Cup holders and damn coffee - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

coreseller · 09-04-2010, 05:04 PM

Hey Ekam, I forgot to watch. How'd your girl do in Miss Universe?

ekam · 09-04-2010, 05:16 PM

Umm she was on screen for about 5 seconds... got eliminated 15 mins in the show, then I turned the TV off and went to bed.

coreseller · 09-04-2010, 05:24 PM

Bummer. From what I saw she's beautiful....and I'm a hard grader.

Mark_T · 09-04-2010, 07:50 PM

I have a pair of Ultimate cupholders. No spills so far.

Ultimate Cupholder

VGM911 · 09-05-2010, 04:35 AM

I have simple after-market cupholders in both of my Porsches, which work very well. Here's the link for you to check out:

www.ultimatecupholders.com

Good luck.

jim_hoyland · 09-05-2010, 06:41 AM

I originally made this cup holder for my 914; then made one for the Boxster. It's made from two PVC plubling parts purchased at Home Depot. I took my faorite cup to the store and test fitted seeral fitting to get it right. The bottom fitting is pretty weighty and keeps the holder stable; the upper piece supports the cup. Some sanding to the inside may be needed for the right fit. I used Window/Door caulking to fuse the two pieces together and used the peel-off felt for a liner and base covering.

The cup holder sits on the passenger side floor by the seat adjuster. I don't hae to take my eyes off the road to reach the cup

A fun project..

jim_hoyland · 09-05-2010, 06:42 AM

See previous: Here's a shot from the top showing the reducer inserted into the bushing...

clickman · 09-05-2010, 09:36 AM

I've got the '01 where the pop-out cupholders came from the factory mounted high in the centre of the front console, right over the stereo and heat/vent controls.

I had to replace the LCD screen in my HV controls, partly because they're crappy and partly because the previous owners dumped coffee or soda onto them from those useless cupholders.

I did the cupholderectomy, removed and sold the cupholders, and moved the HV controls to where they belonged in the top, above the stereo. Also got rid of the useless CD holder (4 cd's??) and replaced both lower openings with storage cubbies. I then made a custom iPod holder that attaches to one of the cubbies.

An Ultimate Cupholder on the passenger side and we're off to the races!

Before and after:

kabel · 09-05-2010, 03:22 PM

leave your cups out of the car and don't drink and drive

Kirk · 09-05-2010, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ekam

Umm she was on screen for about 5 seconds... got eliminated 15 mins in the show, then I turned the TV off and went to bed.

Well there you go... she's got some free time on her hands now, so have her sit in the passenger seat and hold your coffee for you!

Seriously though I usually carry my coffee in a spill proof cup and just wedge it behind the passenger seat between drinks. If my Assistant is riding with me, then I'll buy a big cup of coffee and she knows that she's delegated to cup holder service. So far no spills, but I do have to share.

My air vent cup holders generally hold no more than a 12 oz can.

Kirk