How do you mount the Taurus cup (can) holder?
I read all about everyone getting these DIN size cup holders and coin holders from old Taurusssess or Tauri... and I thought they were great for filling in that big hole at the bottom of the console. So I got one off of ebay and it's been sitting on a shelf for a while. Last weekend I finally repaired the heat/air blower fan and did some cleanup, so I cleared the space for the cup holder. The toggle switch was blocking it before I removed all that mess.
So anyways, I tried to figure out how to mount it in there, but I can't come up with anything to attach it to. Are you guys using the old CD player brackets or something? I have nothing but the plastic trim ring that snaps in place over the top of it. I popped it in there and slid the cup holder part out through the opening and then wriggled it in to place. That's where it sits. If I push the cup holder back in, the whole contraption slides back in to the hole...
So, how do you guys do this? Or am I being shtoopid?:o
Sold both to JoFotoz...he may have those brackets
I just sold both units to JoFotoz and recall packing two L-shaped brackets....are those the ones? Maybe Jo can spare them since the dead CD player was just a back up unit I think.
My Version of the Taurus Cup Holder Install
After reading a few threads on the Taurus cup holder I got what I thought was an after-market version that was basically the same - Joe Black installed it for me while I was visiting him earlier this month. Unfortunately the "drawer" was too short - not much would fit in there (I was hoping for at least a 12 oz soda). I then sought out a Taurus Cup holder and managed to score a few for cheap (ended up with 3 - one good, one sloppily "fixed" and one missing the flip-down brackets for the drink). I searched through all the forum threads and read that some had issues either with drink clearance and/or the ends of the Taurus cup holder "drawers" hitting components in the console. So I posted a thread on here last week hoping for some additional feedback.
Today I dropped the fluids in both diffs and figured I could tackle the cup holder while they were draining - First image is of the pseudo-Taurus cup holder that Joe installed (sorry about all the white stuff flying around - had on some nitrile gloves and the talc got all over everything):
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder01.jpg
Pulling it from the dash I compared it to the much bulkier Taurus unit to figure out where to mount the CD changer brackets used to mount the previous cup holder:
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder02.jpg
It then occurred to me that I could slip the brackets back and do something to modify what sticks out, maybe solving both the can clearance issue and having to modify the backs on the "drawers" (SlowPro had cut his off):
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder03.jpg
To get this to work I would need to cut off the front edge to expose more of the "drawers" - I did this by using one of my woodworking vises and cutting, first with a hacksaw and then with a very large backsaw.
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder05.jpg
Note a couple of things I learned - extend the drawer so that if the blade cuts through any damage isn't visible - doh! This is what the end product looks like:
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder06.jpg
I then located the brackets so that the front 3/4" of the "drawers" could extend beyond the front trim piece:
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder07.jpg
However there were two issues. The first was that the brackets still needed to go back about another 3/8" to clear any obstructions. The second and this was the biggie - the bottom "drawer" (which holds the drinks) relied on the cross piece that divided the part I just cut off to stop the drawer from extending too far. By cutting it off, the drawer could be pulled completely from the unit, which wasn't acceptable to me. Luckily I practiced on the incomplete unit so I was only out a couple of bucks and about 30 minutes and learned some valuable information.
My next idea (actually it was my original idea which I changed after examining the unit) - remove the outer face of the Taurus unit so the front could extend beyond the VX trim piece. I did this using a stationary belt sander:
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder08.jpg
This actually worked rather well - it's not as pretty or as slick as one that recesses completely behind the trim, but at least it's functional and will do me until something better rears its head:
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder09.jpg
It actually extends completely to the AT shifter - I may still dress it up a bit but for now this is what it looks like - better than having a two-by-four duck-taped to the dash, but less pleasing than the original that just plain didn't work. At least with this I can get that Diet Dr Pepper can in there....
http://www.wildtoys.com/blog/CupHolder10.jpg
-- John
