Armrest Disassembly

[jreyes19]

Hello
I am trying to find out how to take out the plastice peice holding the leather to the armrest http://www.motormec.co.uk/pics/arm3.jpg
(picture is not of my car)
it looks like there are two screws on the bottom but that is it and i am having trouble getting the small caps off of the 2 bottom screws

I did what the guy in this video is talking about at (6:22-6:45 fast forward to it)
i ordered an armrest cover but do not know exactly how to get that bottom plastic off

Does anyone have any experience with this

any and all help is appreciated thank you

[danewilson77]

Actually there are 4. Two shallow, two deep if I remember right, under the inner shell.

Edit: you're just tryin to undo the hinge correct?

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[jreyes19]

the plastic under belly of the leather (top) part so that i may set the armrest cover over it then screw the under part back on

[danewilson77]

the plastic under belly of the leather (top) part so that i may set the armrest cover over it then screw the under part back on

I don't think its removable.

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[jreyes19]

oh, is the leather armrest cover attached another way? :(

[danewilson77]

oh, is the leather armrest cover attached another way? :(

Permanently. Make sure I understand what you're trying to remove though.

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[jreyes19]

http://www.webpagescreenshot.info/img/664499-1015201163254am.png

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Josh, I fixed the picture for you. There was no picture.

[jreyes19]

Thank You
Sorry about that

[Marcus-SanDiego]

No worries. I just wanted to make sure that your picture was displayed so that others could see it.

[danewilson77]

Not gonna happen JP. I tried to pull this long piece out of an SMG....and ended up breaking it.

Why are you trying to remove?

[Hermes]

Not gonna happen JP. I tried to pull this long piece out of an SMG....and ended up breaking it.

Why are you trying to remove?

I just got confused when I saw this on tapatalk. Didn't remember posting here and had to look

[jreyes19]

lol I think he meant to type JR
but i am trying to install an armrest cover
and i cannot find any DIYs
trying to figure it out lol

[Hermes]

Do you have a pic of what you got as a replacement? It might help us figure out what you need to do

[jreyes19]

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=742830

i found this but i still do not understand how to get to the bottom 2 screws

and to hermes sorry will post up pictures as soon as possible

[Hermes]

I'm not near my car so I can look but my guess would be just muscle it if they're some plastic screws and buy new screws from the dealer. They can't be more than $0.50 each. (you'll have to go tomorrow making this a two day job. Also, they might have to order them since it's a uncommon part to replace making it longer)

[jreyes19]

i tried today but did not want to muscle too much lol
tried not to break anything
i will try again tomorrow and will let you know what happens hopefully everything pops out

[Mtnman]

Go to our sponsors site, cobywheel. There is a step by step guide to dissassembly (http://cobywheel.com/index.php/diy-files/center-arm-rest-removal). I followed it when I redid the armrest in alcantara. Its worked fine for me.

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[jreyes19]

wow thanks for that link i will be using it
:) thank yo Coby Wheel as well, i needed step 5 :)

[Mtnman]

no problem. and thanks to the mod who made the link in my post. tapatalk has its limits...

[danewilson77]

wow thanks for that link i will be using it
:) thank yo Coby Wheel as well, i needed step 5 :)

Snap. That's right. These guys ARE replacing their alcantara. I should have remembered. My bust JP.

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[Hermes]

no problem. and thanks to the mod who made the link in my post. tapatalk has its limits...

if you click 'advanced options' on tapatalk it lets you post links/pics

[jreyes19]

Cant wait for it to come in
I will be posting soon concerning recent things done in my car :)