Cup Holders

[Gamrin]

So, I got myself a nice deck with some Rover interior parts. But I'm not so hot on the Wood trim and gray.

 

So I went and stripped the doors, and painted them. And I wrapped the trim.

 

 

 

Add a dash of cheap spraypaint

 

 

I then discovered, there are no real options for cup holders in the MB civic. The ones in the center console are kinda s**t.

So I made my own.

 

 

Put it all together

 

Fit it to the door, and do a testfit




Et voila.

Cup holder. Just the other side to go. (Still waiting for parts before I close up that door.)

[Dave]

That is genius! The centre cupholders are useless, but what you've done is how they should have come from the factory! Nice work mate, look like brand new panels and the cup holder looks perfect. Might even do this with DD!

[dr_broon]

Yes, have to do some funky arm bend action to use the ones in the centre console. 

Like the look of the wrapped trim. 

[Gamrin]

I'll see if I can remember to measure the PVC piping I used. I think it's a real nice compromise-size, although it just barely doesn't fit a 1,5L coke bottle.

Since I have some more door-panels lying about, I might do a few more to get a nicer finish. It's kind of globby right now, as I wanted to make sure I had enough structural integrity. Might use a different glue next time, or just less.

Not shown on the pictures but kind of important, I used the cut-out flap of plastic to make a bottom to the cup holder. I cut the two verticals with a figure saw, then scored the plastic across with a knife 3/4 times, and bent the plastic. Then scored the other side and it came off with a few wiggles.
I used a marker to draw the half-round shape with the pipe as a guide, angle grindered the plastic, filed it smooth(er). Test-fit, drew a line where the door comes in, cut that side flat, file smooth. then glued it on the bottom unceremoniously.