Cupholder adapter for Motorola APX6000, APX7000, APX8000 handheld portable radios

December 31, 2022
Description
If you are the kind of person who rides around with a Motorola APX series portable radio flopping around in your cupholder, this model is for you. This will work with APX6000/7000/8000. It will likely not work with other APX radios that use the smaller battery form factor such as APX1000/APX2000/APX4000.
The adapter is sized to perfectly fit a Hyundia Sonata “YF” series cupholder (2009-2014, 2015 Hybrid), but will fit most typical cupholders with no modifications. If you need to adjust the size for your cupholder, copy this Tinkercad project into your profile and make whatever changes you need to make. The radio is angled in the cupholder to point the display upward, with the speaker firing behind the radio. This is because I want to be able to see the display. It really doesn't affect the sound, but if you prefer to have the speaker firing towards you instead of away, you can tweak that in the Tinkercad project as well.
I typically print these at 0.3 mm layer height with 15% Cubic infill using a 0.6 mm nozzle, which is how the attached 3MF file is configured. Enabling ironing will produce a very nice visual effect for the top layer. If you want to print with a 0.4 mm nozzle, be sure to change this value and reslice.
Print in a plastic that will withstand summertime heat. I am using Printed Solid's Jessie PETG in the Mid-Atlantic, we'll see how it does.
If you like the cupholder, please post a make and give it a Like! If you have questions or problems feel free to PM or comment. Happy Printing!