>Hey Nolan,
>
>Good post!
>
>Now a trivial question.  As a 6-month veteran owner of an '87
>Weekender whose wife often bewails the lack of cupholders up front,
>I have to ask:
>
>What are genuine heater-dash cupholders?

Tom, Guess my email signature is a bit telegraphic.

It's a tip of the shifter to the list's help about my summer quandry
over the best spot to attach cupholders. Fellow listees advised two
spots: on the aisle-side of the passenger seat or on the heater
outlet panel that's just  forward of the shifter (betweent the floor
and radio). Since I need two holders, the aisle spot was
out--especially since some listees noted that it was easy to kick
them passing to and fro. Folks also advised that in attaching to the
plastic heater-duct panel, I should use fender-washers on the
backside to spread the weight.

But the key breakthrough was discovering that the whole heater duct
panel will slide out, enabling me to do the drilling and attaching at
my workbench instead of on my back in the van.

--
Nolan
87 Westy "Hanz"
Thanks to listees' advice, now sporting...
... genuine cupholders attached to the heater-outlet panel and a
crisply chopped, table-clearing closet door