i do not. but since looking it up, it doesn't look too hard. i don't need to take anything apart or drain anything (unless i do the water/oil pumps, which i'm not). if you want to, i'm willing to come over one weekend and help you out. like i said, shouldn't take too long
thanks. scouring ebay and craigslist paid off. and with free shipping, too!
a) when you activate the solenoid, a steel rod is magnetized and pulled to the contacts by a coil of wire. when you turn it off, the spring inside the solenoid pushes the rod back through the coil of wire. however, since the rod was slightly magnetized, it produces a short burst of high voltage in the coil. without the diode, this is like sending a static shock to everything else in that circuit. the diode shorts this voltage spike, or kickback, so there is no danger to the rest of the circuit

b)i plan on hiding a bunch of stuff in the console, namely my cb. however, i have a cobra 75 wx/st. the "box" for it is smaller than a deck of cards, and all the controls are on the mic itself (display, ptt, squeltch, scan, 9/19, etc). that makes mounting it easy, as i only have to find somewhere to mount the mike, not a whole box like most cb's. and as for the switches below: compressor, locker, and lights

mounting idea for the cb:

 

Cool, that sounds like a plan to me. I wanted to try to get it done before the trip, but I don't think I am going to have the time or the $$...

Gotta love craigslist! I have found a ton of stuff for killer deals.

 

i have a bit of a problem. my passenger aal keeps wanting to slide out. any ideas on how to keep it from rotating?

(ignore the brake stuff)

 

might be because the center pin isn't tight enough.

 

Did it break? I have one that does that but it's broken...so a wire coat hanger to the rescue. For now...

 

it's not broken, but i like the coat hanger idea

 

 

Are you going to install the front piece that goes around the shifters also. I don't recall if the trucks had just the carpet to the rubber boot or the plastic frame and decorative boot cover.

 

there are frames, but i'm not putting it in. i'll be making a front-end cap for this

 

What did that console come out of?

 

ya know, i don't remember. though i know some of them come out of sr5 ext-cab 2nd gen pickups and 2-door 4runners. and they're hard to come by. there's a guy selling a blue one on here without it's lid

 

quick stop for some bolts and finding the holes with a skewer makes quick work of installation

 

There are two u shaped brackets you could easily make with some aluminum stock from home depot, just sayin.
That console looks like it is out of a 2nd gen runner

 

"two u shaped brackets"? where do they go?

edit: mine mounts to the trans tunnel with 4 m6-1.0 bolts, like in this diagram:

 

The brackets are more shaped like this l_____l. The front have tabs from the tunnel ram, but I would fab a bracket if you don't have them. I'll see if I can snap a shot later.

 

i only have the 4 holes in the bottom of the console and the front two holes that connect it to the shifter trim. are the front two where the bracket attaches?

like part #58991 in the picture below?

 

thats it ian, the shift trim slides into the console


This screw is what attaches to the tabs on the tunnel ram, so you could just make another bracket for the front and attach it to the tunnel ram, or let it float and see how that works

 

oops double post

 

yeah, i know about the trim. thanks for the pics. i'm not going to put it on because it would interfere with my power outlets. i'll put an end cap on soon enough

 

moar pikturs!







i'll make a cap for this end: