The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Interiors Overhead Console Question

Has anyone here installed any kind of an overhead console in their trucks?

I'm talking 1954.

I'm not ready to get into it yet, but have been toying with the idea ... someone asked about this over at Hotrodders.com and made me realize the problem involved in securing a console overhead in an AD truck; there's no place to mount to, up front by the windshield ... right?

Any ideas?

Horvath, there is a thin lip before the windshield and the rear area by the dome light in the 47-54-55 first series truck seems suitable to build a support base -weld asteel plate thick enough to support the overhead console maybe weld the nuts to it also or how ever you decide to hang the console. I enjoy your site alot of good pitures and explanations. I HAVE A 54 CHEVY ALSO and thaught about a console -good luck

Thanks, Marlo.

Alan,
My father in laws 54 had one when he first got it, it was made from wood and attached to that lip in the front and back and the headliner was cut into two pieces that went on either side of it. It had a speaker for the radio in it. We removed it and put a regular headliner in cause we it hung down so low we hit our heads on it whenever we got in. I've often thought of putting a modern one (I have one out of a D0dge D@kota) in one of my trucks.
Here's a bad picture of the one that was in my father in laws truck, I'll see if I can find a better one to send ya'.
Roof console

MONGO

if you don't want to weld you can use industrial adhesive or even bondo to secure it to the roof if you clean the roof real well. ron

On behalf of all the tall people in the world, please dont put in an overhead console. Its hard enough seeing out of vehicles as it is.

BrianK

(but remember, its your truck, not mine :p )

KCMongo -- Thanks, man ... that's a cool console and gives me a good idea! I can see where you might bang your head into it but I would just change the design so that it isn't the same depth front to back, you know?

I mean, leave the depth (from the roof, down) as is, up front by the windshield, but after 6-8 inches from the windshield, lose all that depth and taper it up closer to the roof so it's only coming down maybe 1-2 inches.

The cool thing about that design is I'm guessing it would be easier to make a custom headliner in two smaller pieces than to make one large piece ... and it's a cool place to put some custom switches (like my backup light switch.

PS - David slew Goliath with just one stone ... but he brought 5 stones with him. Was he of "little faith?" NO WAY!! Turns out (if you read a little farther into the story) Goliath had 4 brothers! HA! David really WAS sure of himself, eh?