Custom Cup Holders for BMW e30, e32, e34 and e38

[JimK]

got mine! test fitted it today i love it!


Edit: for those of you with automatic transmissions, you must adjust your shift liver up a screw in order for your hand to barely clear the lever between the cupholder itself.

overall, still loving it!

Looked at my shift lever, I must be missing something, but could not see how the height of the handle is adjustable. Anyone have the height adjustment method?
Thanx

[stormspike]

Love mine and it fits like a glove. I like the small cup holder to hold iphone, etc. Now to get the power plug installed so I can charge also :)

[bmwstephen]

Looked at my shift lever, I must be missing something, but could not see how the height of the handle is adjustable. Anyone have the height adjustment method?
Thanx

if you remove the shift handle, you'll notice there are 2 screw slots right next to each other vertically on the rod. On my car, the shift knob was held into the lower screw so I simply moved it up one. Just play with it.

Edit: the allan screw is the small little hole behind the shift handle so you wont see it when you're facing the steering wheel

[JimK]

if you remove the shift handle, you'll notice there are 2 screw slots right next to each other vertically on the rod. On my car, the shift knob was held into the lower screw so I simply moved it up one. Just play with it.

Edit: the allan screw is the small little hole behind the shift handle so you wont see it when you're facing the steering wheel

Thanks for the help, I'll take a look.

[SFGadgetGuy]

One up on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-e30-Cup-Holder-325-M3-318-IX-323-M-tech-II-Mtech-/170500400267?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b29da48b

[castros]

great product.

[JimK]

Interferes with shifter.

Quote:
Originally Posted by bmwstephen
if you remove the shift handle, you'll notice there are 2 screw slots right next to each other vertically on the rod. On my car, the shift knob was held into the lower screw so I simply moved it up one. Just play with it.

Edit: the allan screw is the small little hole behind the shift handle so you wont see it when you're facing the steering wheel

Adjusted shift handle to the top of the two holes for max height, can't get fingers between shift handle and cup holder. I also radiused the skeleton of the holder to match the radius in the bottom of the console mold so it would fit as low in the console as possible.
Wish I had one with two smaller holders that should be shorter because the small cup is not as tall.

[bmwstephen]

I have smaller holders. It doens't make a differencein the height. Clyne uses the same template to construct the housing I believe.

Another temp solution would b to remove the inner white rod that hangs from the shift lever itself. By doing so you remove the need to press the button down to shift the car but definitely be careful as this mean you can easily slide the lever into any gear during operation

[JimK]

I guess it will just sit on the not usable pile. I would not desable any standard OEM feature that would damage the car if someone else drives it and doesn't know whats up. Got sucked up on this one.

[bmwstephen]

I guess it will just sit on the not usable pile. I would not desable any standard OEM feature that would damage the car if someone else drives it and doesn't know whats up. Got sucked up on this one.

Well maybe all is not lost. I have an aftermarket shift lever to replace my worn down oem one. It sits higher than the OEM shift lever too so that might help. Here's an ebay listing of it except mine is flat black with the BMW emblem on it. I'll go home and snap pics and report back.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400077348509&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123

[bmwstephen]

sorry JimK, forgot to update this thread. Here are some pics of what I was talking about:

you can adjust the shifter mechanicsm and shift plate screws (the prior my mech did)





Clearance

[moe30]

I got to see one of these in person, they look very good and I'll be getting one of these soon

[JimK]

Bmwsteven, If you compare photos of the shift lever from the side, you can see that bottom of your handle is no farther above the console plate than mine is when adjusted to the higher setting. My console must be different.
So I took the whole thing apart and cut the vertical boards of the cupholder down by about 3/8 inch and put it back together. I also routed the right and left lower sides with a 1/2inch radius so it matches the console pocket radius and thence sits lower. It fits, but I need to mount my A/F gauge in it before using it. The big cup is a bummer as it stands up about 1/4 inch which I will have to devise a fix for it. I ground the bottom casting sprews of the cup bottoms to reduce their heights.

['e30love']

these were $68 like 4 weeks ago, werent they?

[Blitz_]

Any luck with a RHD version being made?