So I'm really enjoying the new Yeti and can honestly say it's the first car I keep wanting to unlock and have a good browse around every time I walk passed it on the driveway! The only thing it's lacking is the creature comforts I've become used to in previous cars and in the 330Ci which is my daily drive (Yeti being the wife's).

We both decided that we need an arm rest for the Yeti so I began sourcing one on the web and the usual results come back with something called the Armster 2. Is that the best offering out there or is it worth enquiring with Skoda? (Not sure if it would involve replacing the centre console or not).

 

Thanks in advance

 

Matt

It’s not really an armrest in the Yeti due to it’s location, it is a useful cubby hole though.

Matt,

grab hold of the front of your arm-rest, and lift it. It rotates upwards about its back edge through a few click-stops. You can also slide the top surface forwards.

Go outside, sit in the car and have a play. The result may not be exactly what you are looking for, but it is a useful facility and adds a bit of comfort you did not realise was there.

 

Colin

I'm guessing Matt's Yeti is the S, which doesn't have the central arm rest, rather than the SE or SE L. I'm thinking very seriously about getting a Yeti within the next 12 months or so, and I'm debating whether to spend the extra on the SE or just go for the S. My Rapid has a fairly large armrest which is positioned so that I can rest my arm on it whilst holding the steering wheel with my left hand. Is such a thing possible in the Yeti?

In answer to the original question, I think the centre console is different in the S. The SE has vents for the rear passengers as well as the arm rest, so it is quite different. Superskoda sell these: http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/YETI/Yeti-abs-plastic-leather-armrest

Which look good for the (low) price. I'd love to know if anyone on here has got one and if so, how it is fitted. Presumably you have to screw it in somehow. I'm just wondering if it will leave any marks behind once removed.

Edited 19 March, 201610 yr by RapidPaul

I read it that Matt's wife's car didn't have the box/armrest at all. Neither did our old S trim Yeti, and the Armster was one I'd seen when I was searching around for one, as well as a similar design from Superskoda in the CR. They both fixed via screws into the rear of the S console.

They'd both do the job, and I'm sure at vastly less cost than major swap outs using, say, the Skoda SE console. Whether the Armster or the other one would be a good match aesthetically, I don't know.

Matt, if I've got the wrong end of the stick here, apologies.

RapidPaul beat me to it :-)

This is the centre console in my Yeti. Michael G & RapidPaul are spot on. Like you say; it's whether it's worth ripping the console out and replacing it from a salvaged SE model maybe? Or go down the Superskoda route? If anyone ended up actually doing either of these to their S model I'd be interested to know their findings

 

Thanks again

 

Matt

 

There are a few Yetis being broken on EBay, ask for a price on the centre console and armrest.

That's exactly what we had Matt. AFAIK both the Armster and the Superskoda versions screw into the end section of that S console, but I don't know if anyone here has ever done it.

Good luck :-)

I'm guessing Matt's Yeti is the S, which doesn't have the central arm rest, rather than the SE or SE L. I'm thinking very seriously about getting a Yeti within the next 12 months or so, and I'm debating whether to spend the extra on the SE or just go for the S. My Rapid has a fairly large armrest which is positioned so that I can rest my arm on it whilst holding the steering wheel with my left hand. Is such a thing possible in the Yeti?

In answer to the original question, I think the centre console is different in the S. The SE has vents for the rear passengers as well as the arm rest, so it is quite different. Superskoda sell these: http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/YETI/Yeti-abs-plastic-leather-armrest

Which look good for the (low) price. I'd love to know if anyone on here has got one and if so, how it is fitted. Presumably you have to screw it in somehow. I'm just wondering if it will leave any marks behind once removed.

Wouldn't you just leave it in if selling it? Or just leave the screws in or fit rubber grommets.

Wouldn't you just leave it in if selling it? Or just leave the screws in or fit rubber grommets.

 

Yeah rubber grommets would be the discrete option but I'd probably leave it in as part of the sale. I've emailed a breakers yard who are breaking a 65 plate Yeti SE L and asked them about the availability of the centre console and centre am rest. Will get a response in the next few days hopefully.

Wouldn't you just leave it in if selling it? Or just leave the screws in or fit rubber grommets.

Leaving it in would be the easiest option. I was just wondering what the position would be with a car bought on PCP, but I guess some folk customise their car a lot more.

I put an Armster in a Fiesta I had a few years back. Install was straight forward and armrest lasted fine until I chopped the car in for my next one after about 18 months.

I would very much recommend getting a genuine Skoda armrest from a breaker car. Don't get the armster one. I have had Armster armrests in 2 previous cars and they were both cheap rubbish that creaked & flexed and generally didn't feel very robust. Admittedly neither broke, but compared with the genuine skoda item, they're like chalk and cheese.

I would very much recommend getting a genuine Skoda armrest from a breaker car. Don't get the armster one. I have had Armster armrests in 2 previous cars and they were both cheap rubbish that creaked & flexed and generally didn't feel very robust. Admittedly neither broke, but compared with the genuine skoda item, they're like chalk and cheese.

Is the pre face lift arm rest/centre console identical to the newer model?

