Use the deluxe door handle straps from 68 model year.

Yeah, Thanks.......After the first(or second, can't remember) I put a big washer under the head to do just that.
Were the "factory" ones made outta this flimsy stuff?
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Now that you're motivated, perhaps you could weld a strong frame that an upholstry shop could pad and cover to look exactly like the POS arm rests.  If you were motivated enough, I'm sure this is possible.

Well, since your armrest won't break, no repeat business so maybe only 1 rich.

Rufus68 wrote:

You know, as an act of rebellion against the weak ones, you could fashion one out of rebar and just paint it.  One of those would not break.  As a side benefit, it would probably discourage excessive pressure being put on it as well.

 
You might be on to sump'in Ruf.....!!
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Nos681 wrote:

Or several strands of barbed wire brazed together.

That would really discourage lean on it at all.

Just sayin’ 😜

We call it........"Bob-War"....Butt-eye get your drift
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Honey-Dues got EVERYTHING.pushed to the back burner butt.....I gotta plan!
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Last edited by 6sally6 (9/11/2021 3:20 PM)

Build a support for the door too. If you build the arm rest too good and you will break the door.

Looks like I got it fixed!!
A dab of glue.....a lil bondo
Whoze gonna know!
I cut a piece of angle arn and screwed it into the door holes. Then I trapped my armrest underneath it with the black faux wooden covered vinyl cushion on top.
UNLESS......someone is giving it the 'hard-and-close eyeball inspection' it looks very FoMoCo stockish.

I may find out later just how strong it is. I might use it as a foot step when I go to climb up on top of the car to trim some limbs or.....maybe sit on the roof and have a picnic or sump'in.....we'll see!
After all I AM  Southern and we know how to party!!
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