Glove box mod.....A simple how to

Nekro63 · Post by **Nekro63** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:13 am

Very cool.

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:24 am

I've done a similar glovebox to Devilrods.
I copied the full size glovebox & made it out of metal.
My CD player is simply screwed into one corner.
I have also fitted an old diamond dot radio
that didn't work, but did light up when powered.
So what I've done is had an electrician from work
wire it up the old radio as an on/off switch for the CD player.
So when i jump in the car, I switch on the old radio,
which turns on the CD which has box speakers
under the front seat, out of sight.

Cheers
Jeff

EK 9893 · Post by **EK 9893** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:23 am

Hi Jeff,

Do you have any pictures of where you placed your speakers ( and size ) as that's what i was thinking.

I am currently looking at buying one of those fibreglass ones on eBay and moulding in a cd player holder to replace the origanal glove box.

Regards,

Tony

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:01 pm

My speakers were in the car when I bought it.
They measure 6"wide x 4"high x 5"deep.
They are not actually mounted, just stuffed under the seat.
Its works ok for me, as I dont want blarring loud music when I drive.

I'm going to change them to those aluminium indoor/outdoor box speakers, again stuffed under the seat,
with two additional tweeters mounted side by side under the original dash top speaker grille.

With this set-up, I could fool people into thinking the old diamond dot
still works by adjusting the fader to the dash tweeters only &
selecting an AM station on the CD's tuner.

For the Forbes Nationals trip, I used a MP3 player & transmitter plugged into the cigarlighter for 12hrs of nonstop music.

Cheers
Jeff

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:01 pm

Thommo, nice work. Which gave me another idea, a hybrid of yours and mine. It would invole some extra planning but you could have half glovebox and the cd player mounted like mine....best of both worlds.

May contemplate doing that this summer......

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:06 pm

Devilrod wrote:you could have half glovebox and the cd player mounted like mine....best of both worlds.

Yeah, somewhere to put you gloves!

Well, I couple of CD's and a road map and don't forget a manual demister to hold them all tight.

Regards, Smooth

Mephious · Post by **Mephious** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:42 am

Nice one Devilrod !!!

Need to get an area like "How To do this in Your FB/EK". Stuff like this, your gauge cluster and etc could go in a seperate thread for quick reference

Always have good pics mate of the stages, great work

!!!

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:29 am

in the how to section i could start a thread
how to fit a V8 in a week and a half

Trev · Post by **Trev** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:11 pm

Pretty proud of yourself hey ratbox

, Trev

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Mephious · Post by **Mephious** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:14 pm

ratbox wrote:in the how to section i could start a thread
how to fit a V8 in a week and a half

Hahahaha mate im sure people would love that !!! You are definetly a well of knowledge and I for one would kill to have half the skills you have with metal. I want stages of the next two door chop .... thinking of how a raised blower would look sitting level with the roof line of it !!! Damn nazis with their road rules prolly be a SR rego.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:12 pm

yeah trev i'm pretty chuffed, just got home back to my house, 3 hour drive what a difference
smooth you mention elsewhere about a V8 in frank, after the drive home today i can highly recomend it

smooth · Post by **smooth** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:21 pm

ratbox wrote: smooth you mention elsewhere about a V8 in frank, after the drive home today i can highly recomend it

I'm sure, Rub it in why don't you! LOL
Your van looked great and the V8 burble set it right off.

I don't have to drive mine everyday but. I just jump into my V8 Jag.

Regards, Smooth

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:37 pm

another thing smooth the speckled floor mats genuine? or something you've done
like i said before i think a printed list would be an excelent addition when you have the time
yor jag probably also has something the van lacks and desperately needs SUSPENSION