E46 Arm rest and Cup holders installed

Spetsnaz

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Got the Arm rest from a non sports model and cup holders from e-bay :)
60 minutes work and TADA. :)
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MariusH

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I also bought upholders like that from ebay :thumbs: did you buy the extended one that goes all the way back or does it stop after the 2nd cup holder?
 

Spetsnaz

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MariusH said:
I also bought upholders like that from ebay :thumbs: did you buy the extended one that goes all the way back or does it stop after the 2nd cup holder?

it stops, but i had the old key holder tray that i cut perfectly to fit it in the space. :) so have cup holders and a place to drop my keys or small junk :) did not want the coin holder thing.
 

MariusH

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cool can you post a pic of that please? I still need to do something there :thumbs: don't really want to cut my original one :fencelook:
 

ChefDJ

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Looks decent :thumbs:

Does the E46 not come with cupholders at all, or was it an optional extra?
 

MariusH

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ChefDJ said:
Looks decent :thumbs:

Does the E46 not come with cupholders at all, or was it an optional extra?

Think it was an option the standard looks like the below image. the cup holder replacement is like R250

 

Spetsnaz

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MariusH said:
ChefDJ said:
Looks decent :thumbs:

Does the E46 not come with cupholders at all, or was it an optional extra?

Think it was an option the standard looks like the below image. the cup holder replacement is like R250


yeah prity much you get two versions 3 compartments or one that slides closed like that with a pen holder. but you have to replace the whole unit at the 1st compartment does not come out i cut that in half as a i had a spare and made the last bit to fit with the cup holders
 

MariusH

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you did a good job there looks nice :thumbs: I don't want to cut my original I think I will try and get a second-hand one somewhere and cut that :fencelook:
 

ChefDJ

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MariusH said:
ChefDJ said:
Looks decent :thumbs:

Does the E46 not come with cupholders at all, or was it an optional extra?

Think it was an option the standard looks like the below image. the cup holder replacement is like R250


That's not a bad price for decent cup holders :thumbs:

RAArmstrong said:
The E46 cupholders do look alot more sturdy than those that we have in the E39 :rollsmile:

Yes. The E39 has the most useless cup holders ever thought of, and the tiny unit costs around R800.00 on eBay to replace, never mind the dealers price.
:flyfun:
 

RAArmstrong

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ChefDJ said:
MariusH said:
ChefDJ said:
Looks decent :thumbs:

Does the E46 not come with cupholders at all, or was it an optional extra?

Think it was an option the standard looks like the below image. the cup holder replacement is like R250


That's not a bad price for decent cup holders :thumbs:

RAArmstrong said:
The E46 cupholders do look alot more sturdy than those that we have in the E39 :rollsmile:

Yes. The E39 has the most useless cup holders ever thought of, and the tiny unit costs around R800.00 on eBay to replace, never mind the dealers price.
:flyfun:

I refuse to use mine... They're in perfect shape so they shall remain closed and in perfect shape :rollsmile:
 

ChefDJ

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RAArmstrong said:
I refuse to use mine... They're in perfect shape so they shall remain closed and in perfect shape :rollsmile:

I use mine. Just make sure you don't get McD's supersize and try squeeze it in there :fencelook:


I see my rear cupholders were replaced by the previous owner. Now it's just a dust-collecting compartment.
 

RAArmstrong

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Mine doesnt actually have rear cupholders which is just fine, one less thing for any passengers in the rear to screw up :fencelook:
 
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