Storage cubby above glove box (DIY)

[BillAce]

I added some charging ports and noticed all the empty space above the glove box. The old me would have seen it as a perfect location for a compression driver and waveguide but I just wanted to have more storage space and a clean location for my phone and Sirius receiver.

[Top_Fuel]

Did you make a shelf or something? I can't tell what you did from the photo.

Check out this thread...

Some Mirages have a cell phone cubby shelf above the glove compartment

[BillAce]

Yeah I guess the pic wasn't very clear. I did see that thread and decided to build my own so I can take advantage of all the space and install some things I wanted. It's a fair bit larger then the OEM option

[Ares]

You cant just post something as awesome as this and not have a DIY!!!

[BillAce]

I was in full fabrication mode and didn't take pics along the way but I'll try to put something together. Having a sheet metal brake, electric shears and rivet gun made it much easier.

[Ares]

So you basically cut the piece on top of the glove box and created the shelf that fits in that area as deep as it can go?

[BillAce]

The filler piece above the glove box unscrews from the back side with 7 or 8 phillips head screws. I was able to remove it by removing the glove box and reaching into the dash. There is a module that has to be relocated and a metal bar that is held on by 2 11mm nuts. I used these to help secure the cubby.
I used cardboard to template the top, back and bottom driving to the curve of the glove box. It has a lip the bottom can rest on. Then test fit and made side templates which I bent and riveted in place. I had to remove the radio and lower right dash bolt to get it in place and made right angle brackets for the lower corners that attached to the existing screw bosses for the filler panel that was removed. The whole thing was wrapped in vinyl so no squeaks or rattles after the nuts were tightened. I'll try to provide more details later. Feel free to ask any questions. Making it narrower will definitely make the job easier. Sirius is connected to radio circuit and USB port is on the cig lighter which were easily accessible. Each are also fused in line near the cig lighter if I ever need to access them. If I add more circuits I'll probably put a fuse/distribution block like I did in my other Mitsu

[Ares]

Sounds great!

[MetroMPG]

This is great. Yes, please post more details. I'm sure some other members will want to do something similar.