TOP 5 armrests for Lada Granta: comparison of prices and characteristics
An armrest is a special part of a car seat on which you can rest your arms while driving. It helps relieve stress on the arm muscles during a trip and thus avoid premature driver fatigue.
Armrests for Lada Granta are manufactured by Armster, Alamar and Varta. There are also Chinese-made armrests for this car model.
Original armrests in their original place
The original armrests are made by Armster. They are functional and beautiful black models, with adjustable lift angle between the seats (maximum lift angle is 105 degrees), with a removable top cover and additional space under it, where you can store various travel items, and are also equipped with a pen holder. The main advantage of such an armrest is that it fits perfectly under the required console!
Price: from 3912 rubles - out of stock
Armrests Alamar
Alamar produces budget options for armrests for Lada Granta, which, despite fairly low prices, are of fairly high quality. Alamar armrests are equipped with a removable zippered cover, which is available in black and gray, matte or metallic. These armrests are only suitable for cars that do not have height adjustment!
Price : from 900 rubles - out of stock
Varta armrests
These handy armrests fit into the rear cup holder so you can use the handbrake with ease. They also have a removable cover made of high-quality leatherette, the so-called “eco-leather,” which is very pleasant to the touch, easy to clean and does not wear out over time. The armrest can withstand a vertical load of up to 80 kg!
Universal armrests
To be honest, in universal armrests, universality has only one name, based on which they should fit any car of any brand. But, unfortunately, this is not the case. Most often, there is a situation where a car owner who has bought such a “universal” armrest has to independently adjust it, tighten it, file it and try to fit it in its normal place. And such manipulations do not always achieve the desired result. Therefore, we strongly recommend not to purchase such armrests.
Do you need an armrest in a car?
Some models of cars in the budget segment are sold without a special elbow rest. Drivers quickly get used to it and don’t even notice that their car is missing something. Therefore, a logical question arises: is there any benefit at all from the armrest?
In fact, there is, and it is quite noticeable. The armrest significantly reduces the strain on the arm and back muscles during frequent use of the gear lever. This is especially true in cars with a manual gearbox. When traveling long distances and even in regular traffic jams, the hand becomes tense and tired, in some cases the muscles begin to cramp, which can lead to an accident.
the armrest in the car significantly reduces the load on the muscles of the arm and back
Another nice feature is the ability to use the armrest as a place to store useful little things. A water bottle, wallet, car documents, sunglasses case and more can be placed inside and will always be at your fingertips (literally and figuratively). Expensive models often have armrests equipped with control buttons for some vehicle devices.
In addition, an ordinary armrest can create an atmosphere of home comfort in a car and make your stay in it more comfortable.
And I can’t imagine taxiing without an armrest, I’m so used to it. My right hand on the steering wheel didn’t work out for me - it’s uncomfortable and that’s it, it even seems to interfere, some kind of mismatch appears from both hands. In my case, the armrest is moved back and does not interfere with the use of the handbrake. Personally, I really need an armrest, and even when I sit in any other car and compare them, I pay attention not least to the convenience of the latter’s location.
AndRCZ
www.drive2.ru
Where to buy armrests for Lada Granta?
You can purchase armrests for the Lada Granta car by contacting our company! Call us - and we will be happy to help you choose a suitable armrest and give detailed explanations on its installation! Our company works directly with manufacturers of armrests, so we guarantee the quality of the products we sell and also offer prices that are almost no different from the factory prices! Our company also offers convenient conditions for delivery of goods throughout the Russian Federation!
Instructions: install the armrest for Lada Granta with your own hands!
- Remove the seat and tilt it to the left without removing it from the car;
- Unscrew the decorative plastic trims;
- Pull out the seat adjustment knob;
- Remove the M8 bolts securing the back of your seat;
- Install the armrest;
- Tighten the M8 bolts;
- Install decorative trims;
- Place the seat back into the car.
An armrest is one of the popular car accessories that is loved by all car enthusiasts.
The developers of the LADA Granta car did not provide for the presence of an armrest even in the Luxury configuration. And although many owners of this model have no questions about its absence, the majority of them would also like to install it in their car. After all, in general, an armrest is a fairly useful and functional accessory. Having it in the car allows you to keep the necessary things at hand and, in a sense, increases the comfort of the driver and front passenger, providing them with additional support for their hands.
How to make an armrest?
If, after long wandering around retail outlets and online resources, you are unable to find the required armrest, then we recommend using the presented technology for making it yourself. If you do everything carefully, the interior of your Lada Granta will immediately be rewarded with an aura of individuality and exclusivity. Can you imagine the faces of your friends already tormented by envy?
The first step will be creating a sketch of the future product. It is done on paper. The drawing assumes the presence of control dimensions taken in advance in the cabin. Now is the time to select the material. In most cases, they resort to plywood, from which the bottom, sides and cover of the future armrest are cut out. Upon completion of cutting the blanks, we proceed to the exciting stage of assembly. The elements are mutually fixed using ordinary self-tapping screws. If the goal is to make the product soft, then glue foam rubber or other material of a similar texture onto the surface of the lid. Let's move on to the LADA Granta armrest upholstery
Here you can choose carpet or leather (natural or substitute - it doesn’t matter). If the integrity of the pieces of upholstery material is not enough, then we simply sew them together.
For owners who have chosen leather, we recommend warming up this material while stretching it onto the armrest frame. This way you can avoid wrinkles, especially in the corners. A hairdryer will help here. There is no need to be afraid of temperature deformation of the skin; on the contrary, it will acquire unprecedented elasticity. The main thing is to prevent the leather surface from melting. Don't overdo it!
