Civic EG

i took the panels with the rear armrests out of my coupe today to do some much needed cleaning, upon doing so, i thought what an excellent idea it would be to sink a cupholder into the front of each armrest. the only thing that stopped me from drilling and cutting is me thinking... will there be enough clearance between the body and the panel for it to fit? if anyone has done this with any success or failure, or have any ideas or tips, please let me know. thanks everybody

i havent done this but i have my rear panels out and welll it looks like there should be enough room depends on what size u want to put in it...

thanks, i actually put a spray paint can behind the armrest to see if it would still clip in, it did, but i wasnt sure if it hadnt just fandangled its way in or what, and couldnt think of a better way to mock up the holder. i think tomarow i might tape a spray paint cap or something to that size in there and see if it clips in fine. im really just looking to fit something a little bigger than a soda can in there, i dont want to do it, and have the same inconvenience of only being able to hold a soda like the front ones.

dude if you do this... post a diy ... that would be freakin awesome

yea.... alittle bit bigger then a can would be good... and maybe about half the lenght of a can...

for sure... im doin it, and i'll definetly take pix and post a step by step DIY from takin the back seats out to finish. thing is now, i dont want to fab a cheap cupholder from walmart. i was thinkin more along the lines of like a small recessed light housing or someting along those lines. ideally, i want it to be lightweight brushed aluminum, i think that would be slick. well guys let me know if u think of something that would make a sweet cupholder. other than that, its to farm n fleet or menards. take it easy.

brushed aluminum would be freakin sweet .. and around it.. have it be suede ... haha.. na that shits expensive to do

make it big enough for a 24oz.
that would be it dude

im excited now, just found a website that does custom cupholders for airplanes that are perfect. drops in with a lip on it, fully customizable dimensions of the depth, diameter, lip size. custom finishes, or raw form for paint or dipping, can even get like cork on the bottom and all those works with it. best part is they r like $25 a peice. $50 for my back passengers actually to drink comfortably kinda sounds crazy now that i actually type this out. .. .. ...... hmmmmmm. fuck, custom tho, cant really go wrong, and u know me n u would realize that the second we sat back there
http://www.starrcompany.com
a 24 oz would kick, but theres no way theres clearance nless its in the middle. i wish

cool... i covered my door panels and rear seat panels in Seude... only costed me 30.... 10 for the fabric and 20 for the spary adhesave... lol

i really want to do that as well, but was afraid of rinkles, was it difficult with suede? real suede... u should post some pix of that. btw, for n e one lookin to drop some cupholders in in the future, i found i better site than the one above, http://www.txpokersupply.com/table_hardware.htm poker table cup holders, aluminum, different colors, AND $5.95 A PEICE! score.

Working with it was pretty easy actully, just gotta remember to take ur time, and pull the corners and stuff out as tightly as u can so u dont get rinkles....
heres some pics of my rear panels, they dont look as good as when they are in my Black panels.... i'll try to get some pics....

nice, i should do black on black loius vuitton or somethin hah.

freakin sweeeeeet... keep it comming

yea im doing the cupholder mod when i get a chance