Drinking problem
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Heel & Toe
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From: Wisconsin
Drinking problem
Not the first kind of drinking problem you might think of, but a drink holder problem. I hadn't used the built in cup holders in my C4 since I bought it. A few days ago, however, I was giving the grand-daughter a ride and she plopped a can of something in one of the depressions. Then I went to shift and ... bump! The can interfered with the shifting. (Serious stuff here! :-) .) So here's the question ... what do others do if they find themselves driving their manual shifter with a nice Corvette travel cup full of hot coffee and want to be able to go above, say second gear? All help appreciated! (Thanks in advance.) 
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Post 64 from Black'95 in this thread has your answer ...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1585378870
I copied this and it works great.
Do it
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1585378870
I copied this and it works great.
Do it
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,014
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From: socal
Yeah those cup holders suck. I got one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
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Melting Slicks
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No issues except when selecting Reverse. I try to remember to back into the parking space at the coffee shop as a workaround. If you're wrapping your hand around the shifter ball, then your hand could bump something in the cup holder.
Team Owner
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Why didn't I think of that? 
Safety Car
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Yeah those cup holders suck. I got one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
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Melting Slicks
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From: Ottawa Ontario
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Heel & Toe
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From: Wisconsin
Yikes!
Looks great. Corvette tax in affect.
Yeah those cup holders suck. I got one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works very well, doesn't look like it will fit but it does just slides in and looks very OEM
And yes that's $55 for a damn cup holder lol supply and demand
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: socal
Got one of those and it works ok for me. I had a single in the car when I bought it but didn't work well for me. I keep my GPS mount in the forward cupholder and the one closer to the passenger I use for my cup (a big one). The GPS mount fits into a cup hole and raises it above the cup so it all works out for me.
What GPS mount did you get? I think I'm going to get a cup holder phone mount since a windshield mount takes up a ton of windshield space. I also have a AC vent one but sometimes want all the AC blowin in this socal weather. Gonna be 84 on 10-27-16
Last edited by jay23ls; Oct 27, 2016 at 02:55 AM.