Center Console Cup Location

[bhanshaw]

Searching in the forum and I cannot find a post with cup holder locations - measurements. Anybody have that?

Thanks,

[RJD]

The diameter of my cupholders are 2-3/4 inches - big enough to hold a small bottle of water. Not sure if a soda can would fit.

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[egchewy79]

Here's my mock up. DS is located to just miss the diagonal cross member in the tunnel and PS mirrored for symmetry 131472

[frankb]

Mine are located 6" (centers) back from the where the firewall meets the tunnel cover and approximately 3-1/2" (centers) in from each side.

[cv2065]

Here's my mock up. DS is located to just miss the diagonal cross member in the tunnel and PS mirrored for symmetry 131472

Same spot for me. I got under the car to trace the cross members on to the center console panel with a marker then took off and cut them out. Just be sure to measure twice and cut once!

[GoDadGo]

We went with a Stainless Surface Mount that we purchased from Amazon!

https://youtu.be/ELFJDOVKb4g

We also bought some Custom Cobra Coffee Mugs that can be used for Beer too since they hold 15 oz.

[Derald Rice]

I use magnetic holders and put them wherever I want them. And then put the cup holders in the trunk when I dont want them

[bobm488]

This is how I did mine, one on each side of cross brace.
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[phileas_fogg]

The max size & location of your cup holders are going to depend on what transmission you're using. My car has a 302 with T5 behind it. As a result, you can see that my location is slightly different than frankb's (he's got a T600). But the process is pretty much the same.

I purchased a pair (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00911UX6A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) of 3 1/2” ID cup holders. These were the only cup holders I could find (and I ordered three other pair) that were large enough for my phone case to fit in AND shallow enough to fit at the front of my transmission tunnel.

I started by holding a straight edge against the edge of the 3/4” frame at the top of the transmission tunnel, and marked its extension onto the vertical panels. Then I cut out a cardboard template that fit snugly against the forward cockpit wall. My transmission tunnel did NOT fit snugly against the wall, and was not parallel to the wall (one corner was 1/4” back; the other was 3/8” back). Using the marks on the vertical panels, I was able to figure out where the 3/4” frame was underneath my template. Then with some trial and error, I was able to find a location that missed the diagonal and side frame members. In my case, that location was 6” from the forward cockpit wall and 3” to either side of the center line of the transmission tunnel cover.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4379/36479841706_451b0f3f74_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XzAJ13)IMG_3990 (https://flic.kr/p/XzAJ13) by jhsitton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91016165@N07/), on Flickr

After cutting out the holes in the card board, I was able to confirm the location was correct, and moved to the cover. By offsetting the template the appropriate distance from each corner, I marked the centers and drew the cut lines with a compass. I cut the holes out slightly small with a jig saw and used a drum sander in my hand held drill to sneak up to the cut line. This also allowed me to get a nice snug fit.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4380/36479840826_9d58b4043d_k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XzAHJS)IMG_3987 (https://flic.kr/p/XzAHJS) by jhsitton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91016165@N07/), on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/1769/42543336525_6cbbc142ec_4k.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/27PpHLa)IMG_4752 (https://flic.kr/p/27PpHLa) by jhsitton (https://www.flickr.com/photos/91016165@N07/), on Flickr

I got the outside and top edges to within 1/32” of each other; you’ll never see it.


John

[Avalanche325]

Mine are in the same location as phileas_fogg's. I took my favorite cup to places like West Marine and quickly discovered that you don't want them too big. Since they cannot be very deep, a larger cup holder could end up not holding my cup in place during turns or acceleration. I ended up with "poker table cup holders" from ebay. I wanted black to make them mostly go away in the carpet. They are pretty much soda can size.
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[egchewy79]

read your thread about magnetic holders. do you have foam in your tunnel cover, and does it indent your foam? I ended up going away from the magnetic route because of the foam on my trans tunnel cover.