A couple of weeks ago I picked up a coffee and headed to work. I thought I had the cup balanced on the ski slope as I backed into my parking spot. Oops, fell onto the floor and started pouring out. I decided to try something. I had some scrap wood and went about making a cup holder that fits into the ashtray. Take a look. The bottom of the cup sits on the edge of the center console. It holds a medium coffee from McD's and that's all I need it to do.

 

Looks good. I've spilled plenty of drinks in mine.

 

Looks pretty nice. Good job.

I've been kicking around some similar method for a cup holder. I'm a competent steel fabricator, but wood...not so much. However, wood definitely looks more appropriate and would weigh much less.

Perhaps I need to rethink my approach. Thanks for the pic!

 

nice job!!!

 

No drinking from cups in my cars! None of them! But good idea! Nice work!

 

I've taken a X300 (is that a XJ12/6 ?) armrest Ebay) with the cupholders and cut about 3/4" off of the back. Had to play with the hinge a bit, Pauls had a new cover in dowskin and my trimmer fitted it ....and presto. Looks like it should be there.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2312192663...84.m1497.l2648


This is as l got it.

 

im redoing my ski slope in aluminum since i dont smoke, and neither i nor my passenger nor my non existent kids in the back seat need their own ash tray......

cup holders will be a thing.

 

I just found this post. Looks great. I will try to build one like that. Afterall it is supposed to be a ski slope and not Coca Cola waterfalls.

 

I will be making an insert cup and cigaret pack holder for the useless console lid that is there now.

 

i have a different use for the console tray!

 

Okay, I will bite, what is it ?

 

My guess would be a flux capacitor.

 

+1

 

In the XJS you always drive about 30 years in the past....

 

my car is faster than yours!!!!!!!?

wanna race??