First mod: Cup holder hack...

[Martinjmpr]

So when I got my new-to-me 4th gen, the insert in the middle of the cup holder was missing:

Obviously, having my drinks spill all over the place wasn't an option for me. So I searched the internet and here to find the factory piece.

Holy Crap! They want how much for that little I shaped piece of plastic?

Well, if you look up "cheap SOB" in the dictionary, you'll see my picture. : There's no way I'm paying $50+ for that little plastic piece.

So, off to Hobby Lobby for a block of styrofoam. Cost: $3.00.

Then, got a hacksaw blade and some duct tape. Cost: $0 because I already had it.

Cut out a crude shape and "dummied" it into place:

I made it a little small because I knew I was going to put tape on it.

Test fit revealed it to still be a little small (loose enough to move around.)

No problem a thin strip of styrofoam can't fix:

Final product. Fit's tight!

Cup holder "in action" (Disregard my hairy knee.)

Cost: About $3.50 in materials. Time: about 20 minutes. Not throwing away money on "genuine toyota (overpriced) parts?" PRICELESS!

:fro:

 

[Texas_4Runner]

Are you related to this guy?

 

[Chad T]

Congrats on figuring that out.

However, my favorite parts supplier sells those for $37.50 shipped, which I would gladly pay. The cupholder is something I use everyday, I really like the adjustable arm for different cup sizes, and then there's the aesthetics.

 

[Qjake]

Now trace it onto a block of wood and cut it out then paint it so it doesn't look ghetto!

Or do this...

Congrats on figuring that out.

However, my favorite parts supplier sells those for $37.50 shipped, which I would gladly pay. The cupholder is something I use everyday, I really like the adjustable arm for different cup sizes, and then there's the aesthetics.

 

[settytb]

The yota factory cupholder sucks a lot...this has potential i would use a different material but props for some ingenuity.

 

[boondoggle]

If it doesn't hold up, there are a couple of 4Runners being parted out on craigslist locally. You might see if they'll trade you the piece for a 12 pack of good beer.

 

[MT-4RUNNER]

Or you could always mold the foam with a type of release type and lay up some carbon fiber sheets with some resin over it. That would be pretty neat!

 

[rushrunner]

Just test drive another one and steal it olice:

 

[Javelin]

Toyota 4runner cupholder insert 2004,05,06,07,08,2009,4-runner. | eBay

 

[AE1M]

So when I got my new-to-me 4th gen, the insert in the middle of the cup holder was missing:

Obviously, having my drinks spill all over the place wasn't an option for me. So I searched the internet and here to find the factory piece.

Holy Crap! They want how much for that little I shaped piece of plastic?

Well, if you look up "cheap SOB" in the dictionary, you'll see my picture. : There's no way I'm paying $50+ for that little plastic piece.

So, off to Hobby Lobby for a block of styrofoam. Cost: $3.00.

Then, got a hacksaw blade and some duct tape. Cost: $0 because I already had it.

Cut out a crude shape and "dummied" it into place:

I made it a little small because I knew I was going to put tape on it.

Test fit revealed it to still be a little small (loose enough to move around.)

No problem a thin strip of styrofoam can't fix:

Final product. Fit's tight!

Cup holder "in action" (Disregard my hairy knee.)

Cost: About $3.50 in materials. Time: about 20 minutes. Not throwing away money on "genuine toyota (overpriced) parts?" PRICELESS!

:fro:

Sorry dude, looks like ****. Choot'm Clint.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Sorry dude, looks like ****. Choot'm Clint.

Don't care. As we used to say in the Army, if it's stupid but it works - it isn't stupid. :shrug:

 

[97BlackAckCL]

I paid for mine, but props for doing it yourself

 

[Sungod]

This post makes me smile.

 

[eli_lilly]

It's the tape that kills this mod - in the heat the tape is going to "leak" adhesive on the edges and turn that area into a sticky mess.

-E

 

[parboy]

Plasti dip it. is the latest craze..

 

[Wnorton]

This post makes me smile.

Me too. I love it.

 

[PhillyO]

aint nothing rong wit that, ur middle name wouldnt happen to b bubba would it

 

[Dusty Driftwood]

Well, there's another "mod" for your "build" thread :shrug:

 

[loconzly]

I can't believe that used one from eBay went for $39!! That's ridiculous.

I hate those adjustable holders. Whenever I set mine for a smaller size, it ends up popping out to the bigger size and the drink just rattles around in there.

 

[me_rikey]

The factory cup holder insert is great, until you take a sharp turn, an the little adjustable arm opens. That's when my drink gets to leanin'.