depman Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi all. Im new here , and i must admit, i googled ford transit connect to come up with a solution for a decent armrest consol and to my surprise, ive found basically nothing on many sites, for days..I got this van for work about 2 months ago, when my company decided to go " green ".. I really must admit i was horrified going from a full size chevy van to a tc..The biggest dellema for me was the cheezy armrest and terrible cup holder location and no handy storage, minus the overhead rack..My work tc has a hevy screen bulhead which has a steel plate in the center on the bottom. I decided that the steel bulkhead mounting plate was a good base for an arm to extend up and 90 towards the front , onto which i can mount a decent after market armrest consol/cupholder. For those who have a non workvan with back seats and no bulkhead, you will have to mod a 90 degree steel plate to the floor..I used a large gate hinge off the bulkhead, because i wanted to be able to lift it up if i have to use the emergency brake, which i can still just reach without lifting it, and get to storage under it..I can still reach the windiw switches [ another rediculus location ] also, but will be moving them up to the dash . I used 90 angle aluminum attatched to the gate hinge, which is light and strong. for extra stability i used another 90 aluminum piece, which extends down 90 degs an sits in the rear cup/compartment, inconvenient anyways. I bought a nice armrest cupholder which has a lift up compartment for cds, ect..at autozone for 35 dollars . I mounted a steel plate to the bottom of the armrest [ i used a shelf divider from the stock shelves ] and then mounted it to the angle aluminum. And there you are..IT WORKS PISSA..[boston accent ]..I will post pictures when i figure this out.. I am an alarm technician on Cape Cod Ma. and spend all week with this van , so i needed to make it as comfortable as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Interesting idea, I'm watching............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power_Dr Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 NICE!! I just got a transit for work too. I have only had it a week. I have the cage behind the driver/passenger seats so the driver's seat doesn't go back far enough for me. I am working on moving the shelving unit back and then moving the cage back so I can get more leg room. One thing I also didn't like was the small arm rest. The one that you built looks really nice! do you have anymore pics of the mounts? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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