Cup Holder
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1999 AMG C43
Cup Holder
my cup holder broke. a new one is like $100...
i just crazy glued the plastic arm that broke instead. i knew it wouldnt hold... so i took a very small nail and heated it up with a lighter. then i inserted the hot nail through the broken arm and into the base of the cup holder. i made sure that the nail did not extend into the area where the cup holder slides.
works great now.
circled in yellow where it cracked.
circled in yellow where i inserted the hot nail.
repaired cup holder ready for installation
i just crazy glued the plastic arm that broke instead. i knew it wouldnt hold... so i took a very small nail and heated it up with a lighter. then i inserted the hot nail through the broken arm and into the base of the cup holder. i made sure that the nail did not extend into the area where the cup holder slides.
works great now.
circled in yellow where it cracked.
circled in yellow where i inserted the hot nail.
repaired cup holder ready for installation
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12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG sold)
Good fix
I don't have nor need for that type of contraption in my 43. Seems very much a N. American need thing to hold cans and such like high sugar content sodas.
I don't have nor need for that type of contraption in my 43. Seems very much a N. American need thing to hold cans and such like high sugar content sodas.
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From: New Jersey
1999 AMG C43
I'm going to use a pencil eraser or earring back on the other side of that nail. Just to secure it a bit more.
Do you have anything in the cup holder slot? Beers fit perfectly there. Nice when you are working on the car.
Fun fact, Mercedes-Benz was either one of the last or the very last auto company to put cup holders in their cars. Read that somewhere, don't remember where.
Do you have anything in the cup holder slot? Beers fit perfectly there. Nice when you are working on the car.
Fun fact, Mercedes-Benz was either one of the last or the very last auto company to put cup holders in their cars. Read that somewhere, don't remember where.