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!!

looks brilliant mate! good job

Good work! Looks really good.

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

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

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

Thanks for the replies guys,

@Tas Yeah they really just screw in.

Nice one, job well done

What light you got in the back?

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

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

That looks great mate.

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

very very nice, makes me want one now!

looks good like it

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

Edited 3 February, 201115 yr by George

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.

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.

That looks fu****g ace!

Edited 3 February, 201115 yr by softscoop

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

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, 201115 yr by BigJase88

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

I like that

Edited 3 February, 201115 yr by Lew0-VRS

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

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, 201115 yr by 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!)