I broke my arm rest wtf

I went to adjust myself in my seat last night. When it was about 17 degrees out and i put my left elbow through the plastic on the arm rest on the door. The fabric is still intact but the plastic underneath is split and keeps shifting everytime i touch it. Anyone got any ideas how to fix it.. maybe epoxy a piece of wood onto the bottom of it after taking the door panel off?

 

Another guy just had that problem...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/23524-any-ideas.html

 

Damn armrests ain't what they used to be...bummer dude!

 

Mine is also broken...I'll eventually just super glue it together and do the leather mod while im at it....

 

same here....POS! annoys me more than the a/c ticking

 

ANyone know the name of the part? the corner cover maybe? or would getting a replacement part mean getting the whole door?

 

Same here....split front to back. Annoying as hell.

 

"Mighty Bend".....Billy Mays says it works.....hell I think thats what its was called.

 

HAHA Mighty Mendit!!! Billie Mays is a riot!!

 

I had the same thing happen on my '05. Warranty replaced it back then. You may give it a shot.

 

My armrest was broken when I took delivery (used with 29,000 mi). Discovered this after I got it home. Went back to pick up owners manual and told my salesman. He told me to bring it back when I got back from vacation. On return I was told it was an appearance item and they would not cover it. Service dept. said they would replace it for cost. I didn't even hang around to find out what that would be.
I was also wondering if this would be an easy fix. is the door panel difficult to remove?

Ken

 

hmm "appearance items" should be covered under the 3 year, 36k bumper to bumper warranty...

 

WORDDD i'm gonna try it


Seriously i saw Norton Speed grip structrual adhesive used on the Trucks TV show in combo with some fiberglass weave and i'm gonna try that.

http://www.nortonautomotive.com/Dat...egory_edit.asp?ele_ch_id=C0000000000000001794

 

Damn Jimmy! That GIF is friggin MESMORIZING

 

I just broke it.... I was getting my wallet out at the drive up (which I don't get because usually I eat inside the restaurant). I remember exactly what I did. The tip of my elbow was on the armrest I leaned up...snap! I'm 6'1" and weigh 180, and you would think the dumb armrest would support me.

 

It's gotta be something with us guys that weigh 180 and are 6'1" haha. I still haven't gotten around to trying to fix mine yet.

 

I just fixed it. I took fiberglass cloth and got some fiberglass resin. I will post what I did. I even took pics. It was dry in two hours and now I could practically stand on it (if I wanted to)!! Very strong!

 

I broke the armrest on my '05 PreRunner. They replaced it under warranty.

 

I did the same thing, shifting my weight around (all 170 lbs) and put my (boney) elbow thru my armrest. Dealer hung an entire new door panel under warranty