back seat cup holder ideas .

[stevenmichael]

Hi Group , I have a 1997 xl450 .I just went on a 1,400 mile trip . My grand baby was in the center seat in the middle row . I have to have my seat all the way back so my wife was on the seat behind the passenger seat beside the grand baby . She didn't have a cup holder . Is there a after marker cup holders that will fit in the back of the center console ? Right now it has the factory cd player that I don't use so I can take it out . I was thinking maybe hooking something onto the 2 metal bars from the head rest . What are people doing about back seat cup holders ?

 

[Rusty Marlin]

I was gonna tell you to search, but GOTDAMN the search function sucks! I couldn't even find my own thread.
Here's my solution:

I just doubled my number of cup holders

Doesn't take much.... My :princess: recovered these folding cup holders from a Honda Odessy's rear seats at the Pick-N-Pull. Mounted to a stack up of 1/2" ply wood x 3" wide with a strip of 1/8"x 1" wide ply at the top to offset the vertical curvature of the center consul.

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[SoTexCruiserDoc]

Lemme help you out here. Just feeling generous. Here’s your solution. If you search beyond this, I don’t know what to say…

Cup Holder – BH3D Printing

www.bh3dprinting.com

 

[wileetoyote]

I did something very similar many, many years ago but I used the Fischer universal cupholders and made the backplate out of sheet metal and painted it black. Since the console is tapered you have to add about 1/2" at the top to make the cupholders sit at the correct angle. I also added a 12V outlet but would update it with some USB plugs. One thing to note though, when closed, there's plenty of clearance to flip forward the 2nd row seats but if the cupholders are open, speaking from experience, they'll most likely need to be replaced. I also added these to the 3rd row seats along with a 12v outlet as well.

 

[stevenmichael]

I did something very similar many, many years ago but I used the Fischer universal cupholders and made the backplate out of sheet metal and painted it black. Since the console is tapered you have to add about 1/2" at the top to make the cupholders sit at the correct angle. I also added a 12V outlet but would update it with some USB plugs. One thing to note though, when closed, there's plenty of clearance to flip forward the 2nd row seats but if the cupholders are open, speaking from experience, they'll most likely need to be replaced. I also added these to the 3rd row seats along with a 12v outlet as well.

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That good great . I didn't even think about the 3 row yet I'll just add them also . Thank .

 

[Rusty Marlin]

The good thing about the Honda Odessy cup holders is if they are left open and the rear seats are folded up, they safely invert. It sounds awful, like they've been smashed to bits, but you grab the base and flip it back up to the closed position and it self re-assembles. They are pretty rugged and kid proof. And I'm HOS, Hard On Stuff.

I did something very similar many, many years ago but I used the Fischer universal cupholders and made the backplate out of sheet metal and painted it black. ... One thing to note though, when closed, there's plenty of clearance to flip forward the 2nd row seats but if the cupholders are open, speaking from experience, they'll most likely need to be replaced.