I'm pretty sure there was another write-up on this sometime ago but the pics were down and as usual the write-ups I see don't help me out enough and I end up improvising the rest anyway so here how I did mine.

I actually installed this armrest about 6 months ago and I'm just getting around to posting pics. I know other guys have put these Ek armrest in there Rexs and the first time I saw a pic of it I was sold on the idea! It has sooo much room in the armrest storage compared to my EG armrest I had not to mention th EK covered the entire area after the shifter console where as the EG unit did not. All and all I am very happy with this install, I do wish it flushed up a little better than it does but you can only tell at angles that nobody ever really looks from anyways. Well here are a few pics of how I did it and what I used:

Bone stock grey Ek Si armrest


Here it is after the first round of cutting, I did a little at a time so I would not over do it.


Here I am cutting further back w/ a Handsaw I bought at a Hobby shop, worked very well.


You can see how far back I had to cut to make it fit


I used Krylon semi flat black to match it to my interior (best color I found)



and here she is after the first coat


These are the only counter sink screws I could find that were the right thread pitch and length, I wish they were phillips but I just could not find any


Here it is installed, I looked for some sort of covers for the screws but found none, I am going to eventually make some sort of cover that will clean it up but I painted the screws black and they don't really stand out that much as is so how knows when I'll get around to hiding them better


And like I said I wish this flushed up better but this is the worst it looks and how many people look at your interior from this angle? either way I'm ok w/ it.


and here is a shot showing how much room is left in back


Well that's pretty much it for the armrest, I know this has been covered before so I probably could have documented better but I figure this is helpful enough? just let me know otherwise

 

I wish it was that easy for us that are stuck with passive seatbelts, damn you Sedan Gods!!

Btw, good job.

 

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Btw, good job.</TD></TR></TABLE>

passive seat belts? my brain is drawing a blank? I assume you have a 4door with seatbelts that impede installation of this armrest?

 

yes the auto seatbelts in a sedan. but if you have a 88-89 then you can do the integra armrest swap.

 

nice job on the cut, it sits more flush then mine.

one thing is the krylon is too rich a black, this company plasti-kote makes a paint that's a 100% match:



once the sun beats on it for a bit it'll blend perfectly anyway.

this was a blue HF center console i painted with that stuff i posted above:



Another fun thing to add is get a license plate screw cover kit from a local auto parts place:



Good to see the EK DIY lives

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doublethink &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice job on the cut, it sits more flush then mine.

one thing is the krylon is too rich a black, this company plasti-kote makes a paint that's a 100% match:


Another fun thing to add is get a license plate screw cover kit from a local auto parts place

Good to see the EK DIY lives </TD></TR></TABLE>

The paint I used actually matches dead on with my interior, I've used it on a few things with 100% success. I still never got around to finding any covers but I'm probably going to do something a little different when I finally cover the screws. Just had a lot of other projects going so I have not gotten back to this one yet.

 

Looks good.. I like it!

 

Jay I want your babies.

 

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Btw, good job.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2.

 

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Oh beloved Toad....you left me yearning in the alley after you took what you wanted.....and now you run to him?!?!?!?

 

Is it loose at all wen u put weight on it?/Since u only screwed it in the front...

 

Crap, looks like I'm going to start looking for a EK armrest now. At this rate I'll spend all of my next pay check before I even get it . Nice write up BTW .

 

good write up...i might go with this option

 

looks really good. I did mine about 6 months ago and it works great. only problem I have is my racing seats are to wide and its hard to open the armreast.

 

shiit look good ,time for me hit junkyard dis week lolz

 

Nice write up... I might have to source one of those arm rests from a local junk yard...

Question- besides those two screws you bought to bolt it down from the tray, where else was there bolts/screws used to make it sit tight??

 

nice write up, installed an ek armrest in my crx years ago. works great

 

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Oh beloved Toad....you left me yearning in the alley after you took what you wanted.....and now you run to him?!?!?!?


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oh didn't you know....Toad is MY bitch! he knows who his daddy is


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Question- besides those two screws you bought to bolt it down from the tray, where else was there bolts/screws used to make it sit tight??</TD></TR></TABLE>

I thought of fabricating a bracket to attach the rear area but the truth is the 2 front screws hold it well enough that there was no need for any more screws. SO I just left it this way and have not had problems in the year I've had in installed.

 

I'll have to pickup an armrest next time I'm at the junkyard for my CRX

 

nice job looks good. gonna have to try that

 

doing mine right now, i painted the armrest already. ill probably wait until tomarrow to sand down the front, cuz im not working today!

 

I'm just waiting for friday to get paid then I'll go get a Dremel to make the console fit right but for right now I just dyed the arm rest black to match the rest of the interior better (I didn't really like the gray). What do you guys think? [IMG][/IMG]

 

did anyone have problems gettin the screws through the holes in the bottom of the car? its a pain in the *** for me... i might got buy some screws that are 1 3/4 or 2 inchs...

 

I dont like the gray either. how'd you dye it. never dyed somthing before.

( thanks VtecSyndrome for the thread I did this mod 3 weeks ago)

 

i did mines a while back..but since my hatchback is not an SI it didnt come with the first top piece..so i bough a whole integra center counsel and rig it up to work in my hatch..it looks pretty decent for a 30 minute job..lol.....yours came out nice though...