Dash Centre Storage-Tray

[Andyr12]

Good idea but I bet in practice it’s not that simple. Hopefully some clever 3D printing guys might come up with something as I think they would sell.

 

[DXX]

You can make your own with some patience.

It pops out easy enough by levering gently up at the centre.
I needed a place to hide my Garmin satnav / reversing camera monitor so I made a hinged cover. By chance it also keeps the sun off the Garmin screen so it’s always visible.


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[JOG]

You can make your own with some patience.

That’s smart! Nice job

 

[DXX]

That’s smart! Nice job

If I still had an old fashioned pantograph cutter I’d copy it and flog them. There are no straight edges on that dash recess so it’s all done with templates and gauges, PITA if you don’t have the van very near the workshop.

 

[paulfr]

Sorry mate..failed to look at the pic properly,i've got the glove box.But the same thing applies i.e not taking the dashboard to bits!

 

[JOG]

If I still had an old fashioned pantograph cutter I’d copy it and flog them. There are no straight edges on that dash recess so it’s all done with templates and gauges, PITA if you don’t have the van very near the workshop.

Ha ha ha! Add tripping over 2 x sprogs and 2 x dogs on each run between the van and (the absolute bomb-site that is called) my “workshop” to the equation...!

 

[Ads_Essex]

Dashboard centre storage hole

Hi has anyone retrofitted comfort dash top centre panel to normal t6 dash Please see attached photo

www.t6forum.com

 

[Alan Ginger]

I was wondering if anyone had been able to source a solution to finding a lid for this storage tray? If you look on eBay there appears to be a product that fits the bill, then I read on here it doesn’t fit. I don’t want to risk things going wrong at this late stage. Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks again.

 

[Irvine101]

It pops out easy enough by levering gently up at the centre.
I needed a place to hide my Garmin satnav / reversing camera monitor so I made a hinged cover. By chance it also keeps the sun off the Garmin screen so it’s always visible.


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Can I ask how you secured the hinge to the acrylic sheet & also to the van. There is no sign of screws in the pictures so what did you use?

 

[DXX]

Can I ask how you secured the hinge to the acrylic sheet & also to the van. There is no sign of screws in the pictures so what did you use?

Araldite Rapid epoxy adhesive, very messy, if i made another I’d try another method.
If you us an adhesive mask of well.

 

[Wills]

Hi guys, just bought this genuine vw storage box to replace the open tray on top of the dash
Has anyone fitted one, and are there any hidden fixings?
If so what did you do with the redundant 12v socket?
Any help or advice is much appreciated
Cheers

I suggest you read the following thread if you haven’t already before you precede https://www.t6forum.com/threads/dashboard-centre-storage-hole.13179/

 

[Superowls]

Yes mate, that was a few months ago.
I bought it, then after reading the nightmares that everyone else had, I decided not to bother trying so put it back on ebay & made a tenner profit......result

Glad I didn't bother in the end because I bought a dehumidifier bag to stop condensation on the windscreen, which I keep in the dash top cubby.....best £15 I've spent on the van

 

[Ayjay]

I'm one of those who hasn't got an OEM satnav and therefore use a TomTom or my phone which sits very nicely in the centre space using a magnetic mount. I can't understand why a lot moan about it.

 

[Qnapper]

I'm one of those who hasn't got an OEM satnav and therefore use a TomTom or my phone which sits very nicely in the centre space using a magnetic mount. I can't understand why a lot moan about it.
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Love Steely Dan, some great albums.

 

[Ayjay]

@Qnapper. IMHO some of the greatest (ie. by anybody, not just The Dan).

 

[1ambretta]

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I would like to do this, can anyone tell me how to get the 12v wires up to this meter?
I have removed the trim and the dash is sealed/solid behind the trim. I can drill a hole for wires etc. I was just wondering if the (fused) wires should be taken off the nearby12v cigarette socket or from the main internal fuse box?

 

[VesselPal]

Does anybody know if retrofitting the 12V socket is as easy as buying no 7 & 8, removing the plastic shelf and plugging everything in? Is the harness already inside?

 

[Grim Reaper]

I fitted a dual USB A outlet in that location, removed the blanking plug and fitted it in, no existing wiring on my van but its a short drop down to the fusebox where you can add a way in the spare slots if you have the time.
I will be changing it soon for a USB C outlet (switched) as my new phone is USB C input that will take higher output current.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0983L4ZF8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Rob2red]

I'm one of those who hasn't got an OEM satnav and therefore use a TomTom or my phone which sits very nicely in the centre space using a magnetic mount. I can't understand why a lot moan about it.
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Guy's I want to get rid of my lid on the upper dash storage as it is with this fella here's. Is there a tidy and easy way to take the lid off does anyone know please? Thank you.

 

[Grim Reaper]

Check out the ‘where the clips are’ thread in ‘Interiors, Seating, Lining’, I took that cover off in there.