Billyvannuys Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 These convertibles have a long seat belt type strap wound around the sun visor. One can unfurl it and then have like a two foot long hoop of a strap hanging in driver's face. I've seen them in photos on other member's verts. Anyone know what they're for? Also would like to see, hear anyone's solution to the cupholder problem in these early verts. The later model verts have what looks like a rudimentary holder. Don't know it they're any good. A company makes an apparatus that is supposed to fit inside where an ashtray would go and has true cupholder capability. I saw one on there designed for the huge ashtray opening of like a 69 Malibu that looks like it could be adapted to fit in that "storage Hole" on 92 vert dashboard. Also wonder if console from later model would even fit in this correctly? I WANT A CUPHOLDER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 I cut mine off. No idea what it was used for back in the 1990s. Billyvannuys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 My verts cupholder was intact but didn't hold together, so I put a thick rubber band around it so it basically clamped my cups lightly Billyvannuys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 I took my cup holder out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxie500XL Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 My '95 has two cupholders...but that's because the interior was redesigned in '95. Finding the two little inserts was tough. My Camaro was designed before the cupholder craze hit, but I've considered getting these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEST-FISCHER-Drink-Cup-Holder-Chevrolet-CAMARO-IROC-Z-RS-TRANS-AM-T-A-/381416591835?hash=item58ce3351db:g:mmAAAOSw1x1UO~4A&vxp=mtr They don't look terrible when they're folded up, and put away, but they are kind of pricey. Billyvannuys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think the strap is for holding documents and stuff. Like envelopes. The cupholder thing can be had cheaper. It's just a fold down cup holder/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/SeaLux-Adjustable-Folding-Cup-Drink-Holder-for-Boat-Car-RV-Black/111881167230?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3Dd4f4ed0296a548a48fb3ccf2f8a9ad0d%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D131570312992 Galaxie500XL and Billyvannuys 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think those look tacky, and like they require 3" wood screws through the plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 Yeah, I personally wouldn't use em, but Galaxie did think bout it but at $30 you can tell its a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxie500XL Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Biggest reason I haven't bought them, way too expensive. Ten bucks is more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean1991olds Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yeah the strap on the visor was just to hold stuff like paperwork or maybe sunglasses. Over time the elastic loses its elasticity and sags.. mine is just pinned. As for a cup holder, maybe look for something like this http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-2398-corvette-dual-cup-holder-travel-buddy-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx Billyvannuys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 First you go to the grocery store and buy broccoli. Take the big elastic off of the broccoli and throw the broccoli away. Put the elastic around your broken 94 and earlier CS cupholder, BAM fixed. Billyvannuys, Galaxie500XL and Psych0matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyvannuys Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I think the strap is for holding documents and stuff. Like envelopes. The cupholder thing can be had cheaper. It's just a fold down cup holder/ http://www.ebay.com/itm/SeaLux-Adjustable-Folding-Cup-Drink-Holder-for-Boat-Car-RV-Black/111881167230?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3Dd4f4ed0296a548a48fb3ccf2f8a9ad0d%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D131570312992 Thanks Nas, That one looks like a possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyvannuys Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 My '95 has two cupholders...but that's because the interior was redesigned in '95. Finding the two little inserts was tough. My Camaro was designed before the cupholder craze hit, but I've considered getting these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEST-FISCHER-Drink-Cup-Holder-Chevrolet-CAMARO-IROC-Z-RS-TRANS-AM-T-A-/381416591835?hash=item58ce3351db:g:mmAAAOSw1x1UO~4A&vxp=mtr They don't look terrible when they're folded up, and put away, but they are kind of pricey. Those aren't bad. I do have some burgundy interior spray paint, I could paint exterior of it to match pretty good. Hmm. Okay. Thanks for all of the suggestions, (even the flippant ones) you guys. Galaxie500XL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyvannuys Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yeah the strap on the visor was just to hold stuff like paperwork or maybe sunglasses. Over time the elastic loses its elasticity and sags.. mine is just pinned. As for a cup holder, maybe look for something like this http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-2398-corvette-dual-cup-holder-travel-buddy-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx Hey, Sean 1991olds, Thanks, these are some great ideas. I like that no drilling into car required on this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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