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A Mod In Need Of Help!

Luke
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Hi guys and dolls, I have a little issue.... On the centre console there are 2 'soft close flaps' which then excess a compartment, the lower one which has the !Removed! lighter in is broken... The soft close/open doesnt work and this piece in the pic is loose! Does anyone know how to fix it?

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    Total replacement I'm afraid!!

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    Really? Nothing has snapped just came off

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    Beat me to it, the springs are in the form of metal plates...like in the pic, they should slide back in place..

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    Yeh but not sure what way round that plastic thing goes lol

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    Forget the plastic thing, whats that on top of your gear stick?

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    Why is it censering k n o b

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    yeah the gear knob

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    A BMW what?

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    K n o b it keeps censoring it for some reason

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    Why don't you just say knob?

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    I do but it alway censors it out look, #####

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    So does no one no how to fix this? I can't work out how it does lol

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    Sorry luke... But if there is a broken lug then the spring won't work... You could try super-glueing something there...

    Easier to just replace it !

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    Thanks dabs might just half to replace it, what would I call it tho?

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    EBAY SEARCH....

    E36/E46 ashtray / cigar lighter ?

    Or, BMW mk3 Ashtray unit....

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