Cup Holder

I made this cup holder for my dune buggy, I'm thinking of altering it a bit to fit the flat tunnel on my speedster...

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/dinubadave/cupholder3.jpg

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/dinubadave/cupholder2.jpg

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=592186

check it out, works great, plus a little extra storage

I kind of like the hat version - with 2 Grande Starbucks it keeps your ears warm too.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5021545_make-beer-can-hat.html

The CIP one fits cars with a center hump -

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC%2D113%2D042%2D064

plus has room for cell phone and camera.

Nice holders, especially the cap, imagine that one with fur to keep your ears warm!

My tunnel is square so I'm probably have to make something keeping the KISS method in mind...

I made a one cup holder for my square hump IM out of a Griot's fold up cup holder and some nice black anodized aluminum pieces. Works great.

Tomm

Shortly after I got my Speedster a friend gave me a large coffee mug with a Speedster on it. I have since added some velcro to the bottom, and when I want a cup-holder I stick the mug on the copious space between the door and the seat (level with the floor on my car) and use that. It'll hold a canned drink in a coozie, or a small 16 oz. (or is it 20?) plastic bottle. easily removed and cleaned when necessary.

gotta love it!!!

I use a roll of duct tape for my cup holder. It's low tech but works good plus, well, you should NEVER drive without duct tape!

angela

I don't know guys, I'm still leaning towards my original design only with a square holder (to fit over the square tunnel) instead of the hump one. I know it's hard to pass up on the duct tape, but I like to save the tape for more important uses! Unless you meant to lay the tape roll on it's side and use the center to hold your drink?

Dave, now you're getting it!

On my Spyder, you can wedge a travel cup or a large styrofoam cup between the passenger seat and the bulkhead, right next to the shifter. Works real well in the morning. I DO NOT rip the lid open until I get to the end of the ride, then drink the coffee.

now we're talking....

Vince. Thanks for the link. I ordered one for Natalie. I have a cup holder installed today, but I'm not happy with it.

I put in a pair of these, mounted at the lower, forward corner of the doors. Folded up, they're totally out of the way.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=44403&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10115&subdeptNum=10715&classNum=11219

Gotta say, this one is pretty elegant:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290517480173&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Would look sweet in the closed position on the Speedster dash as well.




Although for my own rides, I usually spray paint a pressed cardboard Dunkin Donuts carry-out coffee tray flat black
and glue it to the top of the tunnel with a smidge of silicon or that RTV shit.

Tom, Fits the hump perfectly in my Fiberfab and the extra space comes in handy for storage like cell phone/sunscreen etc....
the wife needs as much storage as possible....

I just drink my coffee before I drive! Problem SOLVED!

This topic has been around a few times now. Last time out, I saw a pretty cool hide-away thing that was not unlike the e-bay item above. Was alleged to be from/for a motorcycle, i think -?-. anyhow, the guy said it fit right in to the side of the tunnel, and when pushed closed was totally out of the way. very cool thing. I wonder if i can figure out how to find this old post w/ Search? . . .

The creative ideas just keep coming. That ebay item must be heavy, look at the shipping!

For the right ride, this one would be really sweet:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BCS-F1-Swivel-Beverage-Can-Cup-Holder-Set-2-/360330867611?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item53e564b39b

Like maybe if you drove a McLaren P11 . . .

Henry at IM had a really cool billet cup holder that swung out of the central tunnel when needed. If I remember correctly, it was about $100 per side (ouch) but, DAMN! Was it ever cool!

Thanks for the tip TC! I bought the eBay item for the Triumph... We'll see how it looks in the dash :)

Can't go wrong for the price. I might buy one too, just to see if I can make it fit.

Chuck - you might also check out any boat/marine supply store (West Marine) and look at their stock of drink holders (on a gimbal swivel) at a cost of <$10.

Second thought--got a load of the shipping quote on the ebay item. Will explore other options.

Do any of you guys see the advantage of a warm cup holder?

Works great in my car, Sludge!

~WB

That's what I use now too. But it's not reliable (and slightly heavy).

Oh crap. Did I type that, or just think it?

Usually, when they're a bit heavy it's in around the ass, there's more meat in the thighs to hold it between 'em and keep it warm.




Shit, luckily I KNOW that I didn't just type that . . . thank God ! ! !

Sludge does have a fine point there. After the coffee is gone, that "thing" can be used to keep other precious items warm too. In fact, I believe I've actually seen him dump the coffee overboard on purpose, no doubt to get on with warming other items?