So where's the rear cup holders? - Page 2

E92_SID · 10-01-2012, 09:37 AM

This is the biggest complaint I have about my car! The back seat middle insert just flops out and doesnt really serve any purpose. In my E92 335i that middle insert folded down and served as an arm rest. Additionally, cup holders popped out of the end of the middle insert in the 335. Not so in the M... Stupid design.

highyo · 10-01-2012, 09:42 AM

fastest way to get liquid all over your car? put ANY vessel for liquid in the front cupholders and MILDLY accelerate for the tip and spray. have to hold my coffee mug on way to course, then, when completley done, i open up the thigh support as far as it will go and wedge my mug up in there (of course with the spout facing up).

330iTiAg · 10-01-2012, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tomislav

I got rear cup holders in my E92

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Originally Posted by slo_guy

I do too

What model year?

Mr. ///M3 RD · 10-01-2012, 11:46 AM

If one plans to have people drink in the back seat then it's time to get a different car then an ///M

My 2 cents

Mind you if one is desperate then one can find one here ...

http://www.cargogear.com/Organizers/Organizers.aspx

positiveions · 10-01-2012, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by izzyM3

NEW RULE... No drinks in the rear seat area, it's a German made
car.

"Sorry kids, no drinks. Daddy will have back pains cleaning after you".

TVMA Doc · 10-01-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by VMcV3y

At Spartanburg's Performance Delivery Centre they have a couple of gift shops, and I saw a metallic blue "official" BMW drink container that was (as expected) a little pricey, but it was almost the same color as LeMans Blue Metallic. Bought it, placed it in a plastic bag, and began the drive home. After a few hundred miles, I rinsed it via the hotel sink, and then filled-it with my favorite soda for an early-morning caffeine boost.

Nope... It does not fit. The BMW cup does not fit into the BMW cup holder. The diameter is about 2mm larger than the holder.

(It does look nice, though, resting unused on my kitchen counter.)

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I've found that pretty much every container-BMW manufactured included-is either 4mm too narrow or 4mm too wide for the cup holders. They either won't fit at all, or fit with enough slop to tip over and fall out at the first corner.

TVMA Doc · 10-01-2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

E90 has the cup holder while the E92/93 do not as I recall...

Isn't it the other way around? e92 has them on the end of the flip down center arm rest. e93 has them on the center console (flip open thingy). If they put them in the e90, I have yet to find them (although I haven't spent more than the time required to put my son into the car seat in the back).

Demkay · 10-01-2012, 06:50 PM

F*ck that. I've spilt every damn drink imaginable. In every container imaginable. Every time I get her cleaned (properly) the guy asks me why I don't cover my drinks. .... When I do really.

Man, the other day I got pissed behind 7 cars;.... all behind an electric car, rolling at like half the speed limit, and I hit it so hard, my wireless radar flew into me from the corner of the dashboard where I'd placed it, the Coca Cola flew into the passenger seat, my glasses flew from the ashtray into the console and my hat nearly flew off. (That was embarrassing holding onto my hat)

Anyhow, I found that the best cup holder is the one in the centre console, ...That Can ain't going nowhere.

And the cup holders in the back that the kids use is excellent.

The E93 has 2 in front - 1 in console - and 2 in back. ..... Brilliant.

I'm gonna worry about stupid stains about 2 days before I sell the sucker in about 10 years from now.

(Seats don't stain in the E93 due to some sun protection product that they apparently put on) ... whatever.
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jeremyr4 · 10-01-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by M3Now!

I have the cold weather pkg (but an '09) with ski bag pass through, and I still have the cup holders. If you have two covers in the rear center console, the one closest to the seat back slides forward and backwards (cubby hole), and the front one opens by pressing the black button on the seat back side. The two sides stand up, and it becomes a "drink holder."

Cheers

Thanks very much for this. To confirm, are you saying that the two sides that stand up become an "upright" cupholder vs. putting your cup down into a cupholder like it's done on 99.9% of cars out there? I think I got confused because I expected a cupholder to be below level vs above level! BTW, for what it's worth, I read my entire manual and they never explained the cupholders...

Meanwhile, I expected the "unique" design of the cupholders in front to be a disaster in terms of stability but, surprisingly, I have no issues whatsoever after 3+ weeks. And I have cans in the car almost every day!

