 My ghetto cupholder, Sacrificing an ashtray |
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| Porschef |
 Sep 25 2017, 05:33 AM
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How you doin'  Group: Members Posts: 2,168 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States 
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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 .  That's all folks |
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| bretth |
Sep 25 2017, 07:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 23-June 15 From: Central TX Member No.: 18,882 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Nice! I was considering adapting/covering the ugly speaker holes in my door panels for some sort of cup holder but this is better.
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| GeorgeRud |
Sep 25 2017, 08:40 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,725 Joined: 27-July 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 4,482 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Great use for the seldom used ashtray.
However, I still believe the best cup holder is still a lovely lady in the passenger seat! |
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| Porschef |
Sep 25 2017, 09:19 AM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,168 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States
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True George, but that's not always an option.
Hope you're feeling better |
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| Spoke |
Sep 25 2017, 03:41 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,992 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(GeorgeRud @ Sep 25 2017, 10:40 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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If only she would shut the fuck up. Or take off her top. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
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| bbrock |
Sep 25 2017, 04:09 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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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! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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| IronHillRestorations |
Sep 25 2017, 06:14 PM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,732 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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I got a Beverage Bandit for our 964, and it sits on the passenger floor.
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| r_towle |
Sep 25 2017, 08:41 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,594 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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I think that is a fine example.
A 2*4 jammed in there is ghetto |
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| scallyk9 |
Sep 25 2017, 08:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 323 Joined: 16-October 16 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Member No.: 20,499 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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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.
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| RickS |
Sep 26 2017, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
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 |
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