TJ Roof Console

[maggoo]

Hey guys
This is my first fabrication write up so bear with me.

I had been scouring the internet for ages looking for a good roof console for my TJ Wrangler and didn't find anything i liked.

I stumbled upon TJ Custom Roof Console thread which i thought looked pretty good. I decided to change up the design a bit to suit my needs and this is what i came up with.

A couple of Google Sketchup plans




I was sick of having no interior light so i bought a caravan fluro for it.
Made a spot for my UHF and 6 switches. Two 12v power outlets on the opposite side. There was some leftover room so i made it into a small pocket which is handy when charging things and its a good place for my sunglasses.

I built it all out of 9mm ply.
The lid is a piece of aluminum with the edges folded over.
My friends dad used to be a car upholsterer so i got him to wrap it in vinyl for me. (for free which was nice)
I didn't end up taking any photos of it while i was building unfortunately.

Couple of photos mounted and wiring






The Finished product.






Total build cost : Approximately $100

What do you think?

Cheers,
Paul

[dom83]

Very nice looking unit mate, Matches in with the interior nicely.

[yoda2005]

Excellent Well made.
On my list of things to make

[bucko92]

Looks nice, mate! How did you mount it to the windshield and roll bar? Did your sound bar get in the way of any mounting brackets?

[maggoo]

Originally Posted by bucko92

Looks nice, mate! How did you mount it to the windshield and roll bar? Did your sound bar get in the way of any mounting brackets?

I made a bracket that bolted onto the 2 screws above the mirror.
At the back i bent a T bracket that attached to the console and at the moment just sitting on top of the roll bar haha. Really should screw it down

I don't have a sound bar so no problems there

[Tassie Jeeper]

Originally Posted by maggoo

I made a bracket that bolted onto the 2 screws above the mirror.
At the back i bent a T bracket that attached to the console and at the moment just sitting on top of the roll bar haha. Really should screw it down

I don't have a sound bar so no problems there

i think it will be fine just sitting there if its bolted at the front it cant slide sideways maybe if it bounces upward u could secure it better.
top build mate looks excellent

[Gildo]

Try some bigass stainless hose clamps around the rollbar.