Low Profile Centre Roof Console from $390

Low Profile Centre Roof Console from $455 with genuine spectacle holder / map light assembly hole

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These photos display two of the many variations on the centre roof console design available for this vehicle.

Points of Interest:

• Robust construction - Suitably durable for off road driving. Manufactured from steel and hardwood plywood - NO PLASTIC.
• The shape of the base of the console can be custom made to suit your radio(s) and other requirements.
• Radio holes and storage openings etc. cut to suit your requirements and accessories.
• Designed for maximum headroom without interfering with the sunvisors or any other functions of the vehicle.
• Upholstered in a vinyl or velour finish.
• A vacuum formed finish is also available for this roof console. This is a foam backed, heat shrunk, one wrap (no seams) finish similar to the finish on the dashboard. Click here for prices.
• We have two different consoles to suit the ML and MN Triton. The first suits a vehicle with the genuine digital clock fitted between the sunvisors. This clock must be discarded to fit our roof console. The second suits a vehicle with the genuine spectacle holder / map light assembly fitted between the sunvisors. If required, this assembly can be re-mounted into our roof console.
• Removal of the genuine spectacle holder / map light assembly reveals an opening in the hoodlining, our consoles have been designed to take advantage of this opening. The radio fitted into the front of the console can protrude past the top of the console, sitting in the space between the hoodlining and the turret. This design allows the console to be less intrusive and allows the front radio to sit further forward making it easier to see and operate.
• The wiring looms for the genuine interior light and the genuine maplight must be extended before installing this console.
• Fits the vehicle without drilling any holes by utilising the sunvisor and interior light mounting screw holes. The interior light then re-mounts into a pre-cut hole in the base of the console.
• Designed so the radio curly cords are out of view.
• We manufacture our consoles in weekly batches. If we receive an order by Monday 5:30pm Sydney time your console will be dispatched on the following Friday. The dispatch date can vary if there is a public holiday.
• Professional fitting service available.

Your centre roof console will be designed to suit your specific model vehicle. It will neatly follow the contours of your hoodlining and will be the ideal width to suit the distance between your sunvisors. The length of the console takes into account the mounting system for the console, the shape of the cabin and when applicable, headroom for the rear seat passengers. When calculating the depth of the console we allow for maximum headroom and a clear view for the rear vision mirror. As no two model vehicles are the same our "vehicle specific" consoles are the best available.

In addition to being "vehicle specific" we also "custom build" each console to suit your requirements - nobody else does that! We adjust the shape of the base of the console to suit your radio(s) storage or lighting requirements. When custom building your console we can build a slim line console for maximum headroom or a deeper console for maximum storage. We can make the console's radio housing(s) as small as your radio(s) will allow providing more headroom and moving your radio(s) closer to the windscreen for better access. Another advantage of this versatility of design, most modern radios have a LCD (liquid crystal display) screen. It is easier to read the LCD when you are looking square onto the screen. Whenever possible, we change the angle on the console's facia panel to suit the radio being fitted.

A piece of "one wrap" hook and loop tape is supplied with each roof console (one retainer for each radio) to prevent your microphone curly cord from dangling and blocking your view. Simply screw this retainer onto the console in a suitable position between the radio and the microphone clip, then wrap the tape around the curly cord. If you need the full length of the curly cord, the "one wrap" tape is easy to release and re-attach.

FITTING INSTRUCTIONS

Introduction: This roof console is mounted without drilling any holes in the vehicle. The front mounting bracket on the console utilises the original mounting screws for the sun visors. The back of the console is held in place by utilising the interior light screw holes. The interior light is re-mounted into a pre-cut hole in the base of the console.

Step 1. Remove the interior light and one foot on each sun visor (i.e. the two sun visor mounting points closest to the rear view mirror). If the vehicle has a spectacle holder / map light assembly, it must also be removed.

Step 2. Hold the console in position to check the fit. Make sure you have received the correct console, in good order, before cutting any holes in the console.

Step 3. Prepare the roof console to accept the genuine interior light. Place the interior light on the base of the console covering the hole. Ensure that the interior light is sitting flush on the console and in the centre of the console. Using the two smallest self tapping screws supplied with the “console fitting kit”, screw the interior light onto the console. Remove the interior light from the console to allow access to the console’s rear mounting screw holes. It is now a simple procedure to re-mount the interior light after the console is fitted.

Step 4. Fit your radio(s) and accessoried into the console – see the “instructions of installing a radio into a console” and the “radio fitting kit” supplied with the console.

Step 5. The arrows on “figure 1” and “figure 2” point to the wiring socket for the interior light. The wiring loom must be extended so this socket can reach the interior light when it is fitted into the console. To gain access to extend this wiring loom, it is necessary to drop down the driver’s side of the hood lining. If the spectacle holder / map light assembly is to be fitted into the console, the wiring loom for the map light must also be extended.

Step 6. Install the wiring and aerial lead(s) before fitting the console. Be sure to leave enough spare wire to reach down to the seat. This will make it easier to connect your wiring to the radio(s) before fitting the console. The excess wire can be coiled up inside the console. If the spectacle holder / map light assembly is to be fitted to the console, there are two additional earth wires provided in a fitting kit. Attach these wires to the vehicle using two of the mounting screws for the assembly.

Step 7. Place the console on the seat. Connect the wiring and check that the radio(s) and accessories are operational before installing the console.

Step 8. Coil up any excess wire while lifting the console into position. Thread the interior light wire down through the hole in the console for the interior light. If applicable, thread the map light wire and the earth wires down through the hole in the console for the spectacle holder / map light assembly. Press the console firmly onto the hood lining.

Step 9. Attach the sun visors back into the original position. Do not tighten the screws yet, this will allow the back of the console to move enough to line up the rear mounting screw holes.

Step 10. Using the two large self tapping screws supplied in the “console fitting kit”, screw the back of the console to the interior light mounting screw holes. The fitting kit contains an interior light earth wire, this wire should be attached between the washer and the head of one of the mounting screws. You will need a No. 2 phillips head screw driver with a shaft at least 150mm long (the longer the screw driver the easier it will be to fit the console).

Step 11. Connect the interior light wiring plug. Run the earth wire through the hole in the interior light. Re-mount the interior light onto the base of the console and use one of the mounting screws to connect the earth wire to the earth contact point on the interior light. Position the earth wire so it won’t be affected by the heat generated from the light globe.

Step 12. If applicable, connect the map light wiring plug then fit the spectacle holder / map light assembly to the console using the three screws that are provided in the fitting kit. Use two of these screws to connect the earth wires to the earth contact points on the map light.