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#569600 08/30/2009 3:03 AM
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does anyone have a template or drawing of where they mount on the door. i want to add some factory arm rests to my doors and want to get the placement correct. thanks.

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have you bought the armrests yet? I believe they'll come with the mounting template, the 55-59's do and they're the same as 60-66 .... of course if you've got used ones that won't help grin if you check the door behind the panel near where they go, there should be captive nuts there that the rests mount to

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thanks. i have ordered the arm rests, just waiting for them to get here..... along with alot of other parts for the ol' girl

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It's been a long time, but I believe to mark the holes for mine, I simply twisted in a couple of screws or bolts into the nutserts in the door, leaving them long enough to touch the panel. Then I smeared paint or grease on the head of each bolt and attached the panel. After pulling the panel back off the correct location was imprinted on the back.


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My 64 had a factory arm rest in the driver door. I don't have the arm rest anymore but the door panel still has the holes in it. The stove screws go through the arm rest into a threaded lug pressed in the door. I can make you a template or email you the specs as to where mine sits if you need them. Just let me know..


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if you could email me a pics and specs that would be greatly appriecated.


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If your truck did not come with arm rests, you will not have the factory square nuts that are pressed into the door to hold the arm rests on. You need to go to the junk yard and get 4 of those nuts which have a press on snaps attached to them. Once you get those, as one of the other responses said like Markeb, put a couple of screws in an mark the inside panel. Note: the arm rest screws go in at about a 30 deg. angle to the door.

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The new armrests from Jim Carter have a yellow template card right in the box.

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You can order the nuts through McMasters they are called Caged Nuts,


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I believe the assembly manual has the dimensions in it.


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