I bought 2 arm rests today at a swap meet and discovered that they wont fit they came out of a 47 fleetline the 2 holes that mount them to the door are probably about a half inch off. anybody know which arm rests will fit I just dont like the aftermarket ones as i have been told they break real easy any feed back please, and thanks in advance.
Have you talked to a local upholstery shop? Most of them can make arm rests even without anything to start with.
I was up there selling at a swap meet in Phoenix yesterday & talked to a guy that was carrying around a pair of car arm rests in a baggie & he was hoping to get them to work on his truck..... was that you Ron ? The arm rests from the 1949-1952 Mopar cars are made of steel & look a lot like the original truck arm rests & the mounting holes line up. There is a pair here.... I would double check the mounting hole measurement before buying though as some of the rests from the 2 door cars are a little bigger. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1949-1950-D...Parts_Accessories&hash=item23316fdcfa&vxp=mtr
Aftermarked Arm rests Hey Ron I had one in my truck broken just after pulling the door back from the inside without using any force . The arm rest support backside is all hard plastic and breaks easely . How are the original onces made , are they reinforced with a steel plate and mounting holes ? I am to intrested to know wich of the older types arm rests fits these trucks so keep us updated if you find a good solution ! Thanks on beforehand Martinius.
swap meet Ya Joe that was me I had no Idea that was you any way nice meeting you those arm rests where about a half inch off hole to hole i wrote to the guy on ebay to have him measure for me hole to hole waiting for his reply thanks for the help.
Modify the arm rests charles not a bad Idea i will take them apart and see what i can do if i screw them up its 15.00 dollars i lost not bad at all.
