Installation Instructions
Scion xA & xB Armrest

  Tools Required:

Ratchet with 7/16" & 1/2" Sockets

 

Needle Nose & Regular Pliers

Razor knife or blade

 

Drill with 9/32" bit

Tape measure

 

Pen or Pencil

7/16" wrench

 

Wire Cutters

Scissors

   

Installation:

1) Move passenger & driver seats forward. Tilt the backrest of the driver seat forward. From the back seat, open the three rings at the bottom of the backrest using the two different pliers or just cut the rings off using the wire cutters (see Figure 1 below). They hold the upholstery together at the bottom and will not be reused.

2) Undo or cut the two rings holding the cloth at the bottom corners, and the two in the middle that hold the rubber straps. Remember how they came off because you will be putting them back at the end of the installation. Lift the upholstery about 2/3 of the way up the backrest.

3) Using the tape measure, make a vertical line on the foam. The line should be parallel to the parting line on the foam, one inch forward. The line should measure 2.5 inches long, starting at 3 inches from the bottom of foam to 5.5 inches from the bottom of foam
(see Figure 2 below).

4) With the razor, cut all the way through the foam on the line made in step 3. Put the bracket through the foam (see Figure 3 below) and attach the top bolt and nut utilizing the oblong hole shown in Figure 4.

5) At this point, temporarily slide the armrest over the threaded shaft on the armrest and adjust the armrest pitch to suit your comfort. Mark the position of the bracket's bottom hole, remove the armrest and drill a 9/32" hole into the seat frame using the bracket's bottom hole as a guide (see Fig. 5).

6) Install the bottom bolt and nut. Bring down the upholstery right over the bracket. Make two small holes with the scissors to accommodate the two shafts (see Fig. 6).

Important! Make sure the fabric goes over the base of the threaded shaft.

7) Secure the 2 rubber straps and 2 fabric flaps using the tie-wraps supplied (see Fig. 7). Cut off the excess stems. Close the back flap with the remaining three tie-wraps and cut off stems. Now its time to install the armrest.

8) Place the large nylon washer over the threaded shaft on the bracket. Place the armrest onto the threaded shaft. Unzip the zipper on the armrest about half way to locate the hole in the side of armrest. Using the 1/2 inch socket and extension, install the bolt and small nylon washer into the threaded shaft and tighten until armrest stays half way up on its own but still goes up and down smoothly. Do not over tighten. Redo the zipper.

Installation is complete.