Cup holder

[nelius]

K our cup holders have to be the worst cup holders ever designed! Mercedes in general. Mine had been acting up for a long time and it finally broke. My buddy with his w203 had the same problem and so did a friend with a clk. Just venting haha

[MikeD]

There's some justification for ours being terrible. We have one of the first models out there to come with a cup holder at all! Although I can't say I enjoy it when whatever sits in the upper cup holder spot flies into the passenger's footwell...

[Juju202]

+1 on both of you. might as well take them off imo

[nelius]

There's some justification for ours being terrible. We have one of the first models out there to come with a cup holder at all! Although I can't say I enjoy it when whatever sits in the upper cup holder spot flies into the passenger's footwell...

hahaha I always end up hurting a passanger when my vitamin water flies in their lap cuz it doesnt fit in the lower one.

[MikeD]

hahaha I always end up hurting a passanger when my vitamin water flies in their lap cuz it doesnt fit in the lower one.

Not even kidding, that is my projectile of choice.

[chimchongdlight]

Lol mine hasn't done that actually. But what annoys me is that I have to buy a drink that fits in the holder. Lol. But normal soft drink cups fit fairly well. But a small tab on my top holder broke so when I hit turns i usually just hold it til I'm done turning

[nelius]

yea I haven't bought an Arizona ice tea since I've had the car lol

[chimchongdlight]

The holders are better than the older benzes. When I was a little tike. My parents owned both a 300e and a 190e. And If I'm not mistaken. The cup holders were on the backside of the glovebox door lid. And it wasn't much of a holder. Just two little indents. U can only use it if u were stopped. Lol. How dumb

[zmatt]

the left cupholder works fine but it wont hold much. A soda can fits perfect and oddly enough a large McDondalds cup does as well. The base seems to be small than the paper cups. the trick folding one is useless though. It looks cool, but can't hold crap.

[wichipong]

i use my cup holder for air freshener... the only logical thing to put there.. lol

[ypkx]

what, cup holders? The only cup holder i've got is the one i added in the car myself via armrest :( is it an american thing? or did it just not come in the classic series?

[wichipong]

i think its US option only :dunno:

http://www.freewebs.com/c230k/W202%20CupholderStages.jpg

[chimchongdlight]

Damn. I need that side view mirror knob. Mine wad broken when I bought it

[MikeD]

Everyone who has ever been in my car thinks the cup holder is cool as ****. It's just the functionality of it that could have been better.

[wichipong]

Everyone who has ever been in my car thinks the cup holder is cool as ****. It's just the functionality of it that could have been better.

same thing here... specially when its closed and then i tell them to get the cup holder... they ask where then i pop it out and they all say that's cool!

[chimchongdlight]

Ppl always wanna use the cup holder in mine bc its so cool

[SD202]

i got so frustrated i removed mine all together . cups actually fit in the hole left behind much better. even though its square. LOL

[ypkx]

mine looks nothing like that, well, without the actual mechanical thing.. my drink just slots straight in.

[nelius]

i got so frustrated i removed mine all together . cups actually fit in the hole left behind much better. even though its square. LOL

lol yea I just figured that out. Took everything out and there's more space now :D

[wichipong]

mine looks nothing like that, well, without the actual mechanical thing.. my drink just slots straight in.

got any pics?

[hvmercy]

In addition to the center console one, I also have a folding cupholder located at the front driver side door panel. It's actually useless but nice to know it's there in case I really need it.

[ypkx]

got any pics?

I'll get one when i can for you.

[emilli230k]

I feel like the cup holder space itself is more convenient than the cup holder..

[ypkx]

got any pics?


I feel like the cup holder space itself is more convenient than the cup holder..

i think ive realised that wherever i got this arm rest from has cheated me on the actual cup holder.
like emili230k just said, i think my initial 'cup holder' i've been talking about is the cup holder space... haha!

[mbsickness]

i think ive realised that wherever i got this arm rest from has cheated me on the actual cup holder.
like emili230k just said, i think my initial 'cup holder' i've been talking about is the cup holder space... haha!

The 1994 models definitely did not come with the cup holder. On the cars that came with the holder from the factory the cupholder clips in. On the early cars you needed to use a plastic bar that was included with the cup holder that used two sheet metal screws to hold the mechanism in place.

[hvmercy]

Here is a picture of the cupholder I'm talking about. It's the square box under the door opener.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3O50vtKHhro/T2Ice_1DAXI/AAAAAAAAAfA/7I1NWnzJRuY/s800/DSC00066.JPG


In addition to the center console one, I also have a folding cupholder located at the front driver side door panel. It's actually useless but nice to know it's there in case I really need it.

[ypkx]

i see, thats interesting, i dont think ive seen a UK merc with one like that.

[Kropf]

My 1999 C43 & C280 both have the pop out one in the front console as pictured above. I have some travel mugs that fit tight in the left side spot, and I usually have coffee in it, or coffee in a paper cut that fits there tightly.

My front passengers know to keep a hand on their cup as we cruise around town.i

I also usually have the rear seat's fold down console down with its cup holder extended, and I will sometimes use one of the two cup holders of different sizes back there that match the size of an extra cup.

[wichipong]

I also usually have the rear seat's fold down console down with its cup holder extended

i want that... had a chance to grab some at a salvage yard but i was pressed with time...

[Kropf]

Here's a photo of one from my 1999 C280 Sport:

[chimchongdlight]

Ive never seen that fold down center cup holder. Is that a stock option?

[wichipong]

Ive never seen that fold down center cup holder. Is that a stock option?

i think its from the 99-00 model...

[wichipong]

well it looks like the rear cup holders of newer benzos

[Kropf]

Yes, in the 1999 C-Class brochure it states:
"In the rear of the C-Class cabin, a dual cupholder slides out from the folding center armrest."
And on the specs page, it shows it as standard in all 3 models.

[nelius]

yea i got that on my 99 as well. i dont use it though because it rattles when its open.. so annoying lol

[wichipong]

can someone get me that part number please?!? :D

[chimchongdlight]

^^^yea a part number

[chimchongdlight]

I still love my cup holder
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e208/chimchongdlight/f3d33f5b.jpg

[ldawgtheg]

Yeah I pulled the whole thing out because it got really annoying when it got stuck. Though the big hole should be filled with some kind of fillet.