Little Si Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 My armrest recently got stuck in the up position. It turns out that a small piece of plastic on the button which pushes the release mechanism had snapped off. I read about this before and people mentioned having to buy a whole new armrest. I contacted VAG Parts, who can get hold of the button. Cost is £10.07+vat. Shipping is £1.95 within the UK. Part number is 8L0898173 6PS for a black button. Other colours are available. The button is easily removed by removing 4 small torx headed screws which are located on the inside of the armrest. They are felt covered, so need a bit of poking to find where they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 This is a common occurance, as its a poor design. Audi replaced mine under warranty. But before they did, i took the button out, kept it, and repaired/replaced the broken/vunerable pegs with a silver steel pin. So if/when it breaks again, i'll have a more robust permanent fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Si Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Taking a look at this, I have also decided on a more permanent fix and went for the option of a steel screw instead of the plastic peg. Works perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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