If anyone is interested, I still have a bunch of beige colored cupholders
for sale

 - they have the same description as written below (piece of spring steel
providing tension).

Price: $2.00 USD each, min order 4, true shipping cost to the US.

Marshall Ruskin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Tan" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:25 AM
Subject: Re: Description of coveted cupholder sought/Floor mat question

> In a message dated 7/5/01 12:00:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> freeholder@STARBAND.NET writes:
>
> << To clarify, the original is a rectangular box like structure, and has
no
>  spring, moving parts, etc. >>
>
> Bill,
>
> Look behind the ring which pops up to hold the cup. It should have a flat
> piece of spring steel to create tension. This tension holds the ring in a
> horizontal position when there is no cup in the holder. At least that's
how
> it is in every cupholder I've looked at.
>
> BenT