Arm rest wanted
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Arm rest wanted
Hi folks looking to fit an armrest to my 2016 gti .... can't buy the genuine ones online (well can't find any) you can't buy them as an accessory either .... so my question is does anyone on here have one for sale or the link to a genuine one any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 96
- Joined: Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:28 pm
- Drives: 2016 R-Line TDi
- Location: Berks
Re: Arm rest wanted
A search into Google resulted in this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-sh ... 48096.html
and this:
http://orientalparts.com/OEM-Center-Con ... 49463.aspx
My 0.02 on the arm rest is that it's not worth it. Makes the 2nd to 3rd shift tight and awkward.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-sh ... 48096.html
and this:
http://orientalparts.com/OEM-Center-Con ... 49463.aspx
My 0.02 on the arm rest is that it's not worth it. Makes the 2nd to 3rd shift tight and awkward.
-
- Bronze Member
- Posts: 246
- Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2016 5:24 pm
- Drives: Golf Mk6 GTI (Scirocco gone) Polo 6c GTI
- Location: East Midlands
Re: Arm rest wanted
IMO arm rests are a waste of time. Got one and it just gets in the way of the gear change and handbrake as Skymera says.
-
- Bling Bling Diamond Member
- Posts: 3554
- Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:40 pm
- Drives: 2020 AW Polo GTI+, Pure White.
- Location: UK
Re: Arm rest wanted
I specifically didn't spec the armrest option in my car for the reasons stated by skymera and joe6.
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 53
- Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2016 12:11 pm
- Drives: Polo GTI 6C - Flash Red
- Location: Norwich
Re: Arm rest wanted
if you have a DSG on the other hand, an armrest is lovely on long trips! but again, each to their own
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Re: Arm rest wanted
Thanks guys think I'm just going to leave it as on thinking about it the gear changes would be awkward
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- New
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:08 am
- Drives: Polo GTI MY2017
- Location: Victoria
Re: Arm rest wanted
If you do long stints on the Motorway, in sixth gear, armrests can come in handy. Agree with other posters that it does interfere with gear changes but you can just flip it out of the way when working the gearbox. If you are just using the Polo around town or on 'interesting' winding roads it would be worse than useless.
I frequently do 1 - 2 hour trips, on freeways (as they are called here in Australia) mostly in sixth and find it very comfortable.
Regards,
Steve
I frequently do 1 - 2 hour trips, on freeways (as they are called here in Australia) mostly in sixth and find it very comfortable.
Regards,
Steve
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Re: Arm rest wanted
Cheers Steve I do long journeys in 6th quite a lot but then also do a bit of town driving after doing some research they are quite expensive and you can't buy them as an accessory from vw as there's no retro fit kit I know I could fit one but think for the money it's not worth itGTI_DownUnder wrote:If you do long stints on the Motorway, in sixth gear, armrests can come in handy. Agree with other posters that it does interfere with gear changes but you can just flip it out of the way when working the gearbox. If you are just using the Polo around town or on 'interesting' winding roads it would be worse than useless.
I frequently do 1 - 2 hour trips, on freeways (as they are called here in Australia) mostly in sixth and find it very comfortable.
Regards,
Steve
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- New
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2016 10:08 am
- Drives: Polo GTI MY2017
- Location: Victoria
Re: Arm rest wanted
Fair comment.
Here in Aust they come as standard on the GTI model along with cruise control
Regards,
Steve
Here in Aust they come as standard on the GTI model along with cruise control
Regards,
Steve
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Re: Arm rest wanted
My car was prebuilt but the armrest is an optional extra and so is cruise control wouldn't mind getting them on the car as standard but the cost of some of the extras is mentalGTI_DownUnder wrote:Fair comment.
