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29th April 2014, 22:39 | #1 |
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How I fixed the cup holders
For anyone who has a broken cup holder and likes a bit of handiwork instead of buying a new one. It's usually only the plastic locking pins that break, I believe.
I recently discovered I have a passenger (LHD) cup holder which was broken and glued to be immovable by the previous owner. Thanks to Dave (DAS68) I now have both front cup holders and have fixed them. At first I glued on a new plastic pin but that didn't last more than a week. Since the front cup holders are hard to obtain where I live, I figured out a better fix. Briefly, I used 3,2 mm (3,0 would have been better perhaps) rivets, 1,4 mm nails, a 1,5 mm drill, a few drops of super glue and, of course, some tools. When fitted, I filed two flat surfaces onto the new pin to aid movement in the guiding grooves. Voilà, two working cup holders. http://s91.photobucket.com/user/andr.../Cup%20holders I don't think I'm the first to do this, but I hope someone will find the pictures useful. |
30th April 2014, 07:43 | #2 |
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Quick question, are there 2 cup holders in all 75s ? my automatic only has one that opens on the left, when i press the other side it's just solid.
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30th April 2014, 08:17 | #3 |
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I don't think there are, more common is that there is a single one if any at all. Well, if you have a Connoisseur SE you'll have all the blows and whistles. But the covers are easy to remove, just pull them off and find out.
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30th April 2014, 08:43 | #4 |
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Nice fix, I will remember that one. I only have one cup holder in the front and it is on the bosses side... err I mean the wife.
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Every 75 left the factory with one cup holder on the passenger side as standard. The drivers side one was optional. Connoisseur and Connoisseur SEs don't necessarily have both. I have 2 Connie SEs and each only has the passenger side one. |
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25th January 2019, 03:24 | #6 |
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Connoisseur SE driver's side
Neither my Connie (2003) or Connie SE (2001) have a driver's side cup holder. I understood that only the early 1999 Cowley cars had the extra cup holder.
Regardless I'd be interested to know anywhere I can purchase one because I want it. On a manual they'd get knocked with clutch shifts but on an auto you'd get away with it. |
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A new member called malagas posted up he is from Portugal. You could try him and ask him to keep a look out for you. Just a thought. All the best Phil |
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25th January 2019, 07:59 | #8 | |
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How I missed this post I don't know!!! OK. I only have a passenger side cup holder! Sorry for being thick!!!
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30th April 2014, 08:02 | #10 |
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No the drivers side is a blank. You can install a cup holder if you wish, but they are rare, and costly
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