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hquick

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:00 am

Well...driving my Suburban...I have the luxury of captains chairs which incorporate a fold down arm rest.
My 89 Vitara doesn't have any such luxury....so I installed one.
Bought a 2000+ (I think) VW centre console and fitted it!

The original console...which has the storage pocket in the back...with a broken lid.

Drilled the original 'single' mounting screw hole out and added another...used 'Nutserts'.

Manufactured a new bracket. (Welded a piece of 5mm x 50mm flat to the original bracket).

Cut the bottom out of the console storage compartment and went crazy reinforcing with the hot glue gun.

Installed the base of the console but then realized the angle of the tube was wrong so needed to cut it off and re-weld it at the correct 'centred' angle.

Made a plate and 'insert' tube to slide into the base bracket.

Inserted the new console and locked it in place with the graub screw/nut I welded to the bracket.

Cut a hole in the original flap.

Voila!

Can be angled to wherever it's most comfortable.

lump_a_charcoal

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:03 am

Damn that is impressive!

Damo

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Location: Brisbane

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:22 pm

That is awesome, I love it! Nice job with the install too, it came out very neat.

What did the armrest cost you?

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Bruce

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:26 pm

Great work there. Well done :-)

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Scrawny

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Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Brissie
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:35 pm

That's way too flash for a Zook!!! Mine doesn't even have a console...... or carpet :lol:

Nice job though!!

hquick

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:08 pm

Armrest cost $59 plus shipping....so about $70 all up.

just_cruizin

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:35 pm

How wide is it, probably too wide of a sierra

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31zook wrote:

Makes me want something similar

hquick

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:45 pm

just_cruizin wrote:

How wide is it, probably too wide of a sierra

Off the top of my head....about 120mm.
Where it fits into the console is 105mm from memory.

hquick

Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:21 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/99-04-VW-Golf-Je ... m153.l1262

jimbo_jones

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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:21 pm

you done a nice job with it

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