Ever heard of Console Vault?

Ever had a worry about leaving valuables in your car, even for short periods of time? I have, where I live (NC) if you CCW, you are limited as to where you can carry, if you want to stay legal, you have to leave your gun in the car in certain places. I never liked the idea of leaving my gun in the car.. I looked online for solutions, there are all sorts of various locking boxes and safes that you can buy, some have cables, some bolt to the floor, some require vehicle modification. By chance, I was talking to a friend about this and he showed me the console vault web page.
http://www.consolevault.com/
I took a chance an ordered one after reading everything I could find about these. Honestly, the biggest seller for me is they are all steel construction made right here in the USA. Mine arrived today, in literally 15 minutes I had it installed, and the new combination set. It uses the factory console bolts to secure it in the vehicle.
I had to take the lid off the console and the hinge to install it, they include vehicle specific full color pictures with the step by step instructions. If I can do this, anyone can!

Here's what the console looks like closed.
http://images59.fotki.com/v420/photo...41906_6-vi.jpg

When you open the console, you reveal the top of the vault.
http://images50.fotki.com/v395/photo...001_929-vi.jpg

The factory sets the combination to 0-0-0, it's easy to reset it to your own numbers, they include step by step instructions for this. It's got a spring loaded lid, so once you open it, it stays open until you close it.
http://images112.fotki.com/v355/phot...949_950-vi.jpg

You don't lose much space, each console vault is vehicle specific so it's made to fit with very little wasted space. Just to show the room there is in mine, that's a Model 36 in there, with 100 rounds of ammo, plenty of room left for anything else you might want to store temporarily.
http://images41.fotki.com/v1309/phot...944_291-vi.jpg

The bigger your console is, the bigger the vault will be. This was the perfect solution for me. easy access, your choice of locks too, if you don't like a keyless lock, you can get a keyed lock for the same price.

I need one but they don't make one for my car.

Or bolt in one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Secure-It-Hand.../dp/B000HBB15U

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Originally Posted by canyon-ghost

Or bolt in one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Secure-It-Hand.../dp/B000HBB15U

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Which has very mixed reviews. Go to the last page.

I looked at those, not for me, I'm very happy with the one I bought.

Trey

I have one in my 2005 Silverado I bought about a yr ago off ebay.

It was used but looked new Cost me a whole $50.00.

I just love it

DCP, I consider that to be a good review! A year old and bought used and you're still happy with it, that works for me! Is yours a keyed or keyless lock?

Trey

Its Keyless and I set it to my own combination.
I dont think I would like the keyed.
It really gives you piece of mind.[smilie=w:

They dont make one for a Chrysler Mini Van:(

I would buy again at full price but I will look at ebay 1st[smilie=l:

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Originally Posted by Trey45

DCP, I consider that to be a good review! A year old and bought used and you're still happy with it, that works for me! Is yours a keyed or keyless lock?

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i like the vault. how fast can you get in it if ya needed to?

How fast can you dial 3 numbers on a combo lock? I don't intend to ever use the vault as a permanent storage for my pistol, it's only for those times when I must disarm myself to enter a premises where CCW is posted as forbidden, or where current law states it is illegal. Any other time I'll have my pistol on my person. It makes a good place to keep other stuff though, my GPS stays in there when I'm not using it, my truck flashlight and extra battery, a box of ammo, a folding knife, emergency cash, hand grenades, power bars, dehydrated water, you know the stuff everyone keeps in their truck ;)

Sounds like a good deal. i may have to look into one. Thanks

I was all excited for a minute, figuring they MUST make one for Jeep Cherokee. NOPE.

Foiled again.

Where do you store your Bazooka, Trey? :kidding:

Fort Knox makes some really good mobile lock boxes, but nothing that well-fitting that I know of unless they've come out with something recently.

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