If there was an easy-ish way to make one I'd gladly take your money. I just can't think of one.Please take my money.
Thank you. The beige cover is oem material from a P. tan console.Wow that looks amazing. Might loose one cup holder but gain a properly working one that you can actually use. How did you create the beige cover around the cup holder btw?
I can count on two hands how many times I used the oem cupholder over the last decade. I've already used this three times. No more holding onto it, no more sling-shotting of a hot beverage into the back seat upon hard acceleration or praying that it doesn't break every time I use it. It may not be perfect, but it does what it was intended to do.. Perfectly.Beautiful! That looks great!
You've combined the looks of the Gen 2 with the functionality of the Gen 1 cup holder.
The parts list wasn't bad, I have maybe $20-30 into it. The only trouble I had was that it was surprisingly difficult to find a proper sized cup holder/port. If anybody tries this aim for 3"-3.25" internal width and anywhere from 3.25-4" deep. Anything less then 3"W is going to limit what you can fit in there. I had bad luck trying to find a aftermarket cup insert, they were either too wide/narrow/shallow or they were the type that fit multiple sized drinks that only work well 10% of the time.Great job !!! 2 cup launchers for 1 cup holder. USB, voltmeter, and 20 amp service is a real plus. It's good to see you using "throw away stuff" to create something new.
That is really cool thanks for posting this!The base is a modified gen2 assembly. I used a pair spare door bezel leds as the backlight. Subwoofer port cut to size (It'll actually hold a drink), oem console vinyl (?), generic usb/voltmeter and 20a outlet. I plan on shortning/modifying an oem cup holder cover to hide the outlets. I'm saving that for another day..
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I misunderstood your question. In my case I used fiberboard(?) because I thought it needed it to be a tad flexible to fit right (wrong). Looking back, a regular old piece of wood would've sufficed. Below is one of the versions I experimented with , but you can see the general shape of it. The other is what was left of the oem cup holder assembly. I used the front bow and the ledges in the back corners to mount it (Much trimming was need for correct fitment). But that's pretty much how it ended up with the exception of the two little tabs on the back center. As I said before, some 90 degree brackets on the side rails would've been a wiser choice.Wow that looks amazing. Might loose one cup holder but gain a properly working one that you can actually use. How did you create the beige cover around the cup holder btw?
Haha. I've done the cup wedge trick for my entire ownership until now. I'm still trying to get used to a functional holder and have caught myself going back to my old ways.This mod is SO cool, I'd consider buying another Mark VIII just to have this!
I am amazed at how creative some folks can be. I am with Jeremi...MODIFICATION OF THE DECADE.
I opened my Gen 2 cup holder the day I bought my car, just to confirm it was in fact broken. It was. I never opened it again. The ash tray was the "stereo remote holder" which I never used because I could reach/see the stereo better than a remote smaller than a key fob with no back-light.
I had to wedge my water bottle next to my right hip when driving...had it been equipped with your mod, I'd have been in a much better mood when bringing a beverage.
the 2 power sockets are just the icing on the cake as I am a iPhone 7 user so I never had to plug anything in when driving although it would be nice to have the USB tied in to the back port of an aftermarket stereo so the phone could be tapped right in like a mp3 player (although I always used the bluetooth method of playing music through the phone -to-stereo)
Nice work pal....Very nice. The back-lit emblem is amazing.