KBH Car Center Console Armrest Cover Replacement for Toyota Avalon 2013-2018, Vinyl Leather Arm Rest Skin Upholstery, Anti-Scratch, Brown (Without Lid)

The armrest in my 2015 Avalon hybrid Limited had serious wear on the spot where I rested my arm. I have been driving for Uber so 3 days a week, I have my arm on the armrest for around 8 hours with very little break in between. This review will help you when it comes to installing this item.First off, this will actually fit over the stock armrest cover if you would like. This way in the future it can be removed and the stock leather will still be as it was before this was installed. This will also save you the hassle of having to spend the time to remove dozens of staples that hold the original armrest leather in place.After watching some videos online I saw that many people had very hard times trying to staple into the hard plastic of the armrest. I saw a comment on one of the videos of someone who said they used a heat gun to soften the plastic before stapling the armrest cover into it. As I had had the same issues attempting to staple with no luck, I purchased a $25 heat gun from my local hardware store and used it on the low setting to heat the plastic until it was just bearable to touch without instantly burning myself. I used 1/4" (6mm) galvanized steel staples that had appointed tip to them. If you use any staple longer than that then you run the risk of stapling completely through the thinner parts of plastic and it will protrude through the side of the armrest cover.I did not use any adhesive sprays because I didn't want anything to be completely permanent if I did not like the results, staples can always be removed. Finally when you are unscrewing the armrest for the initial installation of the new cover, be very careful not to lose any of the screws that are holding it in place as these seem to be proprietary and as far as I could find, are not available in any hardware store. I found that #4, 3/8 wood screws are the closest match and with a very small washer just larger than the screw head, these will do in a pinch.If you find that there is extra space at the rear of the arm rest and no matter what you do, you can't get it right without deforming the new cover, find some high density foam and spend the time to shape it into a piece that will add a little extra cushion and fill in the space. This was a better solution for me than what the manufacturer recommended, which was to try to heat the cover so it shrank into place and thus removed the creases/deformations.As far as the product itself, the rest of this will be a review of the actual piece, but to save you some time, if you have the grayish blue armrest, this is a perfect replacement of very high quality.Appearance: matches the OEM cover perfectly, with thicker leather, but no padding, overall thickness is the same.Comfort: way better than an armrest that has flaking paint, with cracks forming along the grain.Value: if you own a good staple gun and heat gun, it's a great value, even if you need to spend $60 on the two just for this install, it's way cheaper than paying an upholstery shop several hundred dollars to do what you can do in less than an hour.I hope this helps with your decision to purchase and install this easy upgrade.

Great item, and the material is better than the original console lid cover from Toyota. It's a little tricky to install: I had to use pliers to tug at the material to make it fit properly. I went with glue instead of staples, and that worked fine, but next time I'll protect the cover with paper/painters tape to keep any wayward glue off the product. Make sure the inside of the cover has glue in all the right places. I used E6000 and added some binder clips to keep in in place until it dried.

Replaced old cover. Seems like a good quality material.

The media could not be loaded. Fits 2015 Toyota Avalon console lid. Was not difficult to install. I removed the previous cover and staples and installed with staple gun and 1/4” staples. This material is slightly lighter than the original black leather but matches fine with the harder black vinyl material of the cup holders. Perfect replacement for the price, especially for a ten year old vehicle.

Great look and fit. One of the reviews suggested just putting it over the original cover and I highly recommend that. Make sure you use a very high-quality staple gun for best results. I also suggest stapling one side then one edge and maybe let it sit in a warm area for 30 minutes to an hour to let the material relax. Over a period of two or three hours I stapled And stretched and stapled and stretched and the longer I waited for the material to stretch out the better result so it looks like new. Be patient.

Replaced the damaged cover in my 2013 Avalon. Easy install and now looks factory new.

The item was great , unfortunately it came with no instructions. The ones on the Amazon website were useless. We did have to go on line to another website to figure out how to install. Which took quite a bit of time. The whole door panel on the 2015 Avalon had to be removed. Once installed the actual product installed easily and looked identical. For the price it was a great value. The only issue was a lack of instructions.

Very pleased with the finished product after completely installed. The installation could have been simpler though with better product packaging. This console cover had two creased areas where it was folded in order to fit inside its packaging. It took me about 30 minutes to work out the creases with a hair dryer. Rolling over the areas firmly with a 1" deep well socket helped.