"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
05/30/2018 at 09:26 • Filed to: RuqSaq
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
05/30/2018 at 09:26 • Filed to: RuqSaq | 8
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I met up in an unlit, electricity-less garage well after dark in a sketchier part of town to pickup up this Prelude center console
which will be going into my EG Civic. The current centre console in my Civic has no armrest, and the world’s worst cupholders. Almost worst for existing than for not.
the current cup holder is a sort of magic origami fold away thing that on it’s own is too small and flimsy to be trusted with anything. Compounding its badness is their location under the dash, so nothing tall can fit in the holder.
There is an optional version from the sedan civic that has the armrest, but still no improvement on the cupholders (these two pics are from my EG loving friend who recently swapped his sedan console into his more driveable coupe)
The current cupholders are wasted space that can’t hold anything, having no cupholder would be an upgrade. Which is good...
because my new Prelude console is actually missing the part that flips up and reveals the cupholder :D
To be rectified.
Anyway, the mod isn’t a new one, here’s a thread where the process is detailed.
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I’ll need to find a way to mount the radio cage securely, fab a bracket to relocate the handbrake sideways, make up little tabs to mount the console itself, and trim the portion of the console where it meets the existing civic dash
But in the end it should look something like this (not my pics)
this will of course be a nice compliment to my overhead console which is from a jeep. here it is installed in my last civic. the new one is as yet still sitting on the bench awaiting install in the current civic
interstate366, now In The Industry
> MonkeePuzzle
05/30/2018 at 11:09 |
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You could still get a new cup holder from Honda a couple years ago. Not sure if that’s still the case.
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MonkeePuzzle
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/30/2018 at 11:27 |
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yeah, there appears to be some available in various places online. But I am actually thinking of making my own, perhaps a little deeper and with some adjustable sides to better grip things with.
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> MonkeePuzzle
05/30/2018 at 11:38 |
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Ah, nice. Yeah, the 4th gen cupholder is a shallow little thing.
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MonkeePuzzle
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/30/2018 at 11:40 |
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also I dont see a need to have a complicated little flap that closes over it. I will rarely want it closed. So just an open, deep, cupholder will be nice. I hope. we’ll see :)
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> MonkeePuzzle
05/30/2018 at 11:54 |
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I have a 4th gen cupholder that you can have for reference purposes if you don’t already have one. I’m probably going to throw out most of my leftover 4th gen parts.
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MonkeePuzzle
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/30/2018 at 11:58 |
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well... I wont say no :D
what’s shipping to 80123?
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> MonkeePuzzle
05/30/2018 at 12:24 |
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It’s small and light so shouldn’t be much more than $5-6.
CalzoneGolem
> MonkeePuzzle
06/01/2018 at 12:42 |
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