'88 door armrest

[Uhegej]

This is the only flaw out 4 doors on my 88 Fleetwood (FWD). What's the best way to repair this or at least prevent it from splitting any further. Thanks.

[Chas]

There is a national chain of vinyl/plastic/leather repair specialists called Fibrenew (fibrenew.com). They have affiliated dealers/contractors in every state. Best of all, they come to you. I have no affiliation with the company, but I have contracted for their services.....twice! Even as picky as I am, I highly recommend them. I had some scratches in my black 1970 CDV door panels touched up. They now look as new. On my 1976 CDV, had a leather seat tear repaired, along with having a few plastic interior pieces dyed back to a hard to match original color. Everything now again looks "Hollywood"!

They may not be able to repair a split as large as yours, but hey, you'll never know unless you call.

[smokuspollutus]

Those cars are notorious for that. To my knowledge people make caps that you paint and put over them but they don't have the stitching on them and look a little chunky when you put them on. Check ebay if you're interested in going that route. On the other hand every 4 door 85-93 used the same armrest so the pool to choose from to find a good original is pretty large. SEM makes excellent vinyl paint.