E90 cupholders...arrghh

cdgatti · 11-06-2011, 06:02 AM

Not a big fan of the weird cup holders BMW designed into these cars. Constantly feel I have to worry about my passenger taking out theirs with their knee OR feel like I am reaching on their lap for my coffee!

I look at that useless odd shaped storage nook (non-idrive car) in the center console (just aft of the shifter) and think couldn't that be used to hold some type of aftermarked cupholder assembly.

Has anyone figured out a better way for these cars to hold cups? Thanks.

NjPrince · 11-06-2011, 06:46 AM

Europe people man, there's always the cup holder in the center console

J02 335i · 11-06-2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Njprince0226

Europe people man, there's always the cup holder in the center console

Spydeputy · 11-06-2011, 06:57 AM

What is that?

cdgatti · 11-06-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Njprince0226

Europe people man, there's always the cup holder in the center console

What's in your cup?

ENINTY · 11-06-2011, 07:44 AM

Depends on how nice the "lap" is I suppose.

But seriously, all it takes is the right sized cup (BMW's cups work well, so do some of the Starbucks ones) and just a little education on the part of the driver to the passenger.

I like the cup holders. Keeps a tall cup out of the way in the center console when shifting.

Spydeputy · 11-06-2011, 07:52 AM

You can take the bottom out and the cup will sit deeper w/ no danger of spilling.

Royal Flush · 11-06-2011, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Njprince0226

Europe people man, there's always the cup holder in the center console

wat

dos · 11-06-2011, 09:11 AM

I thought I would hate the cup holders, but I actually like them. They hold anything from a small energy drink up to a large mc donalds cup.

dd330i · 11-06-2011, 10:02 AM

its because the cup holder is an after thought, the germans never understood why we need cup holders in our vehicles because in germany, driving is a job in itself and is taken seriously. no hand helds, no drinking, no eating.

JBE90335 · 11-06-2011, 10:05 AM

I like them, I can't count the number of times passengers will just press them open to see what it does. Doesn't really bother me...

G559 · 11-06-2011, 10:27 AM

I just hate it when passengers use it, take their drink when they leave and leave the holder open lol.

Dr. Nate · 11-06-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dos

I thought I would hate the cup holders, but I actually like them. They hold anything from a small energy drink up to a large mc donalds cup.

-Nate

cole92 · 11-06-2011, 12:09 PM

They don't hold my litre of cola!

moar · 11-06-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cole92

They don't hold my litre of cola!

Think you need a drink pitched for humans.

Will never forget when I went to Florida, went to a place called Sweet tomatoes, she said would you like a drink and I said yes, would you like large, I thought year might aswell why not, and she proceeded to give me this ginormous monster chuffing bucket.

I was utterly shocked and requested a more normal sized drink.

cole92 · 11-06-2011, 12:21 PM

Hold on, checking my pulse...

EDIT: Yup, still human. I do drink too much soda though...

Louchie · 11-06-2011, 12:29 PM

http://www.ultimatecupholders.com/index.html

AndreyT · 11-06-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cdgatti

Constantly feel I have to worry about my passenger .. feel like I am reaching on their lap for my coffee!

Don't worry, they feel exactly the same way every time you reach for the shifter (even more so). Relocating the cup holder will not fix that problem, unless you relocate the shifter as well

taibanl · 11-06-2011, 01:55 PM

I don't think they were designed for pirates.

Magic-Man · 11-06-2011, 01:58 PM

They work fine for me. They do need to engineer a car that will give you a bj/hj while you drive, though.

cdgatti · 11-06-2011, 03:35 PM

Wow 21 posts in and this thing has deteriorated to nonsense. Does anyone know of an after market cupholder that will fit in the niche where the idrive controller would go in an idrive car?

Zebra99 · 11-06-2011, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cdgatti

Wow 21 posts in and this thing has deteriorated to nonsense. Does anyone know of an after market cupholder that will fit in the niche where the idrive controller would go in an idrive car?

IMHO I'd say 'search' is your friend. Check eBay or after market websites for a replacement. I'm sure someone else in the world has had the same complaint and thought..."hey, why don't I just customize a little cup holder thing here in the middle where this useless open/close contraption is."

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ENINTY Banned 173 Rep 3,415 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Sport Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Depends on how nice the "lap" is I suppose. But seriously, all it takes is the right sized cup (BMW's cups work well, so do some of the Starbucks ones) and just a little education on the part of the driver to the passenger. I like the cup holders. Keeps a tall cup out of the way in the center console when shifting.
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dd330i Private First Class 9 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Greater Toronto Area iTrader: (0)	its because the cup holder is an after thought, the germans never understood why we need cup holders in our vehicles because in germany, driving is a job in itself and is taken seriously. no hand helds, no drinking, no eating.
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JBE90335 Captain 27 Rep 647 Posts Drives: 2007 E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	I like them, I can't count the number of times passengers will just press them open to see what it does. Doesn't really bother me...
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