Clever cup holder

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Clever cup holder

November 24, 2017, 06:23:10 PM

I thought this is pretty neat how they got this cup holder into such a small space.
It's in a 2005 Subaru Baja.

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Reply #1 – November 29, 2017, 10:02:12 AM

I agree, perfect in many ways actually.

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Reply #2 – February 07, 2018, 07:52:08 PM

Looks pretty neat but if it ever breaks well that would be a serious mess on your hands...

Just one more thing to make the Baja a cool car though. I've always kinda wanted one

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Reply #3 – February 08, 2018, 03:31:06 PM

i gotta get my hands on this ... must fit into our coug restore project somehow.

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Reply #4 – February 21, 2018, 05:13:56 PM

The 99-02 cougar had a similar cup holder in the console. If you made a right turn, your drink dumped into your lap.

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Reply #5 – February 21, 2018, 05:52:20 PM

Reminds me of when the AC drain gets plugged. You make a corner and the driver's floor vent dumps ice water into the top of your shoe!

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Reply #6 – March 06, 2018, 08:15:13 AM

I need that in my car.

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Reply #7 – March 06, 2018, 04:28:15 PM

Man you guys are obsessed with adding cupholders to these cars. The newest ones are 30 years old. Pre cupholder era. Do what I do: either bring a water bottle with a lid or don't drink in the car. Any drinks with sugar in them are bad for the upholstery and for you

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Reply #8 – March 07, 2018, 09:23:29 AM

either way its a problem that will be solved by people who want this option, i'm betting most would want it.

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Reply #9 – March 07, 2018, 03:12:50 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;464863

Man you guys are obsessed with adding cupholders to these cars. The newest ones are 30 years old. Pre cupholder era. Do what I do: either bring a water bottle with a lid or don't drink in the car. Any drinks with sugar in them are bad for the upholstery and for you .

I'd much rather have a "Dublin" Dr Pepper (made with sugar, not with corn syrup) over something with aspartame or sucralose. I don't drink monster, or any other energy drink except for very occasionally one of those java coffee things.

I only ever drink water, tea, coffee and one or two Dr Peppers a day.

The cup holder in my explorer has two different sizes. The larger one fits my big insulated mug perfectly. One could probably graft the insert into a Tbird console but if it has floor shift,there wouldn't be enough room.

And I wouldn't give up floor shift for a cupholder lol

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Reply #10 – March 08, 2018, 09:42:29 AM

this is my challenge now.

i have a taurus dash mount combo change and drink holder.
in some of our cars, the lowest tier of dash stuff is a cig lighter panel or a cig lighter combo system sentry, and in others there is the pop out ash tray / cig lighter.

i removed my ash tray / cig lighter and found the optional storage cubby could mount in that opening. it makes it really nice to have a storage bin just forward of the shifter, and seems to make ergonomic sense.
the objective was to free up where the storage cubby "was" typically on the upper tier of the dash.
problem,,,- the depth of the storage cubby OEM location is retricted by 50% because of hvac duct work just behind it.

this depth limitation restricts the design options to use that upper space for something else.

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Reply #11 – March 10, 2018, 03:58:03 AM

I just need something to hold my beer for me.

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Reply #12 – March 13, 2018, 04:36:30 PM

Quote from: Drewstang;464901

I just need something to hold my beer for me.

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Reply #13 – March 14, 2018, 12:37:50 AM

I just take my 44oz soda and set it in between the seat and the console.

I've added cup holders. After I deleted all the power options in my 86, I cut up a broken console plate and made a filler out of a 44oz cup. I planned to fasten it permanently but never got around to it.it worked good, but it wasnt worth the trouble.

Now I think I am just gonna make my own center console with some wood, then fiberglass it like I do with my model airplanes then paint it up nice.

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Reply #14 – March 15, 2018, 12:31:51 PM

Quote from: Drewstang;464901

I just need something to hold my beer for me.

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