ek centre console into an eg

[cnez]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

EK centre console into EG

.:1st DIY thread:.

After looking at the crazy prices the eg centre console (at least 200au) goes for i decided to look up on alternatives.
Turns out an ek console can be put into an eg with some modding, but hasnt been well documented. i decided to check it out and do it myself.
Getting the ek console to fit flush is all about chopping away at the plastic a little and measuring it up in the car to see how it fits.
If you're going to follow this make sure you don't end up cutting too much off else you're going to have random gaps.

things needed:

an ek centre console (40bux from hondwrecks)
stanley knife
pair of pliers that work like a nail clipper or even a pair of garden scissors
screwdriver
sandpaper to smooth down cut plastic and give a clean finish

here's what i did:

Outlined in red are the plastics i shaved off to make it line up
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i then drilled 2 holes on each side and joined it up with the remaining eg part. the legs on the metal frame also had to be chopped off for
the 2 plastics to sit nicely. the frame it still secured by the eg plastic but :)

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the din slot was an issue as more room was needed behind, so the metal brackets were taken off, and i measured up the extra space for the din slot to fit

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you can see here now there's more room at the back (added the non-slip material also :P)

note: the console hasnt been pressed up flush in this pic. console was just pulled back a bit so the camera flash could get a good image of behind the din.
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7047/27751958.jpg

Results (finally installed and interior cleaned up)

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2772/dsc05854d.jpg

Before and After

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ANOTHER DIN SLOT! :honda: many ideas come to mind :D

The pics should pretty much explain everything. i know people have gone on about how the ek centre console wont match up nicely and isnt secure.
i guess its down to how precise you want the pieces to line up. It took some effort to get it all lined up flush and secure. screwing the plastics together made it firm and isn't going to budge if its accidently kicked or knocked.

now theres something filling up the original empty space where you can actually put things elsewhere instead of the passenger seat :thumbsup:

100% satisfied with this DIY. if you aren't willing to put down 200au (up to 300au on ebay) or so on the eg6 centre console you may consider doing this.

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Added close ups and measurements:

cigarette lighter panel measurements (give or take a few mm)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3922/dsc05875.jpg

side shots

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and the measurements. gap is around 2cm.

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[jdmEG5]

OH GEEEE UR ONE SMART BLOKE!

+1 rep

[rayb3na_]

epic.

[EG52NV]

love your work mate

+1 rep

[BabyZilla]

Great DIY - would you be able to post up some closer shots of the sides? id like to know how much of a gap there is. Thanks.

[FastFwd]

That is leet dude...Great work. out of the box thinking.

I think it looks better than the eg6 console. That upgrade would look great on all black interior.

deff might do this myself.

[FastFwd]

Could you take some more pics of the clearances to the floor and around the cigarette lighter area?

[cnez]

yep i'll chuck up more pics. i'll take em tmr when i get time.

[Terryfying]

that is nuts! ur a legend..

[antO]

Wow, very nice and cheap :D
great work!

[OMGJDM]

nice job mate
i got that done to mine eg to awhile back wen i first got it looks heaps better the the original eg console good work!

[dreamshifter]

can you still use the ashtray?

[cnez]

Sure I just didn't put the ashtray back in for the picture. The screws I needed to screw the console on were in the ash tray. Itll eliminate the coin box thing but...since u need to cut the dinslot shape. U could chuck in the gauge holder din slot into the ek part and not need to cut into the coin pocket slot.

[EG52NV]

but this means bye bye cup holders

[cnez]

Not really...I didn't have an existing eg cup holder. Plus u can get the din slot cup holders :). Atm I've got the cupholder that attches to the vent sitting in the space untill I get a din cup holder.

[cnez]

Back in black, along with a bonus integra cupholder which i found :P

only thing not sprayed with black vinyl spray was the handbrake cover...HOW DO YOU TAKE IT OFF??? lol

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[na-118]

so you use integra cup holders not ek ones?

[cnez]

yeh ceebs spendin money on an ek1 one, its practically the same as the ek but i've just sourced different parts.

[F.O.B Squad]

Excellent DIY dude. Very creative and descriptive.
Yeah only let down is the handbrake cover lol.
I think you gotta cut it up to take it off :confused:

[hectic_filo]

nice DIY i am goin to do this on my DAD's EG, Eg doesnt have a good console box compare to Ek.. Good job mate, Reputation for u

[Xen]

will the EK centre console with the armrest fit the same as the without?

[J_Phongsavan]

will the EK centre console with the armrest fit the same as the without?

same thing albert, will fit...

[finalazy]

can you use ek cupholders? i tried and dont see how because the cupholders stick out at the back, the metal plates are in the way?

[cnez]

i havent tried using ek cupholders. had to modify the integra cup holders to fit though as it did bump into the metal at the back.

