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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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That's pretty awesome. I think I'll give it a go. I might redo my headliner at the sametime.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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1991Jeep Man - I will make a tracing of it and shoot them to you in an email. It was actually super easy to do, and when I read about the other build up on here the mounting was easy too.

I used 2 "L" brackets for like a buck, and when you take down your sunvisor retainer clips, you just put the "L" brackets up under those! Nice, clean, solid, and hidden!

The back part is just one screw holding up the back into the origonal clip.
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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I want some pictures of that toolbox top hanging in the rear....
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Old Jul 17, 2010 | 01:07 AM
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Yeah, that tool box is pretty cool. What do you keep up there?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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As of right now, I have my tire iron, assorted screw drivers, and my rachet straps. There are also audio wires and some lengths of rope. I will be carrying more usefull stuff in the future, when I finish this cross country move.

I will take more pics and post them. I drilled out 2 holes in it, one nearest to the back for the wire to enter and one in the middle for the wires to exit for the rear light.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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can you give me more pics and info on your center roof soundbar
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 03:44 AM
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Where did you get the tool box? How is it mounted? And how much weight can it hold. And Nice console cant wait to here more about the speaker mounting also. Did you make the speaker holder?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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The sound bar is nothing more than a stock XJ soundbar that is usually mounted in the rear. I picked it up at a junk yard along with my headliner.

The toolbox I picked up, along with another one, out of the trash brand new with the stickers and papers and all still in them. They are for pick up truck tailgates, but all I did was invert it. Im not sure what they will hold, but it is holding strong and not moving now. I just screwed into the crossbar with 4 selftapping screws on the front edge and then 3 on the back into where the old light used to be.

I will run out and take a few pics of the soundbar, but I have to wait for the battery to juice up.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DJKnightmare
The sound bar is nothing more than a stock XJ soundbar that is usually mounted in the rear. I picked it up at a junk yard along with my headliner.

The toolbox I picked up, along with another one, out of the trash brand new with the stickers and papers and all still in them. They are for pick up truck tailgates, but all I did was invert it. Im not sure what they will hold, but it is holding strong and not moving now. I just screwed into the crossbar with 4 selftapping screws on the front edge and then 3 on the back into where the old light used to be.

I will run out and take a few pics of the soundbar, but I have to wait for the battery to juice up.
yeah im wondering how u got ur sound bar tight to the roof i cnat figur out how to get mine tight ughh ticking me off.. but that looks sick man!!
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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i would like a copy of the tracing also if possible..... that thing is sweet!!!
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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here are two pics of the rear toolbok open, hanging down it rests on the back seat.


Homebrew Overhead Console-file0001.jpg

There is another pocket hanging behind the screwdrivers where I keep my light bulbs in a hard plastic case.

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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 10:46 AM
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Very impressive!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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great build! I've actually been trying to think of a way to keep a shotgun mounted up where your toolbox is.
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Old Oct 17, 2010 | 04:07 AM
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awesome build man i wana do something like this with a 7" touchscreen sometime
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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very cool!
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