I was wondering if anyone has ever drilled a whole here to make a cup holder...i'm thinking of doing it

 

For around $100 you can get an entire new console with built in cupholders.

It would probobly look alot less ghetto.

 

i actually cant spend that much... so i'd rather do a custom thing and take the risk of getto

 

im pretty sure pple have done it then....there are pictures floating around

 

bad idea, it will look really bad, u will see not only carpetless floor in the hole but wires too, find another place to mount a cup holder, they sell ones in pep boys that have screws to mount them, im mounting one on the passanger side of my console...BTW whats up with your front suspention? (bad spelling)

 

bubbakutz did it

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i think he was thinkin more along the lines of cutting a round hole for the cup to sit in with no actual cupholder in it, i may be wrong though thats just want i got from his post

 

yep. in which case.. your last post was quite right. ... so he'd be better off doing something along the lines of what bubba did.

 

only thing i have agianst that is that all cups arent that size, your medium mc donalds cup may be but your big gulp isnt, the ones u get at pep boys are adjustable to fit a very small cup to a cup with like a 6inch diameter...id say go with that and mount it of the passager side..so if u spill it, it wll go on the passanger not on u and though u still have to drill holes in the console these are small holes and are covered if u have a carpeted console, unlike that HUGE hole in the top will be there till u get a new console...

 

There is a tech article for putting some cup holders where your ashtray is. Can be done very cheap. Check it out.

 

yes. that would be me.....hah i was gonna post my pic but somebody already beat me to it i did it when i first got the car and you would be suprised how many different size cups fit in that thing....i have never had a size problem.....although i dont drink small and medium size drinks

 

ok well heres another shot

 

in my opinion i wouldnt care for that because i drive with my right arm on the console lid and right hand on the shifter..wouldnt your big gulp get in the way of your arm?

 

well if i have a drink i do the same with my arm on the console but my hand on the drink......but usually when i drive i have my arm to my side next to the console.....

 

it dont look bad:lala:

 

i see what your saying but though neither of us has a 5spd what if u did, it would be in the way then...im still saying my way is better:lala:

 

as long as you're not drinking too many big gulps or the wawa magnum 44oz, you can get cupholders with flexible tops that will go on the doors/window sills. i've been using them for years, and never had one fall off. i think pep boys, walmart, and a couple other places sell them for about $3 each. then there's no console drilling or getting in the way of anything.

if you want an expensive but rather poor cupholder/mapholder to get in the way of your leg, get the ones from the '91-92 firebird doors. the dealers sell them for about $35 i believe.

 

lolol of all the posts i've started i never thought the cup holder one would have the most responses lol... yeah i ment i was just going to drill a whole into the console and maybe place a cold dribnk fome thing.. thanx for all teh responses though...


ps my front springs need replacing thatsb why it looks so high..also i have about 100 lbs of stuff in the trunk.

 

You could get the cup holders that go on the lower part of the door by your leg. Thats what I'll do once I start driving my 82. If your car is a stick, any cup will get in the way of shifting, even in an auto it will interfer. When my dads drving the 2002 with me, he makes me hold his coffee so it doesn't get in the way.


A used cup holder is 20 buck. If you can afford to pay gas, you can afford this. You can get them here