Redlantrn

Like many of you, the front part of my arm rest is completely worn out from my bony elbow. I did a search, but did not come up with any DIY w/pics on replacing the padding (thinking of some kind of memory foam).
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
J

Bender

http://www.redlinegoods.com/Padding.shtm

AnthraciteAspec

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haha memory foam would be sweet. Mine is pretty worn out also. Sorry I don't have any advice other than, good luck! and post pics when you are done

zeta

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I used this DIY back in June 2008:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/re-cushioning-flaccid-armrest-639974/

Redlantrn

Hey guys,
Thanks for the info. Zeta, I appreciate the link, and will tackle this over within the week. Any tips for getting the old foam off? That's probably the trickiest part.
J

spicynoodle116

I did this with the help of my mom soon after I got my car. The armrest didnt have any cushion in it for some reason... So I took it apart, strip the leather, put foams in there, and super glued/epoxy the leather back into place. Dont need anything special, whatever foam you can get is fine as long as you have enough padding.

I suggest to scrape the top part of the armrest with a knife or something you dont mind throwing away after. The foam was really sticky for me and made the knife all gooey. After that just place the foam/padding on top and glue back the leather cover using epoxy or super glue. Hope this helps and good luck~

Redlantrn

I want to thank everyone for the helpful tips. I started this project today. I wanted to mark how far I had to stretch the leather over the cover during reinstallation, but did not have a white out pen (or anything else that would show up on black), so what I did was use painters tape to mark how far I had to stretch (pic 1).
Pic 2 shows how bad the foam was worn down.
Removing the leather was easy, and I did not have to use pliers. I was able to remove the cover by hand, working from the back to the front, as the front edge seemed to have more adhesive. Once all the tabs are freed, you can pretty much peel it off towards the front like a piece of fruit.
Well, I'm off to scraping the old foam off, but will update once complete (probably tomorrow.

~J

Redlantrn

I'm really glad I undertook this repair myself. It's pretty easy, and can be done in about an hour and a half. Hardest part was stretching cover back over arm rest, as the new foam is a bit thicker. Just had to use some elbow grease.
For an investment of $17 for Super 77 and foam it was well worth it.

~J

xtasea24

Awesome job on the armrest... I'm going to take mine into the dealer and see if they'll replace it when I go in for warranty work... if not... I'll be doing what you did... Thanks.

Redlantrn

Thanks, it's really pretty easy to do. Just take your time and don't huff too much of the Super 77