So the plastic "hinge" on our center console cup-holder has snapped. As a result the cupholer no longer closes (or open properly) and looks bad.

Anybody ever experience this? Trying to figure out options to fix/replace it. 1998 XK8.

Appreciate any advise out there!!

 

If you put cup holder into the search function you will find an almost endless discussion on the repair.

 

those things dont really hold cups anyway. I wonder what the engineer was thinking when he/she approved that design.

 

A cupholder repair kit is available to replace the entire mechanism.

Part Number GNA7692AB but it's expensive (approximately $157).

Graham

 

Has anyone come up with an alternate (better) system to hold cups in the jag?
I have dumped a full cup of sticky coke on two different occasions with my arm while entering the car...even when I was aware of the hazard.
I have not worked on it but seems like there should be some way to hang a cup holder device to the passenger side of the center console. This way it can't be bumped while entering and exiting the car. This assumes of course you rarely have a passenger. When I have a passenger, its their job to hold my drink while I am entering/exiting and driving the car.

 

Try this site: Replacement Billet Beverage Holder for Pontiac Solstice, Saturn Sky and Opel. | Santanainteriors.com

Some forum member used a Santana product similar to this. I think he took out the old unit and top lid, mounted the holder to the bin and got a european lid to cover everything up. The thread is on here somewhere.

 

Found the thread with the best fix. It's from forum member enderle. Really nice solution.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...d=2#post797783

 

Appreciate all the info guys. I'm going to do some research off the leads you put up, and will let you know what I do!