And they look cool too.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 5:41 PM, C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@gmail.com>wrote:

> After several years of frustration and replacing the cab carpeting due
> to rotting spilled lattes (ewww, but so Seattle), I found some
> cupholders that don't obscure the front view (I'm 5'2") nor unduly get
> in the way. Cheap also, as in "free".
>
> The rigid plastic units hold a tall travel mug, beverage can, or 20oz
> plastic beverage bottle; plus two pens and two skinny cellphones/iPods
> without covers/calculators/casette tapes (for the period music to
> match one's old vanagon)/paper pads.
>
> Our cupholders were sourced from some busted grocery carts; they
> hooked over the top rail and bolted with two phillips head/locknut
> bolts. I mounted them by using EMT's shears to cut the back flange to
> hook over the top of the cab center plastic footwell heater vents
> cover, widely spaced to clear the shift lever, but not interfering
> with either the driver's right leg nor the glove box. No reaching down
> is required to grab a drink (at least, not if one has the driver's
> seat set forward as I must) A tall mug or bottle in the driver's side
> holder slightly impinges the lowest heater control slider.
>
> After a few more trips to test their location and utility - the
> cupholders were flawless carrying hot beverages and iPods as we slid
> and bumped around the snowy Oregon western Cascade Mountains this week
> - I have to figure out more secure fastenings than the friction fit
> plastic rails that hold the cover on the vents.
>
> Photos of the cupholders in place, and how I modded them:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/Cunegonde.Van.Westfalia/CunegondeInteriorMods#
>
> Here's the manufacturer's webpage:
> http://caddyproducts.com/medical.htm
>