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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gti man on April 18, 2014, 10:36:51 am

Title: Just fitted an armrest
Post by: Gti man on April 18, 2014, 10:36:51 am

Hello everyone

Just fitting A armrest for my gti took an hour and 45mins

Those people how say its a striaght swap are lying.

You need to take hole center console out..

Looks good thou

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Post by: Shoy1980 on April 18, 2014, 10:49:10 am

No you don't, you must've done it the long way round lol

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Post by: Wooosh on April 18, 2014, 12:00:54 pm

I don't think people would lie about fitting an armrest? Just everybody does it differently and takes different time to do so.

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Post by: skard on April 18, 2014, 12:05:55 pm

It is a straight swap, but not everyone fits the vent ducting hence easier that way

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Post by: lennard_D on April 19, 2014, 11:19:24 am

I was thinking of doing this. How much did it set you back mate?

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Post by: paulw123 on April 19, 2014, 01:46:29 pm

Cloth would be about £120 used...brand new kits on ebay from vw dealer £180ish
Leather about £160 used.
air vent tube £10 dealer.

Title: Re: Just fitted an armrest
Post by: Gti man on April 19, 2014, 04:15:27 pm

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95746

I used this link to help me

Title: Re: Just fitted an armrest
Post by: Gti man on April 19, 2014, 04:16:53 pm

Armrest was a ebay jobbie £110 and about 1hr 45 mins of work

Worth it thou

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Post by: ideaboy on April 19, 2014, 04:31:05 pm

Good job, How hard was it to fit the air vent?

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Post by: matsu on April 20, 2014, 08:07:21 am

hi fella
you got a link for the ebay pleae
i had aftermarket one fitted and it just snapped the mounting so i need a new one. driving without when your used to one is horrible lol
thanks
matsu

Title: Re: Just fitted an armrest
Post by: Gti man on April 20, 2014, 08:24:24 am

I didn't fit the air vent, but if u follow the instructions in the link u should be able to do it

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Post by: doylebros on April 21, 2014, 09:43:52 pm

That rear air vent is the sort of job you give to people you don't like, be warned!

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Post by: paulw123 on April 22, 2014, 10:26:09 am

brand spanking new one, hell if you've the money why not  :P

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MK5-Golf-Anthracite-Cloth-Armrest-Fitting-Kit-GTI-R32-S-SE-MATCH-VW-/400684015941?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d4aa0e145