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Offline v4rley

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Plaid with armrest
« on: September 14, 2013, 03:32:23 pm »
After seeing a custom armrest I wanted one  :party: so kept an eye out for some interlagos material, having acquired some I sourced a local upholster him and set to task!

Really chuffed with the result, although not sure it's for everyone  :evilgrin:.


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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2013, 03:39:16 pm »
Looks great, Wouldn't mind doing the same with mine as i have the Sport trim with the grey piping in the centre of the seats
How hard can it be?

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2013, 09:14:29 pm »
I like it!

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2013, 09:20:16 pm »
Thanks guys I'm pretty happy, especially as i didnt break any plastic tabs in the process   :pomppomp:

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2013, 12:11:02 pm »
Looks good pal! Where did you get the material from?

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2013, 12:18:58 pm »
Looks good  :happy2:

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2013, 12:32:05 pm »
Nice job, you got any more pics?

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2013, 01:01:49 pm »
Got the material from a unusable drivers sea and had a bad boulster so was able to salvage the intlagos  :grin:

Here's a couple more photos from different angles:




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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2013, 03:18:21 pm »
Looks like it came out of the factory like that. What was the fitting cost if you don't mind me asking?

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2013, 03:53:36 pm »
I don't suppose you got any off the material left you want to sell have you mate cheers Gordon

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2013, 07:00:46 pm »
I took the part I the armrest out of the car, surprisingly easy! Just removing 'under tray' and release the top part that only clips in. I then sourced a local upholster, who works on retrimming car and left him to it! He charged me a very reasonable £20 and then just clipped back on...

I was hoping to have some material left over, but had to use the center to get the red lines central, and now he is currently playing with making a gaiter, which isn't any fun on a dsg.... I still got resources of more material as have still got the passenger seat that I may strip but yet undecided  :laugh:

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2013, 07:02:59 pm »
well if you do decided to split that spare seat will take some off material off you for a price cheers Gordon

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2013, 07:06:46 am »
well if you do decided to split that spare seat will take some off material off you for a price cheers Gordon

Will keep you in mind  :happy2:

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Re: Plaid with armrest
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2013, 09:42:03 pm »
well if you do decided to split that spare seat will take some off material off you for a price cheers Gordon

Will keep you in mind  :happy2:

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