Cupholder too big for any bottle

[kinimod]

It seems the F3x/F8x cupholders are designed for those big fastfood/fastcoffee buckets (sorry, it can not be called a glass) and not for normal bottles. Any water bottle is just too narrow and moves around and creaks.

Is there any adapter or solution to this? 5 series has this done nicely so any size fits thanks to the springs inside...

Maybe the European version is designed for the normal bottles?

[Lups]

Originally Posted by kinimod

It seems the F3x/F8x cupholders are designed for those big fastfood/fastcoffee buckets (sorry, it can not be called a glass) and not for normal bottles. Any water bottle is just too narrow and moves around and creaks.

Is there any adapter or solution to this? 5 series has this done nicely so any size fits thanks to the springs inside...

Maybe the European version is designed for the normal bottles?

Put one of those beer can insulation things to your bottle. Instant fix.

I have to say this problem was a new one and now that cars are received by us many, I thought we had heard it all already.

[NorCal f80]

Because when you get a small drink at fast food places here in the U.S it's like an extra large in other countries.

[bob330i]

interesting, my E46 cupholders have those spring loaded tabs. Strange they didn't keep the same design since they seem to have enlarged the overall size.

[Wah]

I just grab some napkins when I get my coffee and stuff them between the cup and the holder. I'll need them anyway for when I turn too quickly and the coffee spills all over the place. BTW... lots of little cracks in this car for coffee to get into. Annoying as hell.

[dkhm3]

bean counters took over the cup holder designs. it f'ing sucks. there should be spring tabs inside all cupholders. I think this and the fact that the sun visors do not extend out annoys me (all bmw's) annoy me to no end in this car.

[mkoesel]

They happen to be sized perfectly for 16.9 oz. bottles, so they work great for carbonated water which is great for me since I drink a lot of it. Also I have found that the door pockets (in the F80 anyway, not sure if the F82/F83 are the same) work great for the large size Vitamin Water bottles which I also have from time to time. This is a welcome change too - I was never able to fit water bottles in the doors in previous M3s.

I guess the better solution would be to avoid packaged water and just use a refillable bottle of the proper size - that would probably work for you OP. I just have a hard time giving up the consumables, especially for the carbonated water (don't want to have to screw around with those home carbonation appliances).

[NiceGuyEddie]

Get this along with the lid:
http://www.tervis.com/designs/Form-C...c=093597041976
You can thank me later. Best drink tumbler in existence. You can even personalize them on the website, and if anything happens to it (even dropping and breaking it), they replace at no cost. Fantastic company and products.

[BEMR]

Originally Posted by dkhm3

bean counters took over the cup holder designs. it f'ing sucks. there should be spring tabs inside all cupholders. I think this and the fact that the sun visors do not extend out annoys me (all bmw's) annoy me to no end in this car.

Yaaaaa but they sure look good. My 6 series had remarkable exterior and interior, but after about 50 miles of straight driving you felt like you were sitting on 3 qtr inch plywood. Seems the seats had oscillating butt cheek rotators that compromised the bottom portion of seat, real annoying.

[Wah]

Anyone who had the last M3 and the poorly designed cupholders that car had will not complain about the cupholders in this car.

[Andrew115]

Originally Posted by NiceGuyEddie

Get this along with the lid:
http://www.tervis.com/designs/Form-C...c=093597041976
You can thank me later. Best drink tumbler in existence. You can even personalize them on the website, and if anything happens to it (even dropping and breaking it), they replace at no cost. Fantastic company and products.

I have one and it's too tall. Rests on dash at the tip and that bugs me.

[NiceGuyEddie]

Originally Posted by Andrew115

I have one and it's too tall. Rests on dash at the tip and that bugs me.

They also make a shorter one and a water bottle with a smaller diameter.

[BEMR]

Looking at some of the post seems as though BMW really messed up on the cupholder issue. But I'll be the first to tell you that the design of the cupholder is for the FIT of the Container they designed. THE FIT IS PERFECT. Then when you go to Starbucks etc. hand them that nice colorful Coffee Mug with the Roundel.




https://www.parts.com/index.cfm?fuse...er-80900440458

[NorCal f80]

Need one without the BMW. Don't want to be too douchbaggy bringing in a BMW thermos.

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by dwin_sd

Need one without the BMW. Don't want to be too douchbaggy bringing in a BMW thermos.

You drive up to Starbuck's in a BMW and they are going to think you are a douchbag because your mug has a Roundel on it

[BEMR]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

You drive up to Starbuck's in a BMW and they are going to think you are a douchbag because your mug has a Roundel on it

+1

[Lups]

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

You drive up to Starbuck's in a BMW and they are going to think you are a douchbag because your mug has a Roundel on it

Yeah, I agree that looks awful, but its the best thermos mug I've ever had. Mine looks perfect now that it has a lot of accidents behind it, people who see it will avoid driving close to me.

I have taken it to SB, but to be honest that is humiliating. Now I his fill it up next to the car in shame, and then take out the trash (I'm trying not to turn Peter into a SB cemetery as it has had that look going for him once or twice) and drive away.

[kinimod]

It's not practical to buy a bottle of water and then have to pour it into another container like this...

[tdizzle]

Silly that my 2005 Ford F-150 had a rubber insert for the smaller, or what should be considered normal, cups . If you happened to need an opening for a huge cup you could remove it and it would fit that too.

Guess people who drove trucks need more flexibility on their beverage sizes. I don't drink much in my car so it's not a big deal to me but water bottles don't fit snug in my f30. I've survived though.

[Jmiller007]

It fits a wine bottle perfectly.

[kinimod]

Originally Posted by tdizzle

Silly that my 2005 Ford F-150 had a rubber insert for the smaller, or what should be considered normal, cups . If you happened to need an opening for a huge cup you could remove it and it would fit that too.

Guess people who drove trucks need more flexibility on their beverage sizes. I don't drink much in my car so it's not a big deal to me but water bottles don't fit snug in my f30. I've survived though.

So I started googling and found out that BMW also has those inserts:



And this is interesting as well:



So we just have to find the part numbers and order.

[kinimod]

It's actually a smoker's package?