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Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:16 am

bally i know you like to use your car a s daily driver not sure if you do any more. but if you do i think it could be time to have it as a toy and leave it as it is and for what it is. an 80's retro classic with out creature comforts

buy a newer car with drinks holders :D

i'm all for some up grades and modernising but adding shit like drinks holders is going a bit far? and will clutter what is already a tight cabin.

on the original pics, as dan pointed out they are gauges. the only cup to drink from is the furry one but i bet its not that furry winkeye
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Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:49 pm

Why o why o why do people keep asking about drink holders in e30's? Its very american... A can fits hapily in the door why do you need more than that?

its hardly the kind of car to cruise around in with a latte by your side :D

If you want cup holders buy some modern trash like an e39 or a mondeo :mad:
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Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:12 pm

So a Drinks holder is now considered Gay, or even worse American.

Ballsy, got this from ebay years ago

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Folds away to this when not in use.

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:52 am

Morat wrote:BMW suck at cupholders!
E30 - none
E39 - two front (fragile) two rear (always broken)
E46 - none in the front, touring has two in the rear centre armrest which are useless unless you're a rear seat passenger with anorexia.

An aftermarket drinks holder for the E30 would be great :)
Item number 5 in the link.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=51&fg=35

E46 front double cup holder. I have one in my coupe and it works well, no flimsy bits to break like on an E39.

Only down side is that the centre arm rest has to be raise to fit a cup in the rear one.
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:30 am

Kos wrote:bally i know you like to use your car a s daily driver not sure if you do any more. but if you do i think it could be time to have it as a toy and leave it as it is and for what it is. an 80's retro classic with out creature comforts

buy a newer car with drinks holders :D

i'm all for some up grades and modernising but adding shit like drinks holders is going a bit far? and will clutter what is already a tight cabin.
I agree a 100% the e30 cabin is no place for a shitty looking cup holder.
M20B25 actually :)
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:39 am

dom-1984-320i wrote: I agree a 100% the e30 cabin is no place for a shitty looking cup holder.
Discussion over, point well made Dom
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:36 am

Why not use the time spent drinking the coffee to stand back and admire you car? No chance of it spilling inside and no need for a cup holder. :D
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:55 am

appletree wrote:Why not use the time spent drinking the coffee to stand back and admire you car? No chance of it spilling inside and no need for a cup holder. :D
Because i much prefer to be driving mine, with a pint
of quadruple Expesso. :)

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:47 am

gooner1 wrote:Not the best of pics, but the only one i can find.
Screwed to the top lid of the ashtray, and closes into a neat little box when not in use.
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I use the floor. 100,000 coffee drinking miles and a never had a problem. :D
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:41 am

That interior is a very sore point, Dan.
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:03 am

[quote="gooner1"]So a Drinks holder is now considered Gay, or even worse American.

Ballsy, got this from ebay years ago

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bloody hell Rob , I remember that interior ! :cry:

was it ever resolved ?
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No mate, i beleive he left the area shortly afterwards.
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:40 pm

gooner1 wrote:So a Drinks holder is now considered Gay, or even worse American.

Ballsy, got this from ebay years ago

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Folds away to this when not in use.

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And changes your seats!!! Clever winkeye
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mate im glad i looked closer before i posted! at a glance i thought you had lino on your floor!

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:51 pm

A trick ive done is remove the tape holder, it just squeezes a mcdonalds cup enough to stop it spilling, or it can hold 4 cans of monster :twisted:
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MattTheHat325 wrote:
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mate im glad i looked closer before i posted! at a glance i thought you had lino on your floor!

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:rolling: :rolling: :rolling: This had me laughing
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:15 pm

Two good options for cup holders;
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http://e30.bmwdiy.info/cup-holder/index.html
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M3Jim wrote:
gooner1 wrote:So a Drinks holder is now considered Gay, or even worse American.

Ballsy, got this from ebay years ago

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Folds away to this when not in use.

