Toyota Highlander Cup Holder Bracket

Cup holder replacement bracket for the Toyota Highlander 3rd Generation 2014-2019 with rear captain chairs and flip-down cup holder arm rest tray Part Number: 780610E010A0

Print Settings

Printer:

Bambulab X1-Carbon

Supports: 

Yes

Resolution:

.16mm layer height

Infill: 

100%

Filament: Eryone PETG Black

Notes:

Print on its end (i.e. long side pointing up). This will provide the most strength at the spot where the OEM brackets fail. Less apt for failure between print layers.

Post-Printing =============

Instructions

I printed in PETG, .16 layer, 100% infill for max strength.
Make sure you print long side pointing up (for best strength at stress point).

You will need to remove the existing/broken OEM brackets from the tray. It needs to be flat. I recommend a Dremel for best results. See pics.

Sand/scuff up the printed bracket and on the tray (so glue adheres better).

Drill small pilot holes into the tray for the screws.

You will need 2 small screws and 3 medium screws per bracket. I don't know screw size because I just used what I had in my vast collection of misc screws.

Use screws AND some kind of glue. I recommend JB Weld Plastic Bonder. See pic.

How I Designed This

Tinkercad (because I'm new to CAD design)

Toyota did a terrible job of engineering the cup holder that goes between the rear captain chairs. It doesn't take much downward force on a cup to torque the OEM bracket and snap it in half.

Prior to owning a 3d printer, my repair involved a heap of JB plastic weld which you can see in the pics. After it broke again, I decided to design a better bracket.

It was a lot of trial and error. I finally settled on this design. I say "settle" because the OEM cup bottom cradle's design severely limits the size of the bracket you can use. Ideally, I would have liked a thicker "C" shape. However, we wanted to keep the OEM cradles and retain the ability to fold the entire cup holder tray down when desired. So this is what I came up with.

I originally was going to go with two separate smaller brackets. However I thought that would be challenging to ensure that both were parallel and the correct distance apart when fastening them to the tray. So, I decided to join them together with a bar.

I have also included the models without screw holes, should you just want to use glue or if you don't like my screw placement. There are two designs. The only difference between the two is that one is tapered to follow the contour of the tray for the cup holder in the middle of the tray.

Category: Automotive