Replacement for 1st Gen Center Console?

Thanks for sharing the 3d printed cup holder. I had seen these on his site before but wasn't sure about the color matching the interior, but it looks pretty close. Does in just slide into place or do you need to drill into your existing plastic shifter surround? What is meant to store in the circular hole in the upper left corner? I have the same rubber floor mats btw, way better than the carpet mats.

 

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its just a listing of parts suppliers nation wide so you can find what you need

search for condition "A" parts and go to the second or 3rd page of the list for "reasonable" prices still in great condition, but the top of the list are the higher priced ones in no better condition then the pricier ones. if there are no local places near you, call and ask about shipping costs since those can vary a lot between different places

 

He says the color he picked is to complement both 96-00 and 01-04 color change. So the color match is in between, so not a perfect match to any series. The circle holder is meant for a small flashlight. You could double check the install instructions on his site or there is a tread on tw somewhere for guys installing them. I believe it uses your choice of either screws or 3m double sided tape if I remember right.

 

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

 

Sure, no problem

 

I took 2 consoles out of 2 different 4runners 96 & 98, both 2wd trucks and swapped the good stuff off of the shorter console to make the tall console work. Made my own bracket like OP suggested from flat stock and tack welded nutserts into the hole in floorpan. A lil trimmin with the dermel tool and it turned out pretty well.

 

Which Toyota van? I'd love to have the 4runner style parking lever for drag racing. The dang Tacoma one is liable to not disengage fully sometimes...

 

I used one from those small boxy looking vans. 80's van. If I could do it again I would use the entire ebrake from a newer 4runner. I like that design much more. That pulls straight from the center to the hubs. The reason I did it this way is because I did the same thing on my 85 4Runner but it had a transfer case disc brake from All Pro

 

Glad making your own bracket worked for you. You can make it as secure as you want when you fab your own, much better at times than flimsy stamped parts

 

I have a 01-04 console in my truck but plan on eventually putting in one of the locking Tuffy consoles made for jeeps so I have some more secure storage.

 

I know this is an older thread, but I'm thinking toyota just designed it as some sort of "holder" maybe and not necessarily cup holders? Only cause already have the 2 front cup holders

 

Uhhh, not so much. Trucks with anti-millenial devices (manual transmissions/transfer cases) do not have those...

 

I say cupholder because there’s a curved recess in it that’s obviosuly designed to fit a cup.

Maybe they were trying to make it both a storage cubby and a cup holder. Who knows.

 

In case anyone else is considering a console swap, the 95-00 and 01-04 styles are directly interchangeable. I installed a 01-04 in my 96 with no issues.

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