AGARubberDuck

So I've had this 2011 CTT for a week and have already had enough of the fairly useless cup holders. Coke bottles with the contoured bottom simply cannot stay in place when taking even the most grandmother-friendly of turns. I pretty much have to keep a hand on take-out drinks for fear of them toppling over and creating a mess.
Is everyone pretty much just dealing with it? Spending $60+ each for the tequipment extension sleeve?

I went ahead and printed out a sleeve from a model on thingiverse. Fitment isn't super, but it is totally functional and cost a buck.

deilenberger

How much with shipping to 07762? (Just sorta kidding.. well, not really..)

CarGuyNVA

I went with the Tequipment piece when my dealer had a good sale on them. I like it, does what it's supposed to do.

AGARubberDuck

Well, the dood on thingiverse has added the Porsche tax and is selling them at $40, which, I get. Gotta be worth doing or you just won't do it.
This one isn't my design and was printed under a non-commercial license. (but I'll send you a sample if you'd like )

Actually, I'll be modeling a single-piece dual cup holder sleeve over the next week. I want the ability to put in a travel mug with a handle, as well as reasonable access to the 12v plug. Thinking I'll print in ABS and finish them with a rubberized coating. If there's interest, I'll make them available to my fellow forum members.

deilenberger

That does sound cool. It eliminates the sliding console top - which I've never used except to see if it really does slide. It does. It's back in the rear position where I suspect 100% of them live 100% of the time.

Looking forward to what you come up with.

Tom M

This is my design and the current version fit's well. I do them in PETG so they should survive the interior heat in summer and, if interested, it's $40 for a pair shipped priority mail anywhere in the US.

There's some more info in this thread https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-...l#post14078356

Chaos

My Yeti's both fit perfect, my 06 would not hold one!

abiazis

I bought 2......begrudgingly..........

AGARubberDuck

I do have my own model of a single cup holder now. Fits very securely and does the job it is supposed to do. 1st step in modeling a 2-in-1 sleeve.

TheUnscented

Not to hijack your thread but if you are capable of CAD & 3D printing design might I suggest designing something that fits into the center console ashtray/coin holder that can be a base to mount an iPhone?

The PCM Nav is great but on my 80-mile RT commute I like to use Waze in conjunction with my radar detector. There's just no good spot to put my iPhone 6plus. Due to the slope of the windshield, it would block the Blendmount mounted radar detector. Any other solutions?

AGARubberDuck

I thought about this a bit. In my case, an HTC One. Even the HTC unit is too large (wide) to fit in the slot, which means a printed mount would have to stick up above the surface of the console. It's certainly within my capabilities to model and print such a thing, just not sure it's something people would want.
Are you thinking horizontal or vertical? Okay with it blocking view of the buttons behind it?

chsu74

^ agreed with a phone holder idea. Perhaps come up with a clip system with a shallow cup that can be used for various phone shapes..

MountainStone

+2 for a phone holder that can be inserted/removed in the ashtray/coin tray. The best solution is probably a magnetic swivel mount; any phone can be equipped with a compatible case and then positioned to user preference when attached to the swivel mount. A requirement for me is the ability to quickly remove the mount and toss in the center console or glove box when not needed.

AGARubberDuck

Can you link to something you have in mind?

Seems like there is some interest here so I can get something workable. This forum has helped me out enough it's the least I can do in return.

wkearney99

I can tell you this, there's a ton of space 'wasted' by the assembly that holds the ashtray insert. This is the same pieces that holds the hinge for the flip-up ashtray lid. It can be unscrewed from the underside, allowing for use of the whole ashtray lid opening. Should someone be curious about the possibility of making a slot-in kind of phone holder...

This I discovered when pulling apart the console to install the auto stop/start memory disabling module from T-Design.

Otherwise when you pop out the ashtray there's quite a lot less space down in there. Not enough for many (any?) modern phones to slide down into it, certainly not if there's a case on the phone. But there would be 'enough' for a tang of some sort that snugged down into it to allow a larger mount above the console.

Getting the shifter surround out is relatively easy but fully removing it would also require popping out the center AC vents and possibly (iirc) loosening the four torx screws that hold the PCM in place. But you do not have to remove the PCM itself, just move it upwards enough to allow the surround to pivot up at the back and slide from under the PCM.