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06-25-2012, 08:25 AM
I'm putting a heater in my roadster, so don't really have good room for the traditional dash mounted glove box. However, I was considering creating essentially a "glove box" between the seats, using some of the trunk space (mounting the battery under the hood) as the storage compartment. It seems like this way I could still get a locking compartment that I could access from the cockpit. Has anyone seen anything like this? I've seen several "open" access points in this area, but nothing with a hinged and locking door. The fabrication seems pretty simple. In essence, I'd cut an opening in the rear wall panel, create an aluminum box that mounts behind the opening, then use a piano hinge to mount a door. I could carpet over the door, so other than the latch and lock, you really wouldn't see anything. This seems to be a fairly straight forward modification, and seems to be a pretty reasonable idea, but I'm thinking maybe I'm missing something as I haven't seen anyone else doing this.
Please let me know what you think of the idea, and if there is some drawback that I haven't considered. Obviously, I realize that the location means it will only be safe to access the compartment when the vehicle is parked, but that still works for me. If you've seen this, or done this yourself, I'd sure appreciate knowing about that as well (pictures or measurments would be hugely appreciated)
Please let me know what you think of the idea, and if there is some drawback that I haven't considered. Obviously, I realize that the location means it will only be safe to access the compartment when the vehicle is parked, but that still works for me. If you've seen this, or done this yourself, I'd sure appreciate knowing about that as well (pictures or measurments would be hugely appreciated)