Oops....I broke something
- Thread starter Jaxpiercer904
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justin13703
Active Member
Mine did the same thing and I lived with it for years because the only way to fix it is to get another armrest lid from a junkyard or something. You can't buy any part of the center console from Toyota. They sell it all as one piece for 800+ dollars. There's a thread on here somewhere about how to fix it with some little set screws, but I'm on my phone and can't search.
Edit:
Here it is on tacomaworld:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/65554-center-compartment-latch-repair.html
Edit:
Here it is on tacomaworld:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/65554-center-compartment-latch-repair.html
Jaxpiercer904
Member
Dude thank you! Its been driving me crazy for days because the lid wont stay down! I'm doing this fix this weekend, thanks for the help
Deathoftheparty
New Member
Same thing happened to me and it's an easy fix
Deathoftheparty
New Member
yep, sam ehappened to me and cost me an new armwrest as spring whent who knows where
You could've just taken a spring from a click pen
xrunnin123
New Member
how does this happen?
Jaxpiercer904
Member
Cheap plastic is how this happened
justin13703
Active Member
Yeah exactly, the little hooks that keep the switch from coming out wear down and this happens. It's kind of stupid though how easy it is to make cheap little plastic parts like that, yet you can't go to the dealership and buy that part.
Deathoftheparty
New Member
Lol it's a really simple fix with 2 set screws and some lock-tite. I made a write up for XRU when I did mine
Lynxshd
Member
So I went to close the armrest and...snap, a spring shot out and now it's broke, please tell me this part is cheap and easy to replace
I had this same issue. After fixing it with some tiny screws, I found this part you can 3d print.
There are companies that will print stuff for you also.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2995452
Liftedtruckloweredcar
New Member
Rockauto has the piece for less than $15 bucks too.