Cupholders

[Steven Sprague]

Kent,

    I bought a folding cup holder from the VW/Audi Dealer for my Rabbit
and A2 Jetta some years ago (around 1993) that was for the 90-94
Passats.  It was a retro upgrade for the cars.  The only thing, was it
had to mount off the console and a hole has to be drilled in it.  If you
don't mind the drilling, this might be a way to go.  The cost wasn't
much for factory parts.  Sorry, don't have part #'s.

HTH,
Steve

Kent McLean wrote:

> Having made the 850 mile trip between NH and NC a few
> times now, I really needed a cup older for my '89 200 TQ.
> Holding a Pepsi can between you legs does not promote
> good driving skills.
>
> I picked up a cheap cupholder at the local auto parts place.
> This one had a flexible strap that slips into the crack between
> the window and door. It worked OK -- it flopped around a bit,
> and the cup tilted too much for my comfort. That is, it worked
> OK until I went to pay a toll. I put the window down, threw my
> money into the toll basket, and put the window up.  The next
> thing I know my Pepsi had fallen down between the driver's
> seat and door.  The f*n cup holder, which works with the
> window up or down, doesn't work with the window going up.
> At least the can was almost empty.
>
> I still needed a cupholder. The VW/Audi piece of foam that
> fits in the tray below the arm rest seems like a half-assed
> solution. You lose the armrest, you lose the use of the tray,
> and the cups are in a bad location.
>
> I was going to get a plastic "sits on the console" cupholder,
> and slide two pieces of aluminum into it as legs, to raise it
> above the console and handbrake. And then I thought that,
> if I'm going to be cutting aluminum, I could make a cupholder.
> Take two pieces of aluminum, bend them into U-shapes to
> fit over the console, pop rivet them together, one atop the
> other, and cut cup-sized holes in the top piece, so the cans
> would rest on the bottom piece. I even thought I could get
> fancy and make the top out of wood, to match the interior trim.
>
> But then I made my trip to a different auto parts store, and
> I found a workable, inexpensive (about $6) solution. It's a
> two-can cupholder with a small tray between the cupholes.
> One side of it is a long, narrow wedge that fits between the
> seat and the console. You push it down into place and you
> have a convenient stable place for 2 cans, and a tray for
> change and other stuff, plus you still get to use your armrest
> and console tray.  When you aren't using it, it pulls right up
> and can be stored out of the way.
>
> And naturally, I didn't save the manufacturer information.
> But this should give you drinking-and-driving people
> something to look for.
>
> Kent
> '89 200 TQ, "Night Train"