Thanks again,
Jeremy

VMcV3y · 10-01-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyr4

Thanks very much for this. To confirm, are you saying that the two sides that stand up become an "upright" cupholder vs. putting your cup down into a cupholder like it's done on 99.9% of cars out there? I think I got confused because I expected a cupholder to be below level vs above level! BTW, for what it's worth, I read my entire manual and they never explained the cupholders...

Meanwhile, I expected the "unique" design of the cupholders in front to be a disaster in terms of stability but, surprisingly, I have no issues whatsoever after 3+ weeks. And I have cans in the car almost every day!

Thanks again,
Jeremy

Yes. The two halves split, hinged on the outer long-edges, and leave a gap of about three-inches in the middle...then there is inner-filler stuff to sort of grab onto whatever is in the middle.

When I am carrying more than one drink (almost always unflavored water bottles), the current bottle will ride in the front cup holder, and the still-sealed bottle will ride in the back in the middle. Not once in a few thousand miles of travel has the back bottle (which is always full and unopened) tipped out. It is very stable -- if weird-looking.

The "2011 M3 Series Owners Manual with iDrive" book has cupholders on pages 116 and 117. (see attached screen prints.)

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1MOREMOD · 10-01-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TVMA Doc

Isn't it the other way around? e92 has them on the end of the flip down center arm rest. e93 has them on the center console (flip open thingy). If they put them in the e90, I have yet to find them (although I haven't spent more than the time required to put my son into the car seat in the back).

the center flip down in the rear has 2 cup holders in it. you push the center section and they pop out.

White person · 10-01-2012, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by izzyM3

Clear us day now guys. No cup holders means not worrying of anyone spilling any liquid in the back. NEW RULE... No drinks in the rear seat area, it's a German made
car.

Haha ya

Peahi · 10-02-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TVMA Doc

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

E90 has the cup holder while the E92/93 do not as I recall...

Isn't it the other way around? e92 has them on the end of the flip down center arm rest. e93 has them on the center console (flip open thingy). If they put them in the e90, I have yet to find them (although I haven't spent more than the time required to put my son into the car seat in the back).

E92 just has a floppy pillow that pulls out. It's not even am arm rest. It's a damn cushion.

E92_SID · 10-02-2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by chriszeh

the center flip down in the rear has 2 cup holders in it. you push the center section and they pop out.

Not in my car.... In my 335 this is the way it was, but in the M the center part isnt even hinged and just flops out like a built in pillow or something.

1MOREMOD · 10-02-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by E92_SID

Not in my car.... In my 335 this is the way it was, but in the M the center part isnt even hinged and just flops out like a built in pillow or something.

Right, I was quoting a guy talking about e90s not having the cup holders which they do. You have an e92 and you get a pillow apparently.

Tony B · 10-02-2012, 02:16 PM

My 2012MY E92 has rear cup holders, but they are as described "Convertible - rear" in the manual above.

They come as part of the extended storage option (in the UK).

Changing the subject slightly...anyone watch the Ryder Cup...?

dmk08 · 10-02-2012, 02:24 PM

Off topic to rear cup holders but on topic for cup holders.

I have searched for a fix because my front cup holder sticks a bit when I try to open it. I have cleaned them pretty well. Anyone use silicon or anything to fix this issue?

1fastdoc · 10-02-2012, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by chriszeh

Right, I was quoting a guy talking about e90s not having the cup holders which they do. You have an e92 and you get a pillow apparently.

I was wondering what that pillow was for. Seems very useless.

I don't know if I have rear cup holders in my '11 E92 but if I do find them in there I'm certainly not going to tell any of my passengers.

Before I bought my M3 a friend demonstrated the capabilities of his going from a rapid acceleration to a seat belt locking, chest tightening rapid deceleration. The cap wasn't on his water bottle in the cup holder and it made quite a mess.

TVMA Doc · 10-05-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chriszeh

Right, I was quoting a guy talking about e90s not having the cup holders which they do. You have an e92 and you get a pillow apparently.

Wow, thanks! I learned something new here. When I picked up my car I had the Recaro Start seat in the back of the old 325i. My wife threw it into the back seat of the M while I was getting the run through by my SA. It has never moved...

