what are you using for a cup holder either that you made or bought from a store.

Someone, might be a forum member, makes a zebrano finish plate that fits under the front armrest and has a couple of cup holders.

[edit] The online store out of Bellingham sells a 126 version but only in burl.

Get a really old CD player with a retracting tray you can use as a cup holder. Listen to the radio or an iPod

Sixto
87 300D

I have a plywood one in faux-zebrano (emphasis on faux) that I recently came across in an old parts bin.

PM me if interested.

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2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

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No cup holder, but I have travel mugs with an open bottom handle which fits nicely on the side of the center part of the dash, right where the old mobile phone used to be attached... Pull the passenger seat up til it just touches the cup and it holds the cup perfectly.

Water bottle slides in between the armrest and the passenger seat...

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1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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I once made a cup holder from a piece of PCV or ABS pipe (I forget which) glued to a piece of plywood. It fit nicely in the console tray, was sized to fit my mug, and cost nothing.

Jeremy

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1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
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Ebay has many different cup holders available. I'm looking at one made by Fischer, sold by Socttlandyardspares, but I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.

I think m e rcedes source sells a zebrano wood cup holder....

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There was a post here where a person who mostly frequents another board makes them out of matching Zebrano. They basically cut the wood to fit in the console, cut 2 holes for cups U hold it up off the console floor with wooden cross pieces.

The finished piece matched the interior, was well finished, looked good and was priced less than your time if you designed and sourced parts at for minimum wage.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

Chad300TDT was making them at one time.

I just use my hand to hold the coffee cup.

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Germantown, TN

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Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

..or you (we) can use a hand from blonde long-legged hitchhiker


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I just wedged a 3/4 inch piece of plywood about one foot square between the console and passenger seat, attached a walmart cup holder on the passenger side. Works great! I did paint it to match the interior.