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Center Console Build

From 1995 Ford Bronco “B'co”, documented by TRUCKY18.

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1995 Ford Bronco - I always like to start with a good template, they always save time in the end. This one is for the sides 1995 Ford Bronco - They can also help you save material 1995 Ford Bronco - A rough peice, Still needs lots of work 1995 Ford Bronco - Cut both of them out. Test fit, and still more work to get it the way I want it. 1995 Ford Bronco - You can see the drivers side one needs to be adjusted to get it to fit right, and Im not likin the passenger side as is either. 1995 Ford Bronco - The passenger side was to close to the seat belt, and it just didnt follow the lines of the floor 1995 Ford Bronco - Another shot, Im gonna need to use some bondo to get it smooth again for vynal 1995 Ford Bronco - Test fit wit the modifided peices. Still need alot of work. 1995 Ford Bronco - In this one you can see how it kinda follows the tranny hump 1995 Ford Bronco - Finally after lots of adjustments both sides fit how I want them to 1995 Ford Bronco - Its starting to look like something. That piece will be for switches, after more adjustments 1995 Ford Bronco - It has a foot-print very similar to the stock one, accept for the upper part 1995 Ford Bronco - The peice that holds the gauges and back on. 1995 Ford Bronco - I wanted the gauges to be angled towards the driver a bit, so.... 1995 Ford Bronco - This is where the gauges will go 1995 Ford Bronco - Adding a detail peice to the gauge part. when it is on the console this part will help it flow better 1995 Ford Bronco - The big panel and smaller one where the cup holders go. 1995 Ford Bronco - The last of the difficult peices is on. Although there is still LOTS more to do 1995 Ford Bronco - Starting to fill out a little. Also, there are a few gaps, but I will smooth the whole thing out with bondo before it gets the vynal. 1995 Ford Bronco - Because the screws on the sides are only temporary I had to build a "backbone" for when i take it a-part to put the vynal on. (This will ma… 1995 Ford Bronco - Went to Radio Shack for some goodies. Even though they only had 3 of the 6 switches I need 1995 Ford Bronco - Cutthe holes for the gauges. Made one boo-boo. 1995 Ford Bronco - Its goona be kick ass! I'm going to fix the boo-boo before I vynal it. 1995 Ford Bronco - This was way harder than it should have been. This was the 4th one, and it still needs alot of sanding and what not. 1995 Ford Bronco - Because the aluminum was so thin i couldn't use a twist bit. Ended up using a forsner bit, ya I know not for metal, but it worked really we… 1995 Ford Bronco - Will look nice, but still needs work. Switches aren't perfectly in-line. 1995 Ford Bronco - Found the other 3 switches, and cleaned up the aluminum 1995 Ford Bronco - Routed out the center section free-hand, ya took a while 1995 Ford Bronco - Chisled out the corners, and decided to scew the indiviual holes and cut a rectangle. 1995 Ford Bronco - Once it is vynaled it will look nice, all inset and what not. 1995 Ford Bronco - Did the same thing to the gauge holder 1995 Ford Bronco - Made the aluminum thingy for it. 1995 Ford Bronco - Oh ya, im getting pumped, polished the to aluminum parts, they look nice. 1995 Ford Bronco - Cup holders, soon to have aluminum like the rest. 1995 Ford Bronco - Cup holder aluminum. 1995 Ford Bronco - Only 2 more panels to modify. 1995 Ford Bronco - The part cut out will be black vynal, with the old school bronco logo on it. 1995 Ford Bronco - Future home of a TV, but not for a while i have no money. 1995 Ford Bronco - Side veiw 1995 Ford Bronco - Started with some wood putty. Soon to come LOTS of sanding. 1995 Ford Bronco - Sanded down the wood putty, still needs another layer. 