Retrofitted Armrest

brennarr · 14-02-2011 2:44pm #1

Hey Guys

I'm thinking of getting on of these for my golf...

I was driving my dads Audi A6 over the weekend and when I went back to my own car I really missed the armrest

Anyone have any experiences with a retrofitted arm rest? I hope it wont be too much of an eyesore

Anan1 · 14-02-2011 2:47pm

Have you looked into retrofitting an OEM armrest? If I were going down that road at all I think that'd be what i'd do.

brennarr · 14-02-2011 2:59pm

Ive looked at parts to do it online and they cost 2-300 euro and thats much more than Im willing to pay for an armrest.

This works out to be about 100 euro so a decent alternative I guess

francis1978 · 14-02-2011 3:33pm

Hi

got an arm rest retro fitted to a seat toledo about 6-7 years ago. got it dealer fitted as i would not have the tools or experience needed, it wasa great addition to the car and quite rare in toledos too ! cant remember the cost, think maybe about 120 euro, hope this helps

brennarr · 14-02-2011 3:35pm

Thanks Guys

I seens a couple on ebay ebay alright for 50 euro + 20 e delivery whcih works out OK as they seem pretty easy to install

I think I'll order myself one tonight

C4Kid · 14-02-2011 3:54pm

Yeah I was going to say Theres a good few on Ebay alright, I was looking to do it on mine but I wasn't bothered enough to do it. I'd be interested to know how You get on

If I wanted it badly enough I guess I should have got a Comfortline!

brennarr · 14-02-2011 3:58pm

C4Kid wrote: »

Yeah I was going to say Theres a good few on Ebay alright, I was looking to do it on mine but I wasn't bothered enough to do it. I'd be interested to know how You get on

If I wanted it badly enough I guess I should have got a Comfortline!

Yea I know, I got the sportline which I think is much nicer, just dissapointing they don't put in an armrest.

I do most of my driving on the motorway so comfort is a big thing

C4Kid · 14-02-2011 4:31pm

I got the sportline which I think is much nicer, just dissapointing they don't put in an armrest.

You'd assume they would, I'm surprised, I'm more or less the opposite mostly city/ suburban driving so I can get away with the baseline.

The armrest would be a nice addon for the odd long journey though, might look into it again.

tossy · 14-02-2011 5:25pm

Avoid the ebay ones! the are cheap chinese knock offs made from cheap plastic and the ratchet system will fail as soon as you put any weight on it.

Best bet is a breakers yard,those spurious ones you posted look manky!

EPM · 14-02-2011 5:48pm

Breakers all the way like Tossy said. Make sure you get any pipework for the rear vents too if you're buying.

C4Kid · 14-02-2011 6:29pm

Breakers all the way like Tossy said.

By the time postage is added from the UK there mightn't be much between an Ebay one and the Scrapyard anyway. Like brennarr I'm kind of interested, I might get a price from a scrapyard as well.

rebel.ranter · 14-02-2011 6:43pm

I just retro-fitted an EBay sourced one to my hobby car. Neat addition, can't understand why I didn't do it sooner (I have the car 10 years!).

C4Kid · 14-02-2011 7:05pm

I just retro-fitted an EBay sourced one to my hobby car

How long did it take, was it hard?

andyseadog · 15-02-2011 12:35am

http://www.micksgarage.ie/parts/arm-rests/volkswagen.aspx

micksgarage.ie are doing these for 70 quid.

no idea about quality of fitment though. like people said, id look for an OEM job from a scrappy first possibly.

brennarr · 21-02-2011 9:02am

Hey Guys

I decided to go with this from Ebay

It took about 4 days to deliver and 10 mins to install

I've used it over the weekend and I have to say I am very happy with my purchase without breaking the bank. I think it really fits in nicely and has a very solid feel to it.

Here's the before & after pics

Retrofitted Armrest

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