removing the front armrest LID

[khalil]

hi can anyone pls help, i manged some how to crack the LID of the front armrest,i ordered one from VAG parts,
but cant get the old one off, has anyone taken off just the LID of the armrest , the right way as i dont want to break anything more, many thanks

 

[h5djr]

Here are some details of how to remove the top padded section of the armrest.....

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[khalil]

many thanks mate, great help