Gents, been banging my head for ages on that arm rest lid, do ai have the remove the whole central l trim to take the arm rest box off?
I looked at it from every angle, loosen the 2 bolts at the back and the only thing holding is the middle cap screw bolt, but that will take the whole assembly bolt with side trims and the phone docking station etc..
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Removing arm rest lid
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Removing arm rest lid
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Removing arm rest lid
Yes, order of removal is to remove the center console, then to remove the arm rest from the center console.
Steps:
There are two screws underneath in the back of the console that are reachable when the console is removed.
There is a tensioned spring retainer and spring that will need to be removed.
Then the hinge pins can be pulled towards the center to remove them from their bearing supports.
Good luck.
Steps:
There are two screws underneath in the back of the console that are reachable when the console is removed.
There is a tensioned spring retainer and spring that will need to be removed.
Then the hinge pins can be pulled towards the center to remove them from their bearing supports.
Good luck.
Christopher
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2011 E89 Sdrive35i - Deep Sea Blue, Beige Kansas Leather
'fits in progress - PDC, Cameras, Comfort Access, Respray/Correction - all queued for poor weather.
(9) E46 convertibles; (1) E39 540i; (2) E36 Z3 roadsters; (1) Pre-prod E36 Z3- all gone