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Who is coping with the hard, hot as hell Arm Rest in the Summer time.. Upgrade it?
Ok well I have previously posted on some things that I hated about my new car, I am relearning the car and modding it so it does what I want.
However Interior modding is not my strong point but I think we can all agree that the Center Armrest is rock hard and gets hot in the summer time.
I live in Texas and can not touch the armrest until the A/C has been on for 5 minutes. I will use a IR Thermometer to measure how hot it gets.
Moreover. On some other Toyota nation or something forum a Corolla owner posted how he upgraded his Armrest with one from a Canadian Corolla.
It's part number 58905-02480-b2.
It is a two tier armrest that is padded and slides forward. It can be located at a dealer or online for as low as $90. The pictures the dude posted look identical to our hinges on our armrest and the center console looks the same.
I am wondering if anyone has additional input about upgrading our armrest or if someone else seen a Toyota product that can be used as a replacement. I will follow up on the part number to see if it fits our car.
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Last edited by MR_LUV; 10-08-2021 at 11:40 PM.
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Redline Goods makes leather covers for the center armrest in various patterns, color schemes, and padding options.
A number of people on the forum have them. Here's a link....
I am worried the instructions for door panels kind of look like there's room for error. I will get the padded armrest first though.
There certainly is room for error, it is a bit difficult, but if you take your time and work carefully there is a good chance you will do just fine and the result will be great. We can also help you if you have any questions while installing.
Not sure if anyone is still looking, but as an FYI, the Scion dealership is charging $108.00 (CAD) for the 2014 tC armrest console cover, which isn't too expensive for an OEM part. It's a cloth material so hopefully it's better than the bare plastic on the 11-13.
I looked at getting it upholstered with foam padding, but the armrest itself is already so high that it becomes awkward to rest your elbow on it.
Thanks for the posts, That does look great, but i'm not upgrading my seats too, that is a sweet interior. Maybe Redline will have something for me.
Does anyone have more info about what the armrest situation is for the 2014 tC?
Not sure if anyone is still looking, but as an FYI, the Scion dealership is charging $108.00 (CAD) for the 2014 tC armrest console cover, which isn't too expensive for an OEM part. It's a cloth material so hopefully it's better than the bare plastic on the 11-13.
If you look at the 2:00 minute mark you will see that the 2014 has "what looks like" the thin cloth that the tC1 had. They were not that comfortable based on my 6 years of driving one.
Even if they are not the same as the tC1's It does not look like the 2014's are any more comfortable. Redline has nice arm rests on sale for only them for only $45 plus shipping.
The redline armrest has a foam cushion and a leather cover. Don't worry if you don't want to do the seats - you have leather on the wheel, and fake leather on the shift boot, right?
The steering wheel is more plasticy. The ____ boot is like a leather. I kind of want the suede materia on the armrest as I think it will be more comfortable and dont have to worry about water getting on the leather.
Your seats are rad though bro.
redline goods makes leather covers for the center armrest in various patterns, color schemes, and padding options. A number of people on the forum have them. Here's a link....
Very easy. 10 minutes or so. The shift boot is a bit trickier (I had trouble getting it attached to the ring at the bottom - wound up using a hot glue gun)
Ok well I have previously posted on some things that I hated about my new car, I am relearning the car and modding it so it does what I want.
However Interior modding is not my stong point but I think we can all agree that the center armrest is rock hard and gets hot in the summer time...I live in Texas and can not touch the armrest until the AC has been on for 5 minutes. I will use a IR Thermometer to measure how hot it gets.
Moreover. On some other Toyota nation or something forum a Corolla owner posted how he upgraded his Armrest with one from a Canadian Corolla.
Its part number 58905-02480-b2.
It is a two tier armrest that is padded and slides forward. It can be located at a dealer or online for as low as $90. The pictures the dude posted look identical to our hinges on our armrest and the center console looks the same.
I am wondering if anyone has additional input about upgrading our armrest or if someone else seen a Toyota product that can be used as a replacement. I will follow up on the part number to see if it fits our car.
Did you ever try or find out if the Toyota sliding armrest fits?
Sounds dumb, but about 10 years ago when I got my 2012 tC. I bought a Redline leather arm rest cover, but I bought one of those memory foam bath mats for like 10 bucks, a nice thick high quality one. I cut a rectangle section (to fit on the arm rest plastic) and I put the cover over it. About 7 years
worked just fine, it got a little compressed and wasn't the softest thing, so popped the leather off, bought another memory foam bath mat and did exact same thing. im on year 3-4 on the new one, it literally took me about 10 minutes. Worth its weight in gold. the leather doesn't get hot and its plush.
basically one of these, but do your own search for a quality Mat if you attempt it, this was a quick Google.
07-25-2012, 04:22 PM
Who is coping with the hard, hot as hell Arm Rest in the Summer time.. Upgrade it?
