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Offline monk180

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Fitting an Armrest
« on: May 04, 2017, 08:22:30 pm »
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

 

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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2017, 09:20:21 pm »
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


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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2017, 10:10:06 pm »
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.


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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2017, 10:16:03 pm »
Hi again chap,

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

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Freddie

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Re: Fitting an Armrest
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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2017, 05:36:24 am »
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.
Loads of extra's and retro fits.

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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2017, 05:57:28 am »
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  :happy2:

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Re: Fitting an Armrest
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2017, 12:13:22 pm »
Ah, may have to go up to 60k, looking around 6 - 7k

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