Help retrieving earring

[amtgardkai]

Hey All,

I am hoping to get a little guidance here. Short version, my girlfriend dropped an earring between the seat and the arm rest/center console. It landed in the tiny space at the bottom edge of the plastic and the fabric flooring. When we tried to retrieve it, we pushed down slightly on the flooring and it fell into/underneath the plastic cover for the arm rest/center console.

I am guessing I will need to remove the passenger seat in order to really get access to the side of this thing, but any thoughts on how to remove the entire arm rest so I can retrieve this earring? Picture attached.

Many thanks for any thoughts/ideas for how to retrieve this thing.

 

[mark02115]

I have a suggestion.
can you see it?
If you can --- get a set of these at a harbor freight store or automotive parts store--- less than $5
Way better than pulling the car apart

 

[snpiperpilot]

A vacuum with a clean filter.

 

[amtgardkai]

I can definitely try to get into it with the tools - The issue is that the earring has fallen underneath the plastic shielding for the center console, into what I can only assume is the void between the carpet and the underbody.

 

[mark02115]

ok- my point was that if you can see it the tools in the photo work great......taking stuff apart is a the last resort.

 

[matt1981m]

If you can't see the earring, I would try a flexible grabber tool (something like this) & a USB Endoscope (like this). Both are super cheap, and come in really handy sometimes.

 

[P3dStealth]

Pull the back of the center console off. The back plastic is just held on by clips. It's a little stiff but it just pulls off. You can stick your fingers in the hole and possibly reach the earring if it fell towards the console.

 

[Pianewman]

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