Retro Fit Arm-Rest

[dmmsta]

Question to all those that have retro fitted a Seat armrest into their Leon.

Did you find that once fitted the rear ashtray would not open, as it was catching on the bolt used to tighten up the armrest onto the mounting frame (that bolts to the chassis).

Everything went in fine, and the armrest is nice & solid, and in position, just the rear ashtray now fouls on it.

It's no big thing, as that ashtray never gets used in my car, but I just wanted to make sure I'd done everything right...!

Cheers

 

[LEE69]

My ashtray still opens, but my armrest was fitted when i got the car.

 

[Tartan58]

My ashtray opened fine (standard fit armrest) I took the arm rest out and put it back in and now the bolt fouls the ashtray, but I know why - the fixed nut on the bolt needs to go behind the retaining clip for the arm rest otherwise it won't go in far enough - found it a bit of a fiddle to do so decided I couldn't be bothered as I'll be taking it out again soon and then I'll put it in properly!

 

[dmmsta]

My ashtray opened fine (standard fit armrest) I took the arm rest out and put it back in and now the bolt fouls the ashtray, but I know why - the fixed nut on the bolt needs to go behind the retaining clip for the arm rest otherwise it won't go in far enough - found it a bit of a fiddle to do so decided I couldn't be bothered as I'll be taking it out again soon and then I'll put it in properly!

That sounds like it might be the case with mine, will have a look at the weekend...

 

[richellis]

You need to tighten the bolt that faces back. I had this and tightening this bolt sorted it!

 

[dmmsta]

You need to tighten the bolt that faces back. I had this and tightening this bolt sorted it!

I've done this as tight as I feel safe, it's already eating into the funny shaped bit that is mounted in the bottom of the armrest section.