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Posted by: Porschef Sep 25 2017, 05:33 AM

Since I've never smoked, or care to start, this is the one useless thing in the cockpit that has never been utilized. Having an extra kicking around allowed me to attempt to make something functional out of it, so here it is.






Sorry for the sideways post. Anyway, what I did was to first drill out the rivets that fasten both the flap and the front pipe / cigarette / cigar tray, unfortunately it has to be destroyed to be removed because it wasn't just enough to put two rivets into the unit, it was also spot-welded, so that had to be ground out. Next I ground back the release tab that is used to pull the unit out from the dash. I cut it back just to the point where when the ashtray is fully extended out, you can just get your finger in there to release the tray. After that, I installed a piece of quarter inch Azek that I had laying around to serve as a base, also to provide more surface area for the cup to rest against. Then I drilled a 3-inch hole from the bottom which is cut through the bottom of the tray, the Azek, and part of the plastic support at the front of the tray. Then I just sanded things up, slid it back into position, and placed my cup in there and it seems to work pretty well. I just got tired of my drink spilling if I wasn't able to hold it or really hadn't found a decent substitute at all

Here is the inside, with the drilled Azek


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That's all folks

Posted by: bretth Sep 25 2017, 07:29 AM

Nice! I was considering adapting/covering the ugly speaker holes in my door panels for some sort of cup holder but this is better.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Sep 25 2017, 08:40 AM

Great use for the seldom used ashtray.

However, I still believe the best cup holder is still a lovely lady in the passenger seat!

Posted by: Porschef Sep 25 2017, 09:19 AM

True George, but that's not always an option.

Hope you're feeling better

Posted by: Spoke Sep 25 2017, 03:41 PM

QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Sep 25 2017, 10:40 AM)

Posted by: bbrock Sep 25 2017, 04:09 PM

Nice! I was going to try to get an extra ashtray to play around with doing something similar. Nice to have an example to steal!

Posted by: Perry Kiehl Sep 25 2017, 06:14 PM

I got a Beverage Bandit for our 964, and it sits on the passenger floor.

Posted by: r_towle Sep 25 2017, 08:41 PM

I think that is a fine example.
A 2*4 jammed in there is ghetto

Posted by: scallyk9 Sep 25 2017, 08:48 PM

I have something similar in black plastic which looks like it was custom made to fit the ashtray's track. It also has an attachment for a smart phone. I assumed that someone on this forum might have produced it but I haven't done a search yet.

Posted by: RickS Sep 26 2017, 10:47 AM

Talk about ghetto. I took a bicycle water bottle cage, cut off the top and mounted it to my extinguisher bracket. Holds all size containers very securely.
great iPad shots