1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Stupid armrest!

Not with the N18.

And it's none of your business (although I understand your compulsion to know) where I keep my nuts. :ihih:

 

I ripped mine out and replaced it with the Euro armrest years ago.
Which I just took out and am now rest-less.

 

Yes....remove it and learn to lean to the left (left side of the car, not left politically for Gods sake!)

 

Yup I did. I used epoxy and glued it shut a few years ago.

I just use it as an arm rest since the storage is not worth using.

 

Hey, I can fit two whole pens in mine!

 

Yeah and then you hear them rattle around when you drive. :lol::lol::lol:

 

Magnets are magical.....

Alien technology....

 

First Gen Slider Top Armrest FIX: about 3 cents

 

First Gen Flip Top Armrest Fix: about free....

 

Drop the rev limiter down to 3K. As a quick fix, unplug one or two of the spark plugs.

 

Truth.

 

Epoxy is still only about $6-$8 bucks.

 

Hummmm do you have it full of Walnuts for your R56? :lol::ihih::beer

 

Dave.O's bad. He confused us. Fixed mine.

 

As the saying goes, "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow".

 

I have the euro one...
But my suggestion is to use a bit of 3m medical tape....super thin felt like stuff...will help it bind just enough to stop it from moving (have used it on non mini stuff that looses up from wear...good temp fix...reapply as it wears.....the same stuff works as great anto -squekk and rattle tape on edges that touch.....

 

I thought it was just mine that did that. I thought I broke it when I installed it. It was one of the first mods I did. Now I don't feel so bad. Just have to figure out a way to keep the thing closed.

 

Gee, never had a problem with the armrest on my R56 ... :ihih:

 

Glue a couple of magnets to the lid and the body. Make sure they're the right way to pull not push.

 

Ecs tuning sells a replacement for about 60 bucks. I installed one this spring, so no long term data available yet, however, I don't expect a miracle. I'll just treat it better than the previous one.