Reviews for Quadratec iVault Security Floor Console in Black for 76-95 Jeep CJ & Wrangler YJ
Looking for in use security, have had in the past.
This center console is perfect. everything about it has added a great storage location for our CJ7.
Great quality. Good functionality/design. Bit of a tight fit, but then it's nice to have a good-sized, secure box.
Fits great. Very durable material. Great basic security and function.
love this product, could stand to be powder coated better though.
*Pre-install* remove a front seat in order to ease the running of stereo wires under the carpet to counsel and from counsel to amp (if you are installing an amp you're taking this seat out anyways). Loosely put seat bolts back until you are ready to reinstall seat. Then, run wires from amp to speakers. You may have to buy antenna extension with stereo relocation.
1) instructions not included. Had to download from quadratec.
2) dont install belt straps first as depicted in instructions, install them last...think smarter not harder.
3) reinstall seat.
Can anyone tell me what good reason a piece of metal is welded on top of the stereo door is for? Cant that space be better used for a magnetic cell phone mount that swivels? Other than that very sturdy.
Honestly for the money, I think this unit is great. Total Install time including a HAM radio was about 30 mins (HAM radios are easier than stereos so they take less time). Bolting into floor was easy. Very sturdy construction. Very tight fit, if you have a flip forward passenger seat, it will limit it a bit. One option we tries was to not hook the seatbelt buckets through the hoops, this allows the seats flip fwd better. Only frustration was the instructions were not included in my box. So I had to go get a computer and bring it out to the garage. The instructions given here on Quadratec, were accurate and easy to follow. Most difficult step is threading the seatbelts through the hoops. Not super difficult, but of all the steps this one was made better with another person and a plastic wedge to help squeeze them through. The unit was bigger, sturdier and the cup holders are great. Make sure you run through your gears for fitment. The cup holders extend into the shifting area with little room for error.
Installed on a 1992 YJ Islander. Snug fit between seats, but this is not a problem, just a fact. I had to build a 1.5" spacer for the rear end so that it would sit level. This means I had to also source all new fasteners, cuz factory supplied bolts were not long enough.....figure in a trip to the hardware store for your time budget, unless you own your very own bolt bin. There was weather stripping included, but not enough to even seal the main big box.....seems like it ought to come built in already. So bizarre.....so buy weatherstripping too during your extra trip to the hardware store. This thing is NOT dustproof AT ALL with multiple holes in top, sides, and bottom, so if you run w/o top and doors, just be prepared to element-seal all the boxes yourself or expect they'll fill with dust on your first trip. It's a good box, but overall not a comprehensive piece of aftermarket joy. Be prepared to spend more time and personal creativity installing it than you think you should.
My complaint it with fitment. The console is definitely rugged and well built no dispute there. I have a 79 cj7 and this with the lower mounting plate sits 2 inches low in the back. I've tried all the way back and all the way forward. No dice. Also the front mounting holes sit 1 inch over the steel floor pan. So there would be no real clamp down force when tightened. Luckily I own a sheet-metal fab company or I would be returning this and giving it 2 stars. Well, I am off to get the welder and grinder out. Maybe other jeep models work better. Good luck!
Sent it back. There was welding slag built up in accessory tray, a tack welded hump under where you see the cell phone in the picture that is too small to hold a phone so it will fall off. And the rear mount isn’t tall enough for a CJ7 transmission hump so it has to be shimmed. Waiting on my Tuffy to ship.