Screen Cubby Project

[TerryE]

Working on connecting buttons functions for the panel.
Should be completed by fall delivery of vehicle.

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[PapaDave]

Sweet...

 

[HikerNW]

I was wondering when someone would come up with something. That space is a void looking Something to fill.

 

[76Courier]

Damn it! Now I have to jump to XLT to get Sub mode and Oil Slick. Ford, if your listening please add these to XL.

 

[zackmd1]

Make sure you get the moon roof for the ejection seat! Otherwise the ride might be quite unpleasant for the passengers when ejecting…..

 

[TerryE]

Make sure you get the moon roof for the ejection seat! Otherwise the ride might be quite unpleasant for the passengers when ejecting…..

NP, I may warn my wife

 

[clavicus]

NP, I may warn my wife

"may"...

 

[HarrisonFordMaverick]

This is actually a great idea for people that plan to add lighting. Great spot for a gang switch panel!

 

[ttthhasdf]

You've gotten me thinking about this space.

Have you seen measurements for it?

I am guessing it is about 4" high and what, about 3" wide?

I thought about 3d printing some kind of basket or ledge or shelf or something to hold USB drives. In my vehicle now they get mixed up with whatever junk gets in to the tray.

I think it would be a good fit for a raspberry pi with a 3.5" screen mounted horizontal, with a 3d printed edge or bezel or frame to hold it. It should be possible to run a usb cable for power through the dash and attach it to the usb slots below somehow.

The thing is, I can't figure out what it would be for. With android auto it already has gps maps and streaming music, and all the real computer stuff for the actual truck are on the center display and there wouldn't be good sensors for that input anyway. You could blue tooth a controller and the passenger could play NES games or something on a tiny screen. I can't come up with a good purpose for it. Maybe music visualizations or something. Raspberry pi 3 and 4 have built in blue tooth so maybe it could connect to synch, but again I don't see much purpose in it.

I'm thinking a size like this. It would be touch screen so might work for your buttons. This is 2.5" X 3.5" X 1.5" deep. I think a 4" screen would probably be too big for the slot.

Another thought, I have a little cell phone called a unihertz atom. It is about 3.8" tall by 1.8" wide. If I could find a way to run a usb power cable, maybe I could print some kind of bezel or frame and put it in there permanently connected to android auto or something. I like having it as a hiking gps though so I don't know. That has a 2.5 inch screen so would lose a lot to a raspberry pi.

You an install android on a raspberry pi and google play store. I don't know if one will run android auto. Maybe install android on a raspberry pi and connect to android auto through bluetooth, get the hotspot on the truck and connect raspberry pi to it with wifi. Sort of like having a permanent phone in there I guess.

There is a project to do sort of the opposite, to use a pi4 and display as the head unit in the car to run android auto from your phone, that doesn't really help here because we already have android auto in the mav.
https://getcrankshaft.com/

 

[UberGadgetFreak]

I was thinking of repurposing an older smaller phone that may fit in that cubby, and run DashCommand:

 

[ttthhasdf]

Also the pocket terminator looks about the right size but it is not visually appealing https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/989790998/vintage-rare-pocket-terminator-sound

Something like this could display pictures, etc.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...3.html?spm=a2700.wholesale.0.0.267dc097vo1lTw

 

[UberGadgetFreak]

Another silly idea (maybe not?): You know how the Bronco has the accessory switches above the windshield, and the Hero switches on the dash above the screen? And how the Bronco has the power outlet on the dash, root? The way I put 2 and 2 and purple together, and thought why not have an accessory switch panel there instead with a few extra USB power ports for a dashcam, GPS, and other accessories?

I think of the various ways people could use them for lighting from utility vehicles with the amber light bars, spotlights, flood lights, etc., to people adding custom accessories like under-body lighting, audio equipment, HAM, CB, GMRS radios, etc. Dashcams, GPS, phone and device chargers (even better if they could be tied into the existing USB ports, too for phone connectivity in those ports as well). If someone can make one and have it match the interior styling and do a plug-n-play harness, they'd probably sell quite a few.

 

[Old Ranchero]

perfect for your favorite Bobble Head figurine

 

[ThatWretchCasey]

Anyone have the actual measurements of the cubby?

 

[Jukebox Nero]

Anyone have the actual measurements of the cubby?

Without the lil removable rubber mat, cubby measures 93mm tall, 58mm wide, 70mm deep. At the back it tapers down to 76mm tall, 50mm wide.

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