Here in Aust they come as standard on the GTI model along with cruise control
Regards,
Steve
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- New
- Posts: 49
- Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:48 pm
- Drives: Dec 2016 White Gti auto
- Location: Dorset, UK
Re: Arm rest wanted
skymera wrote:A search into Google resulted in this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-sh ... 48096.html
and this:
http://orientalparts.com/OEM-Center-Con ... 49463.aspx
My 0.02 on the arm rest is that it's not worth it. Makes the 2nd to 3rd shift tight and awkward.
I am also looking to retrofit an armrest to my new Gti DSG - as I have a very weak shoulder. I have emailed a couple of european suppliers of similar to the latter link and both say it won't fit a Polo 6c as centre console was changed (slightly) during the 2014 facelift. I am thinking of one of those that fits into the rear cupholder - not ideal but (probably) better than nothing. Has anyone tried one??
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Re: Arm rest wanted
I work in a vw dealership and we have had an up and a polo with the ones your talking about and both weren't strong at all it's held in with quite wee screws and any weight on them and they start to wobble and eventually come off on both vehicles they had to be removed as they had been secured that many times it just ruined the cup holders and new cup holders fitted .... it's up to your self if you can find a decent one but I think the cheap ones are all the same it's weather you think it's worth the chance that's why I've been trying to find a genuine onehjgtiger wrote:skymera wrote:A search into Google resulted in this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-sh ... 48096.html
and this:
http://orientalparts.com/OEM-Center-Con ... 49463.aspx
My 0.02 on the arm rest is that it's not worth it. Makes the 2nd to 3rd shift tight and awkward.
I am also looking to retrofit an armrest to my new Gti DSG - as I have a very weak shoulder. I have emailed a couple of european suppliers of similar to the latter link and both say it won't fit a Polo 6c as centre console was changed (slightly) during the 2014 facelift. I am thinking of one of those that fits into the rear cupholder - not ideal but (probably) better than nothing. Has anyone tried one??
Hope this helps
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- Bling Bling Diamond Member
- Posts: 5900
- Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:12 pm
- Drives: B8 S4 & 6R/6C1 1.2TSI 110
- Location: Mid Lothian
Re: Arm rest wanted
One other thing about the proper armrest, if you keep it vertical (out of the way), there is a short low section that you can rest your elbow on! Also, on my wife's 2015 Polo SEL, 9 times out of 10, if I drop the armrest down while the handbrake is on (lever up), the armrest does not engage the ratchet so the only stable position is fully down as low as the handbrake will allow. With the handbrake off it works as intended - just another design/manufacture error on VW's part!
-
- Getting There!
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:24 pm
- Drives: 2015 6c polo
- Location: North ayrshire
Re: Arm rest wanted
I've noticed that a few times it's a bit of a design flawRUM4MO wrote:One other thing about the proper armrest, if you keep it vertical (out of the way), there is a short low section that you can rest your elbow on! Also, on my wife's 2015 Polo SEL, 9 times out of 10, if I drop the armrest down while the handbrake is on (lever up), the armrest does not engage the ratchet so the only stable position is fully down as low as the handbrake will allow. With the handbrake off it works as intended - just another design/manufacture error on VW's part!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
- New
- Posts: 49
- Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:48 pm
- Drives: Dec 2016 White Gti auto
- Location: Dorset, UK
Re: Arm rest wanted
@2015_polo
Thanks for your comments - not really surprised as the cup holder is not very substantial.
From your experience is the centre console of the 6c different to the 6n?
It would appear that the 'Ali express' (chinese) armrests are for 6n versions and come in 2 types one with a cup holder - which looks to be a major job to fit; the other version without a cup holder looks to be much simpler but I am not sure it will fit a 6c properly!
Thanks for your comments - not really surprised as the cup holder is not very substantial.
From your experience is the centre console of the 6c different to the 6n?
It would appear that the 'Ali express' (chinese) armrests are for 6n versions and come in 2 types one with a cup holder - which looks to be a major job to fit; the other version without a cup holder looks to be much simpler but I am not sure it will fit a 6c properly!