What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[ATYPIC]

If you have the Jacky interior, it's a ****ty fabric centre armrest, which collects dead skin :|

Doh!...I honestly didn't know that because I've got the heated alcantara seats which doesn't have the fabric armrest.

[scobb]

If you fancy keeping the red stitching theme going, there's a real leather replacement armrest cover available on Ebay. You'll end up, as I did, with something like this:



Full details here on UK-POLOS.NET.

[iigx]

I really like that. I also found the current armrest incredible uncomfy! Cheers! (Ebay here -> VW Golf MK4 Golf 4 Jetta 98 05 Armrest Cover RED ST | eBay)

[ill0gitech]

If you fancy keeping the red stitching theme going, there's a real leather replacement armrest cover available on Ebay.

Yeah, I'd wanted something like that, but maybe not with double-stiching.
I didn't see that when I was looking - but I suspect its actually something like this pad - which needs you to remove your original padding and glue this one on?
I also wonder if it feels strange, given it's raised a little for the stitching.

[scobb]

To my eye, the stitching matches the other red stitching pretty well, but each his own of course .

It was a bit of a game to install. You have to do it out of the car or you'll never get a good result. You remove the top part of the armrest from the body (carefully, from behind!) and you then disassemble the top part by popping the interior plastic away from the fabric surround. This exposes the staples that hold the fabric in place (there is a cushioning pad under the fabric). De-staple the old fabric cover and then carefully re-staple the new leather cover with original cushioning pad back into place, taking care to keep the stitching straight. Clip the plastic insert back in which hides the staples and gives the armrest some rigidity, then clip the top part of the armrest back into the body of the armrest and you're done. It took me about an hour.

It's about 95% OEM in look. If I was being really picky, the leather is "shinier" and very slightly darker than the leather that surrounds the handbrake and gear lever. If they could get the matt look, it would be perfect.

[ill0gitech]

Cheers

[MrDeathLad]

I wish I had a cool interior.... If any one is selling seats, pm me.

[VWplo]

I wish I had a cool interior.... If any one is selling seats, pm me.

same, except id want blue stitching to match the exterior. oh the woes of a TSI owner

[danielv10]

If you have the Jacky interior, it's a ****ty fabric centre armrest, which collects dead skin :|

Hahahaha yep I hear ya mate! Great find. Was your one just screw off old and screw on new? The ones I found on ebay appear that way.
Black Leather Armrest LID Cover Fits VW Golf Jetta MK4 Passat | eBay

$15 delivered.

[ill0gitech]

Hahahaha yep I hear ya mate! Great find. Was your one just screw off old and screw on new? The ones I found on ebay appear that way.

Mine was the whole plastic and faux-leather assembly. 2 screws on the inside of the console, some twist, some bend, and you're done.