Miata Mailing List: September 1999, Message #364

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I'm having difficulty visualizing this.  Any pix?  Is it just me? 

Thanks,
Dave

Jeff Anderson wrote:
> 
> > From: "Mike Hinson" <mdhinson@earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Cupholder
> > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:38:06 -0400
> >
> > I have devised a cup holder for the M2 which could be used on M1's also.
> >
> >  Go to an Auto Parts store (Pep Boys, Auto Zone, etc.). Get a Rubber Queen
> >  cup holder. The type with the flexible hanger that would fit in the window.
> >  Remove the flexible part by pulling it out of the slot. Pull the sill
> >  protector up and place the flexible part under the sill with the little
> > hook
> >  part sticking up just into the passenger compartment. Then get some sticky
> >  backed Velcro and put the hook part on the back of the cup holder. All you
> >  have to do is slide the cup holder down on the hook part sticking out of
> > the
> >  sill and the Velcro holds the cup holder firm. It sits just under the knee
> >  on the outside of the leg. Also, when not in use, it can be moved to in
> >  front of the seat and the Velcro back holds it out of the way.
> >
> >  Mike Hinson
> >  mdhinson@earthlink.net
> 
> I use that type cup holder too, but mount it a little different on my
> M1's with power windows.
> 
> For my M1's I pull the flexible rubber part out of the cup holder's slot
> and discard it.  Then I just shove the top of the plastic cup holder up
> under the car's door sill -- done, installed, that's all there is to
> mount it.
> 
> The bar at the top of the cup holder that's made to hold the rubber
> hanger snaps in nicely to mount the cup holder into a position above
> your knee.  The cup holder's bar snaps in over the top of the backing
> board that's used to mount the door's covering material and holds the
> cup holder well.
> 
> This places your cup in front of the dash's air vent and that can be
> used to help keep your drink hot or cold.  I've not seen a cup holder in
> a Miata that looks or works better than this set up does.
> 
> Although I leave mine always installed, they can be removed -- stick
> your finger tips up under the sill to wedge it away from the door and
> then pull the cup holder down and out.
> 
> Lately I've not been able to find the Rubber Queen cup holders in black,
> so I spray painted a dark color one black.
> 
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