I share your pain. I learned a while ago, for the sake of my own sanity, I just carry around several towels and cheap throw blankets for when my dogs (2 pugs and 1 dane) ride in my car. My car's interior is coated with cheapy target towels and freebie blankets until I actually have to carry passengers, LOL.

How often do your dogs ride with you? If not often, I'd just use a towel or something similar to set over the console. If very often, I'd probably seek the more "permanent" solution you seem to be alluding to.

 

Go to JoAnn Fabric Store to find some vinyl to match the interior trims. Use some spray adhesive, and work the fabric onto the arm rest.

 

Good idea :29:

 

I used strips of XPEL on the trim around the trunk of my Outback. It works pretty well.. My dog likes to jump on the trip when she see's other dogs on the street.

 

I had a custom sheepskin cover made for my last car. It worked but the dog tore up everything else so now he gets to ride in the back. Just tired of the hair and damage not to mention the dog slobber on every window.

 

Cut his nails?

 

Carbonfiber trim ...

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthre...read.php/3m-di-noc-3d-vinyl-wrap-group-buy-125275.html?t=125275&highlight=vinyl

 

OMG I want that in my OB.

 

Subaru STI ...

 

Here ya go:
Truck & Car Seat Protection - Duluth Trading Company

 

With three dogs...I know what you mean...and this is what you need.

Amazon.com: Kyjen Outward Hound Auto Front Seat Barrier Black: Kitchen & Dining


It will go a long way to solving all your doggy vs arm wrest battles....and the price is right! Our dogs get seat belted in, but just in case this thing comes in very handy.

...and problemchild200...dog slobber just adds character to the car.

 

With three dogs...I know what you mean...and this is what you need.

Amazon.com: Kyjen Outward Hound Auto Front Seat Barrier Black: Kitchen & Dining

Yeah... I have one in the basement I need to break out. too bad I like his head against my elbow as I drive.

He is in the car pretty much daily.

 

i use an old towel with holes cut for the levers. i wash it weekly. color match towel at any walmart for 2$.

 

I've had four different spaniels riding shotgun on three different Subies over the last 24 years. They have yet to really scratch up the center console, much less hole it. Of course, springers have nice big webbed feet.

 

my pug does the same thing.

neoprene will get hot and i dont think it breathes very well.

why dont u just get a large microfiber towel and just wedge it around it, it's super absorbent for dog slobber and you can throw it in the wash just as easily..

 

My first vehicle with a console was my '97 Jeep Wrangler. Thus began the tradition of pooch paws leaving their marks. Today, with two dogs, one is in the passenger seat, the other in back on the folded-down seat. That one always comes up to see how things are going, and guess where the paws go. Yup, the tradition continues!

 

I would recommend disassembly of the console and several layers of Plastidip.

If you're feeling particularly adventurous - you could get a spare console off ebay or disassemble your own and get it prepped properly and then rhinolined or x-lined or something, it would look dope AND stand up to the abuse.

 

We use a wire dog barrier mounted just behind the front seats. It keeps the dogs in the cargo area and prevents them from getting to the driver or front-seat passenger. The second row seating stays folded down flat so the dogs have more room. Plenty of blankets back there to protect the various surfaces.

 

I keep on telling myself that I'm going to replace all of the fake plastic wood on my OB Limited with the genuine article; this console cover will be one of them. I can of course select a hardwood that's tougher than anything in the car that can touch it, such as the claws you see on the guy in my avatar.

My current favorite finish is a simple buffing and carnuba wax; this is nontoxic and therefore best for my present customer base (two young grandsons). See example below; the head on Mr. T. Rex is Jatoba, which is pretty hard.

Problem is, my anal side insists it will all have to match, and you can't ever match genuine polished wood to plastic. So this will be an all or nothing proposal, and the door panels and other parts have a lot more complex shape to them than this cover. Sigh.

 

We just purchased a pre-owned Outback and have the same issue from the prior owner's dog. Any solutions appreciated. Thank you.