Annoying arm rest

13_370_13 · 03-27-2017, 06:52 PM

Does anyone else have an issue with constantly opening the console in the arm rest while driving by hitting the button with your elbow? If there was one thing I'd like to change about the interior it would be the whole center console. One thing being the cup holder which is just poorly placed because anything placed in it just gets in the way and my lid to my console doesn't sit flush. There is a slight gap like it's not latching all the way down but it's latched

OptionZero · 03-27-2017, 07:19 PM

my god
what have we come to

we have puddle lights
trunk liner
truck wheels

who the **** is buying Z's these days?

cooltoy · 03-27-2017, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 13_370_13

Does anyone else have an issue with constantly opening the console in the arm rest while driving by hitting the button with your elbow? If there was one thing I'd like to change about the interior it would be the whole center console. One thing being the cup holder which is just poorly placed because anything placed in it just gets in the way and my lid to my console doesn't sit flush. There is a slight gap like it's not latching all the way down but it's latched

Fuzzzy · 03-27-2017, 07:41 PM

If I tried to hit that button with my elbow, I'd be in traction for a month.

yaoxiao4 · 03-27-2017, 07:47 PM

hmm i actually thought i broke the center cap because it moves up and down a bit even though it's latched

zmanelite · 03-27-2017, 07:54 PM

I actually have the same issue but im like ahh well

BboyZ · 03-28-2017, 01:06 AM

Honestly, I never had that issue so far.

13_370_13 · 03-28-2017, 07:00 AM

I'll try to get a pic later tonight once I get home. Definitely some play in it and I'd like to get it to latch more fully seated but I didn't see a way to.... optionzero im not sure what my issue has anything to do with the rather pointless things people wanna add to their car like trunk liner and ground lighting. It's just something I'd rather improve

Jayhovah · 03-28-2017, 10:37 AM

I used to open mine with my elbow all the time as well... it appears my brain has adjusted my resting position to compensate as it has not happened in some time.

13_370_13 · 03-28-2017, 12:36 PM

I've got better at not hitting it with my elbow now and want it sitting more flush when closed now. I'm so use to my dd civic si. Bought my 370 in November so due to weather I haven't driven it much

TerribleONE · 03-28-2017, 12:49 PM

Never had this problem.

As for it not sitting flush do you have it crammed with a bunch of stuff?

JTM88 · 03-28-2017, 01:02 PM

I'm trying to figure out how you guys are hitting it, my elbow is a good 3-4" behind the button

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barncobob · 03-28-2017, 01:15 PM

short arms or guy

is short and has seat scooched all the way forward..

stansens · 03-28-2017, 06:21 PM

Maybe slightly tighten the screws under the lid to diminish the gap. Careful as the screws go into plastic.

13_370_13 · 03-28-2017, 06:32 PM

Short arms indeed but they're pretty girthy lol only thing in it is my spare key for my civic. By the looks of it the plastic piece under the armrest needs to be thicker to allow the armrest cover to sit lower under the latch. May just place something on it so it seats lower.

03-27-2017, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
13_370_13 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 21 Drives: '13 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 25	Annoying arm rest Does anyone else have an issue with constantly opening the console in the arm rest while driving by hitting the button with your elbow? If there was one thing I'd like to change about the interior it would be the whole center console. One thing being the cup holder which is just poorly placed because anything placed in it just gets in the way and my lid to my console doesn't sit flush. There is a slight gap like it's not latching all the way down but it's latched

03-27-2017, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,228 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	my god what have we come to we have puddle lights trunk liner truck wheels who the **** is buying Z's these days? DYNAZOR, cooltoy, nick654 and 2 others like this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

03-27-2017, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	If I tried to hit that button with my elbow, I'd be in traction for a month. madwi likes this.

03-27-2017, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
zmanelite Track Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Anaheim Posts: 753 Drives: 370 Z Nismo Rep Power: 37	I actually have the same issue but im like ahh well __________________ Instagram @zmanscm

03-28-2017, 12:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Never had this problem. As for it not sitting flush do you have it crammed with a bunch of stuff? __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

03-27-2017, 07:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
yaoxiao4 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Bay Area Posts: 320 Drives: 13 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 8	hmm i actually thought i broke the center cap because it moves up and down a bit even though it's latched

03-28-2017, 01:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
BboyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Arizona Posts: 446 Drives: 2016 Z34 Nismo Rep Power: 10	Honestly, I never had that issue so far.

03-28-2017, 07:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
13_370_13 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 21 Drives: '13 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 25	I'll try to get a pic later tonight once I get home. Definitely some play in it and I'd like to get it to latch more fully seated but I didn't see a way to.... optionzero im not sure what my issue has anything to do with the rather pointless things people wanna add to their car like trunk liner and ground lighting. It's just something I'd rather improve

03-28-2017, 12:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
13_370_13 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 21 Drives: '13 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 25	I've got better at not hitting it with my elbow now and want it sitting more flush when closed now. I'm so use to my dd civic si. Bought my 370 in November so due to weather I haven't driven it much

03-28-2017, 01:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
JTM88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 276 Drives: 2012 370Z Rep Power: 14	I'm trying to figure out how you guys are hitting it, my elbow is a good 3-4" behind the button Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk NISMO IX likes this. __________________ 2012 Base Gun Metallic MT6 -CNT Racing CBE-Swift Sport Springs-Sport Akebono BBK-Z1 Motorsports Intakes-König Oversteer Wheels-1320 Resonated Test Pipes -RJM Rev 2.1 Clutch Pedal-

03-28-2017, 01:15 PM	#13 (permalink)
barncobob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: hangtown, CA Posts: 1,164 Drives: 16 370Z auto Rep Power: 590	short arms or guy is short and has seat scooched all the way forward..

03-28-2017, 06:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
stansens Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 144 Drives: 2016, 370z Rep Power: 193	Maybe slightly tighten the screws under the lid to diminish the gap. Careful as the screws go into plastic.

03-28-2017, 06:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
13_370_13 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 21 Drives: '13 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 25	Short arms indeed but they're pretty girthy lol only thing in it is my spare key for my civic. By the looks of it the plastic piece under the armrest needs to be thicker to allow the armrest cover to sit lower under the latch. May just place something on it so it seats lower.

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