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Old Today, 11:41 AM   #1
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In my opinion the best armrests and dash pads

Used to buy my armrests and dash pads from Summit Racing. They were sold under the OER label but were manufactured by Dashes Direct. Looks like now you can buy the Dashes Direct products under the JEGS brand name. I’d highly recommend them over the Counterparts parts offered by most of the mail order companies.

Pictures are of the Parchment White armrests I used on the 1970 K10 shortbed fleetside that I’m working on. The color appears pretty close to the original gold paint on the metal door panels.
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Re: In my opinion the best armrests and dash pads

I have a set of Counterpart 64-67 style arm rests in my truck, and they are rock hard. The originals had some squish to them. Are these DashesDirect/Jegs arm rests you got squishy, or are they rock hard?
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I have a set of Counterpart 64-67 style arm rests in my truck, and they are rock hard. The originals had some squish to them. Are these DashesDirect/Jegs arm rests you got squishy, or are they rock hard?
They are definitely not rock hard. They do have a little give for your elbow.
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They are definitely not rock hard. They do have a little give for your elbow.
Can you push on it with your thumb and have your thumb sink into it a visible amount?
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Can you push on it with your thumb and have your thumb sink into it a visible amount?
Yes I’d guess 3/16” give
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Nice. I'll give the 64-67 OER arm rests a try. Thanks
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Nice. I'll give the 64-67 OER arm rests a try. Thanks
Might reread my original post
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Might reread my original post
Yep. I know your post is about 67-71 arm rests. I'm just hoping OER uses the same material for their 64-67 arm rests because the Counterpart arm rests I have currently are super hard. Were you referring to something else that I might have missed?
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Yep. I know your post is about 67-71 arm rests. I'm just hoping OER uses the same material for their 64-67 arm rests because the Counterpart arm rests I have currently are super hard. Were you referring to something else that I might have missed?
My original post states I can’t it OER from Summit Racing but the JEGS brand from Jegs mail order are made by Dashes Direct. Dashes Direct used to make OER but I’m not sure if OER offers dash pads or arm rests anymore and if OER dash pads and arm rests are still available I’m not sure who is manufacturing them.
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Re: In my opinion the best armrests and dash pads

Gotcha. Jegs lists these 64-66 arm rests as made in USA, which is the same as what Dashes Direct says on their website.

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/91424/10002/-1

https://dashesdirect.com/product/196...arm-rest-pads/

Seems likely that these Jegs arm rests are also made by Dashes Direct.
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Gotcha. Jegs lists these 64-66 arm rests as made in USA, which is the same as what Dashes Direct says on their website.

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/91424/10002/-1

https://dashesdirect.com/product/196...arm-rest-pads/

Seems likely that these Jegs arm rests are also made by Dashes Direct.
Would think so.
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