WahooSteeler Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 LOL, just kidding on the title! Anyhoo, I've been wanting to try a mod to the cup holder that screws in to the center console on MJ/XJs in front of the storage compartment. As anybody that has one of these knows, it is very shallow and even a regular soda can easily tips over, not to mention an errant elbow will definitely do the trick. I had bought one of the side mount cupholders that clip on to the passenger side of the center console, but they are also very shallow and there's not exactly a ton of leg room to begin with, so that never worked for me either. Today I finally broke out the Dremel and cut this bad boy up, I ain't a'skeert'd! My approach was to make one of the holders ideal for soda cans, adult beverages and the like. The other holder I wanted to be able to hold a tall cup like coffee, restaurant soda cups and plastic tumblers. While it's not the prettiest (although I gave a quick shot of Fusion Satin Black), it appears this may be successful. The real trick will be bouncing around in the truck, but I think it's going to hold drinks in place finally. The "can" side I just cut out the bottom including where the sidewalls begin to curve in to the bottom. With just a little push, the can slides through the bottom but snugly holds in place. The plastic is very thin of course, so I may have been able to even leave a little of the curve, or flare, on the outer edge of the bottom for an even tighter fit as I believe the "flare" would flex. Worst case just trim it back to where I have it now. But it feels snug enough as I have it now that a can is going to stay in place. The "cup" side I cut out the bottom and the original sidewall. This allows a large cup to drop in far enough until the cup widens near the top and holds it in place, low and snug. The "can" side will hold a tall narrow cup also, sitting higher though, but you can therefore have 2 "cup" drinks in place at once. The "cup" side is too big for a regular can, so I'll be limited there, but I like the versatility of the dual sizes. I'll report back when I get it remounted and "tested" lol, but my center console is out of the truck at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 How it should've been from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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