center console? Whats the hole for??

[repenttokyo]

"factory phone" is a misnomer, at least in the US. We always had Audiovox or Motorola phones that were easily two-generations out of date by the time BMW NA configured a kit to install them. At least on later cars they could display the phone book in the dash and use the stalk controls. Other than that, they're not really heavy enough for a boat anchor.

i'm not in the US. And my phone has hands-free operation as well. It is an analog phone, which was fine technology for 1991, I don't have it activated but I can use it to call 911, and I have in the past. however analog coverage in Canada is not longer extant.

[ScottyWM]

Mine has the flip-up two cup holder. Guess that was an accessory.

[BMWDriver]

The p.o. kept the phone. So now there's a small piece of wood to shut the holes that are left.

[bubba966]

Mine has the flip-up two cup holder. Guess that was an accessory.

Not an OE accessory, it's aftermarket. It's probably the same one I bought for my car.

[Kibokojoe]

Any pics?

[bubba966]

Any pics?

I don't have any pics of it in my car, but there's pics of it on their site.

http://www.drinkholders.com/bmw/e34main.html

Best cupholder solution I've found for E34's. Though I did modify the one in my friend's 525iT so that she could get the passenger side armrest down fully while the cupholder was in there.

I've got no problems with it though since I've got sport seats that don't have armrests.

But if you do get one and want to 'fix' it so that the passenger side armrest doesn't hit the cupholder (this is when the cupholder is in it's upright in-use position) you need to cut the bottom of the cupholder off (it's hollow plastic), fill the bottom that you just cut off with Bondo until it's flush with the top of the piece you just cut off. Then use a good thick epoxy to float the underside of the cupholder to level out the underside so that you have a good, flat surface to re-attach the now Bondo filled base to. Once the base and the underside of the cupholder are both filled an flat you can now epoxy the base back on, but do it so that the base is all of the way to one side so that the cupholder now sits as far to the left (so that it's closer to the handbrake & driver). Once you've got it re-attached all of the way over like that the armrest will then clear the cupholder when the cupholder is in use.

[Travis_WA]

Still the phone in mine... and numerous receipts and gum wrappers under it. Any problems caused if I rip it out and cut the wires?

[repenttokyo]

Still the phone in mine... and numerous receipts and gum wrappers under it. Any problems caused if I rip it out and cut the wires?

you'll make the god of ancient technology cry

[bmwrp8]

hmmm.. gum , some bolts and nuts , receipts , coins. And ohh some condoms hahaha

[Travis_WA]

The PO of my car kept his condoms under the spare.... no joke.