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Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
- paddy wright
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
piece of piss to fit- main dealer best place to buy.
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
But aren't they very expensive from the dealer?paddy wright wrote:piece of piss to fit- main dealer best place to buy.
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Sounds like you Euro folks whose Z4 comes sans cupholder want them and many of us NA owners think they are a useless POS. They break very easily and rattle incessantly. After deleting the CDV the next thing I got rid of was the cupholders.
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Interesting, i don't think i'll bother.
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Found some more pictures of this retrofit...
- Frederik
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
BMW_Z4_Norway - have a look at www.gsbildeler.no - they seem to be NOK350 a piece.
Anyone tried the 'Cleanbag' that goes on the back of the seats? Looks like it offers much more storage than nets, while being more accessible when driving?
Anyone tried the 'Cleanbag' that goes on the back of the seats? Looks like it offers much more storage than nets, while being more accessible when driving?
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Thanks Wondermike & mmm-five. It really was that easy.
Z4M Coupé · reg-spec · cupholders! · fancy wax
- cj10jeeper
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Fitted them about 2 weeks ago and a great and simple retrofit. Cost £18.36 +VAT each from the dealer to supply.
The one thing that I have not seen referenced (other than in mmm-fives guide) and is the cause of all the rattles is that the cup holder has to be fastened to the underside of the air vent with a torx screw. Once correctly located and locked in it becomes a single unit.
The screws did not come with the cups and my dealer kindly pointed it out and chucked them in.
Part B65 75 8 235 255
The one thing that I have not seen referenced (other than in mmm-fives guide) and is the cause of all the rattles is that the cup holder has to be fastened to the underside of the air vent with a torx screw. Once correctly located and locked in it becomes a single unit.
The screws did not come with the cups and my dealer kindly pointed it out and chucked them in.
Part B65 75 8 235 255
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Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
I got the screws with mine, in their own little baggie inside the box.cj10jeeper wrote:Fitted them about 2 weeks ago and a great and simple retrofit. Cost £18.36 +VAT each from the dealer to supply.
The one thing that I have not seen referenced (other than in mmm-fives guide) and is the cause of all the rattles is that the cup holder has to be fastened to the underside of the air vent with a torx screw. Once correctly located and locked in it becomes a single unit.
The screws did not come with the cups and my dealer kindly pointed it out and chucked them in.
Part B65 75 8 235 255
When I originally fitted them I didn't put the screw in, as it was just a trial fit. However after a few opens & closes it came of it's track at the back and I could no longer open the cupholder. This meant that I had no access to the lower front screw to get the thing out. It took me a good few minutes of fiddling (and messing with the cupholder too ) to get enough grip on the cupholder to 'force' it out.
That's when I realised what the 'spare' screws in the box were for
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Bought and fitted these last week. Great instructions - a piece of cake to fit.
Haven't had a cup to hold yet though.
Haven't had a cup to hold yet though.
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Me neither, but I have used them to carry 1/1.5L bottles of water.MarkW wrote:Haven't had a cup to hold yet though.
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Going to order some Friday.
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me too I think... got a little shopping list in fact - mainly thanks to z4-forum... i just wish you could buy it all online cheaper... it would be so nice!!!
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Re: Retrofit Cupholders (half finished!)
Mine work fine--you have to close the lever part snug up to the cup, remove the cup, close one more click. Snug as a bug (salesman showed me that trick-he had a Z4).
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