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Old 04-04-02, 04:50 PM
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on my 81 and my 83 you can remove the center switch/ change holder and put in a miata cup holder all of 2 min. and its done
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that is awsome for you second series guys.. but us poor old SA's and third series have a different center consol setup. so i donot know if it would work for us..

can you send up a couple pics??
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fdracer: the only problem that i see with those cupholders is that they donot hold anything larger than a soda can (now i say soda because you all know that you are not supposed to be driving with beer.. plus beer in cans sucks ***). do you have problems fiting drinks in there?
You know me... I NEVER drink and drive. I wont even drive after drinking 1 or 2.. I know that it works good for beer and such cuz I have been drunk in my car a shitload of times, but make someone else drive
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donot worry mike. i was not refering to anyone in particular.

besides, cup holders make a great place to keep the boos while you are working on your car.. if you put your drink to close to your tools, you are liable to nock it over while going for a 3/8 drive. and that would be alcohol abuse, which we all know is bad....
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Something I used to do in my old '82 GSL... 'course, it only works if you're on a freeway, or a road with almost no turns... works really well for large and supersize drinks from McDonalds.. if you set the drink just right and balance it, it'll rest on the bottom of the steering wheel and lean against the horn button.. voila, instant cupholder and very accessible, too... LOL Ahhh.. I remember eating, smoking and driving a stick all at the same time while in traffic... damn, I hate auto trannies... LOL

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I wedged a 20 oz soda bottle in my Honda's steering wheel and took a turn expecting it to fall out. (Cap was on)... Amazingly, it didn't fall out.
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Originally posted by riffraff
fdracer: the only problem that i see with those cupholders is that they donot hold anything larger than a soda can (now i say soda because you all know that you are not supposed to be driving with beer.. plus beer in cans sucks ***). do you have problems fiting drinks in there?
You know it actually holds quite a bit, as the arms extend outwards to accommodate larger drinks. Today I used it for an extra-large (44oz?) drink cup from In N' Out. It was a bit tight for the extra large, but I use it all the time for large drink cups, which are 32oz i think.



p.s. MyRxBad,
yeah I was thinking of also adding some glue and a support bracket to go with the six screws, what do you think? Naw man,...there was already six counter-sunk holes on the mount, definitly over kill.
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where can i put my 40 ounce? hehehe
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Originally posted by gonzz
where can i put my 40 ounce? hehehe
Between your legs with a bottle that big your screwed unless you get a permanment mounted cellphone on a pedistal like I Everything fits between the phone, console and seat
Old 04-07-02, 07:28 PM
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ok heres a link to my album with a few pics of my car and a few of the center cup holder enjoy.
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http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292371483
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Originally posted by riffraff
donot worry mike. i was not refering to anyone in particular.

besides, cup holders make a great place to keep the boos while you are working on your car.. if you put your drink to close to your tools, you are liable to nock it over while going for a 3/8 drive. and that would be alcohol abuse, which we all know is bad....
LOL no kidding. When I was working on my dash I knocked over 2 beers and my neighbor knocked over 2!!
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badass.. what miata is that out of?
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Originally posted by rx-7girl
nuggets are nasty......and my friend had one in her old mazda 626 and she only seemed to use it whenever she was picking me up for really important.....


What are you leaving out there Rx-7girl ummmm.
Old 04-08-02, 01:31 AM
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i want to say its the early 1 with the same lights as the fb. go to the dealer and get it its like 12-15$ and is 3 peices the holder, a LARGE cup adapter(great for holding change) and a little spill pan
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cool cool... next time i get a chance to head down to the local mazda dealership i will pick one up. i hope they would be reliable enough to get the right part from them, because well all know how much mazda dealerships suck for everything else
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I might be mistaken, but that looks pretty much the same as the sa's ashtray. i think they might work However, i'll give someone else the pleasure of finding out I'm going to be putting my power window and mirror switches in that location, nicely hidden my the ashtray cover, i think.

BTW, has anyone taken apart the sa ashtrays and wondered why there was that small rectangular translucent green peice, with a crosshatch pattern on top? There's no light underneath it in my car, at least. (i'll put an LED in there for kicks tho...eventually have a blinking light to show an armed security system, like the others guys have )....
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JUST LIKE THE LIGHT ON THE CLOCK.
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ben97: the light that you are talking about in the sa ashtrays, it lights up in my car.. well atleast it did when it was in my 80..

i think that the size of the ash trays are the same in series one and two.. when ever i get a chance, i am going to swing over to mazda and pick up one of those miata cupholders, like badass was talking about... i will let you know how it works
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ok UPDATE...... I went to the local dealer ad happen to see the miata cup holder so i got the part # off it just 4 u guys.

0000-88-HLDR-M5
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LOL...I feel you all on the lack of cupholders!! I LMAO when I saw those dinky little glove box things, too.

I typically shove whatever I'm drinking in between my seat and the door at kind of an angle. That works pretty well...Especially when whatever it is has a cap or lid on it...The only problem is if it's like a cardboard fast food cup...The cup bows from the pressure popping the lid off a bit...I usually don't know it, but figure it out REAL quick whenever I take a turn. Good thing I shampoo my carpets...
Thats exactly what I do...The lid popping off doesnt bother me cause the only paper cup I put there is for a Slurpee anyway, and its "solid" enough that it says in the cup . Oh, and BadAss, what was the price on it?
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Originally posted by BadAssRX-7
ok UPDATE...... I went to the local dealer ad happen to see the miata cup holder so i got the part # off it just 4 u guys.

0000-88-HLDR-M5
does this fit in the sa and whats there price?
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Originally posted by BadAssRX-7
ok UPDATE...... I went to the local dealer ad happen to see the miata cup holder so i got the part # off it just 4 u guys.

0000-88-HLDR-M5
Will it work on 84-85 FBs?

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Old 08-13-02, 09:54 AM
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i know it replaces the 81-83 center window/change holder...not sure if it will do a sa.. I KNOW it wont do a 84-85
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Nope, no fittee into 84-85 or I'd have just bought one of those instead


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