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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 09:19 AM
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Talking Great idea!

Originally Posted by HOZZMANRX7
They have a two compartment plastic bin type unit with a soft rubber flap ment to slide into the door window channel. However, since it is so soft and thin, pop off the shifter bezel and slide the flap under the right edge of the front (radio/ash tray/HVAC control/HVAC vent) bezel. Large compartment has slot for coffee mug handle, smaller compartment will hold a coke can or your cell phone.

They come in different colors to coordinate with your interior colors. Only need to remember to flip it up when sliding forward the passenger seat.

Big enough to hold hold your super big gulp, deep enough so it won't tip over while you're driving the twisty's, not so big that it cramps passenger leg room, doesn't get in the way of shifting of radio controls as the center consol slide out set ups do, costs about $5, allows the pretty lady sitting next to you to keep her hands free for any other ideas she may have, and it "almost" looks stock.
Since I'm a caffeine addict, this bails me out...................thanks, ck
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by hondahater
my 94 honda passport must have been stuck in the 80's cause it doesn't have cup holders either.
well the Passport was just an expensive Izuzu Rodeo (which was really just an Izuzu pickup from the early 80s with 4 doors)
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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we dont have cup holders but we have ashtrays and lighters.......what does that mean?.......
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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that means smokem if you got em
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by torean
we dont have cup holders but we have ashtrays and lighters.......what does that mean?.......
all cars have Cig lighters and ash trays... only since the last 5 or so years have the manufactures started making them a delete option.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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have u ever noticed when you pop open the glove box there are two sortof cup shaped things on the inside of the door? if it could be made to stay flat while open...
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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I tried to use the "cupholders" on the glovebox door...but it fell over as soon as I turned. Now I use the hole in the center console(S5), works perfect.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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I dont know who has it in their car, but they utilized the cup holder/coin tray from older Ford models, like mid 90's Taurus'.

Apparently it fits right into the radio slot.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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all you have to do is open the bins in the back and make sure you have some sort of moisture barrier like a small tarp, fill it with ice, then stick your drink in there, viola cup holder and cooler
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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akademiks, nice avatar...

Anyway, no cup holders just makes for some tricky "switch hand" shifting. But i think i've only had a drink in my car once. I hate drinking stuff while driving in any car, cuz of all the head tilting and stuff. Distracting as hell

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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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I just got real good at holding a coffee while I drive..
anyways I have a brillaint idea that will make me MILLIONS! :P
... more to come later!
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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when i drive i like to drive not do other things at the same time, being able to drive a manual and drink and shift and talk on the cell phone at the smae time may recquire skill but ultamitly its dangerous and plus its just too hectic when i just want to drive
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by akademiks
I dont know who has it in their car, but they utilized the cup holder/coin tray from older Ford models, like mid 90's Taurus'.

Apparently it fits right into the radio slot.
That's what I have. The taurus has a cupholder/coin tray that fits directly under my radio. Works like a charm, I think I stole the idea from icemark..
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CompuBob
I just got real good at holding a coffee while I drive..
anyways I have a brillaint idea that will make me MILLIONS! :P
... more to come later!
I was good at holding coffee between my legs until that time I was rear-ended. Nice! Hot coffee all over my lap. I don't drive with open drinks since then.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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you you gais wanna be really cool, you can rip apart your armrest and cut a hole in it, then refoam it and put it back together. you might understand better if you actually took it apart first.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Icemark
well the Passport was just an expensive Izuzu Rodeo (which was really just an Izuzu pickup from the early 80s with 4 doors)

yeah shortly after buying the truck I found this out and was pissed off to know end. It even says isuzu right on the block Been a good truck so far (knock on wood) but yeah very 80's like until the 95 modle.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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akademiks who is that chick in your avatar?

as long as you are just cruising around and not doing any spirited driving, holding a drink isnt all that hard

easiest sollution = get a girlfriend and make the bitch hold it, this option can be pricey though but does comes with fringe benefits
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TKE

easiest sollution = get a girlfriend and make the bitch hold it, this option can be pricey though but does comes with fringe benefits

....was this a factory option?.....mine is base and doesn't have that.....
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by TKE
akademiks who is that chick in your avatar?

as long as you are just cruising around and not doing any spirited driving, holding a drink isnt all that hard

easiest sollution = get a girlfriend and make the bitch hold it, this option can be pricey though but does comes with fringe benefits
holding a drink isnt hard, just annoying

and dont use the glove compartment holders, they suck (learnt after spilling mcdonalds root beer all over)

the chick i dunno
hot though, looks like angelina jolie
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 11:51 PM
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looks more like one of the olsen twins + 5 years...
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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I removed my factory double din radio out of my 88 Vert and got a single unit Kenwood. I then went to a junk yard and got one of those sliding double cup holders out of the dash of a 91- 94 Nissan Sentra or you can use one out of a Protege. I then got the small under the radio pocket that is on a rx7 with just the regular factory radio (not the ones with the cd option). All this stuff screws into the two metal brackets that hold the radio in place and in the dash. Now I have a factory looking very sturdy dual copholder that works like a charm, and a small pocket to fill the extra space that can be used for gum or loose change...
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 07:37 AM
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yeah the convience of a cupholder when going through fast food is a good thing. If i decided to be "prepared" i would take on of those smallish flexible coolers, get a gel ice pack and put it in the little comparment thingy behind the passenger seat and proceed to fill with refreshments. It closes and it would be a little cooler. Perfection. Now the fact it locks can lead to other things as well...crazy japanese.
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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Yeah, you can find the ones from a Taurus, Sable, or Saab all the time on eBay. From what I understand you can use them in the lower din of the double din stereo space. There is a picture out here of Icemarks and it looks very clean. I forget where it is, but if you do a search for headrest speakers, it's in one of these threads. That's how I stumbled upon the picture.

I originally saw this done on the old Convertible RX-7 page

http://web.archive.org/web/200112011...useaction=home

Ironically it was in a member's car by the name of Mark Fisher.
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueSteel
have u ever noticed when you pop open the glove box there are two sortof cup shaped things on the inside of the door? if it could be made to stay flat while open...
Those are called Drive-in cup holders. Its just only when your car is immobile.
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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Buy bottled cokes and stick em between the console the passengers seat beside the seat belt latch. It'll stuff down in there.
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