Cup Holders
Overlord - Team Abyss
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From: Maplewood, Minnesota
Originally Posted by boltjames
Okay, below are the step-by-step instructions for modding the optional factory TL ashtray into a coin/token holder. It's a little complex, so if you're having difficulty, just ask someone who works at a body shop:
1. Slide the door over the cupholders to the full and open position.
2. Confirm that there is no optional factory TL ashtray installed.
3. Close the door.
4. Put the key in the ignition.
5. Start the car.
6. Wait for the navi to display the "ok" button (it's grey with the symbol "OK" on it).
7. Hit the "ok" button (see above for "ok" button detail).
8. Depress the 'voice' button on the steering wheel.
9. Speak the phrase "find nearest Acura dealer".
10. Listen to the navi's directions and drive to the nearest Acura dealer. Depress the accellerator and/or brake as necessary.
11. Once you arrive at the nearest Acura dealer, put the car in park.
12. Turn off the ignition.
13. Exit the vehicle and close the door.
14. Walk to the door of the Acura parts department and open it.
15. Close the door.
16. Ask the attractive blonde with the heaving cleavage for the parts manager.
17. Ask the unattractive bald guy that you want the optional factory ashtray for the TL.
18. When he looks confused, tell him "yes, I know it says Honda Insight on the side of the box, but I want it anyway."
19. Remove your credit card from your wallet, signature side up.
20. Allow the bald guy to hand the heaving blonde the Honda Insight ashtray box.
21. Pay the heaving blonde $20 plus tax, and say 'thank you'.
22. Ask the bald guy if you can borrow a pair of pliers.
23. Use the pliers to remove the piece of tin that's inside the optional factory TL ashtray. This piece of tin is a cigarrette holder; since you don't smoke, you don't need it in there.
24. Now that the tin is out, there is room for your coins/tokens.
25. You now have modded the optional factory TL ashtray into an optional factory TL coin/token holder.
BJ
1. Slide the door over the cupholders to the full and open position.
2. Confirm that there is no optional factory TL ashtray installed.
3. Close the door.
4. Put the key in the ignition.
5. Start the car.
6. Wait for the navi to display the "ok" button (it's grey with the symbol "OK" on it).
7. Hit the "ok" button (see above for "ok" button detail).
8. Depress the 'voice' button on the steering wheel.
9. Speak the phrase "find nearest Acura dealer".
10. Listen to the navi's directions and drive to the nearest Acura dealer. Depress the accellerator and/or brake as necessary.
11. Once you arrive at the nearest Acura dealer, put the car in park.
12. Turn off the ignition.
13. Exit the vehicle and close the door.
14. Walk to the door of the Acura parts department and open it.
15. Close the door.
16. Ask the attractive blonde with the heaving cleavage for the parts manager.
17. Ask the unattractive bald guy that you want the optional factory ashtray for the TL.
18. When he looks confused, tell him "yes, I know it says Honda Insight on the side of the box, but I want it anyway."
19. Remove your credit card from your wallet, signature side up.
20. Allow the bald guy to hand the heaving blonde the Honda Insight ashtray box.
21. Pay the heaving blonde $20 plus tax, and say 'thank you'.
22. Ask the bald guy if you can borrow a pair of pliers.
23. Use the pliers to remove the piece of tin that's inside the optional factory TL ashtray. This piece of tin is a cigarrette holder; since you don't smoke, you don't need it in there.
24. Now that the tin is out, there is room for your coins/tokens.
25. You now have modded the optional factory TL ashtray into an optional factory TL coin/token holder.
BJ
Just kidding by the way
Team Camel Executive VP
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I just modded my key ring so that the "A" logo side of the remote is always facing the passenger when you start the car. It's shiny and coordinates smartly with the "A" logo on the steering wheel. I'll be posting those mod instructions as soon as my fingers recover from typing the ashtray mod.
