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After years of waiting for MINI to develop a amrest they've followed through with a fantastic product. The new armrest fits ALL MINI's and is retrofitable to any MINI. A factory option on the 2005 MINI's yet it's a great addition to any MINI that missed it at the factory. Armrest has sliding door to hold smaller items. Whole armrest pivots back to allow easy access to seat belt clip and rear cup holder. Beautiful factory silver and black finish and extremely high quality and precision make this WORTH EVERY PENNY. In fact it's shocking that they got it down to the price they have it at considering the massive list of parts that are included in the kit. Very straightforward install. Looks like a lot of work but it's actually pretty intuitive and anyone with basic hand tools and some common sense should be able to install it in 30 or so minutes. Includes EVERYTHING to install including replacement ebrake console. Existing ebrake boot is reused.
It was well worth the wait. This a fantastic armrest. If it's too pricey or just too plain vanilla for ya, please check out the Out Motoring ARC Armrest.
Registered: March 2005 Location: Burlington, Vermont - U.S.A. Posts: 588
Review Date: 10/22/2007
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
Pros:
Moves out of the way (lifts up and back)
Cons:
Creeks a little under pressure
--I had this installed at the factory and love it. It is not the strongest armrest on the market but it looks very nice, supports my arm, but creeks if I put a lot of weight on it but it completes the R53 cabin. Bigger people will find it absolutely necessary to comfortably get in and out of the MINI. There is also a convenient compartment that slides closed where you can store things like blue tooth headsets or garage door openers. Very good addition to the interior ~pyratio
rrcaniglia 5th Gear
Registered: January 2008 Location: Hartselle, AL Posts: 1068
Review Date: 9/13/2008
Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 3
Pros:
Flips up hinge
Cons:
Lid
Lid tends to open whenever it likes and and then detaches while in the rearmost position. Not a good design.
