Arm rest repair

Has anyone had luck repairing the door panel arm rests. Mine are not torn but are separating. Any ideas or experience would be appreciated.

I've brought mine to a local upholstery shop and they installed new plastic clips that holds it in the door, and re-stretched the "leather" and re-secured with staple looking doo-dads. Cost $50 for a pair and they look/work great.

I have reglued them on the bottom and just let them dry on a wood vice.

I reglued mine and held them with a vise. After that I used small rivets with washed heads to hold it in place. I put 4-6 in each one.

i used machine screws from ace hardware with little washers on them. predrilled and they went right in. just dont tighen them up to much or the plastic will rip.

I think I'll try contact cement and then pop-rivet them. I've got boxes of rivets left over from my days of dirt tracking. Back then I would hold a whole car together with rivets and tie straps.

Russ, don't forget the 200 mph tape

Yeah, 200mph tape, would give'm that NC redneck effect.

Originally posted by AerobirdMotorsports:
I've brought mine to a local upholstery shop and they installed new plastic clips that holds it in the door, and re-stretched the "leather" and re-secured with staple looking doo-dads. Cost $50 for a pair and they look/work great.

I agree with Michael. Mine are at the upholstery shop as we speak.....along with the rest of the interior. The old Bird sure looks funny with out an interior. :eek: