The bottom of mine is pretty scratched up... is this an easy DIY job? This seems to be the part: https://www.jaguarparts.com/oem-part...older-c2z14560

 

Very easy...You squeeze it together at the center and pull it out (straight up)...It is rubber. Then do the reverse with the new one. 1 minute DIY.

DC

 

Rather than replace, why not add some BLING?

https://tinyurl.com/yyegjlq3

 

Another option with less bling. Won't scratch either.

 

Or else do what I did - remove it permanently and line the box with some car carpet cut to size, makes a great storage cubby for sunglasses and other odds and sods.
I never ever drink or eat while driving and I forbid any passenger from doing so as well so I have zero use for cup holders.

 

Those are the ones I used and they fit perfectly. I understand if you want to replace the holder altogther and I may do that at some point but still will use the coasters so the new one doesn't get scatched.

 

I bought the Amazon ones as well and they fit nicely and cover any scratches and look decent.

 

 

As others have said, it can be removed easily, just pull it straight up. Mine was in there a bit tight and the rubber tabs would not come out. So, to get a better look at why they would not come out, I removed the cover (AT). Yeah, don't do that.
There are 2 springs at each end, and at least one of them will fly off to that place reserved for all the parts you never find at the end of a project. If you do find it again, there is a trick to getting them back on again and I would be happy to describe, but just don't.

 

great minds think alike. They don't look to over the top as well which is what I liked!

 

Brit type, can you describe how to put cover back on? I had to pull mine off as my phone fell in the space when cover was open. Didnt know cup holder came off and i could have reach it easily...
i didnt lose the 2 springs thankfully

 

I didn't take the best photos, but I'll try. The first thing is to pull the side trims out, so you can see what you're dealing with. They come out really easily, just reach behind, along the bottom edge and pull them away. It's not really necessary, but If you want to remove them fully, push them back towards the back of the car to free the "C" shaped clip at the back.


There is a left and right side spring, but it should be obvious which one is which. The goal is to end up with the "U" shaped spring end hooked over the cutout on the cupholder side:


This one is the left side. The coil of the spring obviously goes over the short pivot shaft and the other end of the spring rests up in the corner. I didn't get a photo of it, but it's up in here:


The most difficult part, is that both springs have to be held in place and under tension, while you position the lid into the cupholder. Once the spring is in place, rotate it in the direction that will apply some tension and then hook the "U" shaped end under the 2 locating pins on the side of the lid. You can see them in this next photo:


If you are careful in locating the lid, the springs will stay in place until you can position it into the cupholder. Once it is located, in theory you should be able to use some needle nose pliers and move the "U" shaped end from the lid over to the cut out on the side. In practice, when I did it, one of them jumped over on it's own and the other one dropped off, but I was able to reach in with the pliers and get it onto the cutout. When locating both sides, be careful when locating the small pin that slides in the curved groove. It seems too easy to snap it off.
I had some problems trying to get both of the rotating shafts in place. It seemed like I was having to pry things too much and there is a lot of plastic in there to break, so I found it easier to pop out one of the plastic drive gears. Just lever it out with a small screwdriver and pop it back in afterwards:



Hope this helps!

 

Thank you very much!

 

I'd like to revive this thread and ask how to remove the cup holder insert for a manual car. It doesn't seem the pinch the center of the long side words for this. Also, if someone has a part number for this, that would be very helpful as mine has some scratches on the bottom metal. Thanks in advance.