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Will a MK4 Golf armrest fit in a MK1 Leon?
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Could I ask a favour and ask what the measurement of the length of the armrest is?
After buying, fitting and selling a genuine Recaro leather armrest with my old R32, I am reluctant to spend the same for my battered Leon.
I am looking at the £30 ones on eBay. I don't suppose they'll be all that good, but the armrest is strictly for functionality purposes.
Some are 27cm long, and another is listed as 44cm. I presume this is the length of the top section where your arm sits.
If you wouldn't mind measuring yours I would be really grateful!
After buying, fitting and selling a genuine Recaro leather armrest with my old R32, I am reluctant to spend the same for my battered Leon.
I am looking at the £30 ones on eBay. I don't suppose they'll be all that good, but the armrest is strictly for functionality purposes.
Some are 27cm long, and another is listed as 44cm. I presume this is the length of the top section where your arm sits.
If you wouldn't mind measuring yours I would be really grateful!
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Yeah, sorry!
I'm looking at this one
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271818602910?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE
or this one
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121346408133?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE
Obviously both Chinese copies, which is fine as they are cheap.
I'm looking at this one
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271818602910?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE
or this one
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121346408133?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE
Obviously both Chinese copies, which is fine as they are cheap.
I have an eBay one
Yours looks great - would you mind posting a link to it?
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I'd love an arm rest but the only thing that puts me off is the fact you have to cut holes to fit it
You only lose the rear coin tray and I am fairly sure you could buy a rubber insert if you ever wanted to remove the armrest, although I am not sure why you would after fitting one!
Cheers. A bit more expensive but it looks a lot better than the £30 ones I was looking at.
I presume it fits in the same way? Cut out the coin tray and bolt it underneath?
Yes it will fit in the Leon, I recently fitted one in my LCR.
You do need to cut out the coin tray. The hole needs to be bigger than the coin tray itself though so you will then need to cut a bit more out all round. Be very carefull and take your time only cutting little bits at a time.
It would be very easy to mess it up, I spent over a hour cutting the hole out but it looks factory.
If it doesn't come with a fitting kit including the top hat bolt, dont attempt to fit it until you have it.
You do need to cut out the coin tray. The hole needs to be bigger than the coin tray itself though so you will then need to cut a bit more out all round. Be very carefull and take your time only cutting little bits at a time.
It would be very easy to mess it up, I spent over a hour cutting the hole out but it looks factory.
If it doesn't come with a fitting kit including the top hat bolt, dont attempt to fit it until you have it.
Bought this one for £28 posted and fitted it today.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121346408133?txnId=1454069457002
I was impressed for the money.
Identical to the leather Recaro one I had in my old R32.
Cutting the coin tray out was more of a pain than I thought, but happy with the outcome.
Thanks again for the comments!
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121346408133?txnId=1454069457002
I was impressed for the money.
Identical to the leather Recaro one I had in my old R32.
Cutting the coin tray out was more of a pain than I thought, but happy with the outcome.
Thanks again for the comments!
I was too busy swearing and bashing my hands up!
Also, my car is battered, so I wasn't aiming for a factory look finish.
I'm very happy with the outcome, but I perhaps wouldn't think that if I had a nice looking car.
I doubt the finish would go down well on here!
Is posting photos on this forum easy? I'll upload a few if it would help?
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