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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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im sure that all of you have seen those little pillows/neck pillows that are really soft due to having all those little beads in them. Well I now have one as an arm rest.




it is extremely soft as you can see how it forms around my fingers
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Does it come in black? That looks comfortable for the long hauls.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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yeah they are lots of colors

be for warned though....the beads are very messy
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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Oh, it one of those?

I had a bad experience with one of those lumbar supports before.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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Nice how can we get one?
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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kewl...but wouldn't you just slip off of it if you were really leaning?! That would be hilarious
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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Did you cut the pillow open and then it stitch onto the arm rest?
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:08 AM
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yes i gutted the pillow and redone the armrest accordingly
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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this will make a huge mess so i recommend doing this out side if you plan on doing it
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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haha nice idea. and yeah those little things are darn comfortable. lol
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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Dude, it's probably just the picture but your hand is freaking me out.

At any rate...it does look comfy....
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WeaponX6X
Dude, it's probably just the picture but your hand is freaking me out.

At any rate...it does look comfy....
yeah i have a few burns on my hand
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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do you lose the extra space in the arm rest? i would go for gray/black
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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Ya like someone said it looks if you really leaned on it it would really displace all the beads and become deformed. Plus if I was feeling that on a long haul it would def put me to sleep.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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you dont lose any space and you wont displace the beads if you stiff enough of them in there. This is the second time I have done it and I jammed a lot more beads in there this time.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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But isnt that fabric from the pillow really soft/flexible? Do you think it could rip at all? Thatd be a hilarious car accident scene if it did. Beads al over the place and what not.
None the less I love those pillows.
Old Nov 16, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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yeah your right it is a stretchy material. i have not had any problems with mine. I used two layers of, it you just use one layer then you will see a lot of bumps.
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Oh, well good job . Thats a pretty neat accent color, I wouldnt mind seeing some other parts that color as well. can we say custom seats?!
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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Front bucket futons? No thanks. Now a rear seat... that's an idea...
Old Nov 17, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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haha that would be incredible awesome



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