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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 16:58

Title: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 16:58: I'm pretty sure my Golf doesn't come with a centre armrest for the driver.

Is there anywhere I can buy one from? If so, is it easily fitted?

Cheers!
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:31: bump
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:39: Get a genuine one as the cheap copys are absolute rubbish :wink:

http://ngvi.ebay.co.uk/vi?ngvi&backtoid=3&ppsp=0&li=0&pdp=0&sspagename=WDVW&dsr=0&item=320219277158&backto=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3Dgolf%2Bmk4%2Barmrest&pass=gp72NliuReHiHJLSr%2FUXMNmCGDw%3D

Or go to the dealer not sure how much thay rip you off TBH.
HTH
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:40: Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:39
Get a genuine one as the cheap copys are absolute rubbish :wink:

http://ngvi.ebay.co.uk/vi?ngvi&backtoid=3&ppsp=0&li=0&pdp=0&sspagename=WDVW&dsr=0&item=320219277158&backto=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3Dgolf%2Bmk4%2Barmrest&pass=gp72NliuReHiHJLSr%2FUXMNmCGDw%3D

Or go to the dealer not sure how much thay rip you off TBH.
HTH

Cheers fella. I guess I could always check out the local salvage yard too!
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:43: Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:40
Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:39
Get a genuine one as the cheap copys are absolute rubbish :wink:

http://ngvi.ebay.co.uk/vi?ngvi&backtoid=3&ppsp=0&li=0&pdp=0&sspagename=WDVW&dsr=0&item=320219277158&backto=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3Dgolf%2Bmk4%2Barmrest&pass=gp72NliuReHiHJLSr%2FUXMNmCGDw%3D

Or go to the dealer not sure how much thay rip you off TBH.
HTH

Cheers fella. I guess I could always check out the local salvage yard too!

Yeah think these things sell fast at salvage yards tho TBH :grin:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:44: I guess it's a trade off. I get a 99, so have slightly crappier wheels, and no arm rest etc. But I get gorgeous black recaro seats!! :smiley:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:53: Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:44
I guess it's a trade off. I get a 99, so have slightly crappier wheels, and no arm rest etc. But I get gorgeous black recaro seats!! :smiley:

Yeah can always upgrade :wink:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:55: Hey, I read an AGU engine can only go up to a max of 210bhp, that true?
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:59: Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:55
Hey, I read an AGU engine can only go up to a max of 210bhp, that true?

Yes and no. The AGU wont remap as much as some of the others because it has a
different turbo (K03 not a K03S) But you can always upgrade the turbo and downpipe and get mega BHP :afro:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 21:00: Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:59
Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:55
Hey, I read an AGU engine can only go up to a max of 210bhp, that true?

Yes and no. The AGU wont remap as much as some of the others because it has a
different turbo (K03 not a K03S) But you can always upgrade the turbo and downpipe and get mega BHP :afro:
Your a walking encyclopaedia of 1.8T knowledge! :)
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 21:03: Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 21:00
Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:59
Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:55
Hey, I read an AGU engine can only go up to a max of 210bhp, that true?

Yes and no. The AGU wont remap as much as some of the others because it has a
different turbo (K03 not a K03S) But you can always upgrade the turbo and downpipe and get mega BHP :afro:
Your a walking encyclopaedia of 1.8T knowledge! :)

lol :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: Ashmond on 20 February 2008, 00:23: KO3s upgrade isnt actually that hard tbh, you can see 240-250 with a stage 2 map, but you need to fit a front mount, exhaust system and a new t.i.p if your going to do that! (im doing it in a few weeks on my aum)

all about the armrests too mate its my next purchase!
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: GTi-Matt on 20 February 2008, 18:59: Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 21:03
Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 21:00
Quote from: richw911 on 19 February 2008, 20:59
Quote from: bobbarley on 19 February 2008, 20:55
Hey, I read an AGU engine can only go up to a max of 210bhp, that true?

