Center console "wings"

jorgie393 said:
There have been some complaints from taller people (taller than me, it appears) who have a problem where their knee hits the "wings" on the center console (where the drive select buttons are). Followed by speculation about whether they could be modified.

In case it helps anyone, here are Honda's disassembly instructions for that part of the trim. [Formally this is the Central Console Panel.] Unfortunately, a) it would look pretty unfinished without the wings; and b) there doesn't appear to be much reason for them at all, which is annoying.

I do use mine to hold my cellphone.
Click to expand...

I really appreciate this post and those that followed. When I took my test drive, I found that wing to be very irritating and turned me off enough to look more at other cars. Now that I have indeed purchased, I have been wondering what was inside and if it could be modified. I am pretty good with these type of projects, just will begrudge the time it will take. My thoughts are that if both sides were modified the same way, and then covered with material that matches that of the storage bin/elbow rest, it would may look much better than that fake wood grain plastic, and unnoticeable to anyone but a Clarity owner. I have not taken delivery yet, so not sure if that material is leather or vinyl, I am thinking Leather would be easier to get a match, at least for me, there is a leather furniture / auto leather repair business close by my home. I bought a Touring model, not sure what is on that bin, hopefully it is leather as used on the seats.
 
If you were to remove the right side of the wing as I did on the left, you would loose the second attachment bolt. There is a bolt under each heated seat switch. The console remains solid with one side removed. With both removed, that would not be the case.
 
Paul Priest said:
If you were to remove the right side of the wing as I did on the left, you would loose the second attachment bolt. There is a bolt under each heated seat switch. The console remains solid with one side removed. With both removed, that would not be the case.
Click to expand...

Paul, thank you for that tip. I sort of see how you finished it off, would like to know how Areosmith finish of the side of his, maybe carbon fiber based on the look of his customized steering wheel! Before I jump into this project, does anyone know how this would affect the warranty?
 
Looks comfortable! thanks for posting those pictures. Just brought home the Clarity from the dealer about 15 minutes ago. I could not drive because of surgery (bought the Clarity last Wednesday, Surgery on Friday) on a tendon in my right foot, so my wife was driving. She had not seen or driven the car yet, said she loves the seat and her right knee does not touch the wing, so that is good. If she felt what I felt on the test drive, it would have been the end of life as I knew it !!! That wing is really useless!!!
 
Sailorman said:
Looks comfortable! thanks for posting those pictures. Just brought home the Clarity from the dealer about 15 minutes ago. I could not drive because of surgery (bought the Clarity last Wednesday, Surgery on Friday) on a tendon in my right foot, so my wife was driving. She had not seen or driven the car yet, said she loves the seat and her right knee does not touch the wing, so that is good. If she felt what I felt on the test drive, it would have been the end of life as I knew it !!! That wing is really useless!!!
Click to expand...

For those who don't have knee clearance issues, I ended up using the wing to hold my phone, using one of those sticky mats that works a lot better than I thought it would. It's really nice to be able to stick my phone there and plug in the USB-C cable with one hand.
 
I really appreciate this thread with those instructions. On our test drive I immediately hit my knee (very painfully) into the wing (I'm 5'10-5'11"ish). I was even aware of complaints of hitting it before I sat down. It's a horrid design IMO. A 3d-printed fix would be pretty neat.
 
Paul Priest said:
I got rid of mine and used a piece of real wood for trim. MUCH better. I'm 6'3".View attachment 6913
Click to expand...
How did you get rid of the wing?
Used a
Aerosmith145 said:
6'1" here, and work in a prototyping shop with access to great tools. This was my way of dealing with the wings in April of 18.. along with a few other items ;)

View attachment 6598 View attachment 6599 View attachment 6600 View attachment 6601 View attachment 6602
Click to expand...


How did you cut the wings out? Did you use a circular saw and did you need to take out the center console out first and reinstall it? I guess there are no critical elements in the areas that were cut out? Thanks again!
 
I love seeing the mods. I’ve dreamed of ripping the whole thing out and replacing the buttons with a dial/knob sitting under the HVAC controls. Considering the effort it’ll likely remain a dream.

Seems like a bolt in mod would be marketable considering the abundance of dislike and pointless nature of the wings.
 
Aerosmith145 said:
6'1" here, and work in a prototyping shop with access to great tools. This was my way of dealing with the wings in April of 18.. along with a few other items ;)

View attachment 6598 View attachment 6599 View attachment 6600 View attachment 6601 View attachment 6602
Click to expand...
I know this post was too much time back ago but if you are still around, can you share where did you get the pictured items?, the steering wheel looks great (pretty much for the leg clerance) and the plastic around the screen, did you get in Amazon. I tried to find something that may fit the screen like this one.
 
maju2001 said:
I know this post was too much time back ago but if you are still around, can you share where did you get the pictured items?, the steering wheel looks great (pretty much for the leg clerance) and the plastic around the screen, did you get in Amazon. I tried to find something that may fit the screen like this one.
Click to expand...
NVM. I just found it. Here is the link just in case if someone is interested. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2255800959747732.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top