Jacob
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Here's an inexpensive ($2.00) cupholder which will fit where your existing cupholder goes. The difference is it works. This project requires removal of your console but is reversible. You also need to remove the lid of the existing cupholder by taking out the pins.
Start with a $2.00 black 2 inch cupholder from SeaDog, found in Marine supply stores. A 3 inch model is available if you want more height.
You then need to leather wrap the plastic holder, inside and out. I used contact cement and stretched the leather over the upper rim of the cupholder to contact the inside. I then added a strip to the inner walls of the cupholder. Finally, I made a leather strip with foam to go around the outside of the cupholder, to fill up the void in the console.
Besides looking good, the leather wrapping ends up creating a snug fit for pop cans and plastic travel mugs.
For those that have been asking, I've added several views of the console, showing where the ashtray was removed before relocating the HVAC controls. This step is not needed for the cupholder project.
Notice the screw fastened from the top to secure the finished cupholder.
Following are several views of the finished job.
Other than the leather wrapping which requires a little practice, this is a relatively easy mod. Don't forget to store your old cupholder lid and pins for future reversing of this project.
Apologies for the BMW travel mug. I need to get something from GM.
Jacob
Start with a $2.00 black 2 inch cupholder from SeaDog, found in Marine supply stores. A 3 inch model is available if you want more height.
You then need to leather wrap the plastic holder, inside and out. I used contact cement and stretched the leather over the upper rim of the cupholder to contact the inside. I then added a strip to the inner walls of the cupholder. Finally, I made a leather strip with foam to go around the outside of the cupholder, to fill up the void in the console.
Besides looking good, the leather wrapping ends up creating a snug fit for pop cans and plastic travel mugs.
For those that have been asking, I've added several views of the console, showing where the ashtray was removed before relocating the HVAC controls. This step is not needed for the cupholder project.
Notice the screw fastened from the top to secure the finished cupholder.
Following are several views of the finished job.
Other than the leather wrapping which requires a little practice, this is a relatively easy mod. Don't forget to store your old cupholder lid and pins for future reversing of this project.
Apologies for the BMW travel mug. I need to get something from GM.
Jacob
