Fitting an Armrest

[monk180]

Hi there,

Looking for 5 GTI's now, some with an arm rest and without.

Obviously I will not turn down a low mileage minter, for the sake of no armrest, my Gt TDI with DMF issues hence being sold,  has an armrest, and I really  cannot do without one, left arm just feels lost !

So how hard are they to fit? Are the non OEM ones from eBay, just rubbish? Genuine ones taken from cars are about 100 quid, don't care about any colour miss fit. Then I guess the rear air vents will not work, and will be a hole where the CD changer should be.

Thanks

 

[willni]

They're not hard just time consuming someone replaced theres on one of the threads.

If you're looking for 2 very good cars look on the for sale section SurreyED30 has a 55k 3 door ed30 for sale http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,111976.msg1079155.html#msg1079155

and JackL15 has a 35k 5 door gti for sale http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,111976.msg1079155.html#msg1079155

[monk180]

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah I am looking to go very low millage, and willing to wait until one under 30k pops up on the Autotrader / P Head's ect.... I guess one eventually will.

[monk180]

Hi again chap,

The links are the same, where was he 35k one placed?

Thanks
Freddie

[MIJ_JAGGER]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232315386323

Mint

[SI-R32]

The air vents will work if you just buy the pipe bits from vw and route them through to the blank in the heating system.

Really easy to install if you pop the seats out 10min job, gives you all the room in the world to work round it.

[Juliand]

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah I am looking to go very low millage, and willing to wait until one under 30k pops up on the Autotrader / P Head's ect.... I guess one eventually will.

See Autotrader....2006, one owner, 23,000, DSG, £9350 .....ouch! But has armrest, ha ha Private 

[monk180]

Ah, may have to go up to 60k, looking around 6 - 7k

[willni]

Sorry here's the 35k one http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,111878.msg1078431.html#msg1078431

and Here's a £6500 one in the rare white
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,106262.msg1030391.html#msg1030391