Armrest covering

[loupitou06]

I believe that you are, like us, disappointed by the fabrics covering the armrests of the Prius.
We have covered ours with a washable, vinyl-like fabrics.

With ~10$, a lot of patience and this guide you should be able do it yourself...

Enjoy

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[Bill Merchant]

Thanks, loupitou06, and welcome to PriusChat! This is a great write-up, and useful even if you only want to remove the inner door panels.

[Rangerdavid]

Holy Cow!! very nice and detailed write-up, but I had no idea that you had to remove the entire door panel to recover the arm rests !!

[prius2go]

great writeup
where can you buy bulk pegs?

[loupitou06]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(prius2go @ Oct 29 2007, 08:08 PM) [snapback]532183[/snapback]</div>

great writeup
where can you buy bulk pegs?
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Thanks a lot, I'm glad I could help

I am not sure what pegs refers to but I assume your are talking about the vinyl fabric, we bought 1.2 yard * whatever width it was and we where able to cover the four doors, the central armrest, the first (*miserable*) attempt of door armrest covering without disassembly of the doors and some leftovers...

We bought the fabrics at Johans

Hope this was your question :P

[samiam]

I believe prius2go was referring to the clothes pegs
you appear to need a lot of them...

[Boo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(prius2go @ Oct 29 2007, 08:08 PM) [snapback]532183[/snapback]</div>

great writeup
where can you buy bulk pegs?
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(samiam @ Oct 30 2007, 08:48 PM) [snapback]532671[/snapback]</div>

I believe prius2go was referring to the clothes pegs
you appear to need a lot of them...
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LOL in the United States we call them "clothespins" or "clothes pins".

But maybe prius2go was kidding? I mean, you need a lot of them ... 24-30 ... but that's hardly a number that we would call "bulk" or that would require you to buy them from a wholesaler or a big box buying club store.

Anyway, in the United States you can buy clothespins at most stores that sell common household goods, including neighborhood hardware stores and "99 cents" stores. They usually come in a pack of 24 or more, for about $1 to $4. I don't know where they're typically sold in the UK.

[DaveLadely]

Instead of vinyl, I covered my door arms and the console with chrome-tanned leather, med. gray in my Prius). I used a firm memory foam under the leather so that it would be more comfortable. The console was easy. Looks great, feels great (a LOT better than vinyl!), and looks like factory.

[McDonald]

Originally Posted by DaveLadely

Instead of vinyl, I covered my door arms and the console with chrome-tanned leather, med. gray in my Prius). I used a firm memory foam under the leather so that it would be more comfortable. The console was easy. Looks great, feels great (a LOT better than vinyl!), and looks like factory.

Pics or it didn't happen!

[Alt]

Thanks for the writeup on recovering the arm rest. What I was hoping to do is to hinge the armrest and make a storage space beneath it (as is standard on the Toyota Sienna van). I couldn't tell from your pictures so perhaps you can tell us - is the big bulge under the armrests filled with wires and electronics, or is there space there to make a storage compartment (assuming I can figure out a way to make either a hinge or removable armrest)?