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Title: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: kram350kram on Friday,May 07, 2021, 06:14:01 PM

How does the upholstered center console arm rest attach to the plastic lower section? Appears there are some type of push clips that insert into the cable bracket plate and a fixing plate?  Any help or pictures appreciated.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: BDA on Friday,May 07, 2021, 06:29:09 PM

You’re correct, there were some sort of plastic clips. Beyond that, I can’t tell you much about them except that the only reason I know that much about them is because they were usually broken by people who thought that pad was covering a compartment of some kind and pulled on it to open it. The best I can tell is the clips were made to work once.

If you’re looking for something to take their place, I’ve used Velcro and that seems to work very well.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: Pfreen on Friday,May 07, 2021, 07:11:10 PM

You can buy appropriate sized replacement plastic clips.  I will post a photo tomorrow.  That is what I did and they work more than once (they snap in) so you can access the tunnel.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: 4129R on Saturday,May 08, 2021, 02:05:53 AM

I have used Velcro too, fixed to the surfaces using contact adhesive.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: S2Zetec54 on Saturday,May 08, 2021, 10:36:26 AM

I find Velcro very effective aswell

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: Pfreen on Monday,May 10, 2021, 12:29:19 PM

As promised.  I could not find my extra clips but I think I bought them in an auto parts store.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: surfguitar58 on Monday,May 10, 2021, 01:46:48 PM

+ 1 for Velcro.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: RafM on Monday,May 10, 2021, 03:01:03 PM

I trimming my car and will be using velcro for certain.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: kram350kram on Monday,May 10, 2021, 06:00:59 PM

Thanks PF and all. I just found some of those clips left over from another project.

Title: Re: Center console arm rest TCS
Post by: Steve_Lindford on Monday,May 10, 2021, 11:49:11 PM

I dont know if anyone drives a Europa totally relaxed. On frequent journeys I would remove the arm rest while driving to listen to noises coming from the rear - or feel temperature of the radiator or heater pipes. The original clips would have made that quite difficult and were too stiff for frequent removal. In fact they had already broken when I got the car. I did something similar to Velcro.

Steve