I picture some kind of "strap" that gets tied underneath or bound to seat somehow, with cup holders made of "cups" covered with same material, sewn to "strap". Removable. You pick the look of the material. Cups made of short pieces of pvc tube? Why not?
ED Zachery, thats what I did, but mine slides in or out with a hidden switch. I don't know what the traditional complaining is about, when it's closed like that, you won't even be able to see it. it's a functional item
Cup holders? I didn't have any room left after the navigation syst,video screens,CD/DVD player,air cond vents,digital gauges,back-up camera screen,Good Guys dash plaques....and the billet extinguisher.
Wow...things have definetely changed on the HAMB. I open up the discussion forum to find this thread and another one asking about the best A/C for your "hotrod"... Personally, I put my drink between my knees whan I drive and my A/C is rolling the damned windows down, including the back glass and cranking the windshield out...sheesh.
I don't care for the looks of cupholders, but they would be handy sometimes, like when I go through the drive through at Jack in the Box and get lunch for the family. Too many cups to keep between my legs and this truck is my daily.
How about something removable like this wooden cup holder? With a little imagination you could make some compartments or cut a hole for a pack of cigerettes or your favorite hot sauce.
crotch! besides shouldnt you be bangin gears instead of sippin some cool aid. isnt that what hot rodding is about?
Last time i went through the drive through at jack in the crack all i got from the guy was, "I have to close the window its to loud!" and all i thought to myself was well yeah four inch side pipes will do that. As for the couple holder i asked them for the cardboard carrier!
If your handy with a needle and thread you could make some recesses in the seat with some heavy fabric so it would hold the beer "ahem" soda
Yeah-The factory put a little round dent to hold your drink steady-no body felt like they had to rush off before they could finish their drink.-you just sat there and enjoyed it.
Dunno how much space you have behind your seat, but a guy at my work built a cupholder and bolted it behind his passenger seat so it would be between the seat and the back of the cab. It was right at arm's length, so he just rests his arm on the top of the seat back and grabs his coffee.
Tomorrow i will take pics of the setup in my car as well as of the two marine cupholders I have. BTW my truck has no A/C, manual everything including brakes and steering, two solid axles, four leaf springs, a V8 with a four speed, and dual glasspacks. The only luxury I am asking for is a cupholder that is out of my way and does not spill.
I don't have any of that stuff either except the radio, but it's still nice to have a place to put your drink, no matter what you are driving, this guy isn't talking about 15 cupholders like a soccer mom mobile, he just wants something simple, If you don't have AC in the summer time when it's a hundred degrees, that's a nice thing to have. the one under the seat is simple, it's really not visible, unless it's open, and it will keep your coke from spilling all over your seats and yourself all the time
Great thread here that may help.. Holdin' Cups I needed something as well, this didn't cut it... so I did this for a few years... and now I have this... I'll finish it at some point...
Shifter almost hits seat in second gear with seat at rearmost position. My most comfortable position. No space between seat and rear window. Seat is on a tube frame located directly above the transmission hump. The way the seat is sewn, there is an area of material in the center that should not be stressed too much for me to cut into. That is why I want to add the cupholders there. Power seat switches are cut into vinyl like on my old 65 Bonneville. Why can't I do this to my truck? I can make a pair of supporting trim rings (one on top of the seat, the other underneath) out of MDF or steel to keep everything together. The last pic is my setup on my Catalina. I got seatbacks with armrests from a parts car and cut holes to put the marine cupholders. The cupholders for my truck are the same, just a little bit bigger.
I am planning on using a cupholder out of my old Dodge minivan from the second row seat. It mounts to the bottom of the seat and slides in and out. The mount is enclosed on the bottom and mounts with 4 crews and holds 2 cups. It will be low and out of the way when not in use. Still needs to be cleaned up more from all the goo, crayons and schtuff from the kids .
I had the same problem - not enough hands and too much to do. Look hard on the right side of the red '53 Dodge truck dash below the ash tray delete panel. I did the same thing for my Plymouth coupe, but right next to the column drop. I just took a piece of 3/4" strap, formed a circle and a "J", welded the circle to the "J", welded a short piece with 2 holes across the top of the "J", and voila. I'm not giving up my coffee just to drive something older.
There are five pages on fricken cell phones. but it was started by Ryan, so it's ok. Just don't quote him.
All those bitching must have area code cars. Driving 15+ hours to a show on a schedule pretty much makes some kind of cup holder mandatory.
Cupholders are like dating fat chicks I guess. You can enjoy having them, but you're just not supposed to talk about it.
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