Cup holder

[Roadwarrior88]

Hey everyone,

New to the forum, been a lurker for a while, been a member of the 4th gen monte ss board since '03, but recently got my car back from the body shop(notice dust/overspray on dashboard, not thrilled. ), so I've been installing the new interior and thought I'd share my solution for cupholders. All I did was make a metal box, removed ashtray bracket, used the front 2 mounting screws to attach box. Cup holder assembly is for a Jetta, found on Amazon pretty cheap.

 

[TURNA]

Nice

Didn't they make a cup holder that snapped into the ash tray mount?

 

[Roadwarrior88]

They do, I didn't like the look of it at all, it's a rather large upholstered thing that's just there . This retracts into the housing when not in use, also this is only 25 bucks instead of 60.

 

[88AZSS]

Very nice. Any photos of the metal box you made? I'd be interested in doing this as well, I have a bench seat and column shift so I have the room there and could always use cup holders.

 

[Roadwarrior88]

I did take one while making it. Pretty basic. I used the ashtray bracket as a template to drill the holes. What you see is the top with the small hole for the screws, the the bottom I drilled 1/2 holes for access. Also afterwards I drilled a small hole through the back just to help secure it in place

 

[Gonzo1970]

Ingenuity at its finest.

Me, Im just replacing the entire console



-Gonz

 

[L.A.X-RATED]

do you have pictures of the seats you are selling?

Ingenuity at its finest.

Me, Im just replacing the entire console

View attachment 136585

-Gonz

Great cond console---135.29 shipped.pm me if interested.

 

[Gonzo1970]

Thanks, but need Light Gray (or Dark Gray - I'm still a little torn about that) and I'm spying one on Ebay for $85 shipped unless I get off my butt and go to a "u-pick-your-part-type-place" and get it myself for $25

They look like they will work pretty well, tho.. especially with our radios where they are and the nose of those consoles...

I will do a write up with 8x10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one.

-Gonz

 

[Ribbedroof]

Interesting idea, and looks like a good execution, but cupholders belong in minivans, IMO

If it doesn't have a screw-on lid, it doesn't ride in my car

 

[pagrunt]

I still have the cup holder since before I got my license, my thighs. Always held all my drinks in place while driving. But I do miss those old ones that mounted on top of the door panel.