Wel, I have been looking for a HQ-HJ manual centre console insert... and have not been sucessfull. I don't want to pay the $100 for a new one.... and I also want to add my own touch to the car.... So out came the autoshatic insert that came with the console. I'm going to make it into a custom insert. It won't be too different to the factory ones, but the boot will be bigger and fill out the plastic insert more.

Start with an old crappy autoshatic insert.


Make a insert out of paper.... mark how big you want the boot to be. I made it bigger to cover all the holes that were present in the insert.


Fit to the insert and mark where you have to cut.




Drill about 140 or so holes .... I did this with a hand drill.


Then I used a hack saw to cut the bits that I could get to... and then just removed the blade and hand sawed with the blade

Here is the insert while it still needed to be filed.


And then filed down. There is still a little bit that needs to be done in this photo.


I have some vynil that was given to me with the console, and I'm going to see a guy about making up a boot and how we can secure it to the insert... I'll do that tomorrow after I finish tafe.