hmmmm, my '92 Dak cupholders work as good as the day the truck was new -
maybe I don't use them enough to wear them out?
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter_Felix <Walter_Felix@email.msn.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 8:57 AM
Subject: DML: F&!*ing Self Ejecting Cupholders!
>The 1st & 2nd gen cupholders refuse to stay in the dash when in the closed
>position.
>
>Here's an easier fix. Unlatch the spring. When you slid it out of the
dash
>a spring forces the plastic bar down to form the seat of the cupholder. It
>keeps constant tension on the bar and with the rounded edge below the
>cupholder, when you go over a bump or floor it, the spring tension forces
>the cupholder to eject. With the holder out, look underneath, between the
>two holes. Unhook the spring clip with your finger. The bar is loose
>enough that gravity will cause it to fold down when you pull out the
>cupholder.
>
>Walter Felix
>88½ Dakota Sport 4x4
>WWW.GeoCities.Com/~Walter_Felix
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Boog318@aol.com <Boog318@aol.com>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 7:53 AM
>Subject: Re: DML: Damn F&!*ing Cupholders
>
>
>>Speaking of 1st & 2nd gen cupholders, they are great, but they dont want
to
>>stay in the dash! Everytime I hit the gas it pops right out. My brother
>>banged his knee on it while getting in hehe.
>>There is an easy fix to this, I just havent done it. Take a piece of
>velcro
>>and glue it to the top part between the cup holes.
>>TTYL
>>Boog
>
>
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