macboney
Padre Mac
- Joined
- April 20, 2010
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- 33
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2003 XLS 4.0L
I made a radio console to fit over the stock one in my '03. Materials used were MDF, masonite, paint and wood glue. I made patterns out of foam "science project" board. For paint, I carried a piece of interior trim to Lowe's Home Improvement center and they scanned it and made me up a sample bottle of 8 oz. Put it on with fabric roller. Overhead console came out of 87 Buick from junkyard. It is used for sunglasses storage and additional dome lighting. Scanned another piece for this paint color. Mounted 450mhz, CB, and GPS in console. Scanner is mounted in dash. Used 1 DIN Kenwood stereo and made mounting plate for scanner from masonite to mount in 2 DIN space where factory stereo/CD was. Black parts painted with bed liner paint. Working on a mount to mount 10" Tablet computer on. All our fire calls are dispatched digitally as well as voice. Digital alarms show map location of incident, location of fire hydrants and other needed information. Exterior photos are in Elite Explorers photos