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luVWagn
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 Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:48 pm Post subject: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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I've tried searching the classifieds, as well as all the usual online shops, and I haven't found a source for the plastic trim-piece that covers the bottom-side of the armrest, where the adjuster knob sticks out.
1. Are these things available anywhere? Anyone got a spare?
2. Are they replaceable anyways, or is it a "rip the seat apart" operation to put another one on?
3. I didn't spot an obvious source for replacement armrests in grey...?
4. Or do I just source a "new" seat (yikes)?
I mean these black plastic bits (although this pic is from a eurovan):
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joshtw709
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Location: austin, texas
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| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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bumping this query as I also can never find replacement sets...
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DuncanS
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Location: New Hampshire
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| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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| Cannibalize from a dead seat and be careful. They are fragile. First crank the adjustment knob all the way in. Then take a pair of piers and straddle the adjustment shaft behind the knob. With a hammer tease the knob off. It's a pressed fit on a shallow splined shaft. It just goes back on with no problems. Then you will see the two philips head screws. Take them out and remove the plastic part. I just redid the armrests and had to put some fiberglass on the area under the knob as the plastic had broken away and the screw had nothing to hold onto. Worked great. |
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djkeev
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joshtw709
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Location: austin, texas
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| Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2021 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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Sounds like good candidate to be printed!
Someone here does this, send him a good one he can copy and get some new ones made.
Dave |
all mine are cracked and in pretty rough shape. obviously not a totally essential part, but like to chip away at bringing my van back to it's former glory and swap out cracked or damaged bits as i'm able to.
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ZsZ
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joshtw709
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| Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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very impressive find
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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| I repair mine with epoxy and cloth on the inside. If there are gaps, blue tape so the glass will go over the space and then fair it from the outside after the epoxy cures. Rattle can and hand it in. |
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djkeev
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ALIKA T3
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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and there is this
https://defunk3d.com/product/arm-rest-adjuster-trim/
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:32 am Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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| John's Car Corner in Westminster, Vermont. A lot cheaper. |
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joshtw709
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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Thanks all for the leads. Been lowkey on the hunt for some replacements for maybe 4 years...
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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| DuncanS wrote: |
| John's Car Corner in Westminster, Vermont. A lot cheaper. |
depending on the day. i've know him for years and he's beginning to slip a bit. i reached out to him for a door panel. he wanted 700 that day.
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
| Jake Raby wrote: |
| Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
| Brian wrote: |
| Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: Where to get armrest adjuster plastic trim piece? |
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| I had VERY bad luck with him years ago which cost me my modified 181 and another 1600 engine to boot. I would NEVER do business with him for anything over $25 as you could wind up on the short end like I did. |
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