On our 90 Westfalia, the previous owner had mounted gimbaled cupholders
(from a marine supply, I think) on the black plastic heater duct/cover
(under the dashboard, in front of the shift lever, and although the
particular cupholders don't fit all cups, it's not a bad location.   To use
the folding type of cupholder in that location, you would need to add a
wedge of wood behind the cupholders to make them level, I think.  On our 87
Wolfsburg, the factory-standard front cupholders are on the inside wall of
the passenger's seatbox (opposite the handbrake lever).   This is the
optimal location to be stepped on/spilled  frequently on trips as the
passenger walks to the rear of the van, but if nobody is moving about it's
fairly convenient for driver and passenger.

I installed rear cupholders for our westy at the back end of the
stove/refrig cabinet, and on the outside wall at the passenger side of the
rear seat.    If you install a cupholder on the stove/refrig cabinet, be
sure to position it so that the forward storage cabinet door can clear it
as it lifts up.

Dave

87 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia

At 10:17 PM 9/16/98 -0400, David Bogle / Architecture wrote:
>All this about where to get cupholders and I don't know where they
>should go.  My '87 syncro westy has none.  Where should they be mounted,
>and were there originally some?
>--
>David Bogle
>
>'72 Campmobile 2.0L (For Sale)
>'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia
>