timhood

I searched high and low here for a decent answer to my broken armrest. It seems some people opt for the expensive "upgrade" to the single, fat armrest. But the color doesn't match. Others hope to find one from someone who upgraded or an online parts seller (maybe from a totalled A8). I was quoted $250 from one for just one side!

I decided to take a look in the yellow pages. I brought my armrest into a local company that advertised aluminum welding. I was quoted $70--$45 to have an upholsterer remove (and later re-install) the leather cover, and $25 to weld the pieces back together. This is a damn sight better than any other alternative, dollar-wise. I'll probably never use the armrest again, just to be safe, but $70 is worth the hit on resale I would have taken.

I've gotten a lot of great tips from scaveging these forums, so I'm glad I could give something back.

banal

Any chance they can extend the armrest to move further towards the front of the car? My elbow barely reachs the armrest when I'm holding the wheel

Jkay

Topless girls hanging out of the sunroof leaned too hard on it 8(

banal

Harold and Kumar

ex-a8drifter

Except less the topless, but rather tipsy rowdy girls coming back from the clubs.

greenie

These clubs are where? LOL

ex-a8drifter

Cleveland, for some reason, hot midwest girls are aplenty!

-OvO-

Wish *my* armrest would get broken