Centre arm rest...whats my options????

[Tiffy]

I have no centre arm rest in my A4 Avant.....whats my options???

Is it a "Genuine is best" or are there any good aftermarket ones that look OE???

I have two tone black and grey leather........

 

[RMH1A4cab]

Personally oem is far better.

Plenty come up on ebay, it's a common retro fit.

 

[NHN]

Yeah +1 oem all the way.

 

[Tiffy]

Just a case of keeping my eyes peeled on "The Bay" then.......

Thought OEM would be my best option but you never know....Cheers guys

 

[jdp1962]

Click here for my OEM armrest retro-fit thread, complete with epic colour match fail and even more epic colour match rescue.

 

[Penninepete1]

A couple of decent looking OEM ones have gone up on ebay this morning, just search A4 armrest and you will find them.

Ive snapped one up already though...

 

[Tiffy]

Cheers for the heads up, just bought a Black oem one......

Can the cloth lids be changed for leather ones???

 

[Tiffy]

Click here for my OEM armrest retro-fit thread, complete with epic colour match fail and even more epic colour match rescue.

Hahhaaa.... Cheers, will come in handy when I fit mine

 

[jdp1962]

Cheers for the heads up, just bought a Black oem one......

Can the cloth lids be changed for leather ones???

Yes, at a price.

 

[Tiffy]

Dear then???

are they easy to swap over??

 

[jdp1962]

Dear then???

are they easy to swap over??

The lids are easily interchangeable. I'm trying to find the invoice for my lid, but from memory it was about £85. If I find it, I'll post the part number, but bear in mind it will be specific to the interior colour. Mine is black leather, how about yours?

 

[jdp1962]

Found it. This was in July 2011, by the way. The part number for my leather lid is A8E0 864 245 AE 1HT, and it cost £68.09 plus VAT, That works out as £81.71 with the VAT included.

 

[Tiffy]

Cheers mate.... Mine is black leather but the arm rest I have just managed to get is black but has the cloth lid..... It's better than nothing at thermite but at least I know they are interchangeable for the future... Cheers