The arm rest on my A4 isnt shutting down properly because one of the lid catches is broken. Will I have to replace the whole thing or is it possible to just swap out the lid?? Been looking at it and can't see an easy way to pop just the lid off.

cheers

 

what year is your A4?

 

2001


and if you have any tips on cleaning seats to get them back to their former glory that would be great too!!!!

Thanks

 

On my B5 The lid would pop off. Just unlatch it all the way back. Then rotate it until it pops out. It's got a peg on each side that just sits in a hole.

Cleaning seats...post this in the detailing forum. There are professional detailers who can recommend products.

 

for cleaning seats go with Meguirs leather wipes but i smashed in my armrest the otehr day when you get yours fixed tell me how you did it so i now also..lol thanx

 

LMAO....

Thanks for the warning.... I will post a small how too if theres a special knack to replacing it!! First I have to source a replacement lid.

 

just a question if you have a B5 why do u have apic if a B6 in you sig ?

 

My guess is he is in the UK and has an early production B6.

 

Well thats the car I purchased... took the pic myself!!!

And yes I am in the UK... did confess to that much in my profile

OK so whats all this B5, B6 business (sorry newbie!!). Starting to get confused... when I purchased the car I was told it was 150BHP. I talked to people and they reckoned it was 170BHP. Spoke to an Audi dealer and he thought it was 110BHP!!!!!!!!!!! The service book states the engine code as AVJ.... Is there somewhere on the engine itself I can check??? Damit... I hate mysteries!!!!

 

in america the b5 is 96-01...b6 is 02-05....but in the uk you guys are a year ahead of us (because america is lame)...here the 1.8Ts changed from 150HP to 170HP in 2001...and now the 05.5 is a 200HP 2.0T