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Im thinking about taking out my factory center console and having a fiberglass one built that will fit a sub or two and possibly a c.b. radio. should i or not and if so how much would that cost?
 
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Go for it, custom consoles are always sweet. The only cost is what you put into it, the wood, cost of fiberglass things like that
 
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where could i go to get this done, i live up by kc
 
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Oh I thought you were gonna try this yourself.

Going somewhere is gonna run up the cost a lot, labor will kill ya at a shop.

Not sure where though, are there any custom audio shops around?
 
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yeah but they cost an arm and a leg to do anything as it is. if you know how to make one and can do it fairly cheep i could come pick it up, i noticed you lived in missouri
 
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yeah but they cost an arm and a leg to do anything as it is. if you know how to make one and can do it fairly cheep i could come pick it up, i noticed you lived in missouri
I don't think I could make one, well I could prolly get one together, but it won't look great. I bet someone here could build something, but you'll just have to wait and see.

Getting a basic drawing of what you want is a good place to start
 
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If u lived close to NC, i could make you one.
 
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well you could make it and ship it to me. im willin to pay. im just a country boy and i have no idea how to make all that fancy fiberglass stuff. but i want to mount a sub or two and im going to need a space for my c.b., spit cub holder lol, and possibly a space for my 2 way radio
 
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spit cub holder lol
Im sorry but that is fing funny...i don't care who you are thats funny right there
 
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dang, holden aint to far from where im at. but im in the same boat as you, i know nothin of that kinda work.
 
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hey guys go to fiberglassforum.com or check out the tech pages on therangerstation.com under interior there is a guy who did one for his ranger. Its pretty easy to do but Ill warn you to not put a sub in it. I built one for a buddys 98 gmc half ton and it sonded like s*** but yeah just go to wally world and get some resin/cloth and build a mold out of foam and try it. totally cooler if you can say you made it yourself
 
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Don't use the Bondo brand - resin / fiberglass it is terrible to work with and don't know of too many people that are happy with the outcome.... Find a local boat / marine / rv store or maintenance place, most of the time you can get better quality fiberglass resin from there... Maybe run into someone interested in doing the work too...
 
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i agree. find some other brand because when we used the bondo stuff it was pretty terrible to work with. check out some of the products the pros on fiberglass forums use.
 
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