WTF was GM thinking putting the HVAC, cupholders, gear shifter all within a 7" space. I'm just starting to notice in my 04 sunfire if my gf and i both have a drink in the cupholder it takes some serious finger dexterity to change the setting from recirc to just top.
lol, i noticed this too every time im drving with my g/f and we both have drinks she'll say "im so cold/warm" and then ill have to adjust it and move everything just to turn knobs
You said "turn knobs" lol!! Yeah I noticed this too, so I banned drinks from the car.
Try the 95-99 models , they have teh radio where your HVAC knobs are, I would rather beable to change my stations easier than screw wiith the knobs !
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IIRC, the Cav's come with 2 holders up front, right?
Fires only have 1 (95-99?) and its about 2" deep. I've learned the hard way, no Taco Bell large drinks in that cup holder. Especially when shifting to 5th, keeps turning on the A/C.
GM convenience innovation at it's finest, let me tell ya...
And it is shared by the ashtray/coin depository...
Take a left turn to fast, and, well, time to bust out the steam cleaner...
BoltZ22 wrote:just relocate the HVAC.
My question is can I take the bezel out of the older cavalier's and switch it so that my radio is below and the HVAC controls are on top? Cause I have an aftermarket HU that tilts upward and it has a remote so it will work downthere better than the HVAC controls. Is it an easy switch?
Kardain wrote:IIRC, the Cav's come with 2 holders up front, right?
Fires only have 1 (95-99?) and its about 2" deep. I've learned the hard way, no Taco Bell large drinks in that cup holder. Especially when shifting to 5th, keeps turning on the A/C.
GM convenience innovation at it's finest, let me tell ya...
And it is shared by the ashtray/coin depository...
Take a left turn to fast, and, well, time to bust out the steam cleaner...
funny... i work for taco bell and was thinking the same thing while reading this thread... why i had to switch to medium drinks instead of large LOL...
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i got to hand it to gm though in the 00-02 cavs the drinks got a lil more table with the two cup holders.. I had a 98 and i hated it everytime i would turn a corner with a drink in the holder and i would forget to hold on it die in the ps floorboard.. I dunno how many times i had to stop on the side of the highway right after i got on to clean up the mess..
I can remember when people complained about them being on top. We are one of the reasons that it moved to the bottom. They asked a bunch of people on one of the J-Bashes what they would change. Painted mirrors and door handles were one, the HVAC location was another. If you have a DVD screen the HVAC sucks on top.
Funny stuff.
i like mine up top its nice. though the drink gets in the way of the radio but its ok, thats what the remote is for
I just flip my center console open and use the cup holders there. A little uncomfortable at first, but it beats cleaning up 32oz. after a left turn.
I almost always put my drink in the back cupholder since theres no room in the front.
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Now if we just had a small enough cup holder for my redbull so i wouldn't have to drive about town holding then it would all be good...
It's a four banger, you gotta bang it four times to get it goin'....
taco bell was the first cup to run through my mind too
Pre 2000 model cavaliers also had only one cup holder in the front -- and it was pretty much useless because my coffee always fell out of the so called cup 'holder'.
