Tasian
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Diamond R New "Spyder" Armrest review
I purchased the 'new' Diamond R passenger armrests and thought I'd do a quick review and let everyone see their new design.
This is what you get...one set of really cool armrests with the cutout Spyder in the uprights, four bolts, two washers, and instructions.
The first thing they tell you to do is undo the shock that holds the seat...I tried to do this without doing this step...not recommended and if you try it you'll likely scratch something :yikes: and end up having to do it anyway (like me:banghead
. Pictured below is the nut that holds the seat to the body...this one was easier for me to remove versus the bolt and nut that's on the seat.
There are the four bolts you have to remove to bolt the armrest bracket to the body. The room is really tight and the bolts require an allen wrench, but if you take your time it's a very easy install.
I removed one armrest to make the install simplier and to modify the right armrest (I added a ram-ball mount...that's the next set of pictiures).
I drilled a hole and threaded a locknut onto a ram-ball on the outside portion of the plate that goes on the bottome of the armrest. I also drilled a hole into the armrest so the nut and bolt would clear.
Very happy with the results. The armrests look really great...they fold into the seat so when my wife isn't with me I can keep them out of the way...and the ram-ball mount works perfect with our beverage holder and is adjustable!
These armrest are really worth the extra costs $349.00 (to me) and my biggest critic (the wife) loves them too!
I purchased the 'new' Diamond R passenger armrests and thought I'd do a quick review and let everyone see their new design.
This is what you get...one set of really cool armrests with the cutout Spyder in the uprights, four bolts, two washers, and instructions.
The first thing they tell you to do is undo the shock that holds the seat...I tried to do this without doing this step...not recommended and if you try it you'll likely scratch something :yikes: and end up having to do it anyway (like me:banghead
. Pictured below is the nut that holds the seat to the body...this one was easier for me to remove versus the bolt and nut that's on the seat.
There are the four bolts you have to remove to bolt the armrest bracket to the body. The room is really tight and the bolts require an allen wrench, but if you take your time it's a very easy install.
I removed one armrest to make the install simplier and to modify the right armrest (I added a ram-ball mount...that's the next set of pictiures).
I drilled a hole and threaded a locknut onto a ram-ball on the outside portion of the plate that goes on the bottome of the armrest. I also drilled a hole into the armrest so the nut and bolt would clear.
Very happy with the results. The armrests look really great...they fold into the seat so when my wife isn't with me I can keep them out of the way...and the ram-ball mount works perfect with our beverage holder and is adjustable!
These armrest are really worth the extra costs $349.00 (to me) and my biggest critic (the wife) loves them too!
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