Tuffy center console install (1 Viewer)

[woodsman 44]

I picked up a Tuffy #012 series II security console 8" wide for my LX-450 in the color Spice which I knew wasn't a match and I was going to paint it anyways.

$255 to my door...you can check on Tuffy website for "scratch & dent" deals for 180 ish from time to time.

For my install I used 1 1/2" angle iron for front of box and 1 1/4" square tubing for mounting box securely underneath to bracket.

 

[woodsman 44]

I ended up cutting a piece off my LX console for a way to cover up gap between Tuffy and shifter console...

 

[JaketheSSnake]

Pretty awesome to have an actual arm rest within reach and comfortable to boot, isn't it? Pretty much identical to how I installed my 10" tuffy. Probably my favorite comfort mod to date.
Still haven't figured out a good way to fill that gap. Putting the tuffy cup holder there would take a fair amount of trimming of the shifter console. Unless you put it on top, but then it'd look weird. Pic is with the cup holders just resting there.

You have any ideas, or anyone else for that matter?

Perfect timing on the 2nd post @woodsman 44 lol

 

[JaketheSSnake]

I ended up cutting a piece off my LX console for a way to cover up gap between Tuffy and shifter console...

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Interesting. I think I could build something off of that idea

 

[woodsman 44]

Pretty awesome to have an actual arm rest within reach and comfortable to boot, isn't it? Pretty much identical to how I installed my 10" tuffy. Probably my favorite comfort mod to date.
Still haven't figured out a good way to fill that gap. Putting the tuffy cup holder there would take a fair amount of trimming of the shifter console. Unless you put it on top, but then it'd look weird. Pic is with the cup holders just resting there.

You have any ideas, or anyone else for that matter?

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JTSS, I moved the console as far forward as possible and mounting cup holder higher up...

This pic is just a mock set up ...not bolted in yet..

 

[woodsman 44]

Moving center console forward and cup holder above gives one a lot of room in back seat area...

 

[woodsman 44]

Trying to find a good matching color...tried rustoleum gloss sand...nope, it just doesn't work out, way to light...

Just sprayed with a darker tan/grey, I think I've found a match..pics to follow

 

[rolliges]

Rustoleum Textured Bronze #7226 is a very close match. Easiest found online.

 

[thatcabledude]

I painted mine with black wrinkle paint followed by a brown of some sort.

 

[JeepinPete]

@thatcabledude, where did you get the fabric for the arm rest?

 

[thatcabledude]

@thatcabledude, where did you get the fabric for the arm rest?

The 3rd row

 

[RFB]

NICE INSTALL, LOVE MINE. But Im a fickle b*&^h and the @deltavs Console is calling

 

[TYM4FUN]

X2 Rustoleum Bronze.

Fridge slide painted with it:

 

[woodsman 44]

With console out I had a chance to clean up and put down some sound barrier....and found the missing .44mag round that disappeared about 12 years ago

Bought a new E-brake boot since I was in there, my old one was torn from when I first bought it.

 

[greentruck]

Nice work on that install, Woodsman.

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Still haven't figured out a good way to fill that gap. Putting the tuffy cup holder there would take a fair amount of trimming of the shifter console. Unless you put it on top, but then it'd look weird. Pic is with the cup holders just resting there.

You have any ideas, or anyone else for that matter?

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I put my cupholders on the back side of the Tuffy.

If you position the Tuffy right, the cupholders will clear the folded second row seats.

It's a little hard to see in this pic, but I used a piece cut from an old mudflap to fill the gap at the front.

 

[woodsman 44]

Nice work on that install, Woodsman.



I put my cupholders on the back side of the Tuffy.

If you position the Tuffy right, the cupholders will clear the folded second row seats.

It's a little hard to see in this pic, but I used a piece cut from an old mudflap to fill the gap at the front.

Nice install greentruck

Hmmm, I like where u mounted the fire extinguisher

 

[woodsman 44]

It all went together slicker than a frogs belly ....got it painted to match interior and bolted in...just luv it!...it's a feral pig of a box.

Going to recover armrest pad to match seats or something close in colorish

 

[woodsman 44]

a few more...

 

[woodsman 44]

The 10" Tuffy console would have definitely not fit in my LX, glad I went with the 8" model

 

[greentruck]

Those considering their own Tuffy install should note carefully the wide variety of positions in which it can be mounted. Front to back, up or down. And there are different widths. Some just need a locking box that is unobtrusive as possible. Some need a pl;ace to put their elbow. That's me, because of my flaky right shoulder. Others have different needs. Remember that a Tuffy is tough, so plan those holes for mounting stuff carefully, including mounting the box itself. If you need a good armrest, get it measured out right. If you end up with it as close as mine is and are tall, you pose a greater risk of banging the elbow on a box corner in turning the wheel rapidly, so watch out for that, too. Enjoy that Tuffy. It is rather feral, but you may need to leave stuff in your truck in a sketchy place and it serves you well until it's ever needed.