DIY arm rest mounting clip?

[tdtony]

I lost the arm rest mounting clip, parts number 8&9 in the parts diagram I attached. Does anyone have pictures or dimensions for the part so I can try and DIY it? I've searched the part number and nothing comes up and I haven't had any luck at the junk yards near me

[Eagle_SX4]

I think your best bet would be to get one out of a junkyard. I also was missing one and had to pull one out of a junkyard. It is a hard to replicate part. 

 

You may be able to recreate it by finding a nut that threads on to the end of the arm rest and then cutting a slit in it.

[eaglescout526]

I made one using some Chrysler clips I got. Was not fun but it works. No I don’t have a part number. I might have one still laying around unaltered. 

[tdtony]

Did you just have to cut Chrysler clip to fit? Or what was the process like?

[eaglescout526]

I made the hole that the arm rest pin goes into bigger. Otherwise the clip was the right size for the hole in the door. 

[87MJTIM]

These two?

[tdtony]

@87MJTIM yeah those are what I'm looking for! That gives me a little more context for trying to find a part and modifying it like eagles out.

 

Any chance you're willing to part with those?

[87MJTIM]

It's not doing anything but collecting dust right now.  However, it would cost more in postage to send it to you than it would cost to find a XJ in a junkyard and grab one.

 

The piece is so small it could "fall into your tool bag" and not be seen on exiting.

[pizzaman09]

I had lost mine for half a year when I let a friend fix the speakers.  It turns out it was in the bottom of the door cavity.  It is worth checking to see if you find it there.