Showing how to remove the leather lid on the console armrest. See part two for reassembling the armrest.
Part 1 of BMW E46 Console Armrest Replacement Made Easy DIY
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Well done sir!
can u tell me please if this console fit to bmw 320D , year:2000 ? i find
an armrest like yours but i think i need to change the entire stuff .. here
it is the console i wish to buy if is fit to my car , thank you very much
link :
ebay.de/itm/320903678827?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
no need to be so rude!!!!!!!!! I wasn’t suggesting that there was anything
wrong with your video. It was very well put together. I was simply offering
the option to those who need only the cover as was asked in other comments.
I have been sewing my entire life, it wasn’t that hard, and it looks very
professional TYVM. (you take the old skin off, hence the word replace).
I wasn’t being rude Patricia. Sorry if I sounded so. I’ve seen DIY forums
where kids are putting those M/// skinned covers over the old worn skin and
it looks baggy and mishaped. However, I bet if someone was stitching and
doing upholstery for a long time or professionally as in your case then
your method will no doubt be 100% more effective than entire armrest
dissambly to replace the skin. Thanks for your comment and again my
apologies if I was rude. I would also like to see a video from you.
Nice. I probably will give this a go. Pretty cool watch too. What is that?
Very helpful. It’s much easier seeing the demo than trying to follow posts
on a forum. Worked great. I left the anchor in my E46 and replaced the
leather portion. Great work.
how muchit cost the new armrest?
you can replace just the cover without removing anything from the console.
I made my new cover, you can buy them online also. Much easier and less
expensive option!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice vid thanks for taking the time to make it
no problemo! enjoy
how did you intsll just the leather i just bought a piece and need a good
install guide
Thank you for posting this! I was able to dissasemble mine in less time and
it was SUPER Easy! Thank you very much!
I love your videos! Would you know 1) To replace the locking latch on the
armrest door, do you need to remove the entire door? and 2) How do you
dismantle the actual door to replace the latch that locks it closed (or it
flips up) Thank you!
Thank you for the demo, it helped me great deal. peace.
it depends from $20 used on eBay to $300 new at the Dealership.
Thank you for sharing your expertise. You made an otherwise nearly
impossible task very easy with your YouTube video. I replaced the worn and
cracked armrest cover with a custom fit one I found on eBay. The quality of
my replacement’s black vinyl made not be quite as good as the original
leatherette but it is now comfortable and looks better than the cracked
original to me. Thanks again. Dave Clanton Monterey, CA
This video I made is for the ENTIRE armrest and not just the skin. If you
have a problem with then make your own video and take your own time out of
your day showing us your DIY!!!!!!! (lol….also go easy on those
exclamation points next time) BTW I’ve seen those skins they sell on eBay
and I’ve seen the DIY showing how to stitch them and put them on over the
aged skin. It is hard to do AND make it look professional without the skin
being too baggy.
Thank you very much for posting this video. You saved me a lot of time and
angony. And it was as easy as it looked.
There is a DIY at e46fanatics and e46zone co uk . Use Google Search to find
them. However doing it that way is harder and it never quite looks OEM.
Good luck with that.
thanks for posting this. I’ll be trying this out tomorrow. A tad nervous
about pulling those springs out though.
My daily driver is E46 328i and E30 325 weekends. 328i is more responsive
with Signature Motoring performance (CAI) intake kit. Installed it myself
in under half hour. HP increase on the E46 is about 13.5HP for a cost of
$170 or around $17 per HP gain. Best 1st performance mod to do. Other
application data: E30 series: 6.0-13.4hp gain E36 series: 5.5-12hp gain E46
series: 6.0-13.9hp gain E92 series: 8.5+ hp gain Z3/Z4 (all): 5.5-13.9hp
gain See my channel for driving action videos!