Andrenaline Junkie
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Originally Posted by boltjames
Okay, below are the step-by-step instructions for modding the optional factory TL ashtray into a coin/token holder. It's a little complex, so if you're having difficulty, just ask someone who works at a body shop:
1. Slide the door over the cupholders to the full and open position.
2. Confirm that there is no optional factory TL ashtray installed.
3. Close the door.
4. Put the key in the ignition.
5. Start the car.
6. Wait for the navi to display the "ok" button (it's grey with the symbol "OK" on it).
7. Hit the "ok" button (see above for "ok" button detail).
8. Depress the 'voice' button on the steering wheel.
9. Speak the phrase "find nearest Acura dealer".
10. Listen to the navi's directions and drive to the nearest Acura dealer. Depress the accellerator and/or brake as necessary.
11. Once you arrive at the nearest Acura dealer, put the car in park.
12. Turn off the ignition.
13. Exit the vehicle and close the door.
14. Walk to the door of the Acura parts department and open it.
15. Close the door.
16. Ask the attractive blonde with the heaving cleavage for the parts manager.
17. Ask the unattractive bald guy that you want the optional factory ashtray for the TL.
18. When he looks confused, tell him "yes, I know it says Honda Insight on the side of the box, but I want it anyway."
19. Remove your credit card from your wallet, signature side up.
20. Allow the bald guy to hand the heaving blonde the Honda Insight ashtray box.
21. Pay the heaving blonde $20 plus tax, and say 'thank you'.
22. Ask the bald guy if you can borrow a pair of pliers.
23. Use the pliers to remove the piece of tin that's inside the optional factory TL ashtray. This piece of tin is a cigarrette holder; since you don't smoke, you don't need it in there.
24. Now that the tin is out, there is room for your coins/tokens.
25. You now have modded the optional factory TL ashtray into an optional factory TL coin/token holder.
BJ
1. Slide the door over the cupholders to the full and open position.
2. Confirm that there is no optional factory TL ashtray installed.
3. Close the door.
4. Put the key in the ignition.
5. Start the car.
6. Wait for the navi to display the "ok" button (it's grey with the symbol "OK" on it).
7. Hit the "ok" button (see above for "ok" button detail).
8. Depress the 'voice' button on the steering wheel.
9. Speak the phrase "find nearest Acura dealer".
10. Listen to the navi's directions and drive to the nearest Acura dealer. Depress the accellerator and/or brake as necessary.
11. Once you arrive at the nearest Acura dealer, put the car in park.
12. Turn off the ignition.
13. Exit the vehicle and close the door.
14. Walk to the door of the Acura parts department and open it.
15. Close the door.
16. Ask the attractive blonde with the heaving cleavage for the parts manager.
17. Ask the unattractive bald guy that you want the optional factory ashtray for the TL.
18. When he looks confused, tell him "yes, I know it says Honda Insight on the side of the box, but I want it anyway."
19. Remove your credit card from your wallet, signature side up.
20. Allow the bald guy to hand the heaving blonde the Honda Insight ashtray box.
21. Pay the heaving blonde $20 plus tax, and say 'thank you'.
22. Ask the bald guy if you can borrow a pair of pliers.
23. Use the pliers to remove the piece of tin that's inside the optional factory TL ashtray. This piece of tin is a cigarrette holder; since you don't smoke, you don't need it in there.
24. Now that the tin is out, there is room for your coins/tokens.
25. You now have modded the optional factory TL ashtray into an optional factory TL coin/token holder.
BJ
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My Acura dealership must have a horndog in the HR department as the receptionists in the parts/service departments are always blonde, 18-21, racked, jacked, and ready to be packed if you know what I mean 
Team Camel Executive VP
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From: NY
I love the TL's cupholders so much I wrote a poem about them as follows:
Is there anything in the world so captivating
Is there anything in the world so motivating
Can you see how your hands are liberating
That cupholder is my only love
That and Zaino Show Car Polish™ is my only love
Oh, yeah
Is there anything in the world so captivating
Is there anything in the world so motivating
Can you see how your hands are liberating
That cupholder is my only love
That and Zaino Show Car Polish™ is my only love
Oh, yeah
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Ontario, Canada
Originally Posted by Jss1
Nobody puts any cups in my car. I have nightmares about coffee hitting the navi. One cupholder for the cellphone and one for junk. Works for me.
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Austin, TX
Oh thank heaven........
You don't know happy with cup holders until you trade in your '96 Lexus ES300 for a TL. It had the "pop out of the dash" cup holders that prevented you from using the 12V power adapter because both the ashtray and the cupholder couldn't be popped out simultaneously.
