Anyone ever do a retractable cupholder?

[ColdAccord]

yea, i have one of those too as previously mentioned. the armrest is too hi, and the cupholders suck.

[195]

yea, i have one of those too as previously mentioned. the armrest is too hi, and the cupholders suck.

No way. Armrest is perfect height. Cupholder doesn't suck at all. When i first got it, i thought it might slide out from teh weight of the drink, but the cupholder sits firmly in place wherever you slide it.

Maybe we got different setups?

[StereoInstaller1]

I always thought about using an old CD ROM drive to make a motorized cupholder.
Luke

[ColdAccord]

No way. Armrest is perfect height. Cupholder doesn't suck at all. When i first got it, i thought it might slide out from teh weight of the drink, but the cupholder sits firmly in place wherever you slide it.

Maybe we got different setups?

do you have a short shifter?

cause yea, with a stock height shifter its perfect

but who wants a stock shifter

[franco90]

will a 2003 e46 cup holder fit a 1990 325

[Nick]

Well if you wanna give up your radio, a cupholder from a Ford Taurus will fit into the DIN slot... :)

The e36 center console/cupholder can be adapted to work.

[cramer]

Well if you wanna give up your radio, a cupholder from a Ford Taurus will fit into the DIN slot... :)

I was thinking of that one and the mid 80s to 90s toyota half DIN cup holders.

[Jscotty]

Heh, I go oooold school. I bought a $0.99 plastic thingie that slides into the driver or passenger side window and just put my cup in there, if I have one.

Well that makes me feel better.. I go old school too! I thought I was the only one who knew what that thing was. It seems like every place I go looking for one of those things, the snot-nosed kid behind the counter has no idea as to what I am talking about. Once day I actually found the clipon cup holder in one of those quicky mart type of places. The girl behind the counter was astonished.. she was like, "What's this?"

[dude8383]

I always thought about using an old CD ROM drive to make a motorized cupholder.
Luke

what a terrific idea!

[Aerton]

That's funny Luke, if you are It you know that is what we call them as most users don't know what else to use it for....

I always thought about using an old CD ROM drive to make a motorized cup holder.
Luke

[z50_Jumper]

Actually I just deleted my stereo deck (iPod running straight to the amp in the trunk) and would be cool to mount a pop out cup holder that will fit in my stereo hole. If anyone runs into something like that let me know.

[whowhatwhere]

I always thought about using an old CD ROM drive to make a motorized cupholder.
Luke

The thing in my computer is a Cdrom drive? I always pressed the little button and got a cupholder.

[rede30]

this is as far as i got on a little project i tried to do. Its a retractable from a 99 s4 i belive. They are very cool but it never would work perfect with an e30. you have to have to much angle on the whole thing and the cd player gets in the way and gettign enough support is tricky. I even thought about building a custon HAVC panel to include a cd 53 out of a e46 but that all is just to silly.