[Mr EG]

Nice gonna give this a try :D

[VT3C]

dayam !! and I had an EK centre console lying around that I threw out :(

LESSON FOR THE DAY: never throw out any car parts even if they are not for your car :)

[Sir_vtec]

nice two tone interior :p

[b18ctrb]

Props for doing something different

[zco]

i hve the ek console trim if any clown wants it. its for free btw

[slow_poke]

I tried this mine doesn't sit as perfect as yours there is a 1cm gap in the middle and am not sure how to put it any closer... damm quite annoying, also i dunno were to put the screws to secure the console, I'm trying this with the whole ek console anyone got any ideas?

[beeza]

Excellent DIY!

[cnez]

whole ek console including armrest?

perhaps drill couple holes on the armrest so that they line up with the 2 holes the regular eg console bolts onto? hopefully that works.

1cm gap :S:S show up some pics

[slow_poke]

whole ek console including armrest?

perhaps drill couple holes on the armrest so that they line up with the 2 holes the regular eg console bolts onto? hopefully that works.

1cm gap :S:S show up some pics

I'll put up some pics when i find my camera. Also unfortunately no arm rest.

[cnez]

oh. scrap my previous post then lol.

to secure it just screw it onto the existing eg shifter surround

[beeza]

Excellent DIY!

[im.Kusuma]

did this few days ago. Turned out good :) Painted the consoles matte black :p

[pieee]

Great stuff, keep it up dude!

[hectic_filo]

i did this a couple of weeks ago,, perfect,, more compartments for me!! and its stable doesnt move will take pics soon..

[slow_poke]

I'll put up some pics when i find my camera. Also unfortunately no arm rest.

Fixed mine up fukn looks great but i put the whole ek centre console including part for the handbrake so i have another pocket were the handbrake lies LOL, thanks for the DIY finally i can put my shit somewhere hahaha
thanks again

[cnez]

including part of the handbrake?! pics pls!

[slow_poke]

including part of the handbrake?! pics pls!

When i get the camera i will, it's snug onto the clips at the end of the console.

[slow_poke]

here is my whole ek centre console in my eg
Note: diy was messy i still need to sand the top LOL

[kenni.nguyen]

ahahah it's alright clem, we have our teg boxes for that

[hectic_filo]

here is my whole ek centre console in my eg
Note: diy was messy i still need to sand the top LOL

that looks sweet.. did u made any modification?

well i pick up a centre console with arm rest from the wreckers for the EG so that a combo wit the EK console in my eg,, more compartment and arm rest is gud when ur not shifting gears!! :)

bad points is that the one i picked up doesnt hav ashtray and it has a small cracked, but its aight i guess :)

[rey2009]

ok i understand tat you only need to sue ek console gear part

but every wreakers i went there no ek console with cup holders?

plus what models armrest will fit on eg? do i have to mod it to fit it on?

[hectic_filo]

ok i understand tat you only need to sue ek console gear part

but every wreakers i went there no ek console with cup holders?

plus what models armrest will fit on eg? do i have to mod it to fit it on?

i used the eg arm rest from civic SI's doesnt have to be eg6,, it does the job :)

[rey2009]

thanksss

[xclusive_eg8]

Did this today. Kinda screwed the eg center console up tough, shouldn't have cut the sides of. Just the middle section but o well it ain't noticable. Also put the EK arm rest in and it looks gangsta, made the top lip on the EK center console sit under the eg coin pocket where I cut for another anchorage point for EK one. And instead of ugly non stock screw holes, I used the plastic I cut, to make plastic " brackets that screwed into the stock EK screw holes and allowed me to cable tie it all down to the stock eg mounts. It really is stuck down well and looks good + no more loosing my coins and phone. Only complaint is the gap on each side up front but meh, nothing some silicone and vinyl can't fix. Might do an updated DIY on filling the gaps when I get more time

[vyrus]

Sorry if i'm bumping an old thread guys but couldn't help it. I'm doing the same thing, got the console to fit except that I can't fit it WITH the original EK cupholder tray. It would hit the metal frame at the back. What to do guys ?

[vyrus]

Anyone ?!??!?!

[vyrus]

Meh no love here

[vtec_cpu]

customise the EK cupholder tray til it fits, and doesn't hit the metal frame..

[vyrus]

How do i customize the tray ? :S it'll be broken and won't even fit then ?

[cnez]

cut into it, dont touch the spring/reloading mechanism.

[vyrus]

Ok I cut the cupholder as much as I could (left the spring mechanism) and it's STILL hitting at the back. It's an EK cupholder. As per my calculation, I still need to cut atleast half an inch more. And i cant do that because of the spring. Man what do I do bro ? I really need this!!

[vtecing]

possible to modify the metal bracket?