Cup holders - updated in LCI??
11-26-2009, 02:14 PM
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Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
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Thomas.
Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
Thanks,
Thomas.
11-28-2009, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by thomassteen' post='1063316' date='Nov 26 2009, 06:14 PM
Hi
Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
Thanks,
Thomas.
Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
Thanks,
Thomas.
11-28-2009, 05:59 PM
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Sounds like you are not in the US, the first e60 year was 2004.
The LCI (2008+) do have different cupholders but they are essentially the same.
The LCI (2008+) do have different cupholders but they are essentially the same.
11-28-2009, 09:42 PM
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pennetta is correct -- they are different in the LCI but not different enough to be considered a new design, etc. They're only marginally better than the pre-LCI version...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='1064347' date='Nov 29 2009, 01:42 AM
pennetta is correct -- they are different in the LCI but not different enough to be considered a new design, etc. They're only marginally better than the pre-LCI version...
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='1064351' date='Nov 29 2009, 12:52 AM
mebbe the design but it seems like the LCI ones crack very easily. Maybe they cheaped out on material?
11-29-2009, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by thomassteen' post='1063316' date='Nov 27 2009, 07:14 AM
Hi
Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
Thanks,
Thomas.
Was wondering if there are any LCI owners with cup holders who can tell if the cup holders got at face lift? I am so tired of the poorly designed cup-holders in my 2003 E60 and was wondering if BMW had finally hired a real engineer to design the cup holder, and maybe updated the LCI models?
Anyways - probably wishful thinking, but if somebody know something, please share.
Thanks,
Thomas.
11-29-2009, 06:29 AM
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Thanks for all the replies - does not seem like there is any reason for upgrading. Is there someone who has pictures of the new cup holder?
I think I read in a thread a while back that somebody had a fix or a mod that supposedly improved the current cup holder. Does anybody has some information on that?
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I think I read in a thread a while back that somebody had a fix or a mod that supposedly improved the current cup holder. Does anybody has some information on that?
Thanks,
Thomas.
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