Cup Holder Mod
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Melting Slicks
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Cup Holder Mod
I needed to mount some switches for the nitrous system I just installed but didn't want to look at them all the time. They make nifty switch plates that go in the ashtray but that's where I keep my Ipod. They make switch plates for the cup holder in the C6 but nothing for the cup holder on the C5 so I made my own. I had some Lexan lying around and voila.
Template:
Ready to Paint:
Painted & Mounted:
In case you're wondering, the top switch is to arm the system and has a nifty blue led in it when on and the second switch is a momentary switch for the purge.
Template:
Ready to Paint:
Painted & Mounted:
In case you're wondering, the top switch is to arm the system and has a nifty blue led in it when on and the second switch is a momentary switch for the purge.
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I needed to mount some switches for the nitrous system I just installed but didn't want to look at them all the time. They make nifty switch plates that go in the ashtray but that's where I keep my Ipod. They make switch plates for the cup holder in the C6 but nothing for the cup holder on the C5 so I made my own. I had some Lexan lying around and voila.
Template:
Ready to Paint:
Painted & Mounted:
In case you're wondering, the top switch is to arm the system and has a nifty blue led in it when on and the second switch is a momentary switch for the purge.
Template:
Ready to Paint:
Painted & Mounted:
In case you're wondering, the top switch is to arm the system and has a nifty blue led in it when on and the second switch is a momentary switch for the purge.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Santa Maria Ca.
That looks Great!-Good Job 
Uh-oh--where are you going to put your cup now?
Seriously-GM should have called it a "small wasted space,good for mounting concealed switches", instead of a "cupholder"
Uh-oh--where are you going to put your cup now?
Seriously-GM should have called it a "small wasted space,good for mounting concealed switches", instead of a "cupholder"
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Nice job fabricating that switch plate. Finally a good use for the factory cupholder.
