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Reply #15
Quote from: 88turbo
too deep?  wich space are you trying to put it in?  you may have to move some things around to find the perfect home for it.  I am unsure of the fitment but I have heard of people using them.

I could pull the radio :yuck: and put it there - like that's going to happen!  The top space is the only open space and it has no depth - nothing else will fit up there, as is.

88 Cougar LS 5.0

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Reply #16
The Taurus cup/coin holder you got is the right one sansabar, but it won't fit in the space above the radio because the ducting for the climate control system is in the way.

If you have a full console in your car then it will fit in the space under the radio.  Or you could move the radio down one space and put it where the radio used to be.

Either way it's not a very good option, but it is better than nothing.
-Jim
1987 Cougar LS 5.0


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Reply #17
Yeah I was thinking, when I put my gauges in that spot above the radio, at first I thought they weren't gonna fit because that definitely isn't very deep. But they did.

Hey, at least these things aren't like my tempo...the cup holder is up under the dash, in front of the shifter of all places, and you CAN'T wedge a cup down by the passenger seat like I do in this car. That thing sucks.

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Reply #18
Quote from: Red_LX
Hey, at least these things aren't like my tempo...the cup holder is up under the dash, in front of the shifter of all places, and you CAN'T wedge a cup down by the passenger seat like I do in this car. That thing sucks.



Yup, I understand that. I pulled the console out of mine when I put the short throw shifter in and lef tit out. The thing is usless. There isn't even a lid on the top. Put stuff in it and if you stop too fast the stuff flies out.

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Reply #19
My 88 cougar has a cup holder no center console though. It looks just like the one the sansbar has a pic of. Maybe that could be made to work. Mine was located below the radio. It even has the coin holder.
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Reply #20
Hmmm, this sounds like a novel idea. I use the mentioned methods of holding my cup, but every once and awhile I get those crazy cups where the lid wants to pop off or heaven forbid.......  a styrofoam cup!!! I don't have a radio so this should be easy.
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Reply #22
I didn't give up - just can't use that holder from the Taurus.  I won't shuffle all of the panel around in hopes of making that one holder work.  I will be going at this from another direction and will be sure to post any success stories.:D

88 Cougar LS 5.0

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Reply #23
I usually put my drinks in the center console.

With all of my cassettes. LOL

I really should get rid of that stock radio someday. ;)

 --Ed
"1FSTCAT" - 87 Mercury Cougar XR7, 5 Speed, Powerdyne Supercharger.

"NTRCPTR" - 91 Crown Vic Police Interceptor - 460 POWERED. 14.15 @ 97 MPH, untuned.

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Reply #24
Quote from: 1FSTCAT
I usually put my drinks in the center console.

With all of my cassettes. LOL

I really should get rid of that stock radio someday. ;)

 --Ed



thats what I did in my old capri, worked great!

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Reply #25
I'm having the same problem in my 93 cougar. Is there any aftermarket parts that would work? Maybe a new center console? I'm a non-smoker if that gives any ideas.
It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.

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Reply #26
The extent of my drinking in my car consists of stopping on my way to work for a cup of coffee. From the gas station I get it from to the parking lot at work is less than 1/4 mi.
 
Cup holders? We don't need no stinking cup holders. :D

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Reply #27
Quote from: *MAYHEM*;110219

Cup holders? We don't need no stinking cup holders. :D

This from the man who said "ohiostate who?" :grinno:
One 88

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Reply #28
Quote from: CougarSE;110220
This from the man who said "ohiostate who?" :grinno:

I knew you were talking about the State Hiway Patrol. ;)

 

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Reply #29
Quote from: jkirchman;87823
The Taurus cup/coin holder you got is the right one sansabar, but it won't fit in the space above the radio because the ducting for the climate control system is in the way.

If you have a full console in your car then it will fit in the space under the radio.  Or you could move the radio down one space and put it where the radio used to be.

Either way it's not a very good option, but it is better than nothing.


I got the same cupholder but the space under the radio is the ac control which is too wide. The only space of the proper width is either the radio, (already stated as not an option) or the bottom cavity under the ac control. Thing is, although it fits, the cup drawer hits something in back preventing it from shutting. Suggestions?
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It's always fun until someone loses an eye. then it's fun ya can't see.

-James Hetfield back when metallica was still making good music.