Mk2 cup holder?

[pb3vr6 at yahoo.com (Tonee Northam)]

The one I got was$100, the door with kit was $10 more, but this one came complete. go figure.

David Utley <fahrvergnugen@xxxxxxx> wrote:  They changed them in '01.5. The newer style retrofits in the same slot as
the older one, IIRC you just had to update the little door that comes down.
However, they all suck for one reason; placement. It is not wise to put a
cupholder above ones' radio...

My .02

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Tonee Northam [mailto:pb3vr6@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:15 PM
To: Brian Haygood; Rhett Farnum
Cc: Scirocco list
Subject: Re: Mk2 cup holder?

I agree Brian, I've had to fix ours a couple times, the newer ones are alot
sturdier but more expensive unless you can find a mk4 in a yard but good
luck there.

Mine is broken on the pax side but IMHO it's a piece of crap to begin
with.

Brian Haygood 
wrote:
Ix-nay on the B4 Passat cupholders, too. I have had my '95 Passat since
'95 and I'm on my 5th one I think. The last one I bought lasted about a
week before the rubber that "holds" the cup started coming off. They break
very easily and cost $50 or so these days. You won't find a used one
because they are all broken. 

Now the cupholder in the rear of a Passat's console is a single holder
that works well, but has the same rubber stuff. 

Note that MKIV cupholders changed in 2001. Tonee can likely get you a
picture of an early one from his/my car. The 2001 and up one was MUCH
easier to use - maybe it was 2002 when they changed, so look out for that.
I can't recall exactly, but the later one had better shaped claws to hold
the cup and seemed like a better thing on the bottom of the cup. Both fit
into the same slot, of course. 

Let us know if the MKIV things work. I think that would be a good
solution if you found a place for it. 

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