Gary Vansleve
11th February 2014, 02:09 PM
Thought I would post up here instead of discussing this in the wanted section Macca. I have checked out the post regarding the swap with Grimace.
Here is my story. The missus has been badgering me regarding the seating arrangement in the ute. Wanted someplace to put her handbag she found there wasn't much space with the bucket and console arrangement. The handbag is somethin to behold has everythin in it from makeup to a spare gearbox for the patrol. She takes it every time we go touring. So see as it contains a lot of spare parts for the patrol I figure I would try an accomodate her wishes and being the smart thinking bloke that I am score a few brownie points ( have a few acquisitions for the ute in the forseable future :wink:). Also in the 3 months I have had the ute I have found the console not much use to me the only good thing being I could rest my arm on the top of the console. The drink holders were a bit iffy as well.
On the weekend I picked up a brand new 11/2 bench seat it came with the seatbelts but nothing more. I promptly pulled the the console, gearstick surround and the bucket seat and installed the bench seat too easy. Now the hard part is trying to find something to replace the gearstick surround would also have liked to include some cup holders in the equasion.
Macca I noticed you said the handbrake was different and would look better how so do you have a piccy.
Went to the Nissan dealer yesterday for a bit of a laugh to see if they could get in a console didn't go too good why am I not surprised . Might check out some after market stuff like the Dept of the Interior to see if they have anything.
Anyway after all my hard work I get the missus out to proudly show her what I have done. She stunned me by saying it looks allright and then promptly goes an gets the handbag. Asks me if she could borrow the engine crane to lift it up no worries darlin I said give it to me shit there goes the hernia.
Here is my story. The missus has been badgering me regarding the seating arrangement in the ute. Wanted someplace to put her handbag she found there wasn't much space with the bucket and console arrangement. The handbag is somethin to behold has everythin in it from makeup to a spare gearbox for the patrol. She takes it every time we go touring. So see as it contains a lot of spare parts for the patrol I figure I would try an accomodate her wishes and being the smart thinking bloke that I am score a few brownie points ( have a few acquisitions for the ute in the forseable future :wink:). Also in the 3 months I have had the ute I have found the console not much use to me the only good thing being I could rest my arm on the top of the console. The drink holders were a bit iffy as well.
On the weekend I picked up a brand new 11/2 bench seat it came with the seatbelts but nothing more. I promptly pulled the the console, gearstick surround and the bucket seat and installed the bench seat too easy. Now the hard part is trying to find something to replace the gearstick surround would also have liked to include some cup holders in the equasion.
Macca I noticed you said the handbrake was different and would look better how so do you have a piccy.
Went to the Nissan dealer yesterday for a bit of a laugh to see if they could get in a console didn't go too good why am I not surprised . Might check out some after market stuff like the Dept of the Interior to see if they have anything.
Anyway after all my hard work I get the missus out to proudly show her what I have done. She stunned me by saying it looks allright and then promptly goes an gets the handbag. Asks me if she could borrow the engine crane to lift it up no worries darlin I said give it to me shit there goes the hernia.