Just as a follow-up....Removing the console (which was ridiculously easy) did allow me to flex the belt's metal arm out more, and it's going to be a better fit. Now the issue becomes: what can I install to make the center look not so ugly?I've already looked at consoles at a few stores, but they're ...

Length of it is actually fine - the little click point stub of the belt is what's causing an issue. But thanks for the recommendation!- Paul

Thanks for the tips!On the seatbelt end of things, it looks like the black "glove" that holds the click point for the seatbelt would give more if the console wasn't there. We'll try removing and see what happens.- Paul

Hi all,My wife and I purchased our 2005 Vibe last night so, hi! I'm new.I have a question regarding the center console (between seats), though. I already found instructions and pics here detailing how to remove the console. But for comfort, what we need to do is modify the console so that the seatbe...