Nearing 130K miles