Drivers door arm rest removal

[Gyp]

As so often happens my Google mojo is failing me.

 

Is there a guide somewhere to removing the arm rest on the driver's door?

 

I've got an intermittent rattle which stops the moment I put any pressure - just resting an arm - on the arm rest.

 

I'm sure there's just a loose bolt or whatever under there but don't want to risk damaging the door card getting to it!

 

Help!

[JR RS]

Removing the door armrest requires the door car trim to b removed first.

 

[thejames]

https://youtu.be/xVOrDNmqswk

[Gyp]

16 hours ago, JR RS said:

Removing the door armrest requires the door car trim to b removed first.

 

Not for the feint-hearted then.

[Gyp]

7 hours ago, thejames said:

https://youtu.be/xVOrDNmqswk

 

That's useful. I wonder if it's possible to get the door card off without cheerily breaking the electric window switch housing..?

 

And is the hitting the car with a stick at the end of the video some kind of punishment for the poor thing?

Thanks, both.

 

I can now decide whether to have a go or just rest my arm on the arm rest...

[JR RS]

6 hours ago, Gyp said:

 

That's useful. I wonder if it's possible to get the door card off without cheerily breaking the electric window switch housing..?

 

Removing the window switch trim is actually the easiest bit out of the whole thing.

 

Lol....the reason he's "hitting" it is because he put sound insulation in the door.  Hence it was a test to hear the dampening effect.

[Gyp]

On 25/08/2022 at 22:39, JR RS said:

Lol....the reason he's "hitting" it is because he put sound insulation in the door.  Hence it was a test to hear the dampening effect.

 

When I bought my second Octavia, I stripped out the interior and completely lined it with Dynamat.

 

It never occurred to me to start hitting the car with a stick though.