Center console project - United Bimmer Community

**320de46m47** · 09-09-2007, 05:02 PM

Bigger, more storage, some take a phone which would mean you get to keep your cup holders! was wondering if it would be possible
...so bought this on ebay

the good news is itll slide backwards and forwards and lift and take a phone and provides storage
you need to slide it back to get to the handbrake and you need to slide it forwards to get to the rear passengers central cubby hole
it brushes the seats but no big deal
spent a long time today attaching the sliding carrier to the e46 tray
the upper armrest has gone
the carrier needs to be adapted (with hacksaw, bench grinder and large wrench to snip off alloy) to sit nicely on the tray
a few pics to whet your appetites
will try and finish tomorrow and tidy up with paint and black silicone

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BT cradle to snap in

storage

**320de46m47** · 09-09-2007, 05:03 PM

oh dear i seem to have not put this as a nwe thread ...mods??????!!!!!

**Rooz** · 09-09-2007, 09:12 PM

nwe?

witeshark · 09-09-2007, 11:08 PM

*Thread was moved*

**320de46m47** · 09-10-2007, 09:57 AM

got to let paint dry so just been fettling away getting things looking better
swapped bolts for round headed ones basically and trimmed a bit more alloy off the back of the carrier
it'll go in tomorrow (i hope)
photos...

**320de46m47** · 09-10-2007, 02:08 PM

i am the most useless spray painter in the world!!!
overcooked it and had to remove all the paint plus the rubberised finish which stripped when i took it off
its only the underside of the armesst but i want it to look right
oh well here goes ...another try

**Rooz** · 09-13-2007, 06:59 PM

can't wait for pics of the done project

**320de46m47** · 09-14-2007, 01:25 AM

not quite finished. need to route wiring below somehow and screen underside between e46 tray and e38 armrest with some kind of covering or screen...not sure what yet..vinyl, plastic, not sure
i can now use 2 cupholders with armrest down!!! yaaaayyy!!
armrest is a comfortable height and is usable whether in back or forward position
with the armrest slid forwards it can be tilted right back (like before) and rear passengers can access phone.
im happy with result so far

**Rooz** · 09-14-2007, 08:46 AM

Looks good

**dinan540** · 09-14-2007, 09:47 AM

wow, looks great. Very ingenious!

drz · 09-14-2007, 10:15 AM

So what kind of phone do you have?

**320de46m47** · 09-14-2007, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drz

So what kind of phone do you have?

the one that goes in the ejectbox in the pics is a nokia 6310i
i also have an ejectbox for the hands free siemens bit II
i have the siemens loom and transceiver but as yet havent been able to make it work
im now looking at bluetooth with the nokia ..so on the hunt for a ulf and loom

**320de46m47** · 09-14-2007, 12:19 PM

3 more photos

this is the bit that needs more work

**320de46m47** · 09-20-2007, 03:46 AM

the centre part of the revolving joint is hollowed out ...im going to route wiring around here..drilled a large hole into the lower armrest at the back ..its all hidden it means the covering pieces will need to be stuck on with double sided tape instead of clipped on

the hole for the wires

and the armrest base

in order to cover/hide the inside of the old E46 tray i decided to fill and paint it. the edge has been raised with an alloy band wrapped round it

a lick of paint

**320de46m47** · 09-20-2007, 04:00 PM

finished the base. not perfect but at least hidden when armrest is down
someone with more patience and skill than me would do a better job