Hi

just bought this of ebay

I not very good at d.i.y and wondered if any other members have retro fitted this and can offer me any advice or a guide - have searched but cant find any relevent threads. Im planning on fitting the lot if its achievable!

Should of done my homework before i bought it   Im not bothered about plumbing the vents in as its only ever me or me and the mrs in the car.

So if any can give me some input it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Picked it up today, and pick up my new car what its going on tomorrow

So come on folks, stop this duffer from destroying a new vw

Seriously tho, if anyone can offer some advice, please do!!!  Failing that i might take it to a garage cos i dont want to reck anything like i normally do lol

 i would only fit the armrest part which comes apart from the console, its much easlier to fit than fit the complete unit in the picture, your console in your car will be the same as the one in the picture, take your existing rear console section out and fit the armrest, as soon as you take your rear console section out you will see the screw holes were the new armrest will go. you may need more screws . i fitted my armrest just by having a look at were the screw holes are located, and i wouldnt worry about fitting the rear fan pipe work. or get a good mechanic to take the complete console out and fit the new parts, but may cost a few quid to do so

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 yeah, i reckon your spot on, probably more hassle than its worth, but i do like the slidey cuboard and the R32 ash tray.  Im gonna give ago at the week end

 If you look in this section there is a guide to fitting the entire armrest.

It took me about three hours including fitting the pipe to get the rear vents to work but they are not very powerful so I wouldn't bother if I were you - so I guess you could have it all done in an hour and I would also fit the ashtray and cover too it would be a shame not to

try this guide from the web http://www.dropfiles.net//files/207/Volkswagen%20Golf%20Mk%20V%20Arm%20Rest%20Retrofit%20_Compressed_.pdf

 http://diy.oempl.us/article_info.php?articles_id=39&osCsid=8dc7f9474776dccda3dc1ef3e2253823

Thats how to install "euro" cupholder and it might help taking the center console apart. I needed that to remove the tiptronic gear knob (exept that that doesnt mention anything about a plastic clip on the bottom of the stick holding the knob in place but anyway), installing the cupholder and armrest.