Originally Posted by dinfern22 (Post 3020351)

I finally pulled the trigger on the OEM armrest for my fr-s and they should arrive in a couple days, can't wait!:thumbup:

Originally Posted by dinfern22 (Post 3020351)

Hey, what's up guys!

I finally pulled the trigger on the OEM armrest for my fr-s and they should arrive in a couple days, can't wait!:thumbup:
I had a couple questions about them, and I'd appreciate any advice.

How was the whole installation process, was it difficult? I am nervous as hell about drilling into my car so and tips will help.
Since putting the arm rest on, have you had any issues? Like the armrest making noise when you open/close them, or has the screws become loose and caused the arm rest to move around?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by navanodd (Post 3020355)

I'm assuming that you're talking about the side-hinged Euro armrest?

I'm going on 4 years with it soon, and for the most part it has been great. Definitely happy with the purchase.

Installation:
- Nerve-racking, but easy.
- Take your time making the template.
- Get flashlights/lanterns in car to help see. I found it easiest to work from the backseat with both front seats pushed forward.
- Use something pointy to center punch the wholes, triple check everything before drilling.

Issues:
- There are little plastic nubbins that cover up screw heads on the top cover. Basically its the hinge bolting to the padded portion. Sometimes these plastic nubbins fall off and I find them inside the cubby. No biggie.
- One of the hinge pins has worked its way out of position. This is a pain in the butt right now, but should only take 15 minutes plus some superglue or Loctite to fix, but I need to remove the armrest and then screw it back in. Right now its opens like a door to a house that only has one hinge.

As far as actual wear, I've really seen none. This thing is in great shape and the vinyl/leather is clearly OEM quality. It has stayed tight to the center console and no creaks or rattles have developed.

Originally Posted by extrashaky (Post 3020405)

There are two OEM armrests for the FR-S. There is the Toyota OEM armrest that looks like this:

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/medi...a-arm-rest.jpg

And there is the Scion OEM sliding armrest that looks like this:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1q-yCVEQNL.jpg

Although the first one is much better looking, I went with the second one because it's more practical and puts the armrest pad higher for us taller Americans. It also makes it possible to actually use the cup holders as cup holders by sliding the elbow pad out of the way. However, I use a seat wedge cupholder I got from an As Seen On TV store in a mall, since the OEM cupholder puts the cup right in the way of my elbow as I'm shifting.

I installed my armrest with rivets. It's quite solid when installed that way. It came with templates for the holes. My advice would be to take your time and measure more than once to make sure you get the templates in the right place. Although it's probably an easier job if you remove the center console from the car to work on a workbench, I did mine with it still in the car and didn't run into any major difficulties. I wouldn't expect the flopping door armrest to be any more difficult to install.

Originally Posted by dinfern22 (Post 3020456)

Thanks man!
I was wondering...Do you think It's a good idea to first drill just the three holes for the three arm rest attachments, then just fit the armrest into the three holes then drill the other holes around the arm rest while its inserted?

Sounds confusing but I feel like this is a good way to avoid the mistake of first drilling all the holes then when I try to insert the screws the holes are out of place. As appose to when I drill the holes through the armrest slots while its inserted through just the three attachments, which will be 100% accurate.