Thanks

Having only had my Yeti for just over 2 weeks now I'm still finding new features nearly every time I use it. The one thing I still don't like is the central armrest! I know it slides forward and lifts up but I find if you have it slid forward it gets in the way when you use the hadbrake and when it's lifted up it still isn't high enough for me! My right arm rest is also not comfortable. I know you shouldn't compare a new car with your old car but so far I miss my old Honda CRV for it's driving comfort!

 

Russ

Having only had my Yeti for just over 2 weeks now I'm still finding new features nearly every time I use it. The one thing I still don't like is the central armrest! I know it slides forward and lifts up but I find if you have it slid forward it gets in the way when you use the hadbrake and when it's lifted up it still isn't high enough for me! My right arm rest is also not comfortable. I know you shouldn't compare a new car with your old car but so far I miss my old Honda CRV for it's driving comfort!

 

Russ

 

Hmm,

 

I'll have to try the Yeti on an extended test drive

 

I have a Superb II where the position of the centre and door arm rests is perfect  (as it was the SUperb I) . Must admit I was eventually thinking of downsizing to a Yeti

 

When you change cars comfort is difficult to judge as it can take a while to adjust the car/yourself! Bit like when you swap comfortable old but worn out shoes for new ones

Edited 20 March, 201610 yr by bigjohn

I've never been convinced by "arm rests" when people mean driving with their arms on them-bit like cruise control on motor bikes -fine if you are just covering 100 mile featureless highways with no turnings bends or reason to be in control. If your arms are too tired to maintain control then you are trying to undertake journeys beyond your  competence and should take the bus.

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I've never been convinced by "arm rests" when people mean driving with their arms on them-bit like cruise control on motor bikes -fine if you are just covering 100 mile featureless highways with no turnings bends or reason to be in control. If your arms are too tired to maintain control then you are trying to undertake journeys beyond your  competence and should take the bus.

 

 

I love my seat / arm rest comfort when I'm cruising for 100's of kilometers along continental motorways. It's nice to "relax" into a long journey in a comfortable, quiet car.  

Hmm,

 

I'll have to try the Yeti on an extended test drive

 

I have a Superb II where the position of the centre and door arm rests is perfect  (as it was the SUperb I) . Must admit I was eventually thinking of downsizing to a Yeti

 

When you change cars comfort is difficult to judge as it can take a while to adjust the car/yourself! Bit like when you swap comfortable old but worn out shoes for new ones

 

Sorry but compared to the MK1 MK2 and MK3 Superb, you WILL be disappointed wth the Yeti armrest (having owned all 4 of them)

I've never been convinced by "arm rests" when people mean driving with their arms on them-bit like cruise control on motor bikes -fine if you are just covering 100 mile featureless highways with no turnings bends or reason to be in control. If your arms are too tired to maintain control then you are trying to undertake journeys beyond your  competence and should take the bus.

 

Indeed. And while we're at it, let's ban or discourage use of auto, cruise, air-con, air in tyres, heaters, satnav, power steering, padded seats, windows, electric start, and all the other modern aids to comfort and convenience. I'll be using and enjoying them all on our run to Como and back in June. Just as I did in SW France for the last 5 years in the old car.

 

Oh. Wait. It was an S. No armrest. No wonder we didn't nod off every 100 yds, and came back unscathed.

 

It's an armrest, FFS.

 

 

I've had the hold-it-on-the-brake police. Now it's the armrest police. I know the average age of members here is likely in the upper percentiles, it being a Skoda forum and all (and I'm 67 myself this year) but do we have to carry on like Grumpy Old Gits. Even if we're not. Old that is.

 

The OP is asking about retro fitting an armrest. We're trying to help. Not judge his choices.

Sorry but compared to the MK1 MK2 and MK3 Superb, you WILL be disappointed wth the Yeti armrest (having owned all 4 of them)

It's the perfect height for me, seat fully down, I'm 6ft 2 and it gives me the perfect driving position

We're trying to help. Not judge his choices.

+1

(sixty six and three quarters)

I dislike my Yeti arm rest, it impedes access to the handbrake, my sons 3 series BMW has a cut out in it which makes using the hand brake easier. The Yeti arm rest also feels fragile when raising it. It might be useful on a long run for the purpose it was designed for, but its design flaws for normal driving outweigh the usefulness. I'm 6'6", so my seat is fully back and the arm rest is in a usable position for my elbow if required, but as earlier mentioned, it makes using handbrake awkward, which to me is a  safety failure in it's design.

I dislike my Yeti arm rest, it impedes access to the handbrake, my sons 3 series BMW has a cut out in it which makes using the hand brake easier. The Yeti arm rest also feels fragile when raising it. It might be useful on a long run for the purpose it was designed for, but its design flaws for normal driving outweigh the usefulness. I'm 6'6", so my seat is fully back and the arm rest is in a usable position for my elbow if required, but as earlier mentioned, it makes using handbrake awkward, which to me is a  safety failure in it's design.

 

Fair point. I had one in a Passat which suffered from the same downside, as do many others, if not the Beemer. We adjust ours according to the journey. My wife's driving is mainly running around the village, so she has it back, and down. Mine's mainly days out, so I have it forward, and up.

 

The cubby hole is still useful for bits and bats, including the bag of Werther's - a standard accessory for Grandads driving Skodas