Cupholder Fix!
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Cupholder Fix!
I think I may have solved the cupholder dilema that has cursed me for years. I will post pics when I get home. Here's the summary. My cig lighter broke. Actually, the plastic retainer parts broke. I relocated it to the passenger side of the center dash part, right next to the passenger's left leg. There was a write-up on this on another site. I then had the hole left in the dash where the old cig. lighter was. I bought a gambrel-style cupholder from the local West Marine store. These are the kind that swivel from a mount to avoid spills on a boat. The mount is designed to accept two wood screws. Instead, I bought a $.38 wall anchor - the kind that has the spring open V that opens inside the wall and you screw it in tight. I used a 3/8" x 2" screw/anchor setup. I put the screw throught the cupholder mount, folded the anchor part and pushed it into the 3/4" hole left by the Cig. Lighter. It sprung open inside and I sucked it in tight against the back of the dash by turning the screw. The new cupholder sits about 1/2" above the flat horizontal black panel surface near the 4wd shifter. It came with a can-cozy insert, which I may or may not use. The good news is that it holds a Super Big Gulp size cup, it doesn't swing very much, I didn't have to put holes in my dash in case it doesn't work out, it can also hold a mug because it has the handle cut-out, it is located low so it shouldn't fly all over like the stock unit...it is perfect.
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Good god...that looks like a pain in the ass!
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Having a pop spill from the high part of the dash i a pain in the ass to deal with and makes the cupholder mod a must do especially if you off road regularly.
I had a '97 sold it and bought a '99 cause I was too lazy to do the mod..............
...........j/k the '99 just had so much more including a rear locker but the '99's mid gen upgrades made it sweeter and I got the scoop.
I had a '97 sold it and bought a '99 cause I was too lazy to do the mod..............
...........j/k the '99 just had so much more including a rear locker but the '99's mid gen upgrades made it sweeter and I got the scoop.
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Yup....I got (had) cupholder issues.
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