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If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« on: September 26, 2012, 01:07:51 pm »
... 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!

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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 01:16:18 pm »
My ED30 also does not have red stitching on the armrest. It would be a nice though.

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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 01:43:54 pm »
No it doesn't and I agree it would have been nice to have red stitching there too.

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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 02:12:01 pm »
I can confirm no red stitching, it was factory fitted  :happy2:
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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 02:20:30 pm »
Bah!!! thanks for checking guys!  :happy2:

just seems odd to have red sticking everywhere else?!?! Ah well, down to the bean counters i guess!

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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 03:54:49 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 04:07:35 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 04:11:58 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2012, 04:21:13 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2012, 04:23:31 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2012, 07:12:53 pm »

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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2012, 07:13:16 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #13 on: September 26, 2012, 07:28:11 pm »
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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Re: If you have an ED30 with an armrest...
« Reply #14 on: September 26, 2012, 07:42:21 pm »
Lads Eddie-NL has one for sale  :happy2:

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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