driver side door arm rest

Hi asdocktor,

I think the arm rest is too low. and extends too far forward. My left knee is qetting quite sore bumping into that thing. Along with the center console, the available space for a full sized guy is quite restrictive. Its a shame that Toyota screwed up the interior so badly! The Gen II Prius had none of these problems...

 

I like the instant Armrest may even get it
Drop stop I would pass because I like to check under the seat once a year to see what kind of surpraise I can find ( boy I need a new hobby )

 

#1 should do it for you. I have a gen11 so don't have this problem>grin> .H

 

Hi asdoktor,

I do not commonly drive long distances on the interstate highway, so, I do not have the left arm issue. My left hand is always on the steering wheel. I imagine, if I was cruising hours at a time , I would want to rest the left arm and steer with the right hand only. But that is not my case. So, I have no preference on the Arm Rests, not having the experience to know how high I would like to rest my arm...

 

Yeah...I looked at those too. I decided to go with upgrading the OEM armrest and the Leather Z's worked out fine.

I agree about the Plastic hoop in front of the switches rubbing agains left knee. I would love to figure out how to take the door apart and get that plastic piece off. I bet then I could send out and have leather wrapped...

 

Last time I rented a 2010 Prius, a III version, I hopped over to a place named Bob's Foam Factory.

The tech showed me some neoprene which is very, very dense foam. He also showed some gray stuff called 'Crosslink' which is dense like neoprene, but much cheaper.

For $1.50, he cut a 1" thick piece x 2" x 6"

I easily attached it using double sided duct tape. It held well to the fabric and was easy to remove a couple days later. If anything, this will give you an idea how much better it is to add an inch to the armrest as, yes, the door armrest sits 3/4" lower than the center console (on the Gen 2 Prius, the door is 1/4" higher than center console).

It's kinda surprising how Toyota screwed the door armrests up. Steering wheel position is a little scary too, but well enough I think.

Anyrate, here's a solution pic, $1.53

 

Every arm rest on a door is to low for me, I usually rest my arm by the window
Different strokes for different people
I done a 18 hour drive in one day and had no problems except the steering wheel should be leather wrap in all models

 

I went with the Road Rest option and am happy with it. I have the front windows tinted and was worried the other one would scratch the film.

 

The absolute best armrests were in the last gen Mitsu Diamante...I never owned one but rented a couple and I still remember those...perfectly placed...shaped comfy. Its a shame Mitsubishi could get nothing else right. Toyota should hire those interior designers though.

 

I have a 2011 Prius Four. The driver door armrest is way too low, as remarked on this thread. Maybe needs to be 1 - 2" higher, have not tested it. Didn't anyone at Toyota test drive this before finaliziung the design? This is a bad mistake. I think the craftsman a6t LeatherZ should design one for Gen III prius, he will sell a lot of them. Nice, leather covered, simple to install. Something like cycledrum's solution above, but needs to look nicer.

 

Check out:
LeatherZ 2010+ Gen3 Toyota Prius Door Armrests! NEW! | eBay

It's only about 1/4"-3/8", but they have the basic idea. Maybe they can build a thicker/higher one.....

 

I wrote him a couple of weeks ago. He has not considered designing one. I think he would sell many of them if he made it 2" higher, if you can design a firm attachment.