Non-tacky aftermarket cupholders

[carreauchompeur]

Oxymoron?

I hope not. I love my E36 M3 but the thing it really lacks is a reliable drink receptacle. You might have thought 320bhp of straight six loveliness was enough but no, I want somewhere to put my can.

Suggestions please. Nothing too Alan Partridge

[marshalla]

[ohtari]

Between your legs?

[Major Fallout]

What about a bmw 6 series cup holder? Its crappy but its a bmw part.

[carreauchompeur]

ohtari said:

Between your legs?

Been there, done that, got the damp crotch. Positively hazardous with cwaffeee.

[carreauchompeur]

Major Fallout said:

What about a bmw 6 series cup holder? Its crappy but its a bmw part.

Good shout actually. There are 2 currently on eBay- one about a fiver with a week to go and another BIN for a slightly scandalous £55 (quoting new price as £120-eek!). At that price I may as well hire poor children as and when needed to hold my drink.

[okie592]

[northandy]

I thought on pistonheads it was de rigeur to throw your can at an audi r8?.

[carreauchompeur]

northandy said:

I thought on pistonheads it was de rigeur to throw your can at an audi r8?.

I need something to hold the Red Bull close enough to my throwing arm...

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

I bought a Halfords 'Ripspeed' folding cup holder a few years ago. It's a nice, quality looking item IMHO and not too chav (and I had it inside my Porsche 911, so it absolutely had to NOT look cheap / chav).

It fits to a heater grille / vent. It folds away, and you press a button on the side and it opens out into a cup-holder in a nice, damped action.

I've had it for 5 years now, in two different cars - and it still looks nice and performs well. All for £15.

Link

[Nickyboy]

[Derp]

[BalhamBadger]

I've got two of these for my e46 and they're great. http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/

[Willeh85]

Derp said:

I like that, I'm going to use that role of Duct tape in my garage that's nearly finished for ultimate hold!

[y2blade]

Just hold it in your mouth.

[anonymous-user]

These are OEM replacement for the centre console, never seen one in a car though.



I also own an E36 and this topic is relevant to my interests...

[carreauchompeur]

duckhunt said:

These are OEM replacement for the centre console, never seen one in a car though.



I also own an E36 and this topic is relevant to my interests...

There is one of those currently on eBay US...

[carreauchompeur]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

I bought a Halfords 'Ripspeed' folding cup holder a few years ago.
Link

Thanks, will pop in tomorrow as it's not immediately obvious from the photo!

[carreauchompeur]

Sing Hallelujah, my prayers are answered...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Seat-Tray-Food-Holde...