Ideas for a cup holder

Mike Schofield

Mike Schofield

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Now, I know this has probably been discussed before but I recently picked up one of those telescoping cup holders that VW uses at the wreckers and thought it would be cool. Not sure just how I would integrate it though..I’d love to see what other members have done…please share. 😊
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If you do a search, I think an Audi one was placed in the cubby hole in front of the shifter.

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Mike Schofield said:
Now, I know this has probably been discussed before but I recently picked up one of those telescoping cup holders that VW uses at the wreckers and thought it would be cool. Not sure just how I would integrate it though..I’d love to see what other members have done…please share. 😊
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I have to say that there have certainly been times I wished for a cup holder but considering how spirited I often drive the X and the effort it takes to drive a car with manual brakes, steering and shifting, I have never looked for a way to install a cup holder.
 
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I've seen an old ashtray modified into a cup holder.

Take your favorite cup holder and weld it to the face area of the ash tray frame.
The ash tray part plugs in and holds the cup holder,
And you take it out when not needed.

At least, it works with old VWs.
Maybe the X has room there?
 
There's been a couple of good older threads on the forum discussing options for cup holders. Try the "Google Xweb" search function to find them. ;)
 
mory898 said:
If you’re handy with a Dremel and some patience, you can get a pretty factory look
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That’s kindve what i was thinking…although there’s some wasted space right in between the seats…🤔 I remember seeing an armrest made by Henk awhile back..
 
I did a quick search on the Google Xweb engine and this is the first response that came up. It has the wood one I remembered:
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Thread 'cup holders'

The only thing I miss from more modern cars are cup holders. Has anyone created cool, interesting custom solutions for an x or 128? If so can you post a pic here? I'm going to spend some time at my shop today working on an idea for one (for 128).

If time allows I'm also trying to make a wood steering wheel using the spokes/hub from a 124 spider wheel from which I've removed the simulated wood. If it works I might have the spokes chrome plated or more likely just polish the steel as well as I can and have it clear powder coated...

George
 
Not a fan of food or liquids in my car so not planning on adding the cup holder but what I’ve done is added centre arm rest which you could quite easily add a cup holder by using a hole saw on the top compartment to hold a drink. When lids closed you wouldn’t know it’s there.
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Plenty of inserts to drop into your hole to hold your drink.
www.ebay.com.au

2PCS Stainless Steel Cup Drinking Holder Marine Boat Car Truck Camper RV Sofa | eBay

· Material: Marine Grade Stainless Steel. We will try our best to reduce the risk of the custom duties. Pakage: including 2 pieces.
www.ebay.com.au

Stuartc

Thread 'ARMREST storage between seats'

One thing that used to distract from my pleasure of driving my ‘81 X1/9 (there wasn’t many) was nowhere to rest your arm on long runs when not requiring changing gears. I wasn’t going to accept this time around and also technology has moved along since my last X1/9 and now have mobile phones that need storing/charging/data connecting etc and I have a distinct hate of cables in the cockpit!
For this project I had 2 option.
1. The Fiat Barchetta’s centre console
OR
2. Universal fit centre console from a certain website!
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The Fiat Barchetta’s storage is lockable...
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I use one of these "wedge" cup holders most days. I usually have it hanging over the passenger seat, but with a passenger on board it can be flipped to hang over the parking brake lever. It is good for loose items, but the cup areas are too shallow IMHO, which makes it marginal for any drink taller than a 12oz can. It is very secure in an X since the seats are so tight to the center tunnel, but I wish I could find one with deeper drink holders. :(

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This cup holder is definitely nice for holding items that used to live in the late model's center console bin. I lost full use of the center bin to A/F and oil pressure gauges. The items in the center bin would slide out under hard acceleration, so I guess the cup holder is an improvement on that issue.
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Dr.Jeff said:
I did a quick search on the Google Xweb engine and this is the first response that came up. It has the wood one I remembered:
P

Thread 'cup holders'

The only thing I miss from more modern cars are cup holders. Has anyone created cool, interesting custom solutions for an x or 128? If so can you post a pic here? I'm going to spend some time at my shop today working on an idea for one (for 128).

If time allows I'm also trying to make a wood steering wheel using the spokes/hub from a 124 spider wheel from which I've removed the simulated wood. If it works I might have the spokes chrome plated or more likely just polish the steel as well as I can and have it clear powder coated...

George
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That’s great! I’m not familiar with the “Google Xweb engine” which explains why I couldn’t find anything…you learn something new every day if you’re looking.. 😁
 
Mike Schofield said:
That’s great! I’m not familiar with the “Google Xweb engine” which explains why I couldn’t find anything…you learn something new every day if you’re looking.. 😁
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Mike, I'm referring to this one:
JimD

Thread 'Google Programmable Search Tool for Xweb content'

This is a sticky for the link to the Xweb specific Google Search I created a while ago. It is also linked in the BOX, but I figured a sticky in the WF might be helpful.

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It seems to work much better than the forum's built-in "search" feature. :)
 
JimD said:
I made a fancy travellin' box for long trips on my own. A shoe box with a hole to hold a tall drink bottle and a larger rectangular opening for a bag of snacks. It sits nicely on the passenger seat and was really inexpensive to create. :)
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That’s funny. I have something very similar, but not for food or drink, to hold my wallet, phone, iPad, glasses and other junk. Otherwise, everything always goes flying in every direction.
 
Stuartc said:
Not a fan of food or liquids in my car so not planning on adding the cup holder but what I’ve done is added centre arm rest which you could quite easily add a cup holder by using a hole saw on the top compartment to hold a drink. When lids closed you wouldn’t know it’s there.
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Plenty of inserts to drop into your hole to hold your drink.
www.ebay.com.au

2PCS Stainless Steel Cup Drinking Holder Marine Boat Car Truck Camper RV Sofa | eBay

· Material: Marine Grade Stainless Steel. We will try our best to reduce the risk of the custom duties. Pakage: including 2 pieces.
www.ebay.com.au

Stuartc

Thread 'ARMREST storage between seats'

One thing that used to distract from my pleasure of driving my ‘81 X1/9 (there wasn’t many) was nowhere to rest your arm on long runs when not requiring changing gears. I wasn’t going to accept this time around and also technology has moved along since my last X1/9 and now have mobile phones that need storing/charging/data connecting etc and I have a distinct hate of cables in the cockpit!
For this project I had 2 option.
1. The Fiat Barchetta’s centre console
OR
2. Universal fit centre console from a certain website!
47C51E76-0AC1-4A5B-862E-6C3A2286B2B8.jpeg

AD9EF8DE-E93B-4592-85F6-3CBC33BE7CF0.jpeg


The Fiat Barchetta’s storage is lockable...
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I’ve seen that armrest/storage before but don’t remember the vendor? Is it Henk?
 
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