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Okay you explain it then, i just want to know what that is, how is it a cup holder?

Originally posted by RawBurt:
Okay you explain it then, i just want to know what that is, how is it a cup holder?

if you would have clicked on this link he provided, you would have seen that prior to '98 and svt's, there was a cupholder there. there isn't one now. that is just a "covering" panel. comprende?

So it's pretty much useless then right?

Originally posted by RawBurt:
So it's pretty much useless then right?

you could try cutting it away like the link to post suggested

Thank you ladies and gentlemen, may this thread die.....

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I have a cupholder there. Under my armrest and behind my emergency brake is a rectangular storage compartment. Then behind that is a round deep cupholder for the rear seat.

If anybody has a pic of the console without the cupholder I'd be sort of interested in seeing it...

Okay, i dont think i have one. But i will get a picture of it tonight. I would love to see the pictures of your cup holders!

Originally posted by RawBurt:
So it's pretty much useless then right?

Yep just like you on these boards!

Nice to see you again steeda, where have you been?

Originally posted by dbateman:

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I have a cupholder there. Under my armrest and behind my emergency brake is a rectangular storage compartment. Then behind that is a round deep cupholder for the rear seat.

If anybody has a pic of the console without the cupholder I'd be sort of interested in seeing it...

This is precisely what I'm talking about.

All Pre-98 Contours had a cover. All SVTs had a cover.

All 98+ GL, LX, SE (and SE Sport??) had an exposed compartment with rear cupholder. I use the cupholder to hold my two-way radios.

Pictures of the famous cupholder in my currently very cluttered car:

Holds the two-ways perfectly

Can anybody take some detailed pics of their pre-98 or their SVT of this compartment?

Well wow would you look at that, thanks for the pic.

Originally posted by 98 SE:

Can anybody take some detailed pics of their pre-98 or their SVT of this compartment?

yeah, give me ten minutes to get back to my car, wish I had seen this a few mintues ago as I was just in my car

pre 98

post 98 w/pre 98 console

Originally posted by 98 SE:

All 98+ GL, LX, SE (and SE Sport??) had an exposed compartment with rear cupholder.

yes SE Sports have the same center console, the arm rest is a pain in the ass, that is why I put a pre98 console in

You've got leather in your Contour SE???????????

I thought I was the only one!

Originally posted by TourDeForce:
You've got leather in your Contour SE???????????

I thought I was the only one!

and my father does in his 95 SE

I have no idea why those two little holes are there but I keep a miniture flashlight in one of them.

Originally posted by brapple:

Odd ... the SVT's doesn't look like that. It looks like the post-98 console but covered.

Wow, even more clarification! Woohoo!

Anybody with an SVT care to show pics too?

"Matt, the collector of useless information"

(anyone remember that intermittent wipers topic?

)

I think the SVT console lids are rounded, and of course leather bound, not fabric and diagonal like the pre-98's.
They're pretty deep IIRC.
If no one posts before me, I'll try to snap a pic this weekend during the Tasca show at the dragway.

Here is a pic of my 99 CSVT.

From the pic it looks like 2 lighter outlets.

That's what mine looks like too. Maybe there is a cupholder underneath, but the question still stands. WTF are those two holes for??? What was Ford thinking? Nothing fits in those thing!

I have the 98 SE and I don't have a cover on my console, but I have the cup holder/ashtray, although, I don't have the actual ashtray in there anymore. In fact, I don't know where the hell I put that thing. LOL.

maybe ford made those holes to screw with us. So if you say drop a penny or something then you woulnt be able to get the penny out and would have to drive with a rattle.

I'm willing to bet it was another cost-saving measure. You know, taking away that much unnecessary plastic in 10,000 cars (SVTs) yields some pennies saved!

Well, maybe not. The cupholder-area underneath does look useful somehow. I saw a picture of hmouta's setup, he's got a stealth switch mounted in there for something (neons?).

EDIT here... it's the master switch for all these in his car.

Looking closer at that first picture of hmouta's car it appears obvious that the holes reach down all the way to the "cupholder" part. I thought they were just holes in the plastic, but now it looks like they are the mounting stabilizers that help keep the lid mounted to the console. Also makes it look like a VERY easy mod for someone who wants a lid on their console.

wooow...it's like watching center arm console porn.

maybe to hold pens?

or french fries.

I'd have to say that they are braces for the mounting screws. I took the screws out to see what was underneath and here is the pic.

Here is the part # if anyone wants to try to order one, might be kinda hard to come by at the dealer thou.

F8NV
F045C74-A

man if they had put that armrest in the SE's instead of that [censored] waste of one on the side of the seat that gets in the way of shifting when down i might not have put a pre98 console in my car....but then again I like it better so maybe it was a good idea

Now if only they were available in gray.

