Cup Holder - Dash Surround

[Boeing777]

Hi all,

Well after reading a bit in Street Commodore about little upgrades you can do to your VY, I decided to order the flip-down cupholders and a new dash surround to fit into my acclaim. The problem is, after 3 different dash surrounds, they still can't find the right one, and are trying one last option. The problem is it seems every model that has the flip-down holders also has climate control, not the standard a/c, and the moulding doesn't account for that. The thing they are trying now is the VY SS c-60 which is apparently a SS with normal a/c, but I'm not sure that it has the flip down holders.

Can anyone confirm if its possible to get the dash surround I need?

[Boeing777]

Well there was no luck getting a pre-made dash that I needed, so I purchased the dash with the climate control mould ($50) and I've taken both surrounds to a plastic repair place who are basically going to cut the A/C mould off my old surround and weld it onto the new one and then re-colour the plastic. Going to cost me about $85, certainly the most expensive cup holders I've ever encountered (the flip down units go for $93 each).

Will post a picture when its done.

[DJ Majah]

Wow, you're keen!

Remember not to drink and drive...

[Astranomical]

Wow, indeed. I'm looking forward to seeing the pic.

Btw, can you take some pics while you're pulling the dash apart? I've always wondered how it all comes apart in a VY.

[Commodore]

*checks brochures*

For Series One: It just says "Twin cup holders in Centre Console." Standard - all Wagons. "Twin cup holders in centre console & rear seat centre fold-away tray." Standard - all Sedans.

For Series Two: Same, except in the SS you can get "Twin fold-out cup holders in instrument panel." But it's optional in a package. I do know in the Series One that the Berlina/Calais/WK Statesman/WK Caprice had the fold-outs as standard.

[Jimbo]

When buying/looking for my SS I queried them about the flip down holders and was told they only came with the models that had climate control, i.e. , Berlina, Calais, Statesman models as Commodore has stated.

As you've also probably found, the SS definitely doesn't have them with the standard air-con controls.