engine and drivetrain I Found The Greatest Product! Cup Holder Revisited.

[PaulTWinterton]

I'm waiting on a clock repair so I thought I'd attack the irritating problem of securing beverages. It seems anywhere you want to put them, they're in the way, or in a precarious position, or you have to design a complicated apparatus to hold the drink.

I believe the sides of the transmission tunnel are a good area to park a beverage without it getting in the way as well as keeping it low in case of accidental spillage. The requirement s are 1) not too close to the peddles 2) not in the way of seat movement and 3) within easy reach.

So as not to create a permanent addition (purist neurosis) I looked for a way to attach the cup holder so it could be moved or removed easily.

I FOUND THE GREATEST PRODUCT! Scotch brand heavy duty self adhesive Hook and Loop. It attaches to itself AND TO THE CARPET and requires (in my estimation) close to 5lbs of pressure to break the seal. IT REALLY WORKS. But it isn't permanent. You can reposition the strips on the carpet or remove them all together.

I bought it at a Staples office supply store. Go figure. I originally bought it to secure peripheral accessories to my professional video camera. That's how I learned it works so well.

Following is a pictorial explanation what I did. About 10min of work, mostly just waiting for the contact cement to set up.

Total cost for 2 cup holders (driver and passenger) under 20 bucks.

Edited December 21, 2014 by PaulTWinterton

[PaulTWinterton]

Edit previous post:

Sorry, last picture in series is not really required. I originally applied back-to-back strips to the carpet to which I would secure the cup holder. I eventually realized that was redundant as the strips on the cup holder adhere to carpet just as well.

[esty]

lowe's and home depot also sell that velcro tape

[pisgahlvr]

Very clever! I like!

[Mike Self]

That's how I attached the three gauge pod atop my dash to a home-made wooden base (suitably painted semi-gloss black to look like metal) that's in turn screwed to the holes in the dashboard that originally held the Fasten Seat Belts sign.  They've been there since 1987, including many autocrosses and a driver's school at Mid-Ohio and haven't come loose yet!

 

mike

[OriginalOwner]

(sigh)   huh ??  you don't actually think I can actually lean over that far ??  Maybe when I was 40 years younger ......  (sigh) 

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

Edited December 21, 2014 by OriginalOwner