1995 Ford Bronco - Time to turn this into a piece of trim. 1995 Ford Bronco - So the camera took a dump, I couldnt take pictures till today. This is one of the trim pieces for the sides, took alot of patince to make t… 1995 Ford Bronco - It fits right here and runs the lengh of the console. 1995 Ford Bronco - the back gets some too 1995 Ford Bronco - Insert TV here 1995 Ford Bronco - UM UM tasty 1995 Ford Bronco - Gluein' up the TV holder. 1995 Ford Bronco - After 3 tries I finally got the aluminum done for the other side, some of those angles were tricky. 1995 Ford Bronco - Putty'd the carp out of the TV area, at 6 bucks for a big can it sure is cheaper than fiber-glass. 1995 Ford Bronco - Filled the last gap in the back to keep everything together for vynal, which is gonna be soon! YAY! 1995 Ford Bronco - Wood putty dried, and sanded 1995 Ford Bronco - Second layer of putty, to fill in the smaller gaps 1995 Ford Bronco - 2nd coat of putty sanded down, nearing the finish. 1995 Ford Bronco - 3rd and final coat of putty, oh ya I HATE SANDING! 1995 Ford Bronco - One of the pieces for the storage area, Im coating all of it with the spray on bed liner you can buy at Meijer, but who knew it bubbled up… 1995 Ford Bronco - Another test fit, everything looks good, accept for one thing.... 1995 Ford Bronco - opps, just needs some lovin 1995 Ford Bronco - Got her all sanded and cut down to fit, now its comin together. I can't wait. 1995 Ford Bronco - Now that I know it all fits it can be glued together. 1995 Ford Bronco - Finally done sanding the TV area, gettin close to vynal time, guess I gotta order it soon, Crap. 1995 Ford Bronco - With the gauge "pod" glued in place you can kinda see what it will look like 1995 Ford Bronco - More putty to smooth out the edges. The poster board is there to keep the putty from bonding to the side peices because they will have to b… 1995 Ford Bronco - I had to taunt my-self, every time I do this i just want it to be done. 1995 Ford Bronco - Made th bottom of the compartment and re-bed lined the front part. 1995 Ford Bronco - Lid cut to size 1995 Ford Bronco - Routed the edge, remember to alwasy be careful when routing, or bad things will happen! 1995 Ford Bronco - Example of a bad thing. 1995 Ford Bronco - Routed a palce to grab the top. I need some new bits as you can see from the burning, mine are like 3 years old and rusty. 1995 Ford Bronco - This way I wont have to claw at it to open it 1995 Ford Bronco - Eruopean cabinet hinges, expesive at 7 bucks each but they are spring loaded so that the top will stay down with out a magnet or lock or an… 1995 Ford Bronco - round ove rthe bottom edge of the edge with the hinges on it, so that the vyanl does not cause a bind 1995 Ford Bronco - I really like the indentation on the facroty console, so i thought I would incorperate it into mine, this is the pattern to be routed out. 1995 Ford Bronco - It took a while and some patence but it got it done, although I didnt tighten the route base down to well the first time, nothing a little.… 1995 Ford Bronco - This is the center section out and getting "covered" I tried vynal but it just didnt look how i wanted it to. This is coat number 11 with s… 1995 Ford Bronco - This piece is also getting the truck bed coating (which matches teh dash perfectly in texture and color.) It is getting t mainly because I… 1995 Ford Bronco - Glueing the cup holder aluminum on. 1995 Ford Bronco - Glueing the switch panel one (ever so high tech) 1995 Ford Bronco - Both peices glued on, starting to look better. 1995 Ford Bronco - Glueing the guage holder on after some painting 1995 Ford Bronco - Glued on with some final coats of paint going on 1995 Ford Bronco - Adhesive for vynal on the back panel 1995 Ford Bronco - Adhesive on the vynal 1995 Ford Bronco - This is what i use, hell of alot easyer than contact cement and works really well. 1995 Ford Bronco - Back vynaled (if thats a word) with aluminum attached 1995 Ford Bronco - The aluminum hides the staples and edges 1995 Ford Bronco - Back, bottem, and front of the large compartment attached and ready to paint 1995 Ford Bronco - Aluminum renforements for the hinges, also hide vynal seams 1995 Ford Bronco - First coat 1995 Ford Bronco - Gluing the gauge aluminum on. 1995 Ford Bronco - All the aluminum pieces on. 1995 Ford Bronco - Putty to fill in all the mock up holes. 