The armrests on my HSE Diesel Freelander 2 are an irritant. Can they be removed ?

you would end up with holes in your seat I reckon. At work
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Strange question as most want to fit them Could you give us a reason why they are an irritant to you reg.
My wife (short person) never uses the arm rest when driving, but I always do.

In addition I have found another very good use for the pasenger armrest when driving alone.
With the passenger armrest in the up position, I can place the neck strap of my camera and binoculars behind the armrest and therefore securing them from crashing on the floor if I have to stop quickly. Of course almost anything can be secured on the passenger seat in this way  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

why not just fold them up out of the way? Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

i know what you mean when i first got into a HSE i found the armrest to get in the way when plugging in the seatbelt. but always used them and would love to have a seat of them in my SE. ( not a bolt on box thing) Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

I found the HSE armrests to be ugly and in the way At work
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chicken george wrote:

I found the HSE armrests to be ugly and in the way

Ugly maybe if you hav'nt got a HSE and wished you had
But in my world they are very usefull and comfortable to use on long journys  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

The arm-rests on mine have never been out of the vertical, out-of-the-way position. If they didn't come as standard on the HSE I wouldn't have added them.

With both hands on the wheel at '10-to-2' all the arm-rest does is get in the way, IMHO.

- Dick

Its the cheap looking adjuster wheel on the end that spoils the look of them, my tractors have better designed armrests than LR ones, with the adjuster hidden away on the underneath of the armrest. At work
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Having driven my HSE for 12 months and then going into a courtesy 'S' spec model for a week I couldnt believe how uncomfortable it is without the armrests! My arm kept dropping into the handbrake when I was driving - wouldnt have been too bad if the FL2 had a centre console armrest to lean on but without an armrest of any description I found the driving position very uncomfortable! Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

I found the arm rest was in the way putting the seatbelt on when i first got the car. But now I do not even noitce they are there. Very happy with them! HSE, Auto, Colour - Yes

So people in red and grey cars slouch (so nobody can see them) and therefore need armrests. Black owners sit up proudly and need no such thing  At work
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That's about it CG, Greys and Reds slouch in comfort - blacks sit uncomfortably with a stick up their  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

 Now - 2017 BMW X3 M Sport Carbon Black
Gone - 2014 BMW X3 M Sport Space Grey, faultless!
Gone - 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Bali Blue with xenons
Gone - 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Rimini Red with bodykit

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