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chipa
26-11-2003, 05:12 PM
Has anyone been able to come up with a decent way of modifying the cup holders? The factory ones are so big that a can or bottle of coke will fall out when I'm doing a decent take off! :cry:
The best I've been able to do is to line the holder with thick strips of rubber to make it a tighter fit.
Anyone have any good ideas?
- Chris
Rupewrecht
26-11-2003, 05:23 PM
i'd suggest getting a 2-3mm thick piece of rubber and sticking it to the bottom side of the cupholder bit (assuming there's room), then cutting a star pattern in the rubber bit below the cupholders. The rubber points of the 'star' will then keep a grip in the bottles when you push them thru.
it should work!
Buy bigger drinks!
I honestly think the cup holders are actually a tad small. I can't fit a Pump water bottle in there and there is no chance with Mizone water either.
I'd say cut some foam out to fit around the inside of the holders and use velcro/sticky tape to hold it in.
Plus, you should know better than taking off with drinks in the car!
chipa
28-11-2003, 03:15 PM
There is no problem with taking off with open drinks as I only ever have bottles in my car. The problem is when a 600ml bottle of coke (mmmm caffine) decides during a sharp take off that it wants to reside in the back seat!
I've already solved the problem to an extent. I got some strips of foam (25mm x 3mm) with sticky backing and lined the holders with that. Now any soft drink bottle sits in there perfectly. Better than a standard one even as the bottles get wedged into the foam slightly which means they don't move around at all!
- Chris
a bit tacky ... but if u trimmed a stubby holder to the correct height, would that work ?
maybe take off the bottom of the stubby holder (if it has one ) so that the drink can sit deeper in there
chipa
28-11-2003, 04:27 PM
The foam that I used is essentially the same stuff that stubby holders are made from. I just went to a local rubber wholesaler and got a 1m long strip.... it looks fairly good, and once I trim the top edges no one would even notice the mod.
- Chris
Cosmo Dude
28-11-2003, 06:51 PM
(mmmm caffine)
- Chris
Try Jolt cola the bottles are bigger and have straight sides, there is also 2X the caffine :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: 8) :shock: :shock:
Rod
dfvadr
29-11-2003, 08:33 PM
why not just put it in the stubbie holder each time cause that will help keep it cool
i dont have any probs no drinking or eating in my car
the beauty of keeping your car locked in a garage i guess (all these pearlers i used on mik are being recycled!)
dfvadr
29-11-2003, 09:00 PM
give it to me baby aha aha
sik astina
30-11-2003, 07:23 AM
LOL :lol:
jcywong
01-12-2003, 05:01 PM
I cut a piece of those slip free mats and stick it on the surrounding
Rupewrecht
02-12-2003, 12:43 PM
at least you BJ guys get cupholders!
WASP20
06-12-2003, 06:54 PM
It is quite amusing. My SP20 is the only car with cup holders I have had which don't stop drinks falling over. I am not sure what else their research department thought they would be used for but they sure aren't any good for stopping cans or bottles falling over :)
wiredone
07-12-2003, 10:59 AM
i use for change... to hold cd's in the hole above by flipping the lid up... i also use for my under contruction switch console for turbo antilag and boost control etc....
coolsp
07-12-2003, 10:01 PM
i imported an aftermarket cupholder from the states. instead of having a lid the holders extend just above the lid height and i have no problems with drinks falling over. the only complaint i have is that they dont hold 2 litre coke bottles. gotta love the coke.
I was thinking of getting 2 black plastic stubby holders and then taking that trim out, cutting the bottom out of the original holders and then modifiying the stubby holders to slide over the round plastic mould! would need to measure how much room there is to fit it in and how much to cut of the stubby holders, but it looks like there is a bit of room underneath the original holders so it would make them a lot deeper but still the same in diameter so u can fit ur big slurpys!! Yeah! And being deeper the problem of drinks falling over would be fixed!
Will post pics in the future if i manage to get around to it!
platypus
02-03-2004, 01:04 AM
i just slide mine all the way back between the seat and the side trim (by the door - but nt against the door....)
cup holders are for wallet and smokes!!
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Cosmo Dude
02-03-2004, 01:15 PM
licence mods
sep02 3 points 97/80 $198
jan03 4 points 110/70 $527 3 Month supsension
dec03 3 points 133/110 $203 1 Month suspension
speed kills *SLOW DOWN*
People not doing the speed limit cause accidents that kill people doing the speed limit!
People doing 25 under the speed limit in heavy traffic r a death risk! They should loose there licence just like those doing over 25! The laws r just there to make money, not to save lives!
Taxation in Blue :? If automated detection devices were about road safety they would be painted to stand out.
LOL yes! They say its to save lives! but the road toll keeps going up! Strange isnt it!
Sorry got of the topic! But i hate i when i have to brake hard and swerve cause of some nob and my drink comes out of my holder! :x
MrShadow
02-03-2004, 02:08 PM
IF they were serious, they wouldn't take soo long to get the ticket to you (from fixed speed cameras, I've heard it can take up to 3-4 months!). Yhe first thing every teacher learns is that for the greatest effect on future behaviour, rewards/punishement MUST come almost immediatley after the action. If somebody plays up, and you punish them a week later, they won't learn. Punish them straight away, and they learn. The same theory is used to train animals. Instant rewards for good behavious, instant punishment (or lack of reward) for bad/unwanted behaviour. Does the government know something about education they aren't passing onto teachers? I think not! They just want the revenue. It's not about saving lives, it's about $$$. That's my two cents.
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