Howdy, picked up this console from the junkyard today after seeing everybodies explorer consoles in their trucks. I think its from a 2004-2005 explorer. I wanted to know if anybody happened to install this in their rangers and if its worth it? Its not the standard one i see in everybodies ranger, this one is slightly different. hopefully it still fits? Any tips for driling into the bed ?

Also i was thinking of doing the 40/40 bench seat mod to get rid of this pesky middle seat and make room for the console, what do yall think?

 

I have the same console in both of my Rangers.

 

Oh sick! did you have to fabricate any parts for it? i know people mentioned that the vent under the passenger side might be a problem?

 

I modified the rear silver bracket because it was too big and interfered with the floor of the truck. I didn't secure the console up front because it stays in place pretty well because of how tight it fits between the seats. As you've seen, I did have to trim the console to clear the passenger side defrost vent. You can see where I cut it in the photo above.

The console in my 2003 Ranger is made for a manual transmission Explorer, but they were only offered in 2002 with this style console. The opening in the console doesn't really match the shift lever of the Ranger, so I wouldn't recommend this on a Ranger with a stock manual transmission shifter. I have a Hurst shifter in my truck, so I made a bracket that spaces the lever back and aligns it with the opening in the console.