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Old 10-25-2018, 04:55 PM   #239
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Is the door panel armrest removable? The door panel on my old M3 was attached with bolts and felt like it weighed a few lbs. You could potentially remove the armrest, cut out the thicker plastic that supports it in the door panel, then plug it with a lightweight panel covered in alcantara or similar.


That did feel like the heaviest part of the panel. This is the outside the box kind of thinking im looking for! A simple flat piece of plastic wrapped in alcantara (which I have) would do the trick!
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just did a search and found these as well. The carbon inside is way too much but interesting to know these are available
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Insi...-/171763065843


These is better priced
http://lrbspeed.com/product/frs-brz-...m-door-panels/
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just did a search and found these as well. The carbon inside is way too much but interesting to know these are available
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Insi...-/171763065843
that looks sharp, very oem like
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