MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: richtung on September 26, 2012, 01:07:51 pm
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... any chance you can check / confirm if it has red stitching or not please?
Was stuck in traffic earlier so was sat there, admiring the interior of the ED30 (as you do)... red stiching on steering wheel -check, hand brake cover - check, gear knob gaitor -check, seats -check, arm rest..erm no...
Its a shame if that how it left the factory as it would have been a nice touch to have the armrest with red stiching as well!
Cheers
Rich
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My ED30 also does not have red stitching on the armrest. It would be a nice though.
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No it doesn't and I agree it would have been nice to have red stitching there too.
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I can confirm no red stitching, it was factory fitted :happy2:
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Bah!!! thanks for checking guys! :happy2:
just seems odd to have red sticking everywhere else?!?! Ah well, down to the bean counters i guess!
Rich
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not on mine either. And now you mention it i cant stop thinking how much of a nice touch it would have been if it was!
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when i first noticed, i immediately assumed that the previous owner may have swapped a red stiched one for a normal one as surely VW would have supplied it with red stitching -theres red stitching everywhere else FFS!
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when i first noticed, i immediately assumed that the previous owner may have swapped a red stiched one for a normal one as surely VW would have supplied it with red stitching -theres red stitching everywhere else FFS!
MUM....MUM.... :mad: Where's the sewing machine!?
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when i first noticed, i immediately assumed that the previous owner may have swapped a red stiched one for a normal one as surely VW would have supplied it with red stitching -theres red stitching everywhere else FFS!
MUM....MUM.... :mad: Where's the sewing machine!?
That has got me thinking.... from the point of view of a leather trimmer / upholster, how difficult would the job be to replace the grey stitching with red stitching? Saying that, how difficult is it to remove the leather trim / cover from the arm rest lid???
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Coming from a 19yr old with about 20 seconds sewing machine experiance. The armrest isnt that big and i would say sub 100 for it to be re trimmed. Look around for quotes :)
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No idea of the quality. eBay.....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-MK5-MK6-red-stitch-LEATHER-ARMREST-COVER-LEATHER-/350500246871?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item519b715557#ht_954wt_922
:happy2:
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Lads Eddie-NL has one for sale :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html)
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Has anyone else got a centre rear head rest with grey stitching aswell? Or am i alone on that one? :confused:
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Getting mine done in red soon, as the stitching is coming out.
The seats don't have red stitching on the very outer parts either.
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Lads Eddie-NL has one for sale :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html)
Don't think its leather though as his car has cloth gti seats :happy2:
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Lads Eddie-NL has one for sale :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html)
Don't think its leather though as his car has cloth gti seats :happy2:
it is cloth
No factory car had red stitching on the armrest (although mk6 cloth gti did have it on the armrest)
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Lads Eddie-NL has one for sale :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,53909.0.html)
Don't think its leather though as his car has cloth gti seats :happy2:
My bad, didn't realise Ed30's have leather armrest :ashamed:
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The seats don't have red stitching on the very outer parts either.
I noticed this too when i went to see how easy it would be to take the armrest cover off. Perhaps their is a premium on the red thread??
Getting mine done in red soon, as the stitching is coming out.
How much is this costing if you dont mind me asking?
Thanks
Rich
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when i first noticed, i immediately assumed that the previous owner may have swapped a red stiched one for a normal one as surely VW would have supplied it with red stitching -theres red stitching everywhere else FFS!
MUM....MUM.... :mad: Where's the sewing machine!?
That has got me thinking.... from the point of view of a leather trimmer / upholster, how difficult would the job be to replace the grey stitching with red stitching? Saying that, how difficult is it to remove the leather trim / cover from the arm rest lid???
removal of the armrest lids is easy. early types (pre 09 i believe) you just lift up the armrest, pull off the plastic undertray and the unclip the lid. Newer ones when you take off the plastic undertray you just undo the 2 torx screws and then push the lid downwards to disengage it from the 4 hooks it locks in to. :happy2: