Armrest creak

[Alastor]

Hi

At the time I installed the Toyota oem armrest. After a while it started to squeak when opening or closing it, I solved it several times with lubricant, but it always reappears after a month or two months.

Does anyone have the same problem?

At the time I saw a video where you could see how they opened and closed and also made noise.

Is there no solution?

Has anyone installed the copy of the oem armrest?

Thanks

[churchx]

Hmm, i'd check if some bolts/nuts may need retighten. Both for bezel that attaches to console, and especially so those on "cover/door".

[Alastor]

Originally Posted by churchx

Hmm, i'd check if some bolts/nuts may need retighten. Both for bezel that attaches to console, and especially so those on "cover/door".

Thanks for the reply.
Do you also have the armrest?
Everything is tight, I already tried it in time.
In this video you can hear the noise, minute 6:58

And this first minutes

This minute 5:19

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Which makes me think that the construction of this armrest is not good and ends up making noise.

[AJ32162]

My armrest makes the same 'creaking' noise. It never concerned me.

[DarkPira7e]

It's the design of the arm rest. Have you tried white lithium grease? I don't know what lubricant you're using, but it may not be a lubricant at all. Turn the music up or get a louder exhaust

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I don't know what lubricant you're using, but it may not be a lubricant at all.

This, a lot of products marketed as lubricants are actually solvents.

[Alastor]

I have used 2 types of lubricant, one for white plastic grease and the other the 3 in 1 as usual.

and it's reappearing. with heat it expands and you hear less but when it is cold you can see it more.

[churchx]

I know, that small issues might be getting on nerves for some people.. but i probably wouldn't care about any creaking when opening/closing. At most, if maybe it creaks also when one puts arm on that armrest (though that doesn't matter to me much either, as most of a time i try to drive with both hands on the wheel), as that might be more frequent then opening/closing, and "compromises" "main function".
It does the job of visually closing that recess mid console with blending in oem-looks, on those rare occasions i do use it as .. well, armrest , it seems just the right height to reach for gearshift or handbrake, and was dirt cheap .. creaks .. there can be more annoying noises in these cars. . Even if mine on open/close also creaks, i still don't regret of getting/installing it. If anything, only thing i'd wish would be for it to open not sideways, but rearwards. Creaking doesn't bother me enough to care to fix.

[Alastor]

Hi

In my old avensis had armrest and was better than this, now.

[gpvecchi]

This really annoys me, but I still haven't a solution...

[soundman98]

i just turn the radio up, or drop a gear and make the motor sing.

[Alastor]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i just turn the radio up, or drop a gear and make the motor sing.

Is the same, I open armrest before of turn on.: bonk:

[JD001]

Sounds to me like a case of "tennis elbow"...

[ls1ac]

Have you tried a dry silicone lubricant? Spray on and it dries. Plastic to plastic will often squeak.