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Hi all
Im probably not the first to do this mod, but given the cup holders in the armrest are scarce and, from what I read on her, not too good and the fact the last one I saw was broken and selling at over a hundred quid I came up with an alternative.
The donor cups came from a BMW and the rest came from my old Samsonite briefcase 😂
Nothing on the jacket was butchered, so it is completely reversible. Arm rest sits flush as it should… Pair of cup holders
Smart! I sure like the one piece door. Hopefully you can drive normally without always having a hand on the cup (while in its original holder) like we have trained ourselves to do. Will braking be a problem?
I like the cup holders normally hidden. But I don't like the X351 "accordion" doors.
Last edited by SleekJag12; 04-08-2023 at 05:12 PM.
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I fixed mine with the original parts and not the TSB kit
If you take a small bamboo rod that has some vegetable on it as a release agent you can place it were the pivot point is
Using JB - Weld and some sawing threads to add strength you can build the pivot points back up
Remove the bamboo rod before full curing and the JG - Weld can be sanded down after it fully cures
The pivot hole has to be drilled up a size for the original size swinging section post
Back aft of the pivot point near the slowdown round dampener it was cracked back there also
Same application of JB - Weld with some threads to give it tensile strength
The build up of adhesive can't be too thick in this second area as it interferes with the monkey works clearance
That sounds very useful, however my car never had one to fix. It was an addition I was looking at doing but this is a simple and very cheap method.
£20 all in 👍🏼