Dash mount cup holder

[pbradley98 0]

Hey All,

 

Been meaning to do this for ages but only recently got round to finishing it!

 

Occasionally I've wanted a cupholder, but didn't like the position of the widely available rear ashtray mod, hence thought I'd have a go at incorporating one into the dahs ashtray given I don't use if for anything else. Took a lot of "fine tuning" to work out exactly how to do it to ensure that the front cover would still shut whilst the cup holder cassette still being far enough forward to allow it to pop out far enough!

 

Uses a A4 dash cupholder that has the front fascia removed and then very slightly trimmed to remove some of the excess material that was catching on the ash tray front cover. Did need a slight mod also to the lower screw mounting point where the ashtray unit fixes into the dashboard, but aside from that can be unscrewed and replaced with the original ashtray.

 

So, in case anyone else fancies doing it, it can be done but takes a lot longer than the rear ashtray conversion!

 

Cheers

 

Phil

[Cressa 44]

A word of praise, it looks great. Well done

[ben_wooduk 0]

Genius!!

[sankysvr6 0]

Great work 🏽🏽🏽

[Roger Chatfield 0]

That's spot on, I've been thinking about doing something simular myself as like you I don't use the ashtray... I guess the price of A4 cup holders has just shot up...lol

 

Rog.

[swiftkid 1]

That does look like a great idea! Guess my old ashtray is going to have a use

[pbradley98 0]

Thanks for the comments guys!!

[n3p 3]

Nice! Thinking outside the box there :) can't live without cup holders in mine now, although i fitted some mk4 twin holders in mine

[Billzeebub 1]

That's a really great mod. I have always gone with the rear ashtray mod, but this looks much more useable

[borarob 0]

Amazing! The only thing that annoys me about the corrado has just been solved!

[Thursdave 10]

This looks brilliant!

 

Any chance of the part number from the cup holder you used? I need this in mine and should be able to find out what deal I can do for the forum :)

[EJ Taylor 22]

this is epic. well done mate

[Jim 1]

Brilliant! Can see this being a popular modification :)

[mic_VR 3]

As above, awesome work mate!

[Dox 22]

I suspect a single MK4 Golf cup holder (from the rear of the console) will also be a goer too and be more readilly available too

[Jamie 1]

Great mod. I was looking at doing a similar thing with a Sharan cup holder but this looks much neater. I've got a rear ashtray cup holder and it's pretty much useless for me, I use it as an air freshener holder.

[thesingh 0]

Would be great if some one could make a quick guide :D

[Dox 22]

MK4 rear is actually a 2 cup holder, the console is early Corrado, I've no idea how much room there is behind the console for anything that will hang out of the back?

 

 

 

 

 

MK4 front cup holder in the cubby hole

 

 

 

 

 

HTH

Edited June 16, 2015 by Dox

[pbradley98 0]

Wow hadn't realised there would be this much interest! Appreciate all the comments.

 

I'll put together more of a guide as to what I did but will be a week or two before I get some time to do this.

[VAG-hag 0]

Love it!!

[Dox 22]

Hey All,

 

Been meaning to do this for ages but only recently got round to finishing it!

 

Occasionally I've wanted a cupholder, but didn't like the position of the widely available rear ashtray mod, hence thought I'd have a go at incorporating one into the dahs ashtray given I don't use if for anything else. Took a lot of "fine tuning" to work out exactly how to do it to ensure that the front cover would still shut whilst the cup holder cassette still being far enough forward to allow it to pop out far enough!

 

Uses a A4 dash cupholder that has the front fascia removed and then very slightly trimmed to remove some of the excess material that was catching on the ash tray front cover. Did need a slight mod also to the lower screw mounting point where the ashtray unit fixes into the dashboard, but aside from that can be unscrewed and replaced with the original ashtray.

 

So, in case anyone else fancies doing it, it can be done but takes a lot longer than the rear ashtray conversion!

 

Cheers

 

Phil

 

If I was going to do this (and I'm not - I don't drink in the car) I'd want to cover the diagnostic port under the gaitor surround to keep fluids out of it.

 

Nice and neat, very well done

[n3p 3]

Later mk4 ones fit above with a bit of jiggery pokery. Ignore the fact that it covers a bit of my screen when in use :lol:

 

 

[fla 9]

Later mk4 ones fit above with a bit of jiggery pokery. Ignore the fact that it covers a bit of my screen when in use :lol:

 

 

 

That dash is impressive!

[g0ldf1ng3r 13]

I understand these 'pop-out' cup holders are nice & like the ashtray version, good work.

 

however, I thought I would share my cup holder which is a cracking fit for many size receptacles, requires zero modifications, has no potential spill issues & doesn't get in the way of anything..... ;)

[thesingh 0]

I understand these 'pop-out' cup holders are nice & like the ashtray version, good work.

 

however, I thought I would share my cup holder which is a cracking fit for many size receptacles, requires zero modifications, has no potential spill issues & doesn't get in the way of anything..... ;)

 

Where did you get this from?