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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:01 PM
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Have any of you seen a commercially made addition to the stock console? The space in front of the stock console is a big waste of space. The little box stores just have trays that are also worthless. I can't believe someone hasn't designed an additional box with a tray. Maybe I will have to build one.
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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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Swap it out for an expedition center console.

https://www.f150forum.com/f6/expedit...mplete-200414/

Do a search on this forum for "expedition console," there are a few people that have done it.
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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:15 PM
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The Expedition console is just what I wanted. I was just wandering through Craigs List to look at pictures and found an Expedition. Perfect. Much easier than trying to fab one.
Anyone have a used Expedition console for sale?
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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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I used this tray thing from Walmart I cut it in half it was free though otherwise I woulda used the expy one

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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:31 PM
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Yea, the expy console swaps are nice. I wish I had captains chairs in my truck instead of the split bench to make the swap easy.
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Old Dec 22, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by XC_Racer_129
Yea, the expy console swaps are nice. I wish I had captains chairs in my truck instead of the split bench to make the swap easy.
I love mine especially since I had a regular cab with a bench before where people always had to cram in the truck so much more room and more comfortable now
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Old Dec 28, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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I found an Expedition in the junk yard with gray interior. I took almost every screw and bolt out before I realized that the whole console comes out after removing 4 screws. It was all good becasue it was filthy and really needed a good cleaning. The threaded holes for the floor mounting plates are in the same place on the F150 and the Expedition. Perfect. Install was about 1/2 hour. The new consule is a little lighter gray but much more useful than the 150 box.
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 10:50 AM
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That's good to know! You got me thinking about doing this again haha. I just have to find captains chairs.
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Old Dec 29, 2013 | 10:54 AM
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The console swap idea makes me wish I had an automatic. With the 5 speed I don't have much extra space for storage.
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