I would do it in an instant.

Originally posted by dpa43:
I'd have to say that they are braces for the mounting screws. I took the screws out to see what was underneath and here is the pic.

Here is the part # if anyone wants to try to order one, might be kinda hard to come by at the dealer thou.

F8NV
F045C74-A

I think we have a weiner!

I'll be darned. They de-contented the armrest & cover with holes. Actually though, I like my 98 console better, the rear cupholder is nice, and my driver's seat has a usable armrest.

Where does ford come up with these things, HEH???

Originally posted by dbateman:

I'll be darned. They de-contented the armrest & cover with holes. Actually though, I like my 98 console better, the rear cupholder is nice, and my driver's seat has a usable armrest.

just wondering how you find that armrest useful when you have a mtx, I can see that it is ok for highway cruising but it is in my way when shifting, but then again I find the pre-98 console jus tthe right height for an armrest

I find the true dual screw holes with the resonater screws removed adds at least 8 hp.

What are you nuts

Originally posted by TexasRealtor:

Originally posted by dpa43:
I'd have to say that they are braces for the mounting screws. I took the screws out to see what was underneath and here is the pic.

Here is the part # if anyone wants to try to order one, might be kinda hard to come by at the dealer thou.

F8NV
F045C74-A

I think we have a weiner!

I am not sure what your point is in saying this? Here I am trying to be helpful in answering fellow CEG'ers questions and this is the kind of response you post, calling me a weiner and posting a HELP smiley!!! What the [censored] did I ever do to you to say this. Maybe I am taking your response the wrong way but this is one of the many reasons why I do not like posting on this site. Don't get me wrong I enjoy
CEG, but sometimes it seems pointless to post or respond to a topic if this is the response it receives.

dpa43 I hear ya man, to many negative people on CEG

Originally posted by dpa43:

Originally posted by TexasRealtor:

Originally posted by dpa43:
I'd have to say that they are braces for the mounting screws. I took the screws out to see what was underneath and here is the pic.

Here is the part # if anyone wants to try to order one, might be kinda hard to come by at the dealer thou.

F8NV
F045C74-A

I think we have a weiner!

I am not sure what your point is in saying this? Here I am trying to be helpful in answering fellow CEG'ers questions and this is the kind of response you post, calling me a weiner and posting a HELP smiley!!! What the [censored] did I ever do to you to say this. Maybe I am taking your response the wrong way but this is one of the many reasons why I do not like posting on this site. Don't get me wrong I enjoy
CEG, but sometimes it seems pointless to post or respond to a topic if this is the response it receives.

The way I took it was they were being sarcastic, but good hearted... but I do not understand the help part.

I don't think they meant anything bad, IMO...

dpa43, FWIW I think the positive responses far outweighed the negative in this case.

I for one (fairly obviously

) appreciated the pics.

Originally posted by dpa43:

I am not sure what your point is in saying this? Here I am trying to be helpful in answering fellow CEG'ers questions and this is the kind of response you post, calling me a weiner and posting a HELP smiley!!!

I always thought "I think we have a weiner" was just a good-natured mutation of "I think we have a winner." Kinda like "My cow-orkers said whatever..."

Originally posted by brapple:

Originally posted by dbateman:

I'll be darned. They de-contented the armrest & cover with holes. Actually though, I like my 98 console better, the rear cupholder is nice, and my driver's seat has a usable armrest.

just wondering how you find that armrest useful when you have a mtx, I can see that it is ok for highway cruising but it is in my way when shifting, but then again I find the pre-98 console jus tthe right height for an armrest

My arm isn't long enough to hit the armrest. The armrest is a little wimpy but I definitely like it on the highway.

Originally posted by JonnySVT:
That's what mine looks like too. Maybe there is a cupholder underneath, but the question still stands. WTF are those two holes for??? What was Ford thinking? Nothing fits in those thing!

CHAPSTICK HOLDER!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's the best one i've heard so far!!! I think we have a winner here!!!!

I keep a little pencil from the golf course in one of mine. Not good for much anything else...

i stash my coke in there. when im ready to use, i just remove the cover, place the straw in there, and snoooooooooort! then im ready to drive realllly realllly realllly fast!!

uh...j/k.

Originally posted by dbateman:

Originally posted by dpa43:

I am not sure what your point is in saying this? Here I am trying to be helpful in answering fellow CEG'ers questions and this is the kind of response you post, calling me a weiner and posting a HELP smiley!!!

I always thought "I think we have a weiner" was just a good-natured mutation of "I think we have a winner." Kinda like "My cow-orkers said whatever..."

That IS what I meant. Don't take everything so serious. I have often wondered the same thing about those holes in the console.

TR

Originally posted by Circar3:
What are you nuts

Yup!