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I used to have a pull-out stereo unit in my MGB. The removable unit slid =
into a box the size of a stock radio mounted in the standard location. I =
rigged an MG radio blanking plate with clips so it would snap in and =
fill the hole when the stereo was removed. If I had wanted to I could =
have used this little cubby for storage (one problem was that it had a =
lot of random holes in it that would let small objects fall out; another =
was the massive plug at the rear that ate up a lot of the depth).
But you could certainly build your own optimized box out of cardboard, =
plastic or sheet metal and do the same trick with the blanking plate. My =
=E2=80=9Cclip=E2=80=9D was merely a wide piece of thin sheet metal bent =
into a C and secured by the regular pins, that relied on friction and =
spring tension to stay in place. But I could easily see a hinge system =
attached to the lip of the box, with a cabinet-style magnetic or =
friction closure, or even a spring-loaded hinge.
One problem with this space as a glovebox is that the opening is so =
narrow that you can=E2=80=99t reach inside it with your hand very =
easily. It would be hard to retrieve a pen that rolled to the back, for =
instance.
On my current MGB I took a different tack. Since I didn=E2=80=99t =
install a radio, I removed the speaker and grill from the console and =
cut out the plastic to match the chrome octagon surround. I put in a =
laminate back wall with a cigar lighter for my USB charger, and lined =
the bottom and sides with carpet. The resulting open cubby is tall and =
wide but shallow =E2=80=94 just big enough to hold a sunglass case and =
my iPhone (which it conveniently supports in a vertical position, if I =
need to use the nav features), with a pair of driving gloves for =
padding.
Pictures here: =
https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpit-Is-Done.1=
6927/ =
<https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpit-Is-Done.=
16927/>
I realize the MGA doesn=E2=80=99t have this feature=E2=80=A6
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'66 MGB
> On May 13, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Thomas Gunderson <thgun@comporium.net> =
wrote:
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> Anybody seen the radio mounting hole used as a glove box? Maybe the =
cover plate would flip open and a USB or
> 12v port mounted behind the cover.
> 1957 MGA rst 1500
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> Sent from my iPhone X
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
used to have a pull-out stereo unit in my MGB. The removable unit slid =
into a box the size of a stock radio mounted in the standard location. I =
rigged an MG radio blanking plate with clips so it would snap in and =
fill the hole when the stereo was removed. If I had wanted to I could =
have used this little cubby for storage (one problem was that it had a =
lot of random holes in it that would let small objects fall out; another =
was the massive plug at the rear that ate up a lot of the depth).<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But you could certainly =
build your own optimized box out of cardboard, plastic or sheet metal =
and do the same trick with the blanking plate. My =E2=80=9Cclip=E2=80=9D =
was merely a wide piece of thin sheet metal bent into a C and secured by =
the regular pins, that relied on friction and spring tension to stay in =
place. But I could easily see a hinge system attached to the lip of the =
box, with a cabinet-style magnetic or friction closure, or even a =
spring-loaded hinge.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">One problem with this space as a glovebox is that the opening =
is so narrow that you can=E2=80=99t reach inside it with your hand very =
easily. It would be hard to retrieve a pen that rolled to the back, for =
instance.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">On =
my current MGB I took a different tack. Since I didn=E2=80=99t install a =
radio, I removed the speaker and grill from the console and cut out the =
plastic to match the chrome octagon surround. I put in a laminate back =
wall with a cigar lighter for my USB charger, and lined the bottom and =
sides with carpet. The resulting open cubby is tall and wide but shallow =
=E2=80=94 just big enough to hold a sunglass case and my iPhone (which =
it conveniently supports in a vertical position, if I need to use the =
nav features), with a pair of driving gloves for padding.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Pictures here: <a =
href=3D"https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpit-I=
s-Done.16927/" =
class=3D"">https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpi=
t-Is-Done.16927/</a></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">I realize the MGA doesn=E2=80=99t have this =
feature=E2=80=A6</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
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break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
after-white-space;" class=3D""><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px;" =
class=3D"">--</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; =
min-height: 16px;" class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
</div>
<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On May 13, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Thomas Gunderson <<a =
href=3D"mailto:thgun@comporium.net"; class=3D"">thgun@comporium.net</a>>=
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">Anybody seen the radio mounting hole used as a glove box? =
Maybe the cover plate would flip open and a USB or<br class=3D""> =
12v port mounted behind the cover.<br class=3D"">1957 MGA rst 1500<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent from my iPhone X<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">_______________________________________________<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br class=3D"">Donate: =
$12.75<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Archive: =
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class=3D""><br class=3D"">Unsubscribe: =
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