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Rear seat armrest breaks easily?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by dougbraun, Jan 12, 2007.

  1. dougbraun

    dougbraun Junior Member

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    I've had my '07 Touring for a week now, had I just noticed that the rear seat
    armrest doesn't stay at a horizontal position, but swings all the way
    down until its front end is resting on the seat cushion.

    It's not supposed to do this, right? Maybe it just broke, or maybe my
    kids were trying to use it as a diving board, I can't say.

    Is the armrest known to be fragile? Do you think I have
    any chance of getting this fixed under warranty?

    BTW, I just finished installation of the $99 XM/Terk satellite
    radio system, and it works like is is supposed to, and I managed
    not to break or scratch any of the many pieces of dashboard and
    interior I had to remove. I have some photos of where I installed
    the radio and interface boxes that I will post when I get a chance.

    Doug
     
    #1 dougbraun, Jan 12, 2007
  2. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    The arm rests are made out of plastic and they are connected to the interior door plastic piece by melting the plastic. Did you get leather installed from dealer or someone else? It is possible that someone broke it while installing.

    See the pics I took when I installed mine. I broke off the top 3 and crazy glued back later. I got one of those industrial strength crazy glue.

    Dennis
     

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  3. TheForce

    TheForce Stop War! Lets Rave! Make Love!

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    I think dougbraun is talking about the center armrest.

    If so yes it does go all the way down to the seat.
     
    #3 TheForce, Jan 12, 2007
  4. MarinJohn

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    In my '04 the center fold down armrest slants down like yours if that is the one you are referring to.
     
    #4 MarinJohn, Jan 12, 2007
  5. dougbraun

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(theforce @ Jan 12 2007, 10:08 AM) [snapback]374637[/snapback]</div>
    Yes, I meant the center armrest (very useful, it helps keep the peace when
    driving with two children).
     
    #5 dougbraun, Jan 12, 2007
  6. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    yeah, it goes all the way to bottom. Odd since the Yaris sedan's rear armrest stops horizontally and it's half the price!
     
    #6 Tideland Prius, Jan 12, 2007
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