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Originally Posted by Gyzm0
Hello guys,
I'm about to pull the trigger on the Toyota lhd oem armrest for the GT86.
Since it's raised a few cms I was wondering if it interferes in any way with your elbow while you're changing gears.
I never thought about this until I drove a substitute Toyota Auris during my last service and my elbow kept banging against the armrest, granted it is much higher placed than our armrest, but we sit lower and our console is higher so I wanted to know from the few people who have installed it too.
I don't want to be more confortable driving with one hand and right arm resting in the armrest, I like both hands in the wheel and just briefly go to the gear lever, I do feel aesthetically the car has a hole in the middle and would like to put the armrest there but won't do it if interferes with usability.
Thanks in advance for your kind replies.
Best regards.
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Use a book to simulate the arm rest and try it out. Not everyone drives the same or is shaped the same.
I don't have a arm rest, but I did some measuring and I would only use the front portion of the arm rest directly next to the parking brake boot. I used the door panel arm rest with my left hand on the steering wheel as reference for where my elbow would be on the right side. Shifting, the shifter is slightly further than the steering wheel(pulled closest to driver) so I would have plenty of clearance.