YEAH!! Just got mine tonight! Saw the package sitting on the door step when I got home, knew exactly what it was, hehe.


I must say, this thing kicks ___!

 

damn and I am just passing time waiting for mine........... :twisted:

 

Don't feel bad...your not alone.

 

Anybody going to post some pics with it in your own ride?I saw the pics from Boomarang,but just wanted a couple different angles of it.Is it wide enough so you and a passenger can both rest your arms on it?I am seriously thinking about asking Santa for it for X-Mas :D

 

Yes, it's wide enough for two. The armrest in a theater is pretty small but we somehow find a way to share it We all should input our reviews for those who have the armrest already.

 

Mine got here Friday night. It took me all of 15 minutes to put it in. The hardest part was getting the carpet lifted around the foot braces. Once in, it's really nice. The color matches up with the interior color really well.

Only thing I noticed is that there is nothing securing the front bottom of the armrest. When my 2 year old opened it up, the top flipped back and the front raised up a second then settled back down. I have a feeling it isn't good for the plastic around the screw to be flexing like this. It only lifted a tiny bit, I'm just thinking about the long term effects. I'm thinking about putting some 3M adhesive strips to try to secure it a bit better. A stopper on the hinge would be nice, and would stop it from flipping back and causing this. Of course, with it's flipped all the way open, it can be used as a small tray for the back passengers.

It's a really nice unit, and looks very OEM. I'm glad I waited until this one was available. This is what Toyota should've included from the factory.

 

you can see some pics at http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2134586345

hope this helps a bit

i didn't find that it would flex back when the top was flipped open. it is actually very secure in the front even though nothing is actually holding it down.

 

I put mine in yesterday. The unit is very nice, but you do have to be careful not to fully open it. I don't think it would cause any real problems, and the seats kind of squeeze against it to keep it from happening. The hardest part of the install is sliding the stabilizers all the way back to where they are supposed to go. Also, it seems that the metal retainer for the parking brake cable could potentially get caught on the passenger side stabilizer. I guess as long as the light on the dash isn't lit its ok. Does anyone know if for sure the "brake" light on the dash is off the actually parking brake is completely disengaged?

Finally, don't try to install it without the stabilizers. I did this first, and the screw is to long without them. I bored a small hole in whatever is underneath the metal hump in the middle of the car. It looks like its just metal from the floor of the car, but as the screw went in I heard a cracking noise. Probably just the white plastic the old screw went it to breaking as this screw is of a larger diameter. Don't know for sure, but everything seems to be o.k. Overall this the best armrest for the Scion that I've seen by far.

 

I can't wait till mine gets here this week

 

Ok I took some pics of it and some shots to better show all the areas I think most people were concern on mounting and/or clearance issues...

One thing I noticed to comfortably set the emergency brake you have to reach around and pull up from the passenger side seat, shifting is no problem either. When I get the top redone in leather I think I will add additonal 1" of foam to better fit me, other than that boomerang has a winner IMO :D

Parts...



Close up of insert...



close up of rubber armrest...



Before Install...



Base Installed...



Front, rear and side shots...

 

Sweet Nice pics.

 

nice...I can't wait......BTW those seats are sweeeeet

 

i'm sorry but that armrest looks cheap and doesnt fit in with any interior fabric/material. maybe it's just me.

 

Hotbox05,

Nevermind the armrest....how the hell do you have over 1500 posts in under 3 months? I can't imagine anyone having THAT much to say.

 

well for two of the three months i had no job so talking about scions was all i did. and for the last month hating my ____ty jobs and retarded hours brings me to this places every night/day after or b4 dreaded work. id say about85% of my posts are good useful posts so i am trying to raise that percentage . i need to stop posting in off topic and stop all the stupid short posts that i have done. othen than that IT ALL BOILS DOWN to me not having a life. well that and my somewhatly vast automotive knowledge

 

Can't please everybody :?

 

I just happened to notice the post count and was like, holy crap!

 

IMO it is by far the best that I have seen for cost and installation.

I agree that the top should have been done in leather, maybe you can afford this armrest I was looking at?

It was only $369 plus shipping and handling, plus you would have to modify it to fit the Scion

 

That armrest is kind of smooth :D

 

I was *this* close to ordering that armrest for my TT but traded it before I spent that much money. The only thing I really hated about the TT, except for prodigious torque steer when the turbo caught up, was the lack of an armrest. :?