Yes and no. The AGU wont remap as much as some of the others because it has a
different turbo (K03 not a K03S) But you can always upgrade the turbo and downpipe and get mega BHP :afro:
Your a walking encyclopaedia of 1.8T knowledge! :)

lol :grin: :grin:

richw911 4 moderator, he knows all :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin::afro:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: mk4Martin on 20 February 2008, 22:18: Hi so these arm rests are easy to fit to models supplied with no arm rest
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 20 February 2008, 22:18: Quote from: mk4Martin on 20 February 2008, 22:18
Hi so these arm rests are easy to fit to models supplied with no arm rest
I've no idea :)
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 20 February 2008, 22:24: Quote from: mk4Martin on 20 February 2008, 22:18
Hi so these arm rests are easy to fit to models supplied with no arm rest

Yes not too bad: http://www.tdiclub.com/articles/Golf_Armrest/ :wink:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: Lee_dub on 20 February 2008, 22:34: I've got a armrest on mine and dont actually use it that much, what do you lot put in yours? Ive only ever used it for long motorway drives at night but then its like your sitting in a big comfy chair with the heater on and the lights at the side of the motorway humming past you listening to the sunday surgery........ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: AlanD on 20 February 2008, 22:37: Use mine all the tine, I dont know how I lived before it. I also keep my petrol reciepts there which I need to collect monthly for work.

Every car I buy from now on MUST have an armrest. Drove the old mans bimmer a month or so ago now and I didnt have it, makes such a diffrence.
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: Ashmond on 21 February 2008, 11:06: Showoff!

Im going to get one of these soon gots to be done!
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 21 February 2008, 17:23: I'm bidding on one on eBay at the moment, 6 day's left and it's already up to Ã‚£50 including P&P. How much do these damn things cost???
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 27 February 2008, 18:07: There's not many on eBay to be honest, bidding on one at the moment, few hours left, I'm up to Ã‚£90!!! :(
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: GTi-Matt on 27 February 2008, 19:12: all 2.0L come standard with these i think, haha finally we got something that u want, if i had one for sale on ebay id put a reserve of Ã‚£250 on it :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 27 February 2008, 19:22: Quote from: kke1 on 27 February 2008, 19:12
all 2.0L come standard with these i think, haha finally we got something that u want, if i had one for sale on ebay id put a reserve of Ã‚£250 on it :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Ha haa :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 27 February 2008, 19:50: I just won it for Ã‚£90!
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: Stu-1.8T on 27 February 2008, 21:06: Quote from: bobbarley on 27 February 2008, 19:50
I just won it for Ã‚£90!

The one I got off E-bay was Sh1te and never did fit into my car properly :angry: Took bloody ages to fit the lower bracket on (needed to grind it down to fit the nuts on properly) then realised that the bracket was totally wrong in the first place....bit difficult to explain what I mean in words, but it looked like it needed a 'spacer'.... Long and short of it it's in a box in my loft :sick:
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: bobbarley on 27 February 2008, 22:49: I'm hoping this one will be ok, it's come out of an old Golf, so had to fit in there properly the first time around :)
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: richw911 on 27 February 2008, 23:43: Quote from: Stu-1.8T on 27 February 2008, 21:06
Quote from: bobbarley on 27 February 2008, 19:50
I just won it for Ã‚£90!

The one I got off E-bay was Sh1te and never did fit into my car properly :angry: Took bloody ages to fit the lower bracket on (needed to grind it down to fit the nuts on properly) then realised that the bracket was totally wrong in the first place....bit difficult to explain what I mean in words, but it looked like it needed a 'spacer'.... Long and short of it it's in a box in my loft :sick:

Was yours a cheap copy one then?? I know that thay are sh**
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: Ridg on 28 February 2008, 10:49: Quote from: Stu-1.8T on 27 February 2008, 21:06
looked like it needed a 'spacer'.... Long and short of it it's in a box in my loft :sick:

the genuine one does need a spacer, IIRC the 2 bolts on the drivers side screw straight in, but the passenger side is raised to allow for the hand brake cable.

basically the spacer has an internal and external thread, that secure the hand brake, and then raises the height for the other side of the arm rest mount.

I had to get one for mine, as the bloke i got it from left his spacer on the car the arm rest came from, Ã‚£1.50 odd from the stealer's.
Title: Re: Looking for a centre armrest for my mk4
Post by: GTi-Matt on 29 February 2008, 10:34: thank god i got one with mine :smug: wouldnt fancy messing around fitting the bugger :angry: