If we had cupholders...

[JinormusJ]

Screw cupholders, because e30

[The München Monster]

^ if the rear ashtray had two cupholders the center console would look like a penis...

Wha

[turge]

reading this thread makes my damn head spin......"too expensive" "kinda pricey" "looks cheap" "doesnt hold anything"


Three great solutions:

e36 or even an e46 center console swap. Seen pics of both.

The double holder conversion gadget guy sells

or the "cheap" foldable single holder that mounts behind the ebake and above the rear ashtray.


Condense all of the buttons around the head unit and add pull out trays that are strengthened to the inside of the dash.

OR use a side mount next to the shifter on both sides? Wont look stock but oh well.




Ive always wanted a back seat center pull down like EVERY OTHER CAR IN THE WORLD....

I'd go with the e36 one. If I had more time I'd make mine fit better but it gets the job done and looks relatively clean.

I'll upload a picture in the morning of my setup.

[BergerNJ]

reading this thread makes my damn head spin......"too expensive" "kinda pricey" "looks cheap" "doesnt hold anything"


Three great solutions:

e36 or even an e46 center console swap. Seen pics of both.

The double holder conversion gadget guy sells

or the "cheap" foldable single holder that mounts behind the ebake and above the rear ashtray.


Condense all of the buttons around the head unit and add pull out trays that are strengthened to the inside of the dash.

OR use a side mount next to the shifter on both sides? Wont look stock but oh well.




Ive always wanted a back seat center pull down like EVERY OTHER CAR IN THE WORLD....

[Pl3wA]

^ if the rear ashtray had two cupholders the center console would look like a penis...

[bowtie2bimmer]

I like the idea of the rear ashtray holder but i would like a nicer looking 2 cup one. Basically the SFgadgetguy one meets rear ashtray mount..

The one shown ^ just looks cheap to me

[rturbo 930]

They are pricey I think they run about $80, but so are the other options out there. If you could get rid of the window breaker & fader knob above the stereo as pictured above, and put the remaining buttons on one side, I bet you could fit something along those lines in there.

That's where I was thinking of putting it. But then I realized it would be blocking the radio. Though it wouldn't bother me, it might bother others.

One more thing, my mom's A4 has the same popout cup holder, and while it's convenient, I also find it somewhat useless since it's not very big. It doesn't seem to hold anything bigger than a coffee mug, or a standard water bottle.

I'm probably going to go with this, which was posted earlier in the thread: http://e30.bmwdiy.info/cup-holder/index.html

Not too expensive, out of the way, and big enough to hold just about any kind of bottle or mug. My rear ashtray is broken anyway, so this will help hide it too.

[YosemiteSam]

I really want to try and make the cupholders out of a Mk IV golf fit into an e30. I wouldn't even use them very often, they're just cool.

[quikveedb2]

Exactly but there's really not much space to put them and I've looked into the price of the VW pop-outs and they're pretty damn expensive.

They are pricey I think they run about $80, but so are the other options out there. If you could get rid of the window breaker & fader knob above the stereo as pictured above, and put the remaining buttons on one side, I bet you could fit something along those lines in there.

[PNWDan]

I <3 my SFgadgetguy cupholder..
it's the best I ever came across.



(surprised more people aren't speaking up about it in this thread..)

This^

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[shiftbmw]

The best place for a cup holder is in your mom's minivan. God doesn't need to drink. If you must, just slide your balls over and put it between your legs.

[Thizzelle]

i have a cupholder!

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arn't you punching your drink everytime you shift forward?
PUT THEM WHERE THEY ARE ON AN E36

[Simon S]

I <3 my SFgadgetguy cupholder..
it's the best I ever came across.



(surprised more people aren't speaking up about it in this thread..)

[Fusion]

Exactly but there's really not much space to put them and I've looked into the price of the VW pop-outs and they're pretty damn expensive.
I want mine to be removable and can be stashed in the door pocket when not in use.

[325ix]

I believe the cup holders are suppose to be facing the back seat, not up front.

I had it both ways, the ix has a super long shift throw and I still bumped it.