The pole on my Bennington pairs vehicle came padded with a snap on vinyl cover (the cover is green to match the vehicle). If I had pad a pole I would pad it with foam and have someone make me a vinyl cover, with snaps or a zipper, that would fit tightly over the padding. My Bennington is about 9years old and the pole and padding have held up well. Sue Sue Clark-Sorger Crown Oak Fjords Sandia Park NM _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````