Cup Holder's for C-Bodies

1978 NYB · Jul 29, 2011

Besides the plastic insert it on the door/window seam cup holder or the over the txsm hump mini console, what kind of innovative cup holders are being used in the C-Body world. I have delegated the holding beverages task to my wife's steady hand. The problem is that she's not always with me when I'm driving the NYB.

Big Blue · Jul 29, 2011

I'm planning on a home made center council this fall with cup holders and CD player.

commando1 · Jul 30, 2011

Big Blue said:
I'm planning on a home made center council this fall with cup holders and CD player.

Hmmmm...
Now there's something that I ought to do.
Thanks for nothing for giving me yet another project. LMAO!!

Silverick · Jul 30, 2011

I'm planning the same thing. Something that will ride on the 'hump'.

1978 NYB · Jul 30, 2011

I'm going to have to recover the door panels and try to modify it and fabricate a cup holder in them.

commando1 · Jul 30, 2011

http://www.stevescartshop.com/arm-rest-w-cup-holder.html

1978 NYB · Jul 30, 2011

Thanks, those look like they'll work just fine.

BillGrissom · Jul 31, 2011

You must have bucket seats with the center console. In my bench seat Newport, I use a cheap plastic console that sits on the hump.

Actually, the factory gave you cup-holders. Those are the round depressions in the glovebox door back-side. You can sit two coffee cups with the door down. I am guessing those were for when parked, or else there were a lot of spills. I don't recall factory cup-holders in any U.S. cars until the mid-80's. That was an innovation demanded by minivan buyers.

polara71 · Aug 1, 2011

Really? Cup holders? leave it to you late model guys...

jcloving · Aug 23, 2011

I used the hump style for many years and it worked well. The best ones had sandbags for ears and they really kept it still. I have also used the in door/window slot holders. Fine as long as your drink is low and close to the hinge. Ask me how I know this...

A friend of mine had a Taurus with a bench seat that converted to a console for holding drinks/change. It seems like it would be easy to build a small console that sat on the bench to hold that stuff. It could maybe attach via the middle seatbelt? and could be taken out when not needed.

sprtfury66 · Aug 23, 2011

jcloving said:
I used the hump style for many years and it worked well. The best ones had sandbags for ears and they really kept it still. I have also used the in door/window slot holders. Fine as long as your drink is low and close to the hinge. Ask me how I know this...

A friend of mine had a Taurus with a bench seat that converted to a console for holding drinks/change. It seems like it would be easy to build a small console that sat on the bench to hold that stuff. It could maybe attach via the middle seatbelt? and could be taken out when not needed.

I have the factory center console which, while looking real cool, forces me to use those stupid door/window slot holders.