I love my TL. I love the cupholders.
And you want to gain a new appreciation for your TL? Mine's in for service and they rented me a Chevy Malibu with 8K miles on it. What a piece of crap rattle box. I WANT MY COCKPIT BACK!!!!! :banghead:
I love my TL. I love the cupholders.
And you want to gain a new appreciation for your TL? Mine's in for service and they rented me a Chevy Malibu with 8K miles on it. What a piece of crap rattle box. I WANT MY COCKPIT BACK!!!!! :banghead:
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Baltimore, MD
There IS one minor thing about the cupholders I have found annoying...the little rubber fins are so good at gripping stuff, that when you pull an aluminum can out, it makes this horrible grating sound. Does no harm to the can or rubber as far as I can tell, but the noise is like fingernails on a chalkboard. Strange, because the second-gen TL/CL had a similar design, but the rubber was a little softer...and quieter.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Baltimore, MD
rets - Try it yourself. I had a can of Diet Coke in the rear holder, but you can put a Natty Bohemian in there if you like. Not while you're driving of course. It sounds horrible. Who knows, maybe it's just mine.
You touch my tra la la...
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From: New York
My mom's BMW 525i has the worst cup holders ever. All they are are little rings that pop out of the center console. I was driving home from Quiznos when a drink fell out on to my lap, and luckily it didn't spill much. Even more lucky was the fact that I didn't lose control of the car. If something cold is going to hit my lap and spill on me I am going to get startled and look down, its an uncontrolable reaction. Its rediculous these things. I look forward to DEEP cupholders in the TL
Bobz
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Palm Springs Ca
Originally Posted by GaleForce
My mom's BMW 525i has the worst cup holders ever. All they are are little rings that pop out of the center console. I was driving home from Quiznos when a drink fell out on to my lap, and luckily it didn't spill much. Even more lucky was the fact that I didn't lose control of the car. If something cold is going to hit my lap and spill on me I am going to get startled and look down, its an uncontrolable reaction. Its rediculous these things. I look forward to DEEP cupholders in the TL
Three Wheelin'
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by BLACURATL
Holy Crap! 53 posts on cup holders! PLEASE !!!!
Get Lives, people!
Get Lives, people!
LONG LIVE THE CUP HOLDER THREAD!
Team Camel Executive VP
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From: NY
I was feeling inspired after my Big Gulp™ made the windy trip home this morning, so here's another poem:
Oh TL cup holder, you are the one
Oh TL cup holder, there is no pulp
When one gets an orange juice
Or a 7 Eleven Big Gulp™
BJ
Oh TL cup holder, you are the one
Oh TL cup holder, there is no pulp
When one gets an orange juice
Or a 7 Eleven Big Gulp™
BJ
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From: NY
SPECIAL REPORT:
Today I ordered one medium Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and one large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and I am happy to inform you that they both fit in either cupholder of the 2004 Acura TL, where sport meets luxury®.
BJ
Today I ordered one medium Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and one large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and I am happy to inform you that they both fit in either cupholder of the 2004 Acura TL, where sport meets luxury®.
BJ
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From: Chicago
1. correction
2. direction
3. erection
4. hypercorrection
5. incorrection
6. indirection
7. insurrection
8. misdirection
9. overcorrection
10. piloerection
11. porrection
12. redirection
13. resurrection
You like all of those? I'm not so sure of insurrection myself.
Mike
2. direction
3. erection
4. hypercorrection
5. incorrection
6. indirection
7. insurrection
8. misdirection
9. overcorrection
10. piloerection
11. porrection
12. redirection
13. resurrection
You like all of those? I'm not so sure of insurrection myself.
Mike
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Nah, just having a little fun. And I found a web site that lists common words ending in "rection"! That would surely help BJ come up with better poems than the pathetic ode he foisted on us three or four posts up.
Mike
Mike
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From: Atlanta, GA
I found the $2.80 Starbucks Tall latte cups kept on getting stuck in the holder and was set in there so low I couldn't grab it. Now I buy the $4.00 Venti cup and have no problems. That's approx $300. per year extra but who cares I'm happy.