It is just big enough to slightly hang over the edge of the pull down center seat and I haven't spent much time back there. The owner's manual ONLY shows the position for the e92 and e93, so I just assumed that there wasn't a cup holder.

What do you know?

mdosu · 10-05-2012, 04:50 PM

according to this, I CANNOT put a Double Gulp or damage will result?

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Originally Posted by VMcV3y

Yes. The two halves split, hinged on the outer long-edges, and leave a gap of about three-inches in the middle...then there is inner-filler stuff to sort of grab onto whatever is in the middle.

When I am carrying more than one drink (almost always unflavored water bottles), the current bottle will ride in the front cup holder, and the still-sealed bottle will ride in the back in the middle. Not once in a few thousand miles of travel has the back bottle (which is always full and unopened) tipped out. It is very stable -- if weird-looking.

The "2011 M3 Series Owners Manual with iDrive" book has cupholders on pages 116 and 117. (see attached screen prints.)

.

NoM3ForMe · 10-05-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mdosu

according to this, I CANNOT put a Double Gulp or damage will result?

Correct. DO NOT put a Double Gulp in your body or your kidneys will explode.

VMcV3y · 10-05-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mdosu

according to this, I CANNOT put a Double Gulp or damage will result?

Only if you are driving through New York City, man! But you are a not-serious-driver and not not a not-serious-drinker, right?

Oh, here's a 20-oz cup in one of the two places for the E93....

10-01-2012, 09:37 AM	#23
E92_SID Colonel Drives: 2011.5 MR/BB E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver, CO. USA Posts: 2,765 iTrader: (2)	This is the biggest complaint I have about my car! The back seat middle insert just flops out and doesnt really serve any purpose. In my E92 335i that middle insert folded down and served as an arm rest. Additionally, cup holders popped out of the end of the middle insert in the 335. Not so in the M... Stupid design. __________________ 2011/E92/M3/MR/BB/ZCV/ZP2/EDC/2MT

10-01-2012, 09:42 AM	#24
highyo Lieutenant Drives: 550i, M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 418 iTrader: (0)	fastest way to get liquid all over your car? put ANY vessel for liquid in the front cupholders and MILDLY accelerate for the tip and spray. have to hold my coffee mug on way to course, then, when completley done, i open up the thigh support as far as it will go and wedge my mug up in there (of course with the spout facing up). __________________ 2012 E92 M3, Jerezschwarz, Carbon Fiber Leather, Premium Package, Competition Package, Cold Weather Package, EP Sound, CF Roof 2013 E70 X5 50i, Saphirschwarz, Dark Burl Walnut Trim, Multi-contour Seats

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10-01-2012, 06:50 PM	#30
Demkay Private Drives: E93 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canary Islands Posts: 62 iTrader: (0)	F*ck that. I've spilt every damn drink imaginable. In every container imaginable. Every time I get her cleaned (properly) the guy asks me why I don't cover my drinks. .... When I do really. Man, the other day I got pissed behind 7 cars;.... all behind an electric car, rolling at like half the speed limit, and I hit it so hard, my wireless radar flew into me from the corner of the dashboard where I'd placed it, the Coca Cola flew into the passenger seat, my glasses flew from the ashtray into the console and my hat nearly flew off. (That was embarrassing holding onto my hat) Anyhow, I found that the best cup holder is the one in the centre console, ...That Can ain't going nowhere. And the cup holders in the back that the kids use is excellent. The E93 has 2 in front - 1 in console - and 2 in back. ..... Brilliant. I'm gonna worry about stupid stains about 2 days before I sell the sucker in about 10 years from now. (Seats don't stain in the E93 due to some sun protection product that they apparently put on) ... whatever. .

10-02-2012, 02:16 PM	#38
Tony B Private First Class Drives: 2012 E92 M3, MW, ZCP, 6MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 167 iTrader: (0)	My 2012MY E92 has rear cup holders, but they are as described "Convertible - rear" in the manual above. They come as part of the extended storage option (in the UK). Changing the subject slightly...anyone watch the Ryder Cup...?

10-02-2012, 02:24 PM	#39
dmk08 ///Maniac Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 531 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 E90 [0.00]	Off topic to rear cup holders but on topic for cup holders. I have searched for a fix because my front cup holder sticks a bit when I try to open it. I have cleaned them pretty well. Anyone use silicon or anything to fix this issue?