davedog Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I currently am on my second car, and my second cadillac. I am totally hooked and will never buy anything else. These cars have every feature imaginable, but it seems to me that they have left out one very important feature in both caddies I have owned thus far: CUP HOLDERS!!! Is this a forgotton feature on all caddies? Why leave it out of any car? Now don't get my wrong, I love my 92 eldo, but seriuosly, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? -signed, -a driver very sick of holding drinks between my legs. Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B. Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think it's a subtle way of telling people they don't want you drinking in their beautifully designed cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think the thoughtful engineers were trying to say: KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL!!!!!!! If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think the engineers were saying "Where can we fit in some cupholders?" Then quickly gave up. This is VERY obvious when the two that they DID install on the '99 won't hold a cup level or keep it steady. And why would you put 2 perfectly useless trip meters in the dash? When ONE that went to thousands of miles would have been much smarter and infinitely more useful! Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjtjwdad Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 My 2001 has them but they sure are fragil looking and if both front seat drivers have cups hey get in the way of the shifter. Jim White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 The Sevilles got better cupholders in 93+. The cupholders on my CTS work great. The next luxury thing apparently though is heated/cooled cupholders. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I got an idea that the engineers can bounce around inside their three dimensional minds.... How about a steering wheel that is heated in the winter and cooled in the summer..... Could work you know.... If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMDTS Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I have cup holders in mine 01 DTS I use them every day.You just have to have the rite cups to fit properly and don't worry about spills.Also long neck Bud's fit great.. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Delphi has a heated steering wheel ready, but I don't know of any GM applications http://www.delphi.com/pdf/commercial/HtdSteeringWhl.pdf I see Audi has a heated steering wheel, but it occasionally overheats http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/232358.phtml so that's probably a bad example. Bruce 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Nissan/Infinity has a heated steering wheel too. I hate my cupholders too. Whenever I drive around a corner, I have to hold on to my drink, even at slow speeds. No worries though, with an auto, you can easily enough hold on to your drink with the right hand. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think a heated steering wheel would be a plus when offered with a winter package. What about a steering wheel that's cooled in the summer too???? If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinW Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Delphi has a heated steering wheel ready, but I don't know of any GM applications A heated steering wheel is optional on the 2004 DeVille and standard on the DHS and DTS models. ___________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwright71 Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Davedog, I installed a armrest cover from a 94 STS in my eldo just to get the cupholders. A very easy install if you can find one in good condition that matches your interior. It wasn't too hard for me considering my interior has 200K miles on it. Just remove a couple phillips head screws. Only thing you lose is the storage you currently have in the upper portion of your armrest. Hope this helps in you quest to stop holding your drinks with your lap. Millwright71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 hey I'm not wanting onstar or anything....just feakin cupholders - since when are cupholders "technology"! Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Lets see...your car was designed during the late '80s. Cupholders were unheard of then. '93 models have cupholders in the armrest. Just find one of those... Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedog Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 good point...I'll get off my soapbox. now where to find one of these armrests..... Crystal Red Tintcoat Exterior | Shale/Brownstone Interior | 32k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 My '94 Eldo looks just like Davedog's except it isn't as straight, or as clean, and it doesn't have those cool wheels. It does, however have dual cup holders which slide out of the front of the armrest. It is a clever contraption but not a very good design. The drawer-like opening from which the holder extends leaves the upper front edge of the armrest so weakened that, by now, many of them have been broken from being leaned on. Another problem I have is it holds the cups so that they are in the way of my right arm which is trying to rest on the armrest and steer the car at the same time. The designers did have the wisdom to provide a back-up cup holder in the form of a rectangular recess in the top of the console just aft of the shifter and forward of the armrest. This is located low enough so the top of my cup is below my right arm when resting on the armrest and in a position where it is easy to steady with my right hand when necessary. Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac-etc Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 My 95 etc has the console cupholder extension too, which I am glad to have ... although it is really in the way 'cause it is so high - interfers with the right arm/elbow when in use .... I had a Dentist neighbor in the late 90's who bought his etc new, (can you imagine) and his later vintage etc had it's cup holder, not as a forward extention of the armrest, but below the armrest in the console .... (if my memory serves!!). So, look for something-after-95-etc if you want the really good cup holders. If you just want, kick-*smurf* power, out of a superbly engineered powertrain, then, don't sweat the small stuff. A 90 something northstar will probably be the best bang for the buck you will see in a long while. My not-the-best cupholders have seen an honest 125 mph. Could have been a good deal more, but the nearly abandoned 2 lane in Utah was too narrow to glance down to the speedometer beyond that. Funny how narrow it became as I progressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Ya, the interior redesign in 1996 produced a really nice center console, complete with two covered cup holders underneath a rotating "leather" cover (it's really vinyl). They even have foam "fingers" inside the holes to hold anything you have in there steady. The whole cupholder assembly unscrews easily from the console and may be able to be retrofitted into your Eldorados. Do you have the full center console? Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 Judging from photos, the '96 and later Eldo/Seville armrest is a little longer, too. The pre-'96 armrests are not quite long enough to rest my elbow on comfortably while holding the steering wheel with my right hand. I know, picky, picky. I still love the car! Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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