Write Up: DIY Ashtray Cupholder...

[FeintMind]

EDIT: MAKE SURE YOU READ THE WHOLE POST FIRST! It will give you an Idea of exactly what you are doing. Most importantly, read step 6 first, the part in bold, saying "Looking back..."It will probably make it easier for you than it was for me.

No this isnt a smartass attempt at a free custom title,"1)Take your ashtray out,2)Sit back,3)Enjoy."

Materials Dragonplate CF stuff Elmer's Craft BondSmall plastic container cup (margerine kinda thing, but smaller..)CardboardElectrical Tape

Tools ScissorsPocket Knife/RazorbladeLighter

Alright On to the writeup...

Optional: You might want to paint your container black inside and out, to match your center console area. I did, It looks better that way. trust me.

1) Take your container, this will be the walls/bottom of your cupholder.

2) Use the pocket knife/razorblade to cut a hole in a corner of the bottom/side of your container.(i used a pocketknife... easier because It has a handle, you will be heating the blade later.) You are cutting this hole, because in the ashtray hole, there is a bump on the driver's side of it. See picture.

The Bump:

The Hole to accomodate the bump:

2.5) I almost forgot... I cut out a part of the center console, you can see in this picture. To do this, I heated the blade so that it would melt/cut the plastic... In the end, I dont think you really NEED to do this to the console, but... It seemed to make it easier. you can try it without doing so, its up to you. after all, this is YOUR car.

3) once you have made the hole in the bottom of the container so that it can sit flush inside, you might want to make a cardboard filler to go in front of it, so that its all flush on top. This is optional, but I figured it would be a good idea. Don't worry too much about the ghetto appearance, you wont be able to see it in the end.

4) Now, use your Craft Bond (or whatever spray adhesive you have) and spray the floor inside the ashtray hole where the container will sit, I also sprayed the bottom of the container for extra bondage.

5) adhere the container to the floor. put some pressure on it for a minute or so to get it to hold well.

6)Now comes the fun part. Take your dragonplate (or other such stuff that you may use, I don't know what else you could use, but... If you're creative and have something else, go for it.) You are going to need to cut a hole in the dragon plate, so that it is as smooth as you can get it, right around the rim of the container. Looking back, it would probably be better to trace the rim of the container on the back of the dragon plate BEFORE you adhere it to the floor... Just make sure you trace it EXACTLY where youre going to need it. I went into it a little quickly, and didn't think it through all the way, but, it turned out ok. I didnt take any pictures of the cutting process, I was too occupied trying to get it to be as clean as possible.. sorry.. but its pretty self explanitory, Just, be patient with it and cut a little at a time... just trim small pieces off. Better to cut too little than too much.

7)Once you get the dragonplate hole cut out as nicely as you desire, take off the backing to it, and lay it down where you want it. You can make this as big or as small as you like, maybe just around the ashtray, or as big as I made it.

8)Enjoy your new cupholder. get a cup. pour yourself a coke. try it out!

9) A toast, to the possibility of a custom title! Cheers!

[srpowered240sx]

wicked, but i use my ashtray sometimes.

[FeintMind]

Yeah, i did too... But then again, the lid part of it that swings open, split in half a couple weeks back from the heat. So it was just looking unattractive.

This looks better, and now i have a full fledged cupholder, so it works out... as for my ashtray, the stuff I used it for can sit in the cupholder if need be... I only really used it to hold my cell phone before.

[S13Teddy]

Looks like you need to change your sig now so that it also has : custom cupholder...

Nice job!

[churro]

[FeintMind]

Heh, true.. damn. lol

Thanks!

[mattscar]

I bought this cup holder for my S13.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

It works really good if you dont have a passenger because if you move the seat up, the seat pushes it the cup holder too.

I recommend it

[AZhitman]

Custom title applied!



Nice work.

[FeintMind]

Custom title applied!



Nice work.

Hah! Nice.

Hope people dont get the wrong idea...

[S13Teddy]

I bought this cup holder for my S13.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

It works really good if you dont have a passenger because if you move the seat up, the seat pushes it the cup holder too.

