05-08-2017, 02:42 PM | #1 |
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Attack of the armrest....
Anyone else got bruised fingers from their sliding armrests?
When it's forward and then lifted to get something out from inside it slams back down hard. Banged mine a couple of times and severely bruised the wife's this weekend. Nearly had my five year old sons tonight too. Seems like a bad design fault to me. Or is it user error, can it be fixed into the forward position so it doesn't slide back when lifted? |
05-08-2017, 03:34 PM | #2 |
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I'll try the wife's fingers tomorrow, I've been getting way too much shit from her lately anyway! |
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It's lifting the lid up when it's extended. You naturally put your fingers under the front to lift it up. When it reaches the fully vertical position, the extension suddenly slams back down into the unextended position, trapping your fingers. It really is easy to forget to slide it back before lifting it up, as 3 members of my family will testify. Especially if you're not the one that slid it forward in the first place. |
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Even if it does slide back I don't understand how or where your fingers could get trapped!? |
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05-08-2017, 05:21 PM | #6 | |
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Maybe there's something wrong with mine, or do I have to do something to make it stay fixed in the forward position? |
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05-08-2017, 05:27 PM | #7 | ||
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Mine just stays slid forward, you need to push it back quite firmly to slide it back. |
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it all sounds too technical, i am glad i don't have it
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I think the quick answer, rather than doubting, or assuming my whole family is being stupid, would be to say that your own doesn't do that. |
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Short fuse, tired, fried brain from baby sleep deprivation, apologies..... |
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05-09-2017, 03:21 AM | #15 |
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i dont have a sliding arm rest so i dont know but when you slide it forward or back does it clip in to position? maybe your not completing a full slide and catching the clip and stuck in the inbetween land?
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05-09-2017, 03:41 AM | #16 |
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The sliding armrest in my F32 has never done that, yours might be faulty? When I've got it extended forward it stays forward when lifting.
Now that I think about it though, I think if I leave my hand hanging on it when it's up (e.g I've opened it so my passenger can get something out and I'm going to close it again) it's slid down once or twice, but that's because of the weight of my arm hanging off it, and not it simply slamming shut on its own |
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I've had a play and think I see what you mean if you mean with the armrest up it slides downward and backwards and traps your fingers? If so then maybe when you slide the armrest forward you're not sliding it all the way so that it engages in the resistance that holds it in the forward position? |
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He's nearly there! 10 weeks old, no feeds between 7pm and 7am, just wakes up a couple of times for a noisy grumble in the night, but goes back down.
Been hard work, but wife will have it cracked again in the next week or so. Hope so, she's a lot angrier than me without sleep! Last edited by Goneinsixtyseconds; 05-09-2017 at 09:57 AM.. |
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Had a look at this tonight Alex440
If I extend my armrest fully forward, and then lift it, I have to push pretty hard to get it to slide backwards - trapping my bloody finger ends So, now I have recovered and stopped cursing you I can offer the following: Either (1) you are not pushing/sliding it fully forward so it engages with some resistance or (2) it's fucked! If I slide mine partially forward, it will exhibit the behaviour you describe though. Hope this helps mate
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