nitrousaddict
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I was disappointed with the quality of the mk6 door cards, while they look nice and are sturdy they don't match the quality of the rest of the interior. The cloth armrests keep water stains when it drips from the windows and is drab imo. So i decided to coats them both in leather.
First up, i did not document taking off the door but once you know how to do it it takes like 5 minutes. I linked a write up below:
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5095
next, I got a piece of black leather for about 10$ and cut it into the shape of the armrest. I draped it over the armrest and gradually trimmed it down to scale, but this is the general shape of my final driver's side piece.
I sprayed the armrest with elmers fabric glue and stretched and laid it out. I used a flathead screwdriver to push the edges of the leather into the cracks and clean it up. If it looks like the leather won't cover the bottom part of the armrest, don't worry because the L shaped plastic piece will cover some of it.
I'm new so im not really sure how to link individual pics, but here's an imgur album with each finished door and the finished drivers leather piece:
http://imgur.com/a/p6biQ
Above are the final results for both doors. great 10$ mod. Hope y'all enjoy!
First up, i did not document taking off the door but once you know how to do it it takes like 5 minutes. I linked a write up below:
http://www.golfmk6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5095
next, I got a piece of black leather for about 10$ and cut it into the shape of the armrest. I draped it over the armrest and gradually trimmed it down to scale, but this is the general shape of my final driver's side piece.
I sprayed the armrest with elmers fabric glue and stretched and laid it out. I used a flathead screwdriver to push the edges of the leather into the cracks and clean it up. If it looks like the leather won't cover the bottom part of the armrest, don't worry because the L shaped plastic piece will cover some of it.
I'm new so im not really sure how to link individual pics, but here's an imgur album with each finished door and the finished drivers leather piece:
http://imgur.com/a/p6biQ
Above are the final results for both doors. great 10$ mod. Hope y'all enjoy!