Drivers side cup holder replaced!
08-18-2005, 08:54 AM
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My car was in for service, yet again, and one of my complaints was the horrible cup holders. The dealer replaced mine with a new one and it actually works. It holds firm and does not put the cup into some funny angle. Even when the cup is empty it still does not push it out. I did a visual comparison to an older e60 and there IS a difference in the new holder. The lower arm that the base of the cup sits on is less angled and points more straight down. The cup sits lower in the holder as a result of the arm being lower. I will take a picture and post the difference. I think they may have created a newer version of the cup holder. For instance....if you had a version 1.0 of the Motorola V710 snap-in adapter it would not charge the phone. BMW created a new verison number but the part number stayed the same. The new version (2.0) worked just fine. (If your car was wired properly in the first place.)
Maybe they modified the dup holder too. It is funny that the fact that the cup holder works in a 65,000.00 car excited me more than anyhting else that has been fixed. I think if something annoys you this badly it just feels great to have it finally fixed.
Maybe they modified the dup holder too. It is funny that the fact that the cup holder works in a 65,000.00 car excited me more than anyhting else that has been fixed. I think if something annoys you this badly it just feels great to have it finally fixed.
08-20-2005, 01:44 PM
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Yes.... the design fault with the E60 cup holders is that the support for the bottom piece angles inward. This causes the cup to lean.
It is absolutely miraculous that a company which can develop such fine automobiles cannot figure out how to make a piece of plastic hold a cup of liquid.
I really don't care if Europeans drink in their cars or not. I live in the USA, and we do. This should not be a difficult task.
It is absolutely miraculous that a company which can develop such fine automobiles cannot figure out how to make a piece of plastic hold a cup of liquid.
I really don't care if Europeans drink in their cars or not. I live in the USA, and we do. This should not be a difficult task.
08-20-2005, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:44 PM
It is absolutely miraculous that a company which can develop such fine automobiles cannot figure out how to make a piece of plastic hold a cup of liquid.
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08-20-2005, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Aug 20 2005, 05:49 PM
[quote name='subterFUSE' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:44 PM']It is absolutely miraculous that a company which can develop such fine automobiles cannot figure out how to make a piece of plastic hold a cup of liquid.
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[/quote]I care more about a cupholder.
08-20-2005, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:49 AM
[quote name='subterFUSE' date='Aug 20 2005, 11:44 PM']It is absolutely miraculous that a company which can develop such fine automobiles cannot figure out how to make a piece of plastic hold a cup of liquid.
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[/quote]not only that, no coin holder as well
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08-21-2005, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='Aug 21 2005, 02:55 AM
not only that, no coin holder as well ? :thumbsdown:.
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So, having said that... there is a holder:
