Front Arm Rest

...i think you had a lucky escape. A2's didn't come with an armrest from factory!

don't know if it could have been retro fitted though?!? :eek::confused:
 
If you search the forum they have been retro fitted using a couple of different methods. Skipton has done the mod ( as he would ;)) dont know what the donor model is. Theres also an armrest that fits onto the inside of each seat above the centre console - a la aircraft armrest style. I prefer the look of the latter, but its not a tweak I'll ever bother about methinks. :)
 
As Murdo says, I have fitted an original Audi front armrest (from an A4), but it's not the easiest of jobs. It is however very nice on those longer journeys and is something I wouldn't be without now.

As Mikoi says, you've had a lucky escape there, as those armrests are pretty bad and require you to make a screwhole in the central trim.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Skipton01 said:
As Murdo says, I have fitted an original Audi front armrest (from an A4), but it's not the easiest of jobs. It is however very nice on those longer journeys and is something I wouldn't be without now.

As Mikoi says, you've had a lucky escape there, as those armrests are pretty bad and require you to make a screwhole in the central trim.

Cheers,

Mike
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Its something that i have looked at still may do it yet, thought yours was a A4 arm rest Mike was it hard to mod (did you use the original bracket or mod your own????)

Phil
 
No, the A4 bracket is made from a casting and would be too fragile to mod, so I made my own steel bracket for strength. It still bolts to the same points as the A4 would, but they're in a different place to each other, relatively speaking, in the A2.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Skipton01 said:
No, the A4 bracket is made from a casting and would be too fragile to mod, so I made my own steel bracket for strength. It still bolts to the same points as the A4 would, but they're in a different place to each other, relatively speaking, in the A2.

Cheers,

Mike
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The question on everyones lips...... Is the armrest option available on the Skipton Autos list of upgrades for our A2's

Cheers Spike
 
spike said:
The question on everyones lips...... Is the armrest option available on the Skipton Autos list of upgrades for our A2's

Cheers Spike
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I think that may be a bit tricky and costly but if you're prepered to pay and Mikes up for it most things may be for modding/retro fitting ;)

Phil
 
Skipton01 said:
No, the A4 bracket is made from a casting and would be too fragile to mod, so I made my own steel bracket for strength. It still bolts to the same points as the A4 would, but they're in a different place to each other, relatively speaking, in the A2.

Cheers,

Mike
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Yes i didn't know if you used that bracket and just made that fit in to the A2

Phil
 
The armrest alone is £140 and that's for a cloth cover. Add on another £50 for leather.

The bracketry is not going to be easy to make - my welding skills are not really up to it and I've not made drawings of the dimensions either.

Maybe one day, if the demand is there.

Cheers,

Mike
 
Skipton01 said:
The armrest alone is £140 and that's for a cloth cover. Add on another £50 for leather.

The bracketry is not going to be easy to make - my welding skills are not really up to it and I've not made drawings of the dimensions either.

Maybe one day, if the demand is there.

Cheers,

Mike
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If you did go a head i'm shaw my bro could whip up sum brackets he loves welding and making stuff like that, so its food for thought

Cheers Phil
 
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