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| 01-25-2012, 12:05 PM | #1 |
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Alternative use for cup holders
I was surprised to hear how many US/Canadian users have broken their cup holders ... surprised because outside of the US, I don't think people use them much. I never use mine .... which made me think ... maybe there are some nice alternative uses for them ...
For example, perhaps a cup holder might provide a neat way to somehow attach a TomTom (rather than sticking it on the windscreen) ... it would be closer, might be easier to attach with the right widget, and you could easily do hand-swipes/gestures on a touchscreen. ... Or for an iPad to attach to ... or ??? |
| 01-25-2012, 05:27 PM | #4 |
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I use the hell outta mine, every morning it holds my delicious monster for when I start work at the mess hall.
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| 01-26-2012, 11:30 AM | #12 |
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There gotta be some alternative out there... Since they're useless for holding any kind of cup.
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| 01-26-2012, 04:10 PM | #14 |
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I hardly ever use mine since picking up Ultimate Cup Holders a while back. Sooo much better!
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I replaced mine with the blanks used in Europe and then bought a pair of ultimate cup holders. Works great.
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| 01-26-2012, 06:14 PM | #17 |
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i absolutely love mine. The only cup holder you can have a big old blender bottle in and a redbull in and never worry about spilling.
that being said, you have to be cool with replacing them every now and then lol |
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I alway just thought they were absurdly large diameter. I was having troubles envisioning a cup that would fit properly. 16/20oz Starbucks cups were definitely a no go, as they seemed to take about a 40-45 degree angle in the things. Seemed useless. I'll have to take a closer look, now. Last edited by msh441; 01-27-2012 at 12:53 PM.. |
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| 01-27-2012, 01:02 AM | #19 |
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Well, I've tried using mine as a holder for my TomTom ... basically I attached TomTom to cup, and popped cup into holder. Worked OK, but in that location, one gets reflection (at night time) in the side-mirror ... which is far from ideal ... and may be dangerous.
Am now experimenting with placing Tommy TomTom in the ash tray thingie ... |
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| 01-27-2012, 09:23 AM | #20 | |
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Maybe there should be a cup holders sticky.
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| 01-29-2012, 10:42 PM | #22 |
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The same type of people that don't know they have an aux port (2006+) or that the side view mirrors fold up... haha.
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