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armrest-top cloth come loose yet?...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Jack 06, Oct 13, 2005.

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Has your '04-'05 armrest cloth come loose on the front edge?

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  2. 2. yes, but I haven't done anything about it yet

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  3. 3. yes, and I glued it back down

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  4. 4. yes, and I had dealer fix it

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  5. 5. yes, and I fixed it some other way

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  1. Jack 06

    Jack 06 New Member

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    I don't even know if it might not be covered under the factory warranty.

    If you glued it, did you use a Super Glue-type glue?
     
    #1 Jack 06, Oct 13, 2005
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    how soon should I expect it to come off?
     
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    I think that depends mostly on how oftern you use that compartment, and even to an extent how you position your fingertips when you open it---silly as that may sound (the latter).

    I use my compartment quite a bit (4-8 times a week avg.) and my cloth came loose in about 5 months.
     
    #3 Jack 06, Oct 13, 2005
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    I glued it with "super glue". It started coming off about 2 months after I got the car. It was easier to glue it back myself than make an appointment and wait at the dealers. Over a year later now, and it still looks better than new.
     
    #4 Liam, Oct 13, 2005
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    Mine just barely started to come loose after about a year, although I don't use the compartment too often. I had been putting off doing it myself. But when I had the car in to the dealer for service recently, they replaced it at no charge without my even asking. Not sure whether they replaced the entire lid or just the covering, but the covering is new.

    Bill
     
    #5 wrharryman, Oct 13, 2005
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    Wow!

    My wife and I use that compartment everyday to store work "tools", and we have had our car for two months now. We will have to watch out that that issue.

    Maybe Toyota has identified this as a problem, and has already "fixed" it?
    Just a thought...
     
    #6 jandmayra, Oct 13, 2005
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    Yup, after a few months. I let it go until I got irritated (a few more months).

    I glued it with an RTV silicone sealant. I dissassembled the armest (a few screws and it slides off the anchor tabs) so I could turn it over. put some of the glue in the slot, stretched the fabric back into place and clamped a couple of allen wrenches into the slot to hold the fabric down until it set. A year later and it still looks like new.
     
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    Thanks for the tip, Maximus. Just what I was looking for.
     
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    The fact that it's happened to 7 out of 25 (as of today in poll) tells anyone else who reads this to at least check yours occasionally---and especially before your warranty expires, if you want to go the dealer route.

    The fact that three have already had their dealers fix it answers the question of whether it's covered; and since it is, even though it's not that difficult to fix ourselves, taking it to the dealer might net us new cloth, or compartment, or whatever it is they do.
     
    #9 Jack 06, Oct 14, 2005
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    Just to be clear, we are talking about the center-console compartment, right?

    Maybe I don't want to keep my spare change in there afterall...
     
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    Yes.
     
    #11 Jack 06, Oct 14, 2005
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    #12 ScubaX, Oct 28, 2005
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    Yup. Although it hasn't fully come off yet...
     
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    Thanks, Scuba!

    Never ceases to amaze me how enterprising individuals will discover and fill niche markets...
     
    #14 Jack 06, Oct 28, 2005
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    It failed with in the first year, and the dealer fixed it qith no questions, and not much trouble to me.
     
    #15 oxnardprof, Oct 28, 2005
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    Mine is just coming loose today. I will get the dealer to fix it.
     
    #16 hdrygas, Oct 28, 2005
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    One of my customers who is on his third in 3 yrs, because he drives 60-80000 mi/yr, had the cloth come loose on his first one and Toyota replaced it under warranty. But it was within 36K mi.
     
    #17 DeadPhish, Oct 28, 2005
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    Mine came loose within the first year. I have looked at two used cars and both have had the cloth loose.
     
    #18 jamarimutt, Oct 29, 2005
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    toyota will replace the entire center console under warranty if you are
    below 36,000 miles.
     
    #19 Isabelle, Oct 30, 2005
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    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    i got a center console cover with my GT seat covers... installed after about 2 months of driving. have not had any trouble with the cloth coming off.

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    but then again, i rarely even use the center console for anything other than resting my arm as i drive.
     
    #20 galaxee, Oct 30, 2005
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