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Review on 🍺 RETRO-CHA Retro Cupholder in Charcoal - Ideal Go Gear Accessory for Your Convenience by Jim Ball

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not suitable for 2016 Honda CRV front cup holder.

Unless you want to block the second cup holder and the console's design makes a secure installation nearly impossible. It only works with a perfectly round cup holder, no straight edges like the CRV. The materials are very thin and the top slider can get stuck on the bottom adjuster. I broke the latch off with very little force. This is a thin plastic tab that holds the cup holder in place by pressing down. It's not strong enough for what it was designed for. I saw some reviews saying it's not strong so I tried to be very careful not to over tighten it. After a few attempts at correct adjustment it still broke. During the first attempts, it sat too loosely in the drink holder. On the third try, the plastic tab broke off. If your cup holder is part of a console that isn't perfectly flat or completely round, this article probably won't work for you. I haven't gone that far, but it probably wouldn't hold up to 32 ounces. Double-walled stainless steel drinking bottle, which is why I bought it. Too heavy when full. I really wanted it to work because I didn't want to keep switching back and forth between two water bottles depending on whether I was driving or not. I also tried it on an in-door cup holder and the armrest built into the door got in the way of the larger bottle. In addition, this only works if you have long legs and push the seat far back. I have short legs and the door wouldn't close if the cup holder didn't make contact with the seat.

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