Center Armrest Too Low for Comfortable Driving. Any Solutions?

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Tom

 

You're not right! lol! I have just recently been trying more and more to be aware of myself sitting with my left "cheek" up on the side padding of the seat, rather than sitting centered-up in the seat, which has my body kinda tilted toward the right side in a jacked up fashion (probably not good for my back in the long haul...), and I think I do it cause it allows my right arm to be just the few inches lower that it can rest on the center armrest... I ended up rigging the situation by put a matching bath towel, folded a few extra times, on the center armrest. So, now I can sit centered up in the seat and still rest my elbow on the armrest if I desire. So, moral of this story, I have also noticed this issue and had to come up with a less-than-ideal work-around.

 

check out this for the console:

autosportcatalog.com/miscellaneous-comfort/armrest-console-cushions.cfm

and for this for the window side:

autosportcatalog.com/miscellaneous-comfort/arm-restler.cfm

you have to add the www before those because it won't let me post links yet

 

Rather that wasting a good Phonebook. I would grab some foam, you determine how squeezy you need and add it to the height of the center armrest. Find some nice leather of your liking at a Fabric store. You can apply this yourself. It's such a small piece you should be able to knock it off in a weekend.
If you do, please post your results!

 

2012 8-way power adjustable seat?

 

I had never thought about this but I tried it out today. I find the center armrest to be a perfect height for me & I'm 6'2" tall. I asked my wife & she found it perfect too & she is only 5'3" tall.

Now the door armrest is too low for both of us & I rarely use it.

 

Maybe lower your seat.

 

I bought some hand towels from Target that match the interior color and folded them up. My boss liked the idea and did it with his Nissan Z.

 

Any one know if someone makes an aftermarket center console that is like the Prius V. I like how there is a cut out for the cup holder and your still able to get into the storage.

 

Ditto for the towel thing! I did it, too, just a few days after we bought my car! lol

 

I designed a Prius Pillow for the driver side. Perfect match with dark Gray cloth seating

 

My son gave me tube socks stuffed into one tube sock for Christmas i use that on the right hand side for very long trips. It works.

 

Storage area for Prius pillow and the Prius tube sock pillow

 

I like the pillow idea.

 

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I like your kid's sense of humor.

 

Love these suggestions! Between the Gansta Lean to the Prissy Prius Pillow, we should all be able to find a way to achieve a comfortable driving position for the elbows on the console.

LeatherZ is definitely a possibility. They have the 1/4 inch cushion and for a little extra $$ they can add another 1/4 inch of cushion. Order a set for the doors and another set for the center console armrest.

A good piece of cushion and a good interior shop could custom build (just the right height) a nice fitting arm rest over the existing console.

No one mentioned that if you don't want to mess with the interior, you could always just buy a quality set of elbow pads! They should be easily customizeable, too!