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And changes your seats!!! Clever winkeye
The feckers done it again. Jim. :wink:

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Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:17 pm

bmw did a center arm rest and cup holder for the e30 its listed in oem

part number 82119413202 about £170 iirc
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:08 pm

325isporttech1 wrote:A trick ive done is remove the tape holder, it just squeezes a mcdonalds cup enough to stop it spilling, or it can hold 4 cans of monster :twisted:
Any pics of this?
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Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:13 pm

Or you could buy a bottle, problem solved :)
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:13 am

i only drink cartons of Ribena in my E30, better than coke/coffee/red bull and they fit perfectly into the door pull/ribena holder and never fall out.

also a handy passenger Ribena holder too.

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Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:37 am

Topblag wrote:You can wedge a can of juice in the right hand corner in the space behind ashtray and below heater control panel - it works a treat and doesn't budge under hard cornering.
Simples.
Also A Can Of Coke Fits There Perfectly.....Redbull Fits in the drivers doorcard.....lucuzade orange bottles fit just behind the handbrake so who needs a cup holder :D
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Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:23 pm

oomz1975 wrote:
325isporttech1 wrote:A trick ive done is remove the tape holder, it just squeezes a mcdonalds cup enough to stop it spilling, or it can hold 4 cans of monster :twisted:
Any pics of this?
will take 1 tonight if i can remember, its as simple as popping your tape holder unit out it holds them well enough and thats with my driving :twisted:
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:30 am

I have fitted the below cup holders on both doors. When the holder is open the top of the door pocket supports the lid, although this is not necessary, just neat :roll: When they are closed the holder is about 1cm thick so street directorys and maps can still go in. Most people have thought they are standard BMW fittings as they look like they are meant to be there.

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Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:02 am

Lino!?! - With a walnut gearknob like that?? come on, it is closer to an ol english flagstone..,.

I have done over 300 coffee miles now, and can't just "get out of the car and look at it everytime i want to have a coffee" - I use mine as a daily and drive over 400miles a week, so sipping a hot bever, as American as it sounds gives one hell of a comfort sitting in traffic at 7am.

Also, now that i am doing more miles, i have forced myself to get 'into' driving at 65mph on the motorway for MPG, this is ordinarily boring, but with a coffee, some relaxing bombay bicyle club and a soothing massage of adoring on-lookers, cruising at 65mph at 35mpg has never felt so good. :cool:
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:44 pm

FMH wrote:
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FMH wrote: Something like this in the centre console:


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Make me one too :wink:
will do Immy, cut the holes and now waiting to get the whole centre console re-trimmed

Surely she IS the cupholder?
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:44 pm

Wow, how did I miss this thread ? The council force is extra strong on this one ! :o


Eating and drinking in a car is the height of council activity, only out councilled by smoking ! :evil:


The only foodstuffs that are tolerable in a car are a plump bag of Werthers, a man never knows
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Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:04 pm

I embrace my councilness , Peter.

As for food and drink being consumed in cars, you can,t tell
me that a man of your, erm, stature, is innocent of in car grazing between
Harvester to Harvester. :)
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pacerpete wrote: The only foodstuffs that are tolerable in a car are a plump bag of Werthers, a man never knows when he could get lucky ! :)
In the Werthers' advert, the creepy old guy only gives worthers originals to young boys - what exactly do you mean by "get lucky"?!? :eek:
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Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:01 am

jermyns' holder and holographic badge and my taste for coffee on the move are undisputedly council... :mad:
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Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:19 am

gooner1 wrote:I embrace my councilness , Peter.

As for food and drink being consumed in cars, you can,t tell
me that a man of your, erm, stature, is innocent of in car grazing between
Harvester to Harvester. :)

Alas Rob, my 'harvesting' days are over :( I have been issued with a lifetime ban. Apparently an earlybird £4.99 combo deal does not entitle one to 18 visits to the salad bar ! :o
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Nice tray, fair play... can you give a toddler hot coffee in a tommy tippy though?
-OK, she probably wouldnt spill it; but it would make her a little hyperactive!
A hyperactive girl with hot coffee is pretty distracting whilst your driving - look at her trying to give directions! for fucks sake, she doen't even know her left from right, probably never will - I wouldnt spec that in my car thats for sure.
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