Elbow and knee comfort

[randyzimmer]

I've taken a few longer trips and my left elbow and knee have been bothered with the hard surfaces.
Being a biege interior, the Dr Scholl's Molefoam is a pretty close match.
Here's some pictures:





here's the pattern, the pad is just a little small to be perfect but on the panel it looks fine.

[Lgaruti]

I'm having the same issue with my knee aganist the door.
Great idea.. thanks

[Kermit]

Me too, left knee on the door. Woo hoo, no more painful corns on my knees...

[argoldman]

Same problem here with the elbow.--Black interior. Mole-skin is too thin, my elbow is so bony that I actually broke through the armrest in my Miata (smartly replaced by my cabriolet).

I need a more cushioned armrest, hopefully in an appropriate color. I am considering a sandwich of black mouse pads, but the edges will look ratty and continue to degenerate. Anybody find an aftermarket stick-on pad. Other than that, I love the car. I can't wait to leave my office and drive the 1 hour to get home.

[sato7]

Have an auto upholsterer do something for you. It will look much better than a CORN pad on the armrest and will be an upgrade in function an looks.

[jimvw57]

Now that you mention it, the window crank handle on the Pure model is exactly where my knee rests against the door. I moved the handle so it is a little out of the way with th window closed, but with it opened just a bit, it hits my knee.

Should have gotten the Cabrio with power windows...

[argoldman]

Originally Posted by sato7

Have an auto upholsterer do something for you. It will look much better than a CORN pad on the armrest and will be an upgrade in function an looks.

Thanks, I agree. I will talk to my upholsterer shortly.

[Brabus007]

Your right... That Material smart uses is "Abrasive As Hell" on the skin after awhile...!!! I think the Mercedes Engineers that design the interior of the Smart should have to get out of the Benz they drive to work everyday like the one below, and "LIVE-IN-A-SMART" for a year, and I think we would have some of the Glaring Flaws fixed by the second year if they were told they were going to have to "LIVE-IN-A-SMART" for a second YEAR...!!!

[Kermit]

Poofy sleeves.

I spent a while at the upholsters today.

First, it pays to shop around. Which armrest do you have now? As they said before, a good upholster can recover and add padding or make an additional cover to go on it.