Patent ID: 8572829

Claim:
A method for replacing a broken hinge for a center console, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a damaged hinge assembled between an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) armrest cover and a center console base member; separating the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) armrest cover from the center console base member; and removing a portion of a damaged OEM hinge base region extending from the center console base member, leaving a registration OEM hinge section; obtaining a replacement hinge member, said replacement hinge member comprising a replacement hinge base having a registration receptacle formed as a recess extending inward from a lower surface thereof and a replacement hinge pin extending outward from said replacement hinge base, wherein said replacement hinge pin is sized, shaped, and located to replicate an OEM hinge pin when assembled to the center console base member; inserting said replacement hinge pin into an OEM hinge receptacle of said OEM armrest cover; placing said replacement hinge member onto said registration OEM hinge section; and securing said replacement hinge member to said center console base member.