key West at the end of June and took it with me. 16hp of F U N.

Only have 47,000 miles on my 04.

Vizwar · 10-10-2008, 11:02 AM

I took the plastic door out and installed control heads for 2-way radios. They're like face plates that pop off your stereo except these have a cable that run to the guts of the radios that are installed under the passenger seat.