Drivers side arm rest quick repair idea!

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  1. Ianmeister

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    Hey all!
    So I picked up an ‘04 recently. She needs a lot of TLC, but with a dead straight body and no rust I think she’s a good candidate for refurbishment. Anyway, the drivers side arm rest is collapsed. The inside of the plastic has these perforations for some reason, and they have broken. So I cut out a piece of fiberboard to the shape of the area involved being sure to cut out around the raised thick area around the finger cup. Next a generous coat of two part epoxy and some clamps. See the pictures below. I’ll let you all know how it turns out.
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    duck tape!
     
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    oh please….
     
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    Good job man looks like that'll hold up I don't know what you're covering it with but claws fake leather tough tex something. I have an '05 that needs the same thing and I think the same thing happened to the '09

    SM-A715F ?
     
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    It's actually spelled: Duct Tape

    And if you aren't working on an HVAC system you aren't using it correctly. :)
     
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    Duck is a brand of duct tape that's actually not so good. Shurtape is quite a bit better then they're types of duct tape I've about 5 here metalfoil cloth back etc

    SM-A715F ?
     
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    Ok enough with the tape of ducks…. Anyway it worked great, and I think I will get one of those “leather” replacement covers too.
     
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    Ironically, duct tape shouldn't be used on ducts. It breaks down from exposure to heat. There's a foil-backed tape that looks like a shinier duct tape that is actually supposed to be used on ventilation ducts.
     
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    Yeah it is funny, the last place you want to use duct tape, is ducts. I pretty much LIVED in our crawl space for a month or two, refurbing the H/V ductwork, lived this stuff, lol. Found some real nightmares: construction debris purposely dropped down ducts, Escher-design return air routing. gaping holes. So much fun.

    Anyway, this page might be of interest:

    Armrest & visor for Toyota Prius XW20, 2 generation 09.2003 - 10.2005 - Toyota Car and Auto Spare Parts - Genuine Online Car Parts Catalogue - Amayama

    I've done several orders from them, never any problems.
     
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