Neat Cupholder Idea for Factory Seat Guys

[cstanley]

wow, return from the dead...

well, my original installation is still working like a champ!

[LOW DOUGH]

Yes, back from the dead.........What's up cstanley. I just put my drink on the dash and drive around. (coke can)It stays just fine untill i get on it and splash....... all over me. It is funny when my friends ride w/ me. I make a turn and they jump out of there seat to hold the drink. HAHAHA it stays right were i put it.

Oh i didn't read all of this one. I looked at the pics. But it is a good idea. I just put my bench seat back in. Might have to try this out. OH no i have a floor shift. It would get in the way. Oh well

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by JameslovesJammie

I've got a split bench and just slipped it in between the two seats. What I really like about it is that there is a cupholder for me AND my wife. This means that I don't accidentally drink her nasty beverage by accident!

She must be related to my wife. I drink serious plain black coffee and she drinks yuk.

The next time I head to the wrecking yard I'm going to check the dashes of the early 90's or so Dodge mini vans. Our 91 Grand Caravan has a slick cup holder that I think can be easily adapted to fasten under the trucks dash so that only a six or so by one inch panel shows and it will easily slip out to hold a drink.

I've got one of those plastic floor hump things but as often as not it will take a flip when you make a quick corner dumping everything.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Picked one up tonite gonna try this myself

Did you have to remove the seat to drill the holes?

And could you make the brackets from scrap metal or is it just easier/cheaper to buy em? thanks

[xmitsu10]

That's the beauty of this, you use the existing holes for the hog rings. Scrap metal is fine I guess. Thanks to cstanley, this is one of the best things I pulled from this board cause I use it every time I drive the truck, it looks great (IMHO), and it was dirt cheap. Enjoy!
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[eagleuh1]

Awesome cheap and very usable. Glad I'm not alone in having caught hot coffee from the dash. I've caught plenty tipping over on the seat too. Great job.

[Pop's C-10]

that is a handy piece

[dmack91]

I did pull my seat to drill holes for the brackets. I also used some scrap steel strap I had lying around for the brackets. I just made "L" shaped brackets and drilled/bolted them to the cup holder. Worked great.

I eventually made a shallow triangle shaped speaker box that bolted to the brackets and cut/screwed the top portion of the cup holder to the top of the speaker box. Cup holder works the same and you can't see the speaker box when sitting in the truck (sounds much better than just the under seat speakers).

[iceship]

I had one of those in my caprice wagon.... like that... I guess lll be going back to walmart to get another one.... Great idea...

[ole dollor]

good idea...I like it.

[oklalawnboy]

I'm going shopping tomorrow!

[cool68]

still a good idea

[hugger6933]

I have the similar thing but it is a factory piece from a truck 99-07 cupholder mounted to the front of the buddy buckets. Looks as though it was made there. Jim

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by hugger6933

I have the similar thing but it is a factory piece from a truck 99-07 cupholder mounted to the front of the buddy buckets. Looks as though it was made there. Jim

I'd like to see a pic of that!

[cheyenne shortstep]

Best cupholder I've ever had was a roll of duct tape. Got one in each vehicle.

[Grumpy old man]

Looks like it has the same small dimensions as many others . I'LL NEVER FIT A QUART OF MOONSHINE IN THERE !

[C10calledDorothy]

Originally Posted by cstanley

wow, return from the dead...

well, my original installation is still working like a champ!

So stoked that I stumbled onto this thread. I am NOT creative so this was a game changer for me haha Thanks man

[demian5]

I have one of those laying in my garage!

[dantotheman]

Has anyone else successfully added this cup holder? If so, did the holes line up as nicely for them too or was OP just lucky?

[flykelley]

I got a cup holder off a 2005 chevy pickup fixed middle front seat portion and I am going to rivet it to the seat frame. Will post pictures the weekend of July 8th is the next time I go down south to work on my truck.

Mike

[rou]

Here is my setup. I followed cstanley's pics and it came out just like he said. I may have bored out the holes in the frame to fit the bolts, but that was it. Great addition to the truck.

[RustyBucket]

My wife bought this console for me a few years ago. Sprayed it w/vinyl spray.. comes in gray. Stays on the seat good, elbow rest, 2 adjustable cup holders, and a little storage inside. My glovebox is full of A/C plumbing. Home Depot online, about $60

[flykelley]

Here is my seat all done.

[easyrider]

I had a cup holder from an S-10 in my last truck and it worked great. If you can find a photo of cup holder you will see the cup holder slides up on a bracket and clips in place. To remove cup holder for cleaning or whatever, you just push bottom clip and it slides off metal frame and the frame can attach to seat or to floor. Looks original since it is OEM. Very simple to install. Hope this helps...

[HeavyHauler]

Originally Posted by cstanley

Well, i think it's pretty neat. i just finished it tonight.

i used to have a ford seat that had a removable plastic cup holder. i really liked it, but i got rid of the seat. with the freshly rebuilt, reupholstered original front seat, i needed a replacement cupholder (yesterday i managed to catch an entire HOT 16 oz. cup of coffee using only my lap and my freshly reupholstered seat. it was originally sitting on that wonderful cupholder also known as the dashboard.) anyway, i went out tonight and grabbed one off the shelf, along with a few metal braces from Lowe's, and wound up with a pretty neat solution.

i got the cupholder from autozone. it's made by a local company, so i don't know what everyone's access might be. it's called the wedgie, (thanks orange) about $5.
then i picked up a pack of 3-1/2" x 3/4" angle braces and an 8" x 1" *i think* strap. the neat thing is that it was cheap, looks OK, and is removable.

That looks like a clean, simple install and is easily removable so I just ordered the wedgie. Thanks for the great idea!