chilibowl

The only and best solution.

Ryne

iTrader: (12)

I would have to disagree with you on my statement being a "cop out". Yes, we are all on this forum to modify our cars to some extent and make them more appealing and functional, but there are limits to what is reasonable. I dont see anyone paying the money to have the center console recontructed in a seamless and professional manner, to suit holding larger drinks. This only leaves the option of putting some cheap attachment on an otherwise classy looking interior.

All that aside, some of your other examples are much better suited for my statement of "You picked the wrong car." than your statement of we can fix or "modify" it. A perfect example being the paint. It is entirely unreasonable to assume that a person is going to have their car repainted or "modified" with a higher quality paint to compensate for what Nissan put on the car. In this case, it would be much more financially responsible and realistic to purchase a car with more durable paint, if that is a primary consideration. And putting a clear bra on the whole car is an unreasonable option as well. It's cost prohibitive and will look terrible over time, only protecting the paint for the next owner who would immediately tear it off.

The headlight ballast comment doesn't make sense to me, OEM ballasts are picky about putting cheap bulbs in them. I have done several retrofits with OEM ballasts (Matsu****a, Denso, etc.) and they always fire up Phillips bulbs or comparable, but there are no guarauntees with cheap (less than about $100 a pair) non OEM bulbs.

The transmission comment also isn't similar to this at all. That's a manufacturing issue that Nissan has addressed through an update. That is miles different than this cupholder scenario.

Your statement about fast food not defining their sizes and things were smaller ten years ago doesn't follow actual facts. In 1999 McDonalds introduced the "Supersize" drink weighing in at 42 ounces. In 2001 Burger King followed suit with a 42 ounce "King" size. In 2006 Wendys introduced a 42 ounce drink as their new large size. One could say that the time Infiniti was desingning this car, no stranger to the US Market, we were at a peak of drink sizes.

The best options for the OP are to order smaller drinks, buy a mug or drink container that fits nicely in the cupholder, spend a significant sum of money to have the center console reconfigured to suit larger drinks, or put some sort of cupholder rig in the car that will seriously detract from the overall look of the interior.

GeezerB

If you Google Infiniti G37 mug, you will find many options designed to maximize the space, many from Infiniti!

G37Xtreme

Where actually did you get the notion that cupholder size was a PRIMARY consideration? I never got that impression from the OP. I'd say performance and style are usually the primary considerations for most G37 owners...couple with value.

Also, why are you dismissing cupholder modification as a modification? It's a bonafide mod. OEM lacks something, and the owner modifies it to meet his needs.

As for the other stuff you wrote above...you are entitled to your opinion, but I don't think the drink sizes were scaled up based on your timeline. Offering a larger drink on a particular date isn't the same thing as redefining your medium cup as small, and going up from there. I don't think that happened prior to the interior design that Infinit did for the G37. As stated, my 2012 Maxima which was designed later, has 2 drink holders which weren't side-by-side (staggered) and one was a bit larger than the other.

Was our G37 designed differently than the Skyline to accommodate the US fast food craze?

Ryne

iTrader: (12)

I put a fancy word in the sentence, "if". I never said that OP made cupholders a primary cosideration, I said "if". You are quoting me out of context.

I don't see where I said modifying a cupholder was not a mod. I purely said it was cost prohibitive for negligible benefit.

I don't see how a FACTUAL timeline of events is an opinion. I also don't see how comparing a Maxima to a G37 is applicable at all. They are cars for different target audiences, just because they are both made by Nissan doesn't make it appropriate to compare them directly.

You are really just bolstering my FACTS with your opinions and your ketchup vs catsup argument.

Example:

You say a large is now a medium and a medium is a small. I say the new large size is 42oz. We are saying the same thing, drinks got larger. I have only added FACTUAL dates to the statement to show that this is not a modern occurrence, it's something that happened well over a decade ago.

My favorite part of your argument is the contradictory ending where you make it sound crazy to make a Japanese car's cupholders larger for American eating habits when you have previously said that the G37 is so old the cupholders havent caught up to modern drink sizes. Pick a side and stick to it, Geez.

Im done with this circular debate, I have nothing left to say about this.

G37Xtreme

I'm glad to see that you're done. Which means I get the last word.

Your statement about cupholders was a cop out. Plain and simple.

needfd

Hey Ryne,

I didn't mean for you guys to start some debate and side track from the original question but my cup holders were not my primary consideration in buying a car.

The fact that you even mentioned that to get that feature you'd have go elsewhere is not something that solves my problem. It's neither constructive nor helpful.

When people high jack the thread, or add in comments like that, the thread only becomes more confusing and hard to really focus on the topic/solution.

Nothing against you, but I am just looking for solutions and side-busting doesn't help me.

I'm glad that your guys's debate is over, now we can get back on topic


For Everyone else,

Thanks for the links and references to other sites that may have a solution for me, that is very much appreciated!

Ryne

iTrader: (12)

I think you may have missed the part where I have answered your question, several times. This isn't rocket science, you have 4 viable options outside of living with it or changing vehicles:

1. Select your drinks and sizes carefully to ensure they will fit your cupholder satisfactorily.

2. Undertake a project to reconstruct the center console to accomodate larger sized, and larger quanities of drinks.

3. Purchase a secondary container that has been predetermined to fit satisfactorily and transfer all drinks into said container.

4. Purchase some sort of drink caddy to enhance your drink carrying capacity to a more satisfactory level.

chilibowl

/End of thread.

None else needed my dears....Close 'er up! LOL

G37Xtreme

I think in the OP, these are the two avenues that the OP was leaning towards...primarily option 4.

A few suggestions have been given, but not sure if the OP likes any of them yet.

One thing I just thought of...what if you pulled out the drink "holder" hardware and door cover of the drink holder space? That would give you more space to work with, and perhaps a larger caddy would fit, or one with a shape that doesn't fit the current OEM space that's provided. I've never tried to take off the door, but I know the drink separator hinged contraption does come out.

presidentsdad

Hey All,
Sorry to be reviving an old thread, but it doesn't really seem the original question got answered. I too am in a similar boat the the OP. I did a search that one member recommended about the C5 Corvette cup holders and it looks like this *may* fit the bill, but was unsure if the dimensions used to make the Corvette one would work in our cars. I recently purchased a 2011 G37S Sedan (6MT) and the cup holders are basically useless. Does anyone think that these might work for our cars? Thanks in advance.

JSolo

iTrader: (14)

How does this attach to the car? Slide under the trim piece?

presidentsdad

Looks like it slides under the trim up top and uses gravity at the bottom.

AARONHL

don't drink n drive, problem solved... ))))

presidentsdad

Apparently, reading through the first time I completely missed this post. Has anyone tried the above? Does it work?