54 hornet hollywood interior door and quarter panel armrest

duncan

I seem to have forgotten which way the door armrest and pulls and quarter armrests point on our car.Is it the fatter
end goes to the front and the thinner end points back. Ray

Hudson Grandpa

Thin part facing to the back of the car Ray, so that you don't hit your knuckles on the window crank.
SMS put my door pulls on backwards, and did not attach them correctly. You can't put door panels on, with door pulls stapeled from the inside only...

duncan

Hi Hudson Grampa I had a great visit on the phone with you today. Thanks for the info Ray

Hudson Grandpa

We need to see some pics of that beauty of yours Ray.

54Hollywood

Um, actually the tapered (thinner) part faces the front of the vehicle on a '54. Look at the interior pictures of Hudson ads for '54 and you can see what I mean. Hope this helps.

Tim in WI.

duncan

Thanks everybody for your help .

duncan

Hi Tim Does that also apply for the rear armrests in our hollywood. Ray

54Hollywood

Hi Duncan. I believe that is correct but I haven't seen back seat interior shots of Hollywoods in the ads, only sedans which shows the tapered ends facing the front. The former owner of our car however, attached the rear armrests with the tapered ends facing the rear. I haven't been concerned enough about it to change them. Have a good day.

Tim in WI.

Hudson Grandpa

OK I have to eat grass, and I don't know what I was thinking of. ON the first pic you will see my old door panel as it cam from the factory. That is CORRECT. I then send the panel to SMS, never again, and the second pic shows that they put the pulls on backwards. Third pic I had the upholstery shop change the door pulls back to CORRECT. Thin part to the front for the window crank so you don't bust your knuckles on the door pull.

Hudson Grandpa

Rear panel armrests in any car 1954 are the same as the fronts, to clear the window crank.
Mine are wrong, and will leave them that way.

duncan

Thanks for the help. Hudsonly Ray

dougson

Front and rear are reversed in two doors, thin to front on door, thin to rear on rear panel.