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How to Install the Armrest Compartment in a Volkswagen Polo

Model: Volkswagen Polo MK 6, Polo 6, AW1, MK VI, Polo VI - Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Part: Glove compartment

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Remove the rear plastics of the centre tunnel. Then, use a socket spanner to undo the securing pins of the metal bar. Next, insert the armrest into the centre tunnel (where you removed the metal plate).

Use the spanner to screw the compartment on the tunnel with the fixing pins. Fit the trim plastics onto the new armrest compartment and proceed with the remaining parts.

Test the correct operation of the installed components.


Updated on 14 March 2026 by ScegliAuto


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