I recommend it

Its not very attractive though

[dickie]

not a bad idea, i can see this going more detailed if you wanted to glass it and make some custom panels.

[asher4857]

Nice. similar to what me a friend did only we used the arm rest behind the ash tray so that it wouldnt interfere with shifting. It would be essentially the same process though.

[ka24destructor]

awesome i been saving a peice of cf for something and my ashtray is mia lol looks like i got me a project comin up soon. i was gonna make it a mp3/xm radio holder but i think a cupholder+mp3/xm radio compartment will be dope ill post up pics with what i come up with.

[mattscar]

Its not very attractive though

Meh it is useful for long trips and you can remove whenever you want.

Sorry for the thread jack Feint! It looks good! Congrats on your custom title

[srpowered240sx]

dumbest custom title ever.

[FeintMind]

Meh it is useful for long trips and you can remove whenever you want.

Sorry for the thread jack Feint! It looks good! Congrats on your custom title

No problem.. and thanks.

dumbest custom title ever.

I didn't come up with it.

[srpowered240sx]

I didn't come up with it.

thats how a custom title works, you ask for the title you want.

[FeintMind]

thats how a custom title works, you ask for the title you want.

Yeah thats what I thought too.

but I come back into this thread and Greg alreagy posted up Drinks and Drives.

You mods are getting a bit creative with these custom titles!

I don't know what I'd do though...

Im thinkin "Modern-day Huggy Bear"

after that comment about my dash in the Interior Kings thread.

any better than "Drinks and Drives"?

[dickie]

just huggy bear would hurt my brain less to read. if that is what you want so be it. i will let greg handle it though

[FeintMind]

Huggy Bear works for me.

[srpowered240sx]

how about "the sauce is weak with this one"? funny, and true. jk.

[adrianfromthecastle]

I bought this cup holder for my S13.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

It works really good if you dont have a passenger because if you move the seat up, the seat pushes it the cup holder too.

I recommend it

I have that... it sucks. it doesnt hold the drinks properly. it sucks. i bought it from walmart. I have coffee stains all over my passenger seat because of it

to the op, nice writeup

[FeintMind]

I have that... it sucks. it doesnt hold the drinks properly. it sucks. i bought it from walmart. I have coffee stains all over my passenger seat because of it

to the op, nice writeup

Thanks!

how about "the sauce is weak with this one"? funny, and true. jk.

lol... yeah... kinda long. and not something Id want to put about myself.

[BOOM_STICK]

ill do a write up on my ashtray cupholder:

1) remove ashtray.2) fill ashtray with concrete and throw out window at child/children. *optional*3)place cup/can/bottle/keg where ashtray use to be.4)enjoy beverage.

custom title now??!?!11?!!?

[srpowered240sx]

sweet, in the same fashion, my performance write up....

1-cut off muffler2-toss muffler in dumpster 3-enjoy performance and sound.

feintmind did some work, and made a fairly clean addtion to the car, granted, i do the same as you when the time calls.

[BOOM_STICK]

feintmind did some work, and made a fairly clean addtion to the car, granted, i do the same as you when the time calls.

but riddle me this batman, if i dont keep the ashtray in my car, where am i gonna put all my pennies?

[srpowered240sx]

same place as me, the floor.

[BOOM_STICK]

touche, i could just put it in my girlfriends mouth, thats were i usually put my junk...

ZING!!!

[FeintMind]

but riddle me this batman, if i dont keep the ashtray in my car, where am i gonna put all my pennies?

ill do a write up on my ashtray cupholder:

1) remove ashtray.2) fill ashtray with concrete and throw out window at child/children. *optional*3)place cup/can/bottle/keg where ashtray use to be.4)enjoy beverage.

custom title now??!?!11?!!?

No this isnt a smartass attempt at a free custom title,"1)Take your ashtray out,2)Sit back,3)Enjoy."

[adrianfromthecastle]

touche, i could just put it in my girlfriends mouth, thats were i usually put my junk...

ZING!!!