I'm the proud owner of a 2015 Accord Sport w/ 6-speed! :grin I'm coming from a 2008 Fit that was a great car but I wanted something a little bigger for the family. So far I'm very happy with it, particularly the MPG is astonishing for a car this size (34-35MPG on my 70 mile ground trip commute.)
However I have a huge problem that went undetected during the test drives: the drivers side footrest! That thing is massive and makes my left leg ache if I actually use it to 'rest' my foot.
Compared to the Fit it feels like I now have less leg room. No doubt the marketing guys have figured out how to measure the space and make it seem larger, but the footrest occupies about 25% of the space down there and gets in the way. I compared against my Tundra and Honda Pilot and both have a much smaller and totally unobtrusive rest - just a half inch bump on the floor.
I searched the web and this website but didn't find any solutions. So I decided to pull the %#@* thing out! Turns out that it's under the carpet so removal isn't as simple as it should be. One must:
1) Remove the little cover on the gas/trunk lock
2) Unlock the gas/trunk lever if it was locked
3) Pull up the door sill (just use your hands and pull straight up)
4) Pull apart the door seal covering the drivers kick panel
5) Pull off the drivers kick panel (pull the part near the engine toward the middle of the car, then pull the whole panel back)
6) Pull the carpeting up
7) Rip out the footrest - it's glued to the carpet with 'goo' (not glue)
It's just a block of styrofoam. That thing is HUGE! However simply removing it presents some new problems:
1) The carpet is molded to the shape of the footrest and will not simply lay flat after removing the block. It's like a hollow Mt Rushmore!
2) The footrest is actually an integral part of the floor. There's a fairly large gap remaining if it's just taken out (perhaps 2"x2"x4") At least part of this thing must remain behind
3) The rubber slab on the carpeting is permanently attached with glue.
I decided to simply reduce the size by cutting off a wedge with a saw. Did that, and things seemed better. But after a couple days of driving I decided I wanted more.
So I cut off another wedge - this put a smile on my face for the first day, but now I want more.
Anyone rip this thing out completely? I can imagine I'd love the space down there but don't want that saggy pouch of carpeting sticking up with the silly rubber slab still stuck to it.
Honda - you screwed up!
However I have a huge problem that went undetected during the test drives: the drivers side footrest! That thing is massive and makes my left leg ache if I actually use it to 'rest' my foot.
Compared to the Fit it feels like I now have less leg room. No doubt the marketing guys have figured out how to measure the space and make it seem larger, but the footrest occupies about 25% of the space down there and gets in the way. I compared against my Tundra and Honda Pilot and both have a much smaller and totally unobtrusive rest - just a half inch bump on the floor.
I searched the web and this website but didn't find any solutions. So I decided to pull the %#@* thing out! Turns out that it's under the carpet so removal isn't as simple as it should be. One must:
1) Remove the little cover on the gas/trunk lock
2) Unlock the gas/trunk lever if it was locked
3) Pull up the door sill (just use your hands and pull straight up)
4) Pull apart the door seal covering the drivers kick panel
5) Pull off the drivers kick panel (pull the part near the engine toward the middle of the car, then pull the whole panel back)
6) Pull the carpeting up
7) Rip out the footrest - it's glued to the carpet with 'goo' (not glue)
It's just a block of styrofoam. That thing is HUGE! However simply removing it presents some new problems:
1) The carpet is molded to the shape of the footrest and will not simply lay flat after removing the block. It's like a hollow Mt Rushmore!
2) The footrest is actually an integral part of the floor. There's a fairly large gap remaining if it's just taken out (perhaps 2"x2"x4") At least part of this thing must remain behind
3) The rubber slab on the carpeting is permanently attached with glue.
I decided to simply reduce the size by cutting off a wedge with a saw. Did that, and things seemed better. But after a couple days of driving I decided I wanted more.
So I cut off another wedge - this put a smile on my face for the first day, but now I want more.
Anyone rip this thing out completely? I can imagine I'd love the space down there but don't want that saggy pouch of carpeting sticking up with the silly rubber slab still stuck to it.
Honda - you screwed up!