740 Cupholders

[Robin67]

Hi Guys,

Well I needed to remove the front cup holders as mine were jambed open, and no matter how I tried I couldnt get them to close, So the option was to remove and replace, Ahhhh, and not a job I really want to try, well from what I had heard removing the centre consul WHAT!!! ahhh, anyway after looking more times than I can count on YOUTUBE and other bimmer post I found what I was at last looking for and surprise surprise was it really that simple No SURLY NOT!! So armed wit h the knowledge I thought I will have a go, Now having removed the T.V ans sat nav before I was surprised to know that once this is removed, the only other screws sorry bolts were the 4 bolts at the sides of the unit,once removed its just pull firmly and hey presto the unit is out and then just remove the 4 screws that hold the cup holders and were back in business with replacing new cup holders, about an hours work,and saved the 2 hours labour charge, hurray.and this is someone who nothing about cars, wow

[Guest DazH]

Same as me, Mine are permanently open and when you fully open them, they actually come away in ya hand!

there is a fix for them but its quite fiddly.

Well done! :D Be careful with the new ones as they are a common fault and may break again...

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

RESULT !! :)