Jim Shepard Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Boy! This is different! Let's see if I can pull this off. Some of you may remember my post regarding the Roberts arm rests. Well, I was thinking that right now my main concern is that someone not get in my truck and pull on the window crank or door latch and break it. I also thought I needed to do something about the holes I'd punched in the door panels so... I thought of barn/gate pulls. Anyway, I found just the ticket at Home Depot. They're made by Stanley and they're pretty heavy-duty. The holes are 6 1/2" apart, whereas the door mounting holes are 6 3/4". So I spread the pulls on a vice and painted them brown to match the panels and I think they'll work just fine. In case you can't see, the Stanley part number is 77-3015. I'll post another pic after they're attached to the doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Spotted on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-1953-53-Plymouth-Arm-Rests-MOPAR-1954_W0QQitemZ270048455721QQihZ017QQcategoryZ140721QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shepard Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 One of my concerns with "old" arm reast is that they may not hold up to the pulling, especially since my passenger door is real tight. I'm not really interested in "resting" my arms but I am concerned that someone doesn't pull off one of my door handles or window cranks. Here's what the final installation looks like. I can live with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Hart Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 WOW, that really looks good. If someone did not know better they would think it was stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52B3B108 Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Were all of the Pilothouse's doors set up for arm rests whether they came with them or not? Mine didn't have arm rests but I'll use your idea if it's set up that way behind the door panel. That's my biggest fear is to have a handle torn off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shepard Posted November 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2006 The door is set up for the mounting of arm rests. You'll have to add speed nuts in the slots provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bach4660 Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hey reg thanks for the ebay tip, now I got a set of arm rests coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Evans Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Glad you could use them bach4669,whoever you are. Here's what mine look like after I recovered them and installed about 10 years ago. This was my work truck until about 2 years ago. They have held up well. Wish I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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