Having a beautiful “box” will require some work to ensure that the lid can be opened. To do this, we purchase hinges from a construction trade and install them on the armrest. Now we proceed to install the product itself according to the scenario described here. Having completed the work, we rejoice at the updated interior of the LADA Granta with a twist of uniqueness, because even the maestro of AvtoVAZ does not have such a chic armrest.
When you don’t want to bother with painstaking upholstery, the product can simply be painted. Before coating with enamel, the armrest is cleaned and degreased. After applying the paint, pause for drying. And then we coat it with varnish. We do not recommend installing the painted product immediately. You should wait not only for complete drying, but also for the smell of the painting materials to dissipate.
Review of existing models
The domestic market is filled with a wide variety of armrest models. At the same time, sellers offer a large number of inexpensive Chinese-made samples. As a rule, they are universal and of low quality. The appearance of parts made of cheap plastic cannot decorate the interior of the LADA Granta car. True, some car enthusiasts cover them with leather or cover them with carpet (non-woven material that is resistant to friction). They also paste it over the walls of the inner compartment of the armrest and then small things placed in the compartment do not jingle while the car is moving.
DIY armrest
There is another option that will allow you to give the interior of the LADA Granta a unique individuality - make an armrest with your own hands.
To do this, having measured the dimensions of the space between the driver and front passenger seats, you need to:
- make a corresponding box from plywood and sheathe (cover) it with carpet (leather, leatherette, etc.);
- make metal fastening elements and a mechanism for tilting the box back;
- Using standard furniture hinges, close the box with a hinged lid. It must first be covered with foam rubber and covered with the same material as the box;
- Secure all metal parts to the box and install it between the chairs.
Design and production of universal armrest elements
Based on the measurements taken, we create a drawing or sketch. It is best to do several: separately for front, side, top and, if necessary, bottom views. We depict with our own hands the appearance of the armrest in all sketches in accordance with the selected projection for each specific sheet - front, side, top. Then, on all types, we mark the parts that will make up the design of the future universal arm support. After this, it is necessary to make as detailed a detail as possible of all the identified elements of the armrest on each of the sketches - you should indicate in detail for each detail:
- its dimensions, and for curly elements also the radii of roundings (bends);
- the place and method of fastening to other structural elements, indicating the distances to the edges of this part, the diameter of the fastening (if self-tapping screws are selected), the depth of the fastener into the attached part or intermediate bars (on another sketch projection, where this will be visible).
For the armrest support cushion (also known as the drawer lid) and the wall to which the former will be attached, it is necessary to indicate the location and dimensions of the tilt-and-turn fasteners (furniture hinges and their attachment points). Anyone who is good at designing and working with various materials and tools can develop a sliding cover design.
Fixing the future armrest between the seats can be done both by its tight fit and by using specially designed and prepared fasteners. In the first case, it is necessary to provide cutouts and grooves on the side parts of the universal arm support that will fit on the interior elements located between the seats. Also, after making the armrest, but before covering it, you will need to decide in the car at the installation site the thickness of the lining material on the side walls of the support. If you plan to make special fastenings with your own hands, then for this you will need to tie the lower parts of the armrest to the interior elements or fastenings already existing on them. In accordance with the selected interaction diagram between the universal support and the interior, the fastening method and details are developed. For both options for fixing the armrest, we display the corresponding additions to the design in its sketches.
After such preliminary preparation, further work should go like clockwork, unless, of course, a mistake was made anywhere. Therefore, it is worth checking all the sketches again - we look at them for compliance of the dimensions of the developed structure with the dimensions of the free space allocated for it in the cabin, the mutual coordination of all the parts and fastenings of the future armrest.
Choosing a good armrest for Grant
You can purchase the element with different types of fasteners and covers. It is permissible to use products suitable for both Kalina and Granta. An excellent solution would be a universal model that can easily fit into any design.
You can buy a high-quality Grant armrest with a folding or retractable lid: the second type is more practical to use.
The main materials from which the add-ons are made are plastic and leatherette. But the leather armrest for the Lada Grant promises a longer service life.
The most expensive option will be a model made from a combination of wood, metal and leather. True, it looks rich and complements the interior design well.
The presence of several divided cells in the box will allow you to store much more small items, parts or keys. But a single space is suitable for transporting car documents, passports and other important small papers.
If necessary, the driver can easily remove them from the box. Such Granta armrests will be useful for employees of city delivery services or interregional transport: everything they need will always be at hand.
What is the right armrest?
The idea of creating your own element for the location of one of the driver’s hands is not without meaning. Buying such a factory-produced design is not the easiest undertaking. It is expensive, it is difficult to find a structure with suitable dimensions, appropriate design and the internal functionality that you require. There is only one way out - to delve into the manufacture of armrests for cars and try your hand at this exciting business.
We need the “correct” armrest, the design of which will take into account all the nuances, its ergonomics will be brought to the maximum value, and the appearance will fully correspond to the interior of the car
To do this, you will need to pay attention to the following points:
- the presence of a separate compartment for storing important little things that can be easily and quickly found;
- the ability to put a bottle of water or a glass of tea/coffee;
- the presence of a sliding and tilting mechanism to give the structure mobility and provide access to the hand brake and seat belt latch;
- the use of soft but durable materials that will ensure a comfortable and comfortable hand position.
This is exactly the kind of armrest for the car that we will make.
