A-A-Ron

Just finally finished up my door armrest pads. I wasnt going to buy some of the ones that just attached with 3M or velcro, and I didn't feel like dropping tons of $$$ for new 2012 door panels. So I went to JoAnn Fabric and got some Basswood strips, 1" foam, and some nice black vinyl. Then off to Home Depot for some machine screwI, some lock washers, and some washers. Finally, AutoZone for some fabric/upholstery adhesive spray.

Here is the finished product. I dont do upholstery, and this is what I envisioned doing I think it looks pretty darn good considering some of ther corners are pretty tricky.

brewcitygymratt

Nice job!

Welker1

Look good ...

Grimlock13

That turned out pretty good.

Probably feel better then the OEM one also. Padding almost non-existent.

dryadsdad

What happened to the OEM ones? Seems your car is too new to have the interior wearing out.

Never-Enough

Nice work! Want to make me a pair?

greatgonzer

Nice job! Great thinking!

Red08

They look great. I bought mine, and they had the Corvette stitched in to the side. I ended up removing the sticky tape and using Velcro.

jrose7004

They look great!

A-A-Ron

They didn't come out till the 2012 models. Mine is a 2011. Could buy them for $100-$200, but I wanted something that wasn't out there for purchase.

Z28ImpalaSS

Wow! Those look really nice. Great Job!!!

bucwheat

Nice job

Joe B.

Looking good!

Boomer111

Looks good. I would like to have the the taper closer to the existing.

Took some ***** to go with the screws.

Grimlock13

The passenger side is alittle longer then the OEM design but he wasn't trying to replicate that exactly anyways.

I'd rather use screws or studs then to screw around with double sided foam tape or Velcro.

Boomer111

Just the screws being rather final if the idea failed.

For a novice in the upholstery field the OP did a great job!

Don-Vette

Looks great!

whit1

Nice job. I did the same but used Suede material.

A-A-Ron

I saw some really nice black suede at the store too. I actually had the vinyl in one hand, and the suede in the other. I liked the high end look of the suede, but I was worried about the wearing and care for the material. Have you had good luck with the wear and cleaning of them? I just figured that the vinyl I got would be easy to wipe down and put some leather protectant on it to shine it up.

Also, thanks for the compliments to everyone, I appreciate it.

Boomer111

I take another approach while on long trips, I carry a small pillow and wedge in between myself and the arm rest. My wife will have one too and we share it over the center console.

Very comfortable.