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Legend · 12-20-2009, 02:23 AM

Never noticed it but I do sit back from the wheel a bit...I don't drink in my Camaro either so no problems with the cup holders. I keep my cell in there and my wallet...I've never been able to keep my wallet in my back pocket with any car! Odd huh?

bballr4567 · 12-20-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_h

Get a delicate car then

What?

Dear god, the Camaro is anything from a rough car. If you believe that it is, Im sorry.

Just saying that this so called "muscle car" that has all these little things on it can include a moveable arm rest for cheap and if you didnt move it you would never know it was there.

OP, you can probably retrofit the Malibu armrest cover mechanism onto the Camaro armrest and bam, there you have it.

navmaxlp · 12-20-2009, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_h

Get a delicate car then

Dude, chill out people are allowed to have opinions contrary to yours.

Camaro_hx · 12-20-2009, 03:03 AM

lol man im chillaxed, im givin' my opinion too. For the love of god fix him a moveable armrest, ill pay for it :p

Recluse · 12-20-2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bballr4567

OP, you can probably retrofit the Malibu armrest cover mechanism onto the Camaro armrest and bam, there you have it.

Thank you. I'm going to look into that.

I don't have a Camaro yet, but maybe a temporary fix would be to stick an upside-down cup into the holder, and rest my elbow on the base of it.

v6sonoma · 12-20-2009, 03:58 AM

There will be no drinking in my car. But the ride home from Wendy's involves some interesting wrist articulation when banging through the gears. But my CTS was the same way so at this point I'm used to it. They never take manuals into account when placing cup holder designs.

klatterblast · 12-20-2009, 03:59 AM

invent it sell it charge camaro tax and get filthy rich then get another maliboo

Sword5 · 12-20-2009, 08:01 AM

Arm sits on console here, 6ft also.

Stingr69 · 12-20-2009, 12:10 PM

My elbow ends up in the cup holder and I am right at 6'-0". That is about all I would complain about the interior. :(

I am waiting for some industrious capitalist to come up with a drop-in arm rest extension to match my IOM interior. It will be black with orange stiching and the base will be shaped to fit inside the cup holder. This item will be expensive but I will still purchase it immediately without questioning the cost.

-Mark.

TommyTSquared · 12-20-2009, 12:32 PM

The cup holders are terrible for anything over the size of a regular soda can.

*KILLER74Z28* · 12-20-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Recluse

Wikipedia says the average height for a man in the US is 5' 10" tall, so I'm slightly below average.

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Originally Posted by Recluse

Thank you. I'm going to look into that.

I don't have a Camaro yet, but maybe a temporary fix would be to stick an upside-down cup into the holder, and rest my elbow on the base of it.

I'd just fill in it with sand and concrete...

Sorry had too...

I'm 6'1" so I have no issue with the cup holders other than if there is a drink in ether one; shifting is not so fun…

In all seriousness, I would find a custom interior shop and have them build you a removable pad that slides into the cup holders so it makes it flush. I'm sure they could match the color and stitching if you get the leather…

5thGenOwner · 12-20-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TommyTSquared

The cup holders are terrible for anything over the size of a regular soda can.

+1

And... do you really want a can (with no lid) in your car? Maybe I've just experienced a few too many quick turns, and laps full of soda. (No cans in my car!)

Edit: (looking for interior pictures)

hrpiii · 12-20-2009, 12:49 PM

it's telescoping steering column, is that pulled all the way out and you are still having to pull the seat forward? Is this causing the elbow location issue? I just adjust both until it's perfect.

bballr4567 · 12-20-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 5thGenOwner

+1

And... do you really want a can (with no lid) in your car? Maybe I've just experienced a few too many quick turns, and laps full of soda. (No cans in my car!)

Edit: (looking for interior pictures)

http://www.asseenontvpromo.com/food-...k/bottle-tops/

These are AWESOME. My brother has a few and they work great. Not condoning drinking in a car but these are cool even if you have a few rugrats.

12-20-2009, 03:58 AM	#20
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	There will be no drinking in my car. But the ride home from Wendy's involves some interesting wrist articulation when banging through the gears. But my CTS was the same way so at this point I'm used to it. They never take manuals into account when placing cup holder designs. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

12-20-2009, 03:59 AM	#21
klatterblast Drives: 2010 camaro 2ssrs blk. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: walker la. Posts: 1,732 View My Garage	invent it sell it charge camaro tax and get filthy rich then get another maliboo __________________ 2010 Hennessey HPE650 2SSRS Blk/Blk Magnuson TVS2300,ported heads,cam,Hotchkis suspension. Weld 17”s, Mickey Thompson’s.

12-20-2009, 08:01 AM	#22
Sword5 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 1,164 View My Garage	Arm sits on console here, 6ft also. __________________ Ordered 6/19/09 Black on Black 2 SS Delivery 10/14/09! Added CAI, Heritage Grill, DRL Plug and Play Harness

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Legend Hello! Drives: 2008 JSB Z06! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,624 View My Garage	Never noticed it but I do sit back from the wheel a bit...I don't drink in my Camaro either so no problems with the cup holders. I keep my cell in there and my wallet...I've never been able to keep my wallet in my back pocket with any car! Odd huh?

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Camaro_hx Account Suspended Drives: 2010 1LT/RS CGM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: KWT Posts: 2,474 View My Garage	lol man im chillaxed, im givin' my opinion too. For the love of god fix him a moveable armrest, ill pay for it :p

12-20-2009, 12:10 PM	#23
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	My elbow ends up in the cup holder and I am right at 6'-0". That is about all I would complain about the interior. :( I am waiting for some industrious capitalist to come up with a drop-in arm rest extension to match my IOM interior. It will be black with orange stiching and the base will be shaped to fit inside the cup holder. This item will be expensive but I will still purchase it immediately without questioning the cost. -Mark.

12-20-2009, 12:32 PM	#24
TommyTSquared Drives: RSSS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DFW Posts: 2,492	The cup holders are terrible for anything over the size of a regular soda can.

12-20-2009, 12:49 PM	#27
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,573	it's telescoping steering column, is that pulled all the way out and you are still having to pull the seat forward? Is this causing the elbow location issue? I just adjust both until it's perfect.