Sawing “fear attacks”?

I am 1.85m tall and have quite long legs. This should not be a model contest, but I have the problem in the TT that I have too little space between my right knee and the steering wheel. That’s why I have now removed the left aluminium strut (fear attack) of the center console so that I have enough lateral leg clearance. But now this does not look very great and I think about sawing one side of the strut (with the leather pad) and reassembly the remaining angle. This would be but a pity about the nice part and I wanted to ask if someone has the same problem or knows another solution? Of course I pulled the steering wheel to myself and in the highest position. Can you adjust the pedals somehow (e.g. like the Lotus Elise)?