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Removing front cup holder

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#1 ·
My front cup holder on seems like it has lost it's springiness. I found one post that descirbed how to remove it, but I'm still having trouble figuring it out. Im having a hard time finding out how to remove it from the console. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
#3 ·
What's this about dismounting the center console? I had to do no such thing to change mine.

You pry off the end cap to the left, and (with the cup holder open) pull off the trim strip on the front edge. It took me a good 20 minutes of fiddling to find just the right angle for the clips (with a jeweler's screwdriver) but it was easy once I got the knack. Release one side, angle it out slightly, release the other side. Note: if you angle it too far after the first clip, the other one won't release.