 Found something out about armrests!! |
 Mar 2, 2004 - 2:42 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%)  |
I dont know if anybody has known this but there is actually another armrest under the factory one. Mine was all ripped up so i took it off and took it apart cause i was going to recover it. Well to my surprise there is another covered armrest inside the bigger softer factory one. I actually like this one better! Its level with the shifter and feels like where your arm should rest. I will take some pictures when i get home if anyone wants.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 2:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I want pics.
Are you talking about the middle arm rest??......well you gotta be if ur referencing the shifter. Had to answer my own question for any that might want to know. |
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Mar 2, 2004 - 2:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
yes the middle arm rest. I was amazed. Its like toyota did it on purpose for when it wears out.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 2:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yea i sold my big one that was on my car, too bulky, got in the way while shifting.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 2:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
I like the bigger one, the other looks cheaper.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 3:59 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I never had the bigger arm rest on my car, but I'm happy with the smaller one.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ok i'm lost are you people talking about the part that hold the cupholders and is flat... or are you talking about the thing covered in leather.. or is there something else .. i pic will hell
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:43 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
its covered in vinyl...Your arm rests on it. The cup holder pulls out of it
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
The center armrest has a big "cap" on it. Its vinyl and if you take it off, theres another cover thats below it. Its like 3 inches or so thick, so its a big difference if u take it off.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
no mine isn't covered in vinyl its leather and i know what your talking about now
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Its for doing the pimp lean when you drive... I actually like it. MY 3000Gt's arm rest is flush with the console and it feels better for shifting.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 4:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I like resting my elbow. I'll see how it looks w/o the arm rest when i get home or go on my break........i'm still at work.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 6:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 23, '03 From Miami,FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
can anyone post a pic?
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Mar 2, 2004 - 6:54 PM
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Here's mine, without the padded armrest, along with a few other pieces I took out when installing my alarm.
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Mar 2, 2004 - 10:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i didnt know about the thicker one, untill i was browising a junk yard and looking at a celica and the arm rest was like a foot high i was like WTF?
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Mar 3, 2004 - 12:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
the bigger, taller padded one is the accesory armrest toyota offered. the smaller one is how they came from the factory- the dealer put the tall padded ones on...
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Mar 4, 2004 - 2:47 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 9, '02 From San Diego, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Never seen the padded ones before.
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Mar 4, 2004 - 7:12 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If someone can tell me how to add pics in a post i have a pic that has both the stock and the padded
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Mar 4, 2004 - 9:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I'm not a fan of the padded one
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Mar 5, 2004 - 8:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 9, '03 From Dayton, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
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Mar 5, 2004 - 1:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks dan....Here are the pics of the 2 different armrests...
 
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Mar 5, 2004 - 1:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
opps....Sorry there so huge
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Mar 5, 2004 - 1:21 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Wow, i guess i dont have the padding.
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Mar 5, 2004 - 1:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the big padded one looks like some kinda funky chewtoy
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Mar 5, 2004 - 1:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well the good thing about it is that eveb if you did have the bigone it comes right off! I was actually happy i had the big one cause when i bought the car it was already messed up, so when i took it off its like its brand new
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Mar 5, 2004 - 2:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
by any chance damnitlewis, are those for sale??
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Mar 5, 2004 - 2:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The padded or the stock one? I Use the stock one, the padded one, as you can see, is a little torn, hehe. Which one were you interested in?
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Mar 5, 2004 - 2:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the stock one
 mines all messed up...
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Mar 5, 2004 - 4:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Wow, glad I don't have the padded one either!
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Mar 5, 2004 - 5:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 26, '04 From SoCal Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sorry man, the stock one is what i have on there now. I havnt seen anyone selling them before either. I know alot of poeple who are looking for them.
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Mar 12, 2004 - 1:43 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
That is odd, when i took the extra padding off all i had under it was a block of wood, litteraly, there was a block of wood under about 1 inch of padding, pink cloth, and the black lether. Did i get jiped? dosent really matter since i'm doing all my dash peaces in fiberglass including the arm rest
 but would have been nice to have.
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Mar 15, 2004 - 7:18 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '04 From columbus, ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i had the big padded one it was deffffff more comfortable and lifted my arm to a pefrect position to the shifter how ever
now i have a trd short shifter and my new flat armrest (which i got from my local toyota dealer for 50 bucks)lines up better with with the shift knob but i would have to say for everyday drving on a non-shortshifted assembly the padded one is much much more comfortable |
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Mar 17, 2004 - 12:54 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 9, '04 From San Carlos, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Is it just me or are those pictures not working? I'd like to see the padded one, because mine workds just fine. I have an automatic, but i keep my hand rested on the shifter (I must have some kind of instinct going on) and the armrest I have now doesn't get in the way of that at all. |
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Mar 20, 2004 - 4:24 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '03 From Miami, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
padded ones kick ass, but mine is all torn up... i got the leather one, but now that you mentioned it , it might be vynil... the padded one, well its padded and very very comfortable compared tot he unpadded one, which just feels hard... and is not the same hight as the left hand rest (as far as i remember)
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