leon armrest

[milli]

i know this has been probably asked a thousand times but im thinking of gettin an armrest for my cupra r, people with them what are you opinoin on these?

what about the ones from ebay like this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARMREST-FOR-G...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[richybigman]

I've got one and they're cheap for a reason.

 

[milli]

i take that as you wouldnt give advise on buying one then?

 

[richybigman]

If i was to do it again i would save and pay the price from the dealers.
The ebay one's aren't 100% perfect fit and are a bit flimsy.

 

[LEE69]

Mine stays up all the time, said it before using the handbrake and changing gear are hindered.

 

[milli]

do you know how much they are from the dealers?

 

[Coalesy]

for the proper Seat one its around 100 +vat for the cloth one and leather is around 150+vat i think of the top of my head

 

[B-J-P]

I bought one of these from ebay form this seller, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-VW...14&_trkparms=72:1701|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

They do the job i suppose but not as good quality as genuine parts, your paying about half the price of dealer so depends on what you want.

 

[milli]

i have noticed even though it states a different car they all look pretty much the same, so im wondering which other cars armrests would fit the leon? E.g would the bora and golf ones fit?

 

[B-J-P]

yeah the one i bought was for a golf

 

[swilky23]

Are armrests not standard on lcr's?

 

[Squintstream]

Are armrests not standard on lcr's?

I'd like one for the longer motorway driving, then I could always fold it up when I'm driving a bit quicker and changing gear alot.

 

[richellis]

Look at sere moters on here. David did me a genuine cloth one delivered for about £85.

 

[gav_FR]

I bought one of these from ebay form this seller, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volkswagen-VW...14&_trkparms=72:1701|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

They do the job i suppose but not as good quality as genuine parts, your paying about half the price of dealer so depends on what you want.

I'm tempted to get one of these.
Are they decent and sturdy or are they a bit flimsy?

 

[richellis]

TBH I got a genuine one for a leon and it looks alot differant than the Golf ones, at the base.
The genuine, makde for a leon fits, and looks spot on.
Id pay the extra, and as I said Sere Moters on here do a nice discount as well!

 

[B-J-P]

I'm tempted to get one of these.
Are they decent and sturdy or are they a bit flimsy?

Yeah they aren't too bad for the price, and they do fit.
Just need to cut out the coin tray with a stanley knife. Took me about an hour to fit and that was me being very cautious about cutting the hole.

 

[gav_FR]

That sounds good then. I'm reluctant to pay the best part of £100 (or £85 if I could get one off Sere Motors as mentioned by richellis) for something to rest my arm on, but £50 is justifiable I think.

I'm not too fussed about having to cut the coin tray out because I never use it anyway!

Now I just have to decide if I really want to spend £50 to get one!

 

[UncleFester]

I have one of the 'cheap' ones and whilst it's been ok, the springs fell out of the locating clip and it creaks when i lean on it - it's been fine for 2 years but having got my hands on a genuine Audi S3 one ... the difference in build quality is LEAGUES apart!

 

[Deleted member 12147]

I got mine from Seresmotors, top service from them and the armrest is spot on.

 

[Deleted member 12147]

Or theres this one, it doesn't say that the lid is included though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-Golf-Seat-...14&_trkparms=72:1689|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318