1995 Ford Bronco - Once the putty dried and I sanded it down, it was time to start the vynal. The back is the only piece that will use the mock up holes from… 1995 Ford Bronco - Driver side done. 1995 Ford Bronco - Attaching the aluminum trim, which also holds the vynal tight and creates a cleaner looking seam. 1995 Ford Bronco - This is how I will attach the rest of the pieces. I drilled bunch of holes and then i can cut it to what ever lengh i need 1995 Ford Bronco - Clamping the middle divider in so i can attach it with the home-made brackets 1995 Ford Bronco - The compartmet takes shape. 1995 Ford Bronco - Did a little mock up, Just gotta vynal the rear section of the center, and drill the holes in the sides to compinsate for the screws that h… 1995 Ford Bronco - Clampin' it together so i can screw it together. 1995 Ford Bronco - This pis shows the little brackets I used to hold it together. They are just angle iron cut up with holes drilled in it. 1995 Ford Bronco - Yet another test fit, revealing yet another adjustment. 1995 Ford Bronco - Another view. 1995 Ford Bronco - Part of the gauge holder hit the dash and broke off, had to sand it a bit and paint it. All better after it dries. 1995 Ford Bronco - This piece has proved to be a HUGE PAIN IN THE ASS. re-doin it AGAIN...AHHHHHH 1995 Ford Bronco - Some of the wiring. 1995 Ford Bronco - More wires 1995 Ford Bronco - Orignally I was gonna use a 8awg for the grounf, but after looking at this mess I think we are gonna step up to 4awg. 1995 Ford Bronco - This is where the power will coem in, again originally 8awg may switch to 4awg havent decided. 1995 Ford Bronco - All three guages installed and working. 1995 Ford Bronco - After fighting this piece 3 times, I finally got it to come out how i wanted it. 1995 Ford Bronco - The insert that will some day have some kind of symbol on it....no money right now. 1995 Ford Bronco - On goes the vynal 1995 Ford Bronco - Trimed up and ready to go in. 1995 Ford Bronco - Put the divder and bottem on. Now i can finish some more of the wiring. 1995 Ford Bronco - Got some more of the wiring done, and about half of the fuse block wired. 1995 Ford Bronco - Also got the Wig-Wags wired, can't wait for that fun! 1995 Ford Bronco - Fuse panel pretty much done. 1995 Ford Bronco - Got mpre wiring done, this is one of the connectors that will link the console to the B'co 1995 Ford Bronco - 99% of the wiring is done....to many wires 1995 Ford Bronco - Inside compartment all painted, again with pickup truck bed liner. Just can't get enough of that stuff. 1995 Ford Bronco - All the wiring done, accept for the main power connections and the TV 1995 Ford Bronco - All of the wires from the engine compartment are run. Interior next. 1995 Ford Bronco - Got the bezzel for the TV to fit where it needs to go. it was slightly bigger than the hole so i will have to putty it and paint again. 1995 Ford Bronco - All puttied and re-painted, ready for the TV 1995 Ford Bronco - TV is in, not much more to do. 1995 Ford Bronco - Power wires in 1995 Ford Bronco - The DVD player was gonna go under the seat but it didnt fit. So... 1995 Ford Bronco - DVD player installed 1995 Ford Bronco - Pretty much all done accept for the lid, dunno if i like this one. 1995 Ford Bronco - Out with the old 1995 Ford Bronco - Connectors on the bronco side of the wiring 1995 Ford Bronco - In with the new 1995 Ford Bronco - Driver side 1995 Ford Bronco - From the back 1995 Ford Bronco - And yes the tray still fits, although i still have some loose ends to work out, like the fact that none of the gauges read anything, and i…