How to remove rear armrests? 3dr S3

Boydie · Mar 5, 2012

Guys

I am getting some parts done in leather and want the rear armrests out of the car.

Is it a door card off job? I presume it is

You can see the armrest I mean in the below picture

amar06fbr · Mar 5, 2012

its not a door card off mate, if you get into the trunk and between the back seates were there split from got a black plastic cover, remover that and then remove the screw and the brackets and then just lift and slide the passenger side seat first, you have to remove the bottom seat aswell to unbolt the middle seatbelt.

Boydie · Mar 5, 2012

See if you were sitting behind the passenger and the arm rest where you would put your left elbow on, that is the part I want to move incase I was sounding confusing.

amar06fbr · Mar 6, 2012

oops sorry, yea you will have to remove the rear cards.

Boydie · Mar 6, 2012

Any idea how? Just grab and pull?

Stiggles · Mar 6, 2012

When I saw this I thought you were talking about the trough load arm rest you have, maybe this will help Boydie?

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/new-a3...-leather-how-get-rear-door-cards-out-3dr.html

It looks like theres 2 or 3 screws holding it in place that are accessible by dropping down the rear seats, and it looks like it slides backwards judging by the holes at the bottom of the unit, as seen here

http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/new-a3...8978-3-door-rear-trim-panel-removal-help.html

NHN · Mar 6, 2012

You need to remove the seats, bottom line Boycie, the backrest part is fixed into position at the bottom over a locating rod that the rear cards are also looped over, at the top when the backrest is folded down there is a bolt covered up by a plastic cap, torx head, this enables the card to be pulled of the side which is held in with spring clips to the rest of side of the car, best to remove the base & the backrest, makes life allot easier, wont take long.

The seat base just needs some force to pull out of its plastic locating locks as such at the front, the rear of the base is just lopped over some metal fixings aswell, you'll see how it works when its out, so you can put back the same.

Boydie · Mar 6, 2012

Thanks Nige! Will see about giving that a go this week!

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