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This is what I have in my car.
3 small screws keep it attached.
Fold away cup holder with adjustable arms, so you can go Texas size on your drink!
About $6 on ebay and they come in various different colors so you can match your interior.
I got the dark blue one for mine.
My car came with an interesting cup holder that looks like it could have been a Porsche Accessory but I am pretty sure is custom made. Not sure who makes this or if this was a one-off solution by a previous owner. But it works great and holds everything from an 8-ounce cup to a large McDonalds drink.
Construction seems to be made out of thick gauge stainless steel (or raw steel). It's heavy. The cup holder is lined with the loop side of velcro and that seems to help minimize wobble. The lip is pressure fit over the center console and can be moved in different locations for connivence. It's solid and does not move around.
Let me know if you want me to take measurements. It would be fairly easily made.
Recently I learned that the most frequent single bothersome complaint of newly surveyed NA Porsche owners continues to be… poorly engineered CUP HOLDERS. it didn’t surprise me. My first 911 was a ’78. Almost every feature that was oriented toward comfort &/or convenience was nothing but a German afterthought. Plastic *****, levers, buttons, & louvers all had a cheap feel & easily broke. The radio was awful, electrical switches unreliable, & the A/C ineffective. But with so much to offer in acceleration, braking, handling, & roar... who really cared? Each of five 911’s that I’ve been privileged to drive has shown incremental improvement in most all these categories over 36 years. But be warned. If you should break one of the flimsy, shallow, useless cup holder jaws located above the 991 glovebox, you’re in for $225 in parts & another $64 in labor for the repair.
Because my day starts with an early morning trip to the gym where fresh HOT COFFEE is essential, a solution to this dilemma became an immediate priority. One thing about retirement is that there’s always time to dig deep enough to get to the bottom of important issues. And so after looking at dozens of aftermarket alternatives, here it is… the Type S DH02759-60/6 Door / Headrest Mount Drink Holder. It’s available on Amazon for under $15. Mine came from Pep Boys at $12. It is woking absolutely great.
One inch from the slotted end, gently bend the soft metal band over the top edge of your glovebox door, then close. Make sure the top of the holder itself, rests solidly against the glovebox face. The satin aluminum & black finish matches the standard 991 interior trim beautifully. To protect the glovebox surface from vibration damage, I lined the back of the band with duct tape. Good driving! AMW
This is my solution. I considered putting a cup holder on the door, but I'd have to reach for it and I'd have to put holes in the door. My center arm rest was shot, so it came out and I really don't miss it. But that's exactly where a cup holder should go.
So, I took a remnant of the carpet and padding from the cargo area carpet I made and cut a square a little smaller than the mounting plate of the cup holder. Then I cut out a piece of carpet 1" bigger on all sides than the square of pad. I glued the carpet to the pad using spray adhesive, then glued the pad to the mounting plate of the cup holder. To make it easier to open, I took a nylon 'Porsche' key lanyard I got from somewhere and secured a section of it into the mouting plate and protruding from the side opposite the hinge. Then I drilled two holes in the swing plate (bottom) of the cup holder and screwed it in to the front arm rest mount.
And here it is. I'm pretty happy with how it came out, now I just need to see how it works.
Also planning on putting in another at the rear armrest mounts.
Shawn -- Looks like you can mount another one to the rear. It'll provide a cup holder for your passenger and cover up those two screws!
That's the plan! Especially after I showed it to my daughter and she said, "Where's mine? I just have to hold my drink in my lap all the way to Virginia?"
It look's like a good solution for those willing to forgo the armrest. My only question is whether you should mount the cupholder facing forward (like you have) or facing backward. The arms of such cupholders are notoriously weak. Is it better to have the arms overcome the forces of acceleration or deceleration?
11-19-2011, 02:38 PM
Especially after I showed it to my daughter and she said, "Where's mine? I just have to hold my drink in my lap all the way to Virginia?"
