Before saying anything, I'm sorry for bringing up this dreaded subject once again.

Now that that's over with, here's the deal: I am prototyping a 3rd gen maxima cupholder this week that I have designed myself. It is laser cut, and press broke. I am making the proto out of black steel, and eventually will be available in real brushed aluminum. Read on if interested...

First, I only know that it works on Auto's, but may work on Manual's, I would just have to try one out first. Anyways, it will mount where your coin tray and A/T switch are currently located. The first step is to move the A/T switch to a new location: I chose the center console, driver's side, half-way up between the E-brake and the armrest. I had to splice into the harnesses (2) with about 2 feet of more wire to extend it to the new location. I used a drill and a utility knife to carve a new hole, and it looks good; just took my time(about 1 hour). Then after popping out the coin tray, it should screw right in. It will hold two cups, but I'm not sure yet how big I can get in there, but they will at least hold coke cans and small/medium fast food drink containers.

To continue with the project, I need a little help... Someone with a M/T, please post a real clear pic (or two) of the center console. And someone with an aluminum dash kit, which direction is the grain, up/down or left/right? That will determine the grain of the cupholder as well.

I will try and post pics of it in my maxima as soon as it's complete. The cost will be very minimal: I'll know within 7-10 days.

What do you guys think? Thanks for reading all this, and any info that I asked for is greatly appreciated!!!

sounds cool! hmm i htink i may be interested, i duno how willing i am to relocate the a/t swtich, ill look at my max and see how complicated it will be, but sounds good! how will this look though? i dont understand how it will come up from the bottom of the dash, and what will be the base for the cups? anyways looking forward to pics, and im very interested, as i cant stand not having cup holders in my car...

Btw... what about just simple in the center armrest? seems a lot easier to do, just make a plate with one or 2 holes that layes over the top of that compartment?

hmm i believe you can already get cupholders in the maxima where the cointray is,,,,while i was looking for a max to buy i saw two of them with it.

Any progress on the cupholder design, Isaccm? I don't know what kind of production runs you want to do, but I'm interested in buying one from you.

so cupholder was match for what i did tonight........had a mcdonalds super size soda and (those things hold a friggin gallon of soda)managed to spill its entire contents on to the passanger floor

I would denifinitely be interested, but it'd be good if you put some pics up when you finish the protoype. Anything to help with the cupholders

Isaac, just to reiterate my offer for use of my SE when ever you need to personally take a look. As you know I do get over to your neck of the wood several times each month.
Good luck. BTW what an awesome shop!!

yeah

sorry i have to waste your time, but BRANDON90GXE IS A ***!!

Who the **** are you? Shut up and leave you ****in dork.

hey ***! dont come here herassing this forum cause you have a piece of crap 89 ford taurus, and theres no place like this for your piece of ****. anyways ariel, dont post crap on here, aight? its not cool, cause we're all gonna kick YO ***!! (ignore him guys, hes just a dumbass that saw me lookin at this page earleir, and figured hed harass it. go get drunk, go go get drunk idiot.....)

hey brandon90gxe, you are one confused sonofa*****. YOU DONT KNOW ME. get that through your head.

i have an 89 maxima, and it is giving me problems, so i decided to go on this forum. i looked through it a little bit, and your posts stuck out the most, so i started MAKING FUN OF YOU FOR THE LITTLE ***** THAT YOU ARE.

Yea, so then you started some $hit. Well, that's enough, thanks, and so back to the cupholders...

I too have spilled an entire Sprite from Subway all over the passenger seat and floor. I have a manual SE though, so do what you can for me please!

cupholders would be nice.

I have a cup holder that came out of my 96 suburban(it was removamble, i put a cd holder there) it was just layin around teh house so i took it to the max and opened the armrest thing and put it in, it fits great! the only prob is that it is hard to reach, but al least i wont spill it!