Team Camel Executive VP
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From: NY
Originally Posted by Jessedog
I found the $2.80 Starbucks Tall latte cups kept on getting stuck in the holder and was set in there so low I couldn't grab it. Now I buy the $4.00 Venti cup and have no problems. That's approx $300. per year extra but who cares I'm happy.
Every morning, I watch the globe, read the orange text, hit the OK button, and see the map. I don't use the map, I don't need the map. I just love the map.
BJ
Three Wheelin'
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by Jessedog
I found the $2.80 Starbucks Tall latte cups kept on getting stuck in the holder and was set in there so low I couldn't grab it. Now I buy the $4.00 Venti cup and have no problems. That's approx $300. per year extra but who cares I'm happy.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by boltjames
SPECIAL REPORT:
Today I ordered one medium Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and one large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and I am happy to inform you that they both fit in either cupholder of the 2004 Acura TL, where sport meets luxury®.
BJ
Today I ordered one medium Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and one large Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee (decaf, creme, two Splenda™) and I am happy to inform you that they both fit in either cupholder of the 2004 Acura TL, where sport meets luxury®.
BJ
Three Wheelin'
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From: Baltimore, MD
Originally Posted by svtmike
Nah, just having a little fun. And I found a web site that lists common words ending in "rection"! That would surely help BJ come up with better poems than the pathetic ode he foisted on us three or four posts up.
Mike
Mike
I know we're doing anything and everything to keep this thread going, and I love it. But someone remind me, what's the thread actually supposed to be about?
Racer
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Originally Posted by Jessedog
I found the $2.80 Starbucks Tall latte cups kept on getting stuck in the holder and was set in there so low I couldn't grab it. Now I buy the $4.00 Venti cup and have no problems. That's approx $300. per year extra but who cares I'm happy.
the Budman
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From: Atlanta, GA
Originally Posted by TLGator
But someone remind me, what's the thread actually supposed to be about?
Instructor
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Originally Posted by Thomwarn
Are the cup holders on this car ridiculous or what??? When I put my drink in them it disappears and I have to pry it out when I want to take a drink. I have to put something in the bottom of the holder to raise the cup, or buy super size drinks!!!!
Racer
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Minneapolis, MN 55408
Sure, we drink in the car.
We just don't drive anywhere. We sit in the car, drink, listen the the DVD-A Player and push buttons.
PS: Has anyone else noticed the feature that the cooling of each cup holder is independently controlled by the driver and passenger side thermostat controls?
We just don't drive anywhere. We sit in the car, drink, listen the the DVD-A Player and push buttons.
PS: Has anyone else noticed the feature that the cooling of each cup holder is independently controlled by the driver and passenger side thermostat controls?
Team Camel Executive VP
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From: NY
Originally Posted by JohnDoe2
Sure, we drink in the car.
We just don't drive anywhere. We sit in the car, drink, listen the the DVD-A Player and push buttons.
PS: Has anyone else noticed the feature that the cooling of each cup holder is independently controlled by the driver and passenger side thermostat controls?
We just don't drive anywhere. We sit in the car, drink, listen the the DVD-A Player and push buttons.
PS: Has anyone else noticed the feature that the cooling of each cup holder is independently controlled by the driver and passenger side thermostat controls?
Keeping my change cold is refreshing for my fingers and keeping the phone cold is good for battery life.
Acura thought of everything.
BJ
TLover
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From: Brooklyn, New York
Originally Posted by JohnDoe2
PS: Has anyone else noticed the feature that the cooling of each cup holder is independently controlled by the driver and passenger side thermostat controls?
BTW i love the cup holders. some of you might not know, but the 1989-2002 MB SL500 had the same cup holders with that same garage type cover and the same sliding arm rest. and i love all 3 of them.
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Originally Posted by tlxlr8s
what do you mean by that? please explain.
BTW i love the cup holders. some of you might not know, but the 1989-2002 MB SL500 had the same cup holders with that same garage type cover and the same sliding arm rest. and i love all 3 of them.
BTW i love the cup holders. some of you might not know, but the 1989-2002 MB SL500 had the same cup holders with that same garage type cover and the same sliding arm rest. and i love all 3 of them.
While it's nice that Acura did that, it makes me think that it would have been even nicer to have those pipes run through the buttocks of the seats so that there'd be no need for seat warmers and we'd have aircon'd seats too.
BJ