Hello everyone,I recently went to pic a part and saw some cool cupholders on the door of a 92 firebird.I know my 82 firebird s/e did not ever have any but I got them anyways and before I take my interior door apart to install them I was wondering if they will even have a place to bolt on my door .


thanks,Rich

 

If they fit on a 92, they should fit on your 82. The ones on the 92 can't possibly be stock, since our cars never came with stock cup holders.

 

im mistaken, it must of been a 90 or 91,now that I think about it,it might of been a GTA

 

Later thirdgens had optional cupholders. Got a factory set in my 91.

 

They will fit on your car, but your inner door panel won't have the square holes that were punched into the later model doors (90+) to attach it to. This is not a problem. All you'll have to do is position the cup holder with map pocket onto the door, mark the location then drill through with a small drill bit. Remove the door tim panel and drill a larger hole for your screw. The OEM method of attachment pops a white plastic insert (commonly used to attach license plates) into a square hole. The screws that attach the cup holder attach to those plastic inserts.

Lon

 

thanks Lon, I know everything I need to know now to install my cupholders.I know what you mean about those plastic shi##y
tabs.My armrest/door handle use to have those and they stripped right out,I remounted the armrest/door handle with toggle bolts and there strong as all hell and you cant even notice the difference visually.

 

really?? I thought no 3rd gens came with cup holders, thats cool tho

 

This is exactly true, I found a set of mint condition door cupholders from a wrecked 91 Firebird. They're a great design, able to hold a Big Gulp and a bunch of maps and papers, yet don't make awkward use of interior space. They were hard to find, so apparently were only available for a limited time.

FYI installing these in Camaros requires fabrication of a mounting plate for the top screw, as it is located in an empty area of power window doors.

 

They were only available on some later GTAs and thats it I think...not on any Camaro.

Hey I'm in L.A. and I have an 82 TA too =)

 

91-92 Firebirds (Trans Ams and GTAs) w/ power windows got them. MY T/A has them and I've seen more than a fwe straight birds with them.

 

Not GTA exclusive, just like the deluxe doorpanels.

 

Oh I see...cool. I knew they didnt' come on any Camaro though.

 

can someone post some pics i want to see what yall are talking about. I cant picture a cupholder being on the doorpanel

 

Here's one..

 

And here's what most driver's sides look like.. (the cp holders tend to break pretty easy over time)

At least you can see the three holes needed to attach.

 

Yeah....those are the same ones I got at pic a part,same color and everything.Except that color wont match my interior so I am going to spray paint them black with krylon fusion.That sh&* works good!

 

thats pretty never seen them before thanks for the pics

 

My cat K.I.T.T..........

 

LOL its a K.I.T.T. cat......LOL

 

heres my not yet installed cupholders

 

eventually they will be right there ............