Does your center console, cup holder get warm?

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Old 05-21-2006, 12:11 AM
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Does your center console, cup holder get warm?

After I drive for awhile, my cup holder area and center console closer to the seatbelt clip gets warm. Is that abnormal? signs of a bad tranny?
Old 05-21-2006, 01:22 AM
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mine kinda does the samething.I just thought it was normal..................my 65 Mustang used to get really hot you could fry an egg!
Old 05-21-2006, 10:34 AM
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when you have heat on its gets hot. when you have air on it gets cold. im pretty sure the ducts for the rear vent runs right under it.
Old 05-21-2006, 11:05 AM
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the ducts dont run under but beside the console, leave your heat on 90 for a while then feel inside the console. or when you have had you heater or a/c on for a while stick you hand between the seat and console you can feel it
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yea it happened to mine too...sucks when u have gum or some other shit sittin in there..
Old 05-21-2006, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PenancE
yea it happened to mine too...sucks when u have gum or some other shit sittin in there..
Or cold beer!!!!!
Old 05-21-2006, 02:12 PM
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The ducts for the rear seat HVAC runs underneath the center console. That's one factor.

Otherwise, it's usually the heat generated from the engine/transmission. On less insulated vehicles, if you run without the shifter boot (if it's a stick), dirt and stuff can actually get into the cabin. So yeah, on a hot day with a hot engine, you'll probably feel some heat there from it.
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Mine gets cold with the A/C on and hot with the heat on. Keeps water cold in the summer and coffee hot in the winter.
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Originally Posted by 03CoupeV6
Mine gets cold with the A/C on and hot with the heat on. Keeps water cold in the summer and coffee hot in the winter.
What if you wanted a cold beer for the road in the winter? Then you would be SOL.
Old 05-21-2006, 03:40 PM
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thanks for the info guys.. i'm gonna have to test it with the heat and a/c thing..
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