Door Panel Armrest Inserts • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **patrick** » 04 Feb 2010 5:57

Hello gang!

I just purchased a nice set of armrest inserts off ebay. My door panels were replaced by the previous owner, years ago. The armrest inserts were never put back on. He used a vinyl tape to cover the steal, underneath. My concern was, the eventual wear and tear on the armrest pad. The inserts I got are steal with a factory vinyl in the hand grip area.

My question is: Did the 72-74's come with plastic inserts? It just seems like, I had plastic ones in my 73 Cuda'. I think I remember one having been cracked.

by **patrick** » 04 Feb 2010 5:59

Or maybe, the plastic was a Cuda' thing?

by **Moparman1972** » 04 Feb 2010 14:16

Yes, they switched over to plastic sometime around then. My 72's were plastic. I have one steel and one plastic, as my drivers side door was replaced after an accident sometime in the misty past of the car.

by **Adrian Worman** » 04 Feb 2010 14:27

My cars an early 72 and they are both plastic.

by **patrick** » 05 Feb 2010 3:19

Thanks for the reply's!

I found my own answer after posting this. When I ordered these inserts, I only stumbled on them. You know, always looking... :roll:

In the past, whenever I bidded on them, I let it go because everyone is so damn proud of them. $$$$ They don't reproduce them yet. At least the steel ones, that I know of. I checked ebay last night and, there's a crap load of them.

None as good as the ones I purchased, though. This Canadian seller has a bunch, full of rust and the plastic ones are flakey or cracked. The metal ones are pricey . Year One could make a mint reproducing these things.