Pimped my Golf mk4 Armrest!

[mattievrs]

Got a bit bored with the black golf armrest so thought id pimp it!

So, one black armrest

Pulled the top off(without breaking any clips!!!)

One old seat cover from someone on here.(Had a rip in it)

Cut it into a shape resembling the armrest

Add some iron on sticky wonder web

Get them both on the ironing board

Then get the iron nice and hot and iron it to the top of the armrest

Then use a hot glue gun to tidy up the inside

The final result

And now back in the car! Looks ******* ace! Massively happy with the outcome and its 1 of a kind!!

[Danfaz]

looks brilliant mate! good job

[Slamby]

Good work! Looks really good.

[Tas]

Looks like a pint of guiness haha. Are they easy to fit?

[Rob.]

Easily the best armrest in Any Fabia vRS ever! So impressed mate!

[XLBaconDoubleCheese]

The more I read it the more I was thinking "oh dear this isn't going to come out well" BUT it actually looks pretty good! You'll never see another one and it ties in nicely with the seats!

Matt

[mattievrs]

Thanks for the replies guys,

@Tas Yeah they really just screw in.

[Gareth_1.8T]

Nice one, job well done

[Tas]

What light you got in the back?

[mattievrs]

2 vw sharan units. Wired intp the courtesy light then put some SMD leds in.

[Dougie S]

For future reference - spray-on upholstery glue is great for jobs like this. Looks great!

[grr666]

That looks great mate.

Good work and as Rob says you are now the official armrest daddy

[MattyD]

very very nice, makes me want one now!

[vrsadz]

looks good like it

[George]

Looks brilliant, good job done there Have you got any piccys of the lights in the back of your car?

Edited 3 February, 2011 by George

[mattievrs]

For future reference - spray-on upholstery glue is great for jobs like this. Looks great!

As good as it may be, its too messy, hardly ever completely sticks and never lasts the life of the product.And thats from experience.

[Dougie S]

As good as it may be, its too messy, hardly ever completely sticks and never lasts the life of the product.And thats from experience.

Maybe you've had a duff brand but I use it to re-upholster vintage bicycle saddles with new leather and am still riding a bike which has been used daily for 3 years in all weathers with my big ass shifting about on it. Hasn't budged and I've not had to use staples or hot melt to keep the fold-overs at the edges from lifting. I guess we've had different experiences.

[softscoop]

That looks fu****g ace!

Edited 3 February, 2011 by softscoop

[Marc81]

I'm well impressed with that! If there was a good supply of damaged seat covers you could make a killing they look that good

Marc

[Guest BigJase88]

well done buddy looks awsome

personally i think i'd have made it all black! so it doesn't get grubby

just move the vrs badge up if u get me?

Edited 3 February, 2011 by BigJase88

[Leodhasach]

That looks great, I'm well impressed! How do you install the Golf armrest, does it go where the rear cupholder/ashtray thing sits?

[Lew0-VRS]

I like that

Edited 3 February, 2011 by Lew0-VRS

[korban]

Really nice, better looking than the Armster one that I have

[mattievrs]

Looks brilliant, good job done there Have you got any piccys of the lights in the back of your car?

And this before i did them black with the connector housing removed so they sit better in the headlining.

Edited 3 February, 2011 by mattievrs

[mattievrs]

That looks great, I'm well impressed! How do you install the Golf armrest, does it go where the rear cupholder/ashtray thing sits?

just infront of that in the rectangular bit. I didnt use the mount as it didnt fit but instead removed the console bit and used self tappers.Very sturdy fix aswell. I did this for someone else.Its a kind of cross section to show the screwing etc so theyre all hidden.(its a bit crap but you get the idea!)