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Drivers Side Armrest

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by triumph1, Jun 7, 2012.

  1. triumph1

    triumph1 Member

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    The Armrest on the Drivers side is cracked, just behind the handle (or coinholder). Would it be necessary to replace the whole door panel, or is the armrest a separate piece that I can replace?
     
    #1 triumph1, Jun 7, 2012
  2. ahmeow

    ahmeow Prius Lover

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    It should be a seperate piece. No need to change the whole one. Find one in junk yard.
     
    #2 ahmeow, Jun 7, 2012
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    My driver's door armrest wore out under warranty, the fuzzy stuff wore down. They could not replace just the armrest, they had to order and replace the entire door panel. A new one was something like $700 so look for one from a salvage yard!
     
    #3 13Plug, Jun 27, 2012
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    Our fuzzy material is quite worn down too. I was wondering how we were going to deal with this situation. We have an '05 and an '07.
     
    #4 Doxie4, Jul 29, 2012
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    Same thing happened to mine. I took the door panel off, used some epoxy to put the plastic back together, then reinforced it with this: http://i.imgur.com/m9JjD.jpg

    Totally redneck fix, but it works. The entire plastic piece on the interior door is one piece, it costs about $700 new or $250 used. This was much cheaper.
     
    #5 pzer0, Jul 29, 2012
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    #6 tumh, Jul 29, 2012
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