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I just received the insert for the armrest storage cubby I purchased on Ebay.
It fit perfectly and adds and extra layer of storage as well as coin holder Here is the link https://www.ebay.com/itm/283898303890. I offered and ultimately paid $14 + tax. It has a rubber insert that says X1. I'll take a pic and attach. It's definitely worth a look. |
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I'm looking real hard at getting this style for more storage capability; available in black or brown:
https://www.amazon.com/LLKUANG-2016-...07V87GT55?th=1 Last edited by Ridin'Dirty; 08-15-2020 at 07:04 PM.. |
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I would love to see more pics of both options when you guys can. I've been looking at both those options as well as this one too...
https://www.amazon.com/YIWANG-Plasti...AA0CYKB1SPD3SK
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TL;DR: i bought one and will keep it because it blends in and provides hidden storage (can’t leave anything visible when parking in the city, unless you want a broken window).
However, usable storage Does Not Increase because the interior of the box was poorly designed. I bought one with black “leather” trim. Blends in surprisingly well with the rest of the car. Warning: for whatever reason, it blocks off a lot of otherwise usable space. Eg ~2” of the under-armrest storage is arbitrarily blocked off by the new storage box. Would have been better if they simply left the box bottomless! Additionally, the front 25% of the box is arbitrarily blocked off. Instead of having storage under the curved part of the box, there’s a plastic wall. |
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I was looking at those too, but it looks like it forces your arm rest to be angled up at the front. Is this the case, or is if just a weird angle in the pics?
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I do like the concept of an actual concealing armrest storage unit, but recently my wife express more interest in a wireless charging solution, so I'm weight that into my decision now too.
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Thanks for the pics! Looks good.
I presume that under the tray the USB port is still available based on how the coin holder section is positioned? Working on trying to create and wireless charging solution and looking at what base equipment options there are to work with.
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Now I have to figure out between the one you got and the other one that I posted earlier....your tray would visually hide the USB port connection and come up through the slot, but is the area big enough for the charing pad compared to the other one that is fully exposed.... decisions, decisions. Thanks again!
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There’s a pass through hole for power, not sure how big the charging pad is. Bottom of the concealed box is smaller than the bottom of the original under-armrest space. |
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I've had this for over a year now and very happy. Mine is in Black to match my black interior. I've mentioned this before and posted pictures of it and the links for both Amazon and Ebay. I paid next to nothing for this and it has the cutout for the USB ports. It's definitely a must have if you want to hide stuff conveniently and the armrest angle is not a problem for me. I also installed these lights that illuminate the BMW Logo or M Logo to your preference.
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I do like the concept of this one, but it's rather pricy for just a tailored mat for the bottom of the bin..though the right-angle USB C plug is a great touch. The one in the last pic of that listing that is a tray style is really nice too. I saw it on ebay for about sub $60 and received some brief replies from the seller. From the info that I was given and researched, it doesnt draw power from the existing USB port and actually draws power from that harness behind that panel. It makes it more of a OE style retrofit, but I believe would render the area under the tray not usable anymore.
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