Pop your head inside any Cerbera with original interior, and you’re guaranteed to see the infamous armrest dent.

Not sure what I mean, well a quick google of cerbera interiors, illustrates this perfectly.

The armrest takes a beating. You tend to lean on it heavily when getting in, it supports your arm & elbow while driving, and then again it is leant on heavily when getting out.

Add to this 20+ year old foam that has lost is shape, and you get the armrest dent.

My car was no exception, however my dent was minimal, and as you’ll read in a moment, quite key to the success of the repair.

Here’s a close-up of my dent. I was fortunate that the leather hadn’t yet become stretched due to the dent being deep.

Here’s a close-up once repaired.

The last time I visited Dave The Trimmer was 7 years ago, and he mentioned at the time that he had perfected a way of levering up the armrest section of the dash to remove the old foam, re-foam it, and all without the horrible job of having to completely remove the dash. I’d sworn to come back and have this work done, and I’m so glad I finally did.

As I mentioned earlier, I was lucky, in that my leather wasn’t stretched. Judging by some of those photos I found, I’m guessing this wouldn’t work for everyone.

So am I happy with it? It’s completely transformed the driving position. With your elbow now another inch or so in the air, it’s a much more natural position holding on to the steering wheel. I really wanted to keep my interior 100% original, so very pleased with the result.