Cup Holder???
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i dont know if this has happen to any of you guy but it did happen like a month ago to me... i was driving to work and i just place my coffee on the front cupholder... and i was at a light.. for some reason i hard the urge to take off hard and the coffee spilled everywere....
well i though i clean everything up that day.. then slowly i started to realize the cup holder doesnt come out as fast it would before.. now it doesnt come out on its own at all.. i have to press the button and pull the holder out with my other hand if i have to use it...
i was wondering if anyone has a quick fix for this????
i dont wanna take apart the dash to get to the inside of the holder.. im wondering if there is some magical spray i could buy..lol
well i though i clean everything up that day.. then slowly i started to realize the cup holder doesnt come out as fast it would before.. now it doesnt come out on its own at all.. i have to press the button and pull the holder out with my other hand if i have to use it...
i was wondering if anyone has a quick fix for this????
i dont wanna take apart the dash to get to the inside of the holder.. im wondering if there is some magical spray i could buy..lol
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No clue how to fix this serious issue (sorry), but I will say that I am so pleased that my E61 does NOT have cup holders. 
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Originally Posted by Patrick E61' post='892944' date='May 28 2009, 11:25 AM
No clue how to fix this serious issue (sorry), but I will say that I am so pleased that my E61 does NOT have cup holders.
yea i love my 545i but the two things i hate is the storage space in the car and the cup holder i usually just keep the cup in my hand when i drive because they are horrible!!!!
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Originally Posted by phileas' post='892963' date='May 28 2009, 11:37 AM
Am i the only person that likes them 
They're so much better than the e39's
They're so much better than the e39'sLater,
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The cupholders are also one of my least favorite things. I never use them...no drinking allowed in my car. Also, they mess up the line on that part of the dash, and they are probably the source of some of my rattles in that direction. I wish they had a "cupholder delete" option. I will say this...they are a better design than the E39 ones....but the E34 had the very best design by far.
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When you pull the cup holder out manually there are two tork screws under black circles. You can remove the whole unit that way to clean it, you dont have to remove your dash. If after cleaning it and it still doesnt come out on its own see if BMW will do a good faith replacement. Tell them its not opening as it should. I know they did that for me when a guy I was seeing decided to hang a shopping bag on it while we were going on a road trip, the whole front plate ripped off 
. PS the guy is history and the cup holder is fixed hahah...
Good Luck,
JiL
. PS the guy is history and the cup holder is fixed hahah... Good Luck,
JiL
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Originally Posted by gildagjg' post='893052' date='May 28 2009, 01:02 PM
When you pull the cup holder out manually there are two tork screws under black circles. You can remove the whole unit that way to clean it, you dont have to remove your dash. If after cleaning it and it still doesnt come out on its own see if BMW will do a good faith replacement. Tell them its not opening as it should. I know they did that for me when a guy I was seeing decided to hang a shopping bag on it while we were going on a road trip, the whole front plate ripped off . PS the guy is history and the cup holder is fixed hahah...
Good Luck,
JiL
. PS the guy is history and the cup holder is fixed hahah... Good Luck,
JiL
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Originally Posted by melimel' post='893089' date='May 28 2009, 12:35 PM
oh jil he broke your car!! he is outta here! lol.. good to know though being that my kids have crap in my car ALOT~!!!
but I blammed it on the cup holder issue hahah