On my van with auto tranny, I mounted one cup holder on each side of the
shifter housing. That location is a mixed blessing...cools my coffee extra
quick most of the year, keeps it hot longer in the winter, but also warms up
cold beverages if the heater is on.

I just pulled that shroud last weekend in order to remove the carpets for
cleaning. It is held on by the two lower blower outlets...the outlets have a
small flange, and the shroud has a groove on 3 sides of the corresponding
vents and is simply pressed on to the flange. Removal is achieved by pulling
straight towards the back of the van. Mine resisted at first, but came out
without a fuss after I slightly increased the force I was using. My guess is
that it would hold the weight of a couple of Big Gulps, which would apply a
torque to the mount but not pull it straight back. Of course, if your
plastic is brittle that might not be such a great mounting location.

On 6/16/06, Thomas Myers <thomas.myers@xerox.com> wrote:
>
> I bought several of those German folding cupholders a while back but never
>
> Found the time to mount them up front in the van.
>
>
> Do people have recommendations where the best place to mount them?
>
> I have seen examples where listees  have put them:
>
>
> On the seat pedestal right below the thigh
>
> On the seat pedestal on the center inside
>
> On the plastic heater core shroud just below the radiator*
>
>
> I want to make sure to locate the holders somewhere where they will not
> catch anything by accident or where I might kick a BIG GULP to the sky.
>
>
> Who's camping this weekend???   I will be Derusting the van along with
> armrest tightening, carpet scrubbing, oil change, cupholder
> mounting...blah
> blah blah..
>
>
> Tom
> 90 Westy
> Rochester NY
> Www.motsvan.blogspot.com
>
>
> * How is that shroud attached? Clips? Seems a heavy drink would pull it
> off....
>

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Cheers!

David McCallum
'89 Westy - "Boris"