Arm rest too hard

[Tommo]

I have a 2002 OBS (great car) that has the arm rest option. I believe the
arm rest lid is too hard as it is somewhat painful to rest my elbow on. I
am 6'4" and my elbow rests heavily on it while I steer with my right arm.

Does anyone have a simple solution to permanently cushion the lid. The key
here is permanently not temporarily.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[mark jb]

Does anyone have a simple solution to permanently cushion the lid. The key

here is permanently not temporarily.

Get it reupholstered to your liking. Won't be too expensive, it's just the
top of the armrest.

-mark

 

[QX]

Get it reupholstered to your liking. Won't be too expensive, it's just the
top of the armrest.

-mark

Places like overstock.com (and many others - do a web search for
"memory foam" or "visco-elastic foam") sell memory foam like they use
in the tempur-pedic beds You could get a mattress topper and cut it
up, or just buy a pillow and use that as your source material. An
upholstery shop should be able to do a nice job removing the old
stuff, though the increased thickness will probable require a new
outer cover.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Places like overstock.com (and many others - do a web search for
"memory foam" or "visco-elastic foam") sell memory foam like they use
in the tempur-pedic beds You could get a mattress topper and cut it
up, or just buy a pillow and use that as your source material. An
upholstery shop should be able to do a nice job removing the old
stuff, though the increased thickness will probable require a new
outer cover.

Yeah, I was thinking maybe a gel pad from a computer mousepad wrist rest.
Or trade the extended armrest back for a normal one - there are folks
here that I'm sure would do that and cover the postage both ways.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan