Cup Holders

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: That’s why one should not throw away the original empty tissue box! I found : some at our local grocery store (Ralphs, in southern California) that are : the same size. my dealer gives them away when u need em. I think most dealers do. SInce my dealer is at the mall(6 miles away), I just pop in and ask my service advisor for a few packs. waycool — DizzyCode: t4108690240&p3013823181+edanATusDOTnet&HAMkb3cnb|

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Just pick your nose and eat ‘em…that’s what I had to start doing when I ran out of Kleenex in my 96 EB – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Cards? No way. That’s where you put the little pack of Kleenex. When the > factory installed Kleenex is used up, it’s impossible to find a replacement. > -John >Oh come on people.. it’s for a deck of cards… nothing relaxes me more >on a long trip than a few hands of poker… sheesh. >Chris >>I was told the square holder was for those square juice drinks kids >>like……. It’s a thought…. >[snip]

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That’s why one should not throw away the original empty tissue box! I found some at our local grocery store (Ralphs, in southern California) that are the same size. — J. Les Gainous Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me directly) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Cards? No way. That’s where you put the little pack of Kleenex. When the >factory installed Kleenex is used up, it’s impossible to find a replacement. >-John >Oh come on people.. it’s for a deck of cards… nothing relaxes me more >on a long trip than a few hands of poker… sheesh. >Chris >>I was told the square holder was for those square juice drinks kids >>like……. It’s a thought…. >[snip]

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Cards? No way. That’s where you put the little pack of Kleenex. When the factory installed Kleenex is used up, it’s impossible to find a replacement. -John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Oh come on people.. it’s for a deck of cards… nothing relaxes me more >on a long trip than a few hands of poker… sheesh. >Chris >I was told the square holder was for those square juice drinks kids >like……. It’s a thought…. >[snip]

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Oh come on people.. it’s for a deck of cards… nothing relaxes me more on a long trip than a few hands of poker… sheesh. Chris >I was told the square holder was for those square juice drinks kids >like……. It’s a thought….

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I was told the square holder was for those square juice drinks kids like……. It’s a thought…. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup >holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks >like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t >know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one >(the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up >there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out >since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made >for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! >Any ideas? What do you folks use it for? >– >J. Les Gainous >Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm >web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous >(remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me >directly) >>>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >>>coffee at the same time … >>WHY NOT! >>   >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. >Not to mention the distraction to driving … >– Craig

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My "WHY NOT" was based on miles and miles of TransCanada highway or US Interstate with hardly a car in sight.  If you don’t drink coffee or do something else you might get a little bored. I do find it a bit distracting to be smoking, drinking coffee and driving, but I don’t think it’s as distracting as having a cell conversation. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >>>coffee at the same time … >>WHY NOT! >>   >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. >Not to mention the distraction to driving … >– Craig >  You must be easily distracted! <s> >  Try it, you might like it.  Why, I have seen countless multitudes of people >actually succesfully drive and sip coffee at the same time. >  I figure it must simular to the walking, talking and chewing bubble gum at >the same time thing; some people just can’t get the hang of it.

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>My Nokia 2160i cell phone fits nicely in there and hasn’t fallen out yet, >though I haven’t gone off-road yet.  However, I don’t think I’d keep drinks >in my cup holders or play any CDs while I’m off-road either. <grin> >I’ve taken some astonishing leaps and bounds off-road (like just >getting into town now, with the worst floods in 100 years >http://www.smh.com.au/news/9902/11/pageone/pageone12.html), but the >CD player’s never missed a beat!

Sorry to hear about your flooding – amazing photo in the link above. I had visited Australia late last year (early October) and found it to be a wonderful place to be.  I don’t remember seeing any Ford Explorers on the road.  I stayed in Sydney, Pennant Hills, and then in Pokolbin around the wine country.  Are the Explorers down-under left-hand or right-hand drive? I think I do recall hearing that there was a Ford factory (Queensland, maybe?) there, so I would imagine that they would be right-hand drive. I’ll have to try playing a CD when I adventure into the "Florida Outback" — I’m located in South Florida.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >>coffee at the same time … >WHY NOT! >   >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. >Not to mention the distraction to driving … >– Craig

  You must be easily distracted! <s>   Try it, you might like it.  Why, I have seen countless multitudes of people actually succesfully drive and sip coffee at the same time.   I figure it must simular to the walking, talking and chewing bubble gum at the same time thing; some people just can’t get the hang of it.

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My XLT doesn’t have the overhead console, but my garage door remote fits into that slot on the console like a glove and the button lines up exactly with the "thumb" slot. They must have had my unit in mind when they designed that!   =Vic= Bear Gap, PA – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Maybe a garage door remote???  I have the ‘99 XLT with moonroof so my overhead > has the controls for the moonroof, temp and compass, so maybe that slot on the > console is in lieu of the garage remote??? > I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup > holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks > like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t > know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one > (the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up > there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out > since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made > for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! > Any ideas? What do you folks use it for? > — > J. Les Gainous > Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm > web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous > (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me > directly) > >>>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking > >>>coffee at the same time … > >>WHY NOT! > >>   > >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For > >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. > >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. > >Not to mention the distraction to driving … > >– Craig

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No, I have the full overhead console too, and that’s where my remote is velcro’ed to. Maybe its for a business cards? <grin>. — J. Les Gainous Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me directly) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Maybe a garage door remote???  I have the ‘99 XLT with moonroof so my overhead >has the controls for the moonroof, temp and compass, so maybe that slot on the >console is in lieu of the garage remote??? > I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup > holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks > like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t > know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one > (the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up > there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out > since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made > for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! > Any ideas? What do you folks use it for? > — > J. Les Gainous > Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm > web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous > (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me > directly) > >>>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking > >>>coffee at the same time … > >>WHY NOT! > >>   > >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For > >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. > >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. > >Not to mention the distraction to driving … > >– Craig

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Maybe a garage door remote???  I have the ‘99 XLT with moonroof so my overhead has the controls for the moonroof, temp and compass, so maybe that slot on the console is in lieu of the garage remote??? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup > holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks > like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t > know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one > (the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up > there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out > since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made > for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! > Any ideas? What do you folks use it for? > — > J. Les Gainous > Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm > web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous > (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me > directly) >>>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >>>coffee at the same time … >>WHY NOT! >>   >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. >Not to mention the distraction to driving … >– Craig

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>I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup >holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks >like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t >know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one >(the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up >there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out >since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made >for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! >Any ideas? What do you folks use it for?

My Nokia 2160i cell phone fits nicely in there and hasn’t fallen out yet, though I haven’t gone off-road yet.  However, I don’t think I’d keep drinks in my cup holders or play any CDs while I’m off-road either. <grin>

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WHY NOT!    :) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >coffee at the same time … >– Craig

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I’m still trying to figure out the rectangular slot next to the two cup holders in the console is for? This is a ‘99 XLT. At first glance it looks like a pack of cigarettes could fit there (as a non-smoker, I wouldn’t know). It doesn’t appear that a cell phone, although mine is a small one (the Qualcomm QC-820), would fit. If I apply some pressure, it’ll stand up there, but then if I were to hit a large bump it would probably fall out since it is not pushed down into the slot far enough. Maybe it is only made for the tiny StarTac phone <grin>! Any ideas? What do you folks use it for? — J. Les Gainous Wanna see my Explorer? http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous/Explorer.htm web: http://home.earthlink.net/~lesgainous (remove the "_A_B_C_" and  "_NO_SPAM_" from my email address to send to me directly) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>I’m still trying to figure why anyone would be driving and drinking >>coffee at the same time … >WHY NOT! >   >Personal and country to country cultural differences, I guess. For >me, drinking and eating aren’t activities that you do in a car. >They’re for a restaurant, or home, etc. >Not to mention the distraction to driving … >– Craig

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I just bought a new 99 Explorer and find that cups fall out of the very shallow cup holders (in the front console) if you go over bumps or around a curve at much speed.  Anybody have any cures (other than getting a cup that fits the shape of the holder perfectly)? Thanks

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At one of the local connivance marts, they have these coffee cup insulators which are intended to keep you from burning your fingers when the paper cup itself gets hot.  They are made of thick paper and are kind-of soft. I collected a few of these, and use them to "pad" out my regular cup to fit tightly into the cup holder. Personally, I find it amazing that no one, apparently, ever uses the cup holders during pre-manufacturing testing.  Doesn’t any engineer take a cup of piping hot coffee with them to the slalom course for their early morning run???   – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just bought a new 99 Explorer and find that cups fall out of the very shallow > cup holders (in the front console) if you go over bumps or around a curve at > much speed.  Anybody have any cures (other than getting a cup that fits the > shape of the holder perfectly)? > Thanks

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I have 98 explorer XLT with the V8 and the cup holders suck. Does anyone make adapters or inserts that will allow me to use different size cups? Thanks Woody

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I bought an adjustable one that ckamps in the stock cupholder at PepBoys. It’s not perfect (it sticks up kind of high) but it works better than the factory cupholder.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have 98 explorer XLT with the V8 and the cup holders suck. Does anyone > make adapters or inserts that will allow me to use different size cups? > Thanks > Woody

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