This may be a candidate for the most ridiculous coupe item but I couldn't find anything "off the shelf" that was suitable, so here we have the DIY cup holder. I'll never spill my Costa hot chocolate again.

First get a sheet of high density, closed cell foam. 20mm thick is perfect and I used ebay item # 221443149714.

I found 100mm x 89mm was the best size and it's easily cut with scissors. If you use a very dense foam it'll need to be a mm or two smaller in each dimension so that it fits snugly without compressing the size of the hole too much.




Now mark the centre point and tape it down ready for cutting.




I used a 3" hole saw which fits the small size Costa cup perfectly. The hole will be a bit ragged but is easily tidied up.




And now sprayed with a couple of coats of plastidip and fitted to the handbrake console.




And cup in place.

I have a dangerous Costa addiction and this is not going to help!

Nice one

Perhaps would benefit from an LED ring around the aperture as an aid to night-time beverage positioning?

Brilliant idea.

Been looking into producing a cup holder for that very same space using 3d printing... Glad I'm not the only thinking this

That is one of the best things I've seen, top stuff. Hope you don't mind if I follow suit

Awesome, how about a length of black pipe cut to size for the inner lining?

was thinking, wonder if one could be done in chrome or stainless steel maybe ?

Nice work!

VW has a decent aftermarket holder, been in my car since I bought it.

http://sfk.ibk.se/depa/showfile.php?carpic_no=2443&type=picture

2 cups and works great with the passenger seat pulled far back.

thats complete genious

Is it me being blind or can't see per's cup holder? Seats though... Are awesome.

JimP has this nailed




Me neither but I want to know what the panel is on the side of the console....

@Graham, excellent, has to be a group buy

Per's cupholder is the thing to right of gearstick, is a fold-out one.

Both Q's answered, thanks!

Something my coupe was missing. Great idea simple but functional.

i want to know where you got the mats from Per !

Sorry I was unclear, but yes, it's that little panel at the tunnel console, fold down and there are two cupholders there.

OT: thanks, seats are a mix of two different Delta HPE seats and carpets are from 2004, Habianek in Germany. Don't think you'll find them anymore but there are VERY similar mats on ebay which may be from the same people..?

Cheers

alright...

I wasn't going to "release" this until it was of a production standard, but I'll offer this nugget in the meantime...

I recently took a great interest in the rear holder and decided that it might be of use for several things- but that I wouldn't be reducing the overall top size- or that if I went with one of the concepts- I wouldn't need to.



However-

What you gent's need for this application, is this.

Enlighten me!

you need to get into some EL sheeting...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/elwirecraft

I bought some elwire from them recently to play with.

Nice idea about the cup holder btw to the op

Ok,I like his stuff what the hell is it and how does it work ?
Please divulge more

^^ Oops, just remembered I didn't reply to your last PM , was about to call you there but hmmm, maybe a bit late.

Per, what aftermarket cup holder is that?

ive looked on ebay and they are all naff. i want something that is identical to yours or even the same .

That's got it pretty well covered!

I would go with an exact copy at the very least

Let me get my head round this....a twin cup-holder?

I like to get my head between a twin cup holder

You might foam at the mouth