Consoles (again)

[Ribbedroof]

The Malibu coupe I bought had a crappy pair of Jeep seats in it, was originally a bench seat car. Like a lot of people, I am kicking around the idea of doing the bucket seat interior.

Where you guys come in is, I would like to see what consoles people have used other than the original Malibu/Camino/Monte version. Ideally, it would have an armrest built in to it.

I have seen the aftermarket universal fiberglass consoles, for $400+ I would just buy a repro Malibu/Monte unit.

I looked at a bunch of threads, saw the second-gen Camaro ones, but where do you buy a good 2nd gen console....heck, they were burnt/gouged/cracked/peeling back in the 90s, let alone today? I'm old fashioned, a bucket seat car without a console just looks wrong to me, even back when I had my 3 year old 4 speed 78 Camaro (without console, and a green interior to boot!).

 

[565bbchevy]

If you look on Ebay you can find some good deals on Camaro/ Firebird second gen consoles, I bought this blue one for $78 shipped it had a few issues but nothing too hard, it came with the glovebox and a homemade wooden lid (instantly trashed) it had a few cracks on the inside hard plastic (not visible on the outside) that I repaired with epoxy and thin aluminum and I also repaired a couple burn holes with a vinyl repair kit I also bought off Ebay.
I painted it with SEM black with a few coats of low luster clear but it will be dark burgundy eventually since the plan is for it to go in my 86' Regal and I will have to modify it to fit around the gauge cluster I recently made.
I also bought a new glovebox cover and cup holders to finish it off.

 

[565bbchevy]

It does still take some modification to get it in but the nice thing is there is plenty of shifter options for this console and they don't sit up real high like many do when using an afternmarket universal shifter in a factory console,

 

[Ribbedroof]

Would you say the armrest is at a comfortable height? Your pic in another thread is what got me looking at Camaro consoles.

 

[565bbchevy]

Would you say the armrest is at a comfortable height? Your pic in another thread is what got me looking at Camaro consoles.

Yes, with my arm on the armrest it lines up perfectly with the B & M shifter which is one of the reasons I decided to copy the design I used for the Monte and eventually do it to the Regal, plus I like how the console looks in there.

 

[455'ed80Regal]

Yes, with my arm on the armrest it lines up perfectly with the B & M shifter which is one of the reasons I decided to copy the design I used for the Monte and eventually do it to the Regal, plus I like how the console looks in there.

That console does look nice in there.

 

[565bbchevy]

That console does look nice in there.

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment.

 

[Texas82GP]

The 2nd Gen Camaro console is reproduced if you want a new one.
http://www.classicindustries.com/product/1978/camaro/parts/469937.html

 

[Classic Consoles]

I am a Sponsor Vendor of this forum. We made a console for G-body's it is our GT Sport console. Designed to fit under the lower dash just trim console to height. http://www.classictruckconsoles.com/gtsport.htm

 

[Street Sweeper22]

Yes, with my arm on the armrest it lines up perfectly with the B & M shifter which is one of the reasons I decided to copy the design I used for the Monte and eventually do it to the Regal, plus I like how the console looks in there.

That console does look bad *ss in there bro. I like what you did with the stereo too. I think you might have a gauge fetish though lol