Homemade Arm rest for BZ
 

So I got tired of not having an Arm rest in my BRZ so I decided to fab up my own. I'll likely get the OEM once released, but decided I needed something now.

I'm no pro, nor did I do a DIY write up since I'm sure there are those better at these things than am I. Regardless, I thought I'd share. The materials cost me less than 25 dollars and it took about two hours.

Materials:
Hardwood board
Carpet foam pad
Black Suede to match Limited trim
carpet nails

I simply cut out then sanded the hardwood board, then covered the top and sides with the carpet foam using a spray on adhesive. Lastly, I covered the board with the black suede. The trick is to stretch the material over the foam, rounding the edges and securing underneath using the carpet nails.

Pics are bellow - sorry for the crappy iphone photos I took at night. It is very comfy with the carpet bad. It adds a nice feel to the armrest and doesn't leave any indentations.

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Nice job!

Love your motivation and creativity but damn that looks mad ghetto ;)

Yep - but I'm a tall guy and was tired of not having a comfy arm rest. This will just hold me over till one is released.

True that. I'm picking up my BRZ in a week as it arrived at port yesterday. I'm also tall so if I have the same issue as you I'll feel like an ass :)

I was thinking something similar... You have it hinged or just on top of?

That's pretty good man as a hold over way to be productive!

Not bad. When I first got the car I thought about doing the same thing, but what I've found in practice is I don't need it as an armrest. I tend to either keep both hands on the wheel (paddles).

I'll just keep my hands on the stick. Love to touch that round thang.... oh shiz... did I say that outloud.

The ebrake works as a pretty good armrest for me when my hand isn't on the knob.

:laughabove: That's what she said.

In all seriousness, I use the ebrake as my armrest also.



@Metallic BRZ, the final product looks great. I created a cardboard template for mine within the first week of owning the car, but never got around to finishing the project.

Kudos to you for fabbing up a nice product in a short amount of time :thumbsup:. (I think it took me 2 hours to make my template http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5844/facepalm.gif)

Nothing about that looks "ghetto" to me...add the red stitching and it'd look OEM. Great job man!

Agreed on everything except I have a 6MT and I still drive with my hands at the 9 and 3 position. Never consistently did this in any car before but it works well in the BRZ for dodging pesky potholes.

Thanks guys. The suede matches the seat inserts real well. I was going to make it hinge(bought the parts) but didn't end up going that route. Right now there is a smaller cutout on the underneath side that holds it snug in place. Red stitching would be neat but beyond my skill. I don't think it looks too getto either but different strokes I guess.

I am tall, but have no need for an armrest. I tend to keep both hands on the wheel when I can and I prefer the drink holders anyway.

Looks good for a temporary unit though