Front centre armrest?

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 7:10 pm

Is this in ANY way possible?? Is there some sort of 'little' mod that could be carried out at all?

I think it would be well worth the time and effort, I would love one.

Any idea peeps?

Cheers

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 8:33 pm

This thouthght has popped into my head many times, but the main problem is the lack of somewhere to mount it. The handbrake requires too many 'clunks' to bite (though I'm sure that can be adjusted) and immedeately after that you've got the two cupholders

Best one to try for OEM would be a Golf/Bora probably.

KarlM · Post by **KarlM** » Wed Jul 02, 2003 9:54 pm

You might as well fit the entire seat from the Golf, Surely that would be easier than customising your seats to fit the arm rest

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:25 am

There has to be a way

memm · Post by **memm** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:58 am

you can buy these from several companies, including KAMEI, but they are normally quite ugly. the plastic is shiny and you dont get the same cloth as on your seats

they sometimes sell them on ebay on the continent (you can also use the english ebay account to buy these things)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 2411883509

des_pd_ tdi · Post by **des_pd_ tdi** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 10:31 am

I do miss the armreast after having two successive Golfs.

The armrest does not attach itself to the seats it's mounted on a bracket that's just behind the handbrake, on the Golf the armrest was a tight fit between the seats so I doubt it would fit in the Polo. I think the best option here is to go for the aftermarket solution even if it does look ugly get it trimmed to match your seats.

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 6:08 pm

Just came across this on 9N, how did he do this??

http://www.polo9n.com/images/gastpolo267g.jpg

http://www.polo9n.com/images/gastpolo268g.jpg

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 6:31 pm

Now that is a nice interior!

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:34 pm

Per earlier post from a few days back:
http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 15&start=5

It's from a german company called "Raid" (?) - I'm guessing fitting instructions would be included.

There is a thread on polo9n.com where that discusses this at length - see above link.

Deek.

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:19 pm

Nice one dxg, only problem is I can't find a translation web site good enough I trust to order one of these beauts.

Is anyone else going to order one?

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 9:49 pm

Took a guess at a url and, would you adam and eve it, they've got an English site:
http://www.raid-rdi.co.uk

Can't seem to find any reseller information though - looks like you have to order a catalogue and buy from that...
http://www.raid-rdi.com/english/Katalogbestellung.doc

Although it might be worth sticking your postcode into this:
http://www.raid-rdi.com/english/haendle ... egion.html
to see if they actually have any UK stockists.

Deek.

I would be interested in ordering one if:
a) I knew how much they cost; and
b) I had a credit card

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 10:53 pm

Dxg - The Euro site lists them @ 125â‚¬.

This is (or at least was) their UK supplier:

Mountney Limited
RAM House, Vandyke Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 8HH
Tel.: +44 (0)1525 383 055
Fax: +44 (0)1525 370 443

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sat Aug 23, 2003 11:02 pm

Speedlaw cheers for that. I will try them on Tuesday (damn bank holiday) and if not need to order it the hard way.

Scorpio1 · Post by **Scorpio1** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 2:13 am

Look at what I found:

http://www.kamei.co.uk/products/armrests.htm

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 9:28 am

It's not so nice a story for the back