2017 RS - The Sonic (Intro)

[diazmjd]

Did you have to do any sort of modification for the RokBlokz?

I know for the non-RS 12-16, you had to drill another hole for them to fit properly.

Surprisingly, none. It was really easy. I was a little skeptical of the rears (at least I think it was the rears) because they only had two mounting holes instead of three. But it snugged up just fine. About 3000 miles now and no problems.

 

[Hectic]

Surprisingly, none. It was really easy. I was a little skeptical of the rears (at least I think it was the rears) because they only had two mounting holes instead of three. But it snugged up just fine. About 3000 miles now and no problems.

I have / had the Rokblokz on my 2012 and absolutely love them. That's how I knew that you had to drill an extra hole to mount them. If they are the exact same, I'll be placing an order for a set closer to my delivery date.

 

[diazmjd]

Haven't done much this summer but tint is around the corner. Here are some recent exterior pics for anyone interested. I still love it!

 

[diazmjd]

Made my own little homelink garage door transmitter today...

 

[diazmjd]

Well this happened today. Put in a 26" light bar. Wiring without dropping the bumper was a bitch. Got a nice little lighted on/off next to my other light controls.

26" x 1"

 

[diazmjd]

$12 for garage door seal and $5 for the 8mm plastic rivots, plus 45 minutes of my time. Done!!!

 

[JTee2017]

I did. Peel back the cover and you will find a bolt you will need to unscrew. Once you do that it will provide clearance for the new arm rest to clear. I did not attempt to remove the pivot as it is firmly attached to the seat frame. It really isn't noticeable. Leave it in place.

Should you want purchase another Sonic you can easily reattach the original useless armrest for the next owner to deal with.

It comes with four screws, seats for the screws and covers that snap on. I was too lazy to drill the holes so I used a hole punch to make the holes. I would recommend using a drill bit so as to avoid making the holes too large as the screws might not be tight. Do not overtight and you should be good to do.

The top is somewhat odd in that while it has a depression it really takes two hands to release it to open. Not a big deal. It will cover the rear cup holder leaving the front cup holders. The front cup holder is fully accessible but the other is behind the arm rest so be cautious that you don't spill the contents such as a styrofoam "to go" cup with the straw attached. An average water container will work fine.

I found mine on eBay. The documentation appears to be written in something like Polish as best I can tell.

I went by the local GM dealer to show them this and they said this was the biggest complaint the get from their or would be customers.

Odd that GM hasn't put a decent armrest in it unless it is to coax customers into the larger Cruze model. I will say this. That new Cruze hatchback is one slick looking car. The Sonic was my car of choice as I had to have a small car to fit in the small area of my garage with my workbench on my side. My larger Tucson fits fine but it would be much too large to fit where the Sonic fits.

The Sonic is a "real" car and is the first GM product I have purchased since 1988. I am a happy camper. I would buy another. Well designed and even large enough for me to fit at 6'5" tall.

Can you post a link to the console you found on Ebay? I can't seem to find what you mention.

Thanks!

 

[diazmjd]

Got tired of staring at my cargo hogging prefab box. Did a little searching and found a shallow box I could use in conjunction with my floor, all while keeping my spare tire in tact.... I guess because I love the extra weight. Personal BMI included lol. Anyway, here's what I did.


The false floor is corregated so I filled it with liquid nails, did a quick cloth fiberglass resin job, and hit it with some sealing tape just in case. Forgot to take a pic.


Stuffed with some polyfil bc the box was just a little small on air for my kicker comp.




Added a 3/4" trim ring for more mounting depth. Needed about an inch but the false floor provided another 3/4".


In other news I threw some ZZP springs on a couple weeks ago.

 

[carsNskis]

Nice

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