I'm sure this has been covered and discussed a million times, but I couldn't find any old posts about it. Does the GM armrest, part #19157354, fit the 2009 Cobalt SS? It states only for cars equipped with an automatic transmission. I want to make sure before I order one. Thanks for your help.

 

it will fit manual transmissions fine. i have one and i can use my ebrake no problem. honest to god its one of the best things ive done to my car to date. the car should have come from the factory with one in every car.

 

yep i have the arm rest on my 09 ss as well,i agree well worth the install!!

 

Definitely worth it. Here are a couple of pics of the arm rest installed, with a leather cover from Redline Goods.

 

Yes best mod
GM's Fail for not giving us one!

 

Does it mess with shifting? Some cars it does and some it doesn't.

 

how would it mess with the shifting, its no where near the shifter. when i shift i have the upper half of my arm between the rist and elbow resting on the arm rest at all times. feels so comfortable and natural

 

i got one too on manual, its great, kinda sucks how it comes with kind of a rubberized top, so yea probly get that leather cover too but its no big deal. best mod yet

 

Yea it doesnt mess with shifting on my car however i do have to pull the ebrake up past where the armrest sits to get it to fully engage, its been like that since i got it but i just need to tighten it up

 

Agreed!

 

I drove this 1 car years ago that you would hit your elbow on it shifting into 2nd, 4th, and reverse. It was just annoying.

 

Hello Yellow Jacket,
Looks like there's been a lot of great feedback already for your question. Where are you ordering your part from? It might be worth checking out gmpartsdirect.com - I searched that part number and it was less than $70.

Best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

 

thats where i got mine!

 

I had one in my 09 SS. Best mod I ever done

 

i haz one and i lovez it

 

Worth it !! I could see ppl with e brakes that are loose having issue with it. I myself have no problems and love it.

 

I think Im going to pick one up in the next 2 months.

 

you should!
get it from GMPartsDirect

 

I recently installed one in my car;
I'm on the fence - it kinda feels out of place...
I might sell it.

but it definitely does work.

you have to virtually remove your console to get the mounting bracket in place - just a "heads up".

I would encourage you to buy from Crate Engine Depot;
Why would i suggest this?

• they support this website, other related websites..
• they have a flawless reputation with shipments - gmpartsdirect doesn't (plus they will not ship to Canadian addresses - something I found out before learning of CED)
• because Tom @ CED is an absolute pleasure to deal with... and they list this at what $76(!?)

LINKY

 

i just removed the rear cup holders and cover under the e-brake
then slipped the bracket in and used just 2 of the screws
ive never had a problem with it

 

maybe I was being cautious (worried about breaking some plastic);
but I wouldn't advocate using only two of the four mounting bolts...

how's this;

I didn't actually remove it, but pivoted it upwards from the front after detaching it...

 

have friend in MD thread selling his arm rest.

 

Looks really nice. I guess that's my next mod...

 

I have one, in my closet! I took the thing out of my car lol

 

This is exactly what I did too. Been a year and a half, and it's perfectly stable.