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Old 8th October 2022, 04:41 PM
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Welcome and good luck!
As for the armrest, unless you're wedded to the PF look, the best solution is to fit a pair of facelift ones.
Very easy to swap (just one bolt IIRC) and a much better and more robust design.
I did it ages ago on my long-departed PF S8 when the metal failed in one of the arm mounts and had no regrets.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 8th October 2022, 06:37 PM
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Welcome and good luck!
As for the armrest, unless you're wedded to the PF look, the best solution is to fit a pair of facelift ones.
Very easy to swap (just one bolt IIRC) and a much better and more robust design.
I did it ages ago on my long-departed PF S8 when the metal failed in one of the arm mounts and had no regrets.
What year is the best one to get?
When you say one bolt I take it the mount is the same you just take the old mount out and put the new mount in its place ?
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Old 8th October 2022, 08:06 PM
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What year is the best one to get?
When you say one bolt I take it the mount is the same you just take the old mount out and put the new mount in its place ?
You replace the entire armrest unit, central pillar and armrests themselves.
I think I had to actually buy a bolt separately as it's different before and after the facelift, which was I think around 1999.
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Armrests (these are grey with phone cradle) on eBay from our sponsors: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134146890363
Bolt on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175394441939
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!

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