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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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Door Armrest Improvement, version 3

The hard door armrests has been one things I've been really disappointed in since I bought my fit a year ago.

My first attempt at a solution was a gel keyboard wrist rest.



I hated it... They were too thick, uncomfortable, and ugly.

Version two was far better, if a bit crude and ugly:


I took a mouse pad and wrapped it in some cheap vinyl. The corners were a bit rough, as I just cut and folded them over. There was no stitching to make the covers fit well.

Which brings me to version three. Same theory, but with better vinyl. I have a Zeta Armrest, so when I added the clazzio seats, I still had the center armrest cover left-over. I cut it down the center, and used the two sides as new armrest pads, with another mouse-pad cut to fit the contour.



 
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:04 PM
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nice solutions! I find I end up resting my arm on the window sill rather than the door armrest--even though it is hard, it does not seem as uncomfortable as the armrest area.
 
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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looks good. i might try version 1 cuz im lazy. lol. u should've put some memory foam in version 3 since u got a quality part now.
 
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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looks good. i might try version 1 cuz im lazy. lol. u should've put some memory foam in version 3 since u got a quality part now.
The Clazzio vinyl has a layer of foam underneath.
 
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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GJ Occam, I've been using version 1, for a while now. And I too do have Clazzio's with the extra armrest cover, so I might try that why I get a chance. How is it being held in place?
 
Old Nov 24, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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GJ Occam, I've been using version 1, for a while now. And I too do have Clazzio's with the extra armrest cover, so I might try that why I get a chance. How is it being held in place?
Self-adhesive velcro.
 
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