I designed the mounting bracket based on a design I saw on Ebay. But I did not like the “cheesy” bucket look of those, so I decided to design and fabricate my own. I used aluminum sheet metal to fabricate the mounting bracket. Used cardboard to lay out the design, then transferred it to the aluminum sheet, and cut, sanded and pre-drilled all of the mounting holes. I used a pair of vise grips to pinch-roll the side edges down to where it mounts against the console. Hammered and dollied and sanded the edges smooth. I sprayed the bracket (3 coats), with Duplicolor black textured all-in-one paint.
Today, I had Kevin Chinn to make me a pacific blue leather cover for the armrest. He stitched it with the blue thread to match the color of the car, and the light blue stitching in my front seats. He also re-padded the armrest for me also. It turned out pretty nice. I like the look in the car. The fitment worked out great.
