After my almost ex-wife spilled Dr Pepper all over mine XF I solved the cup holder problem with out drilling or anything!
NO DRINKS ALLOWED IN MY CAR !!
Problem solved......

My name is PAULW and I approved this message !! I ain't Kiddin neather!

 

OK PaulW,

Good Idea, after 42 years I will get rid of My wife. But, can I stll keep the cup holders?

Cisa

 

Yeah, Just don't put anything in em!

By the way I did say "almost ex-wife". I did decide to keep her, after 34 years I thought well I'll give her one more chance. LOL

 

billangieb... this is by far the best solution for a cup holder (well... my opinion anyway). I have been searching for this one and can't find it anywhere. Could you please tell me where you got yours from?

Thanks so much

 

Most any Marine supply, West Marine and the like should carry them. I've even seen them in Walmart in the boating section.

 

We bought ours at a RV dealer.

 

yeah kim what about your fruit loops lol

 

Hey

That's a really nice set up!
Where did you get those cup holders?

 

Hi,
Just bought my xfire Saturday. I always have a can of diet coke or bottle of water in the car, so I have to deal with the silly cup holder. I took a very heay stainless steel circle mold (used to make molded food) and put it in the cup holder. It's about 2 inches tall so there is support around the cup. It's slightly wider than the cup or can, so it's really easy to get the drink in and out. It's wedged in quite tight so it shouldn't pop out.

 

Hey Mad_Med...

They are from BELL.
Any Kragen or Pep boys should have them, just a few bucks each.
Glad you like my solution.

 

I'm with you, PaulW. I strongly believe that when one gets behind the wheel of a car, the primary purpose & focus should be driving the car with awareness of the various happenings that are going on around you. IMHO, cars today provide nearly all the amenities we have at home. Places for drinks, plugging in the iPod, bluetooth technology, USB drive ports, DVD screens, I could go on & on. And cell phones are probably the worst as often times I see folks "dial-up" before starting and/or buckling up after they enter a car. It's probably a fairly common occurrence for me to see someone run a red light or stop sign around town with a cell phone glued to their ear. Too many folks are doing everything in a car except concentrating on driving the car. And all for a 40-60 minute average daily commute for most.

The Crossfire's flimsy cup holder in the console is useless and that's okay with me. These cars were made to drive spiritedly; that's my story & I'm sticking to it!

Now don't everyone go off on me for my position above. If you want to drive and drink (so to speak), go right ahead. Just don't ask me to ride along!

 

oops logged in under husbands screenname

 

Wow, so that thing that Mr. 007 told me that "Per the manufacturer, only clear, non carbonated beverages are allowed inside the cabin of the vehicle"... that was all false?? You really CAN have beverages in the Crossfire?!

 

LOL. My buddies know how I am about my SRT. They ask if drinks are allowed in it. I tell them that they are allowed to have a drink in my car as long as they agree to the terms. The terms are that if they spill the drink they are no longer my friend, they will no longer be allowed to ride in my car (with or without a drink), and that they will be paying a ridiculously high price to have my interior customized (to replace the drink damaged areas). The funny part is that they know I'm serious.

 

i have never had any go bad with mine i dont bump it or anything its great for me

 

I like those Fischer folding cupholders. They catch spills and fold away for space efficiency. I would put one in the center console storage area.

 

In case people are still interested in cup holder options I just installed a very nice cupholder from
BMW Cup Holders, Porsche Cup Holders, Ultimate Cup Holder - Cupholders / Drink Holders for BMW 3 5 7 Series, Boxster 911 Z4 Mercedes Audi NSX other fine cars. (its the folding one at the bottom of their web site). It fits either on the side of the center console (as shown in some of the pictures) or inside the center console storage area. It fits perfect either way and appears to be very well built. Since it folds up, I put ours inside the storage box and it looks like it was made to be there! This is the way I have seen them on the Nissan Z cars also.

 

That looks like a nice solution, Roscoe. I'm curious how it stays in place though. I didn't see the fastening mechanism...

I'd love to see a pic of your install, as I'm having a hard time visualizing where you put it and how its attached.

 

I will try to get a pic this weekend. I installed with 4 screws that came with it but you could also use some black thread and sew velcro to the carpet or bottom of the center console.
Roscoe

 

Well I took some pictures of my installation and they are on my computer (JPEG files) but for some reason I cannot paste them in here.

Sorry
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