The dreaded arm rest thread.. 42 Mercury

[V8 Bob]

You might want to look at the re-pop '32-'48 arm rests from Bob Drake. Well made, with the OE brackets designed to capture the diagonal door brace.


These are a bit more involved when building new panels, but when finished simply drop in place on the door brace before perimeter panel attachments are made. The big advantage is the arm rest pulling on the door instead of the panel. Adding finger pulls to the rests prevents damaging door handles when closing doors!
https://bobdrake.com/products/1932-4...i8K0-QodOsyyik


Bob

[tubman]

Originally Posted by V8 Bob

You might want to look at the re-pop '32-'48 arm rests from Bob Drake. Well made, with the OE brackets designed to capture the diagonal door brace.


These are a bit more involved when building new panels, but when finished simply drop in place on the door brace before perimeter panel attachments are made. The big advantage is the arm rest pulling on the door instead of the panel. Adding finger pulls to the rests prevents damaging door handles when closing doors!
https://bobdrake.com/products/1932-4...i8K0-QodOsyyik


Bob

Same ol' Bob Drake story : "availability: Out of stock"

[V8 Bob]

I would try some of his suppliers, before giving up. The rests are very nice and worth looking for, imo.