8thgenrevival, might you be referring to the center console?
I was referring to replacing the armrest on the driver's side door.
So, I was able to do the job myself, Bertoli516. If I could have had someone else do this for $100, I might have made that choice...but it wouldn't have been as satisfying as figuring out this DIY project.
I wish I had been in a head space to have recorded this repair, but I'll see if I can't help a little. For removing the door panel, I found the DIYHonda video on YouTube to be the most helpful:
. These following vids show armrest removals for accords, but not for the coupe, and the coupe is different. But here are the links, as they may be somewhat helpful:
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As you may notice in these last two videos, they show that there are 5 screws holding the armrest to the back of the door panel. In the coupe, there are 6 screws, plus a couple clips, and 3 more screws holding the armrest to the "cup." A bit of clarification: if you look at the whole armrest on the door, it wraps around what I'm calling "the cup," and then there is a plastic panel that holds all of the switches for the windows, locks and mirrors, which I'm calling the "switch panel."The armrest, the cup, and the switch panel are all connected in the coupe. If you could access the three screws holding the armrest to the cup, you'd be golden. Perhaps an offset ratcheted screwdriver, referenced below, might do the trick? But at the time, I didn't know what that was, much less have one! So, without that, you have loosen the whole piece that goes under the large door handle (not the latch, but the long piece sweeping from the top of the door to below the armrest. Don't even bother removing any of the screws from the cup until you remove all of the 6 screws and push the tabs of the clips through the door panel to get that whole piece (armrest, cup, and switch panel) to pivot and swing away from the inside of the door handle. I was never able to get the whole thing free, there was something still holding it right under the door handle. However, I discovered that once I got the side closest to the door tilted away from the door enough, it was much easier to get access to those three screws attached to the cup. Still, I needed an offset phillips head screw driver (thank you, Jeremy!) with a 90 degree bend in it to get at two of the screws (a regular phillips head did the trick for the other). A set of ultra low profile ratcheting screwdrivers would make this job a lot easier - maybe you could get at those cup screws without removing the rest? I don't know.
Anyway, that's what I've got for anyone who's trying this. I was able to take a couple of pics and some crappy phone video, but who knows when I'll have time to post any of that.
Oh, and I got the armrest here:
Front Left Door Panel Armrest Black Cover Fit For HONDA Accord 08-12 Coupe 2Door | eBay
If fit FAIRLY well, not perfect. It took a little pushing and squeezing to get all of the pieces aligned to get the screws in, but I was able to get all of the screws in, and it looks great!
Good luck to you all! Happy to find a group of accord fanatics out there.
