KBH Car Front Door Panel Armrest Cover Replacement for Toyota Avalon 2013-2018, Vinyl Leather Upholstery, Anti-Scratch, 1 Pair, Brown (Leather Part Only)

The armrest in my 2015 Avalon hybrid Limited had serious wear on the spot where I rested my arm. I have been driving for Uber so 3 days a week, I have my arm on the armrest for around 8 hours with very little break in between. This review will help you when it comes to installing this item. First off, this will actually fit over the stock armrest cover if you would like. This way in the future it can be removed and the stock leather will still be as it was before this was installed. This will also save you the hassle of having to spend the time to remove dozens of staples that hold the original armrest leather in place. After watching some videos online I saw that many people had very hard times trying to staple into the hard plastic of the armrest. I saw a comment on one of the videos of someone who said they used a heat gun to soften the plastic before stapling the armrest cover into it. As I had had the same issues attempting to staple with no luck, I purchased a $25 heat gun from my local hardware store and used it on the low setting to heat the plastic until it was just bearable to touch without instantly burning myself. I used 1/4" (6mm) galvanized steel staples that had appointed tip to them. If you use any staple longer than that then you run the risk of stapling completely through the thinner parts of plastic and it will protrude through the side of the armrest cover. I did not use any adhesive sprays because I didn't want anything to be completely permanent if I did not like the results, staples can always be removed. Finally when you are unscrewing the armrest for the initial installation of the new cover, be very careful not to lose any of the screws that are holding it in place as these seem to be proprietary and as far as I could find, are not available in any hardware store. I found that #4, 3/8 wood screws are the closest match and with a very small washer just larger than the screw head, these will do in a pinch. If you find that there is extra space at the rear of the arm rest and no matter what you do, you can't get it right without deforming the new cover, find some high density foam and spend the time to shape it into a piece that will add a little extra cushion and fill in the space. This was a better solution for me than what the manufacturer recommended, which was to try to heat the cover so it shrank into place and thus removed the creases/deformations. As far as the product itself, the rest of this will be a review of the actual piece, but to save you some time, if you have the grayish blue armrest, this is a perfect replacement of very high quality. Appearance: matches the OEM cover perfectly, with thicker leather, but no padding, overall thickness is the same. Comfort: way better than an armrest that has flaking paint, with cracks forming along the grain. Value: if you own a good staple gun and heat gun, it's a great value, even if you need to spend $60 on the two just for this install, it's way cheaper than paying an upholstery shop several hundred dollars to do what you can do in less than an hour. I hope this helps with your decision to purchase and install this easy upgrade.

Color matched oem color, was simple to install, and even though it doesn’t have as much cushion as the oem armrest cover, I can’t really complain for the price

Good color and fit excellent stitching and very thick material fits as expected, but it was folded in shipping that caused a crease - time will tell if it settles Installation had a few small issues - removal of console was difficult due to screw locations used a small screwdriver and needle nose pliers to remove staples my manual and electric staple gun would not sink into plastic console, so I had to glue it I stretched it as best I could - if I could staple it them I may have been able to remove the crease

Color match for our 2013 Avalon Limited Hybrid was very, very good. You would have to look for a difference to notice it. Used 1/4" long staples and a pneumatic stapler. Drove them tight with no issue. The 1/4" long staples are longer than the original and will pierce the outer surface of the plastic. I didn't like the idea of that even though the padding would probably keep you from feeling them. I layered one to two layers of Gorilla Duct tape on the inside to give a little more thickness and it worked great. I had the same wrinkle or loose roll on the back as many, but with some very determined stretching, it is completely gone. So far so good.

Item arrived on time and in good condition. Only two minor folds toward the back. One reviewer stated using Google a hair dryer and 1" extended socket to roll out the folds. About 2 minutes per side and the folds were gone. After STRUGGLING for what seemed like forever getting the last 2 screws out or the console lid, I was ready to install new cover. Someone needs to find a great way to remove and replace those last 2 screws in the back. :-) I followed another reviewers advice and put the new cover directly over the original. I used 1/4 inch T50 staples with the pointed "legs". I used a Ryobi cordless staple gun. I found the if I place lid on a hard surface, and forcibly pushed gun down toward lid as pressing the trigger on the gun, the staples would seat well enough and hold. Cover is tight and no creases or folds. After quickly attaching four of the 6 screws, and STRUGGLING to put in the back 2 screws, all looks great. It has only been 3 days with new cover but fit, look, and feel are perfect!!

Great item, and the material is better than the original console lid cover from Toyota. It's a little tricky to install: I had to use pliers to tug at the material to make it fit properly. I went with glue instead of staples, and that worked fine, but next time I'll protect the cover with paper/painters tape to keep any wayward glue off the product. Make sure the inside of the cover has glue in all the right places. I used E6000 and added some binder clips to keep in in place until it dried.

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