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I've managed to get £10 off voucher for all fellow fiat forum members!:slayer:
Photographer: Nick Shek
Website: http://nickshek.com/blog/
Big thanks to my mate Nick who helped with the shots you see below. Feel free to browse his work and leave comments. As a keen photographer I thought this would be a good opportunity to showcase some of his skills, and give you all an informative how to whilst getting £10 off for me too:yum:
The armrest was ordered from http://www.carstyle-bits.com
As you can see from the pictures, the armrest comes in two parts: the armrest and the adapter, the latter which is specific to the Fiat 500 and fits over the rear cup holders.
The adapter and armrest are attached via 4 screws:
And moved out of the way (probably only when I drop money down the side!)
The roof of the armrest can be pushed forward 50mm as shown:
The height can also be raised 50mm (but difficult to capture any significant change on an image!)
It can fit a good few items in there, the following with the free Armster pen!
Installation
The installation process requires drilling four holes into the plastic surrounding of the rear cup holders. I did hesitate initially after reading this, but to sacrifice four small holes for comfort, storage and style I’d definitely do it again!
Shown below is three of the four holes, the other which is adjacent on the opposite side:
I simply marked in pencil where the holes were to be drilled:
For safety reasons together with my natural shyness in front of the camera, a steady hand was needed to drill so the camera gear was put down! Result however shown below:
The leather match with my half leather seats is perfect!
Extended roof design provides flexibility for drivers of different heights. I'm 5"10 and prefer the roof to be fully extended.
Welcome storage space after the Interscope Sound System robbed me of underseat storage!
Armrest moved up – as mentioned previously, only in extreme circumstances will it be moved!
Space to adjust the angle of the seats is somewhat hindered, however only slightly.
I'm quite pleased and surprised I didn't manage to break anything during the installation but it was simple and straight forward. The price and drilling did put me off initially, but I feel the interior is now complete with the armrest and it looks the part too..feel free to ask any questions! (It's my first ever 'how to' so don't be too harsh!):slayer:
Hopefully you agree with me, Nick's work is pretty impressive so take a look at his blog: http://nickshek.com/blog/ and feel free to leave comments..He should have the installation on there soon too!
Let me know if you agree, if you have one installed already.
Andy.
Photographer: Nick Shek
Website: http://nickshek.com/blog/
Big thanks to my mate Nick who helped with the shots you see below. Feel free to browse his work and leave comments. As a keen photographer I thought this would be a good opportunity to showcase some of his skills, and give you all an informative how to whilst getting £10 off for me too:yum:
The armrest was ordered from http://www.carstyle-bits.com
- Tools required:
- Philips screwdriver
- Pencil
- 3mm Drill
- 25-40 minutes of your time
As you can see from the pictures, the armrest comes in two parts: the armrest and the adapter, the latter which is specific to the Fiat 500 and fits over the rear cup holders.
The adapter and armrest are attached via 4 screws:
And moved out of the way (probably only when I drop money down the side!)
The roof of the armrest can be pushed forward 50mm as shown:
The height can also be raised 50mm (but difficult to capture any significant change on an image!)
It can fit a good few items in there, the following with the free Armster pen!
Installation
The installation process requires drilling four holes into the plastic surrounding of the rear cup holders. I did hesitate initially after reading this, but to sacrifice four small holes for comfort, storage and style I’d definitely do it again!
Shown below is three of the four holes, the other which is adjacent on the opposite side:
I simply marked in pencil where the holes were to be drilled:
For safety reasons together with my natural shyness in front of the camera, a steady hand was needed to drill so the camera gear was put down! Result however shown below:
The leather match with my half leather seats is perfect!
Extended roof design provides flexibility for drivers of different heights. I'm 5"10 and prefer the roof to be fully extended.
Welcome storage space after the Interscope Sound System robbed me of underseat storage!
Armrest moved up – as mentioned previously, only in extreme circumstances will it be moved!
Space to adjust the angle of the seats is somewhat hindered, however only slightly.
I'm quite pleased and surprised I didn't manage to break anything during the installation but it was simple and straight forward. The price and drilling did put me off initially, but I feel the interior is now complete with the armrest and it looks the part too..feel free to ask any questions! (It's my first ever 'how to' so don't be too harsh!):slayer:
Hopefully you agree with me, Nick's work is pretty impressive so take a look at his blog: http://nickshek.com/blog/ and feel free to leave comments..He should have the installation on there soon too! Let me know if you agree, if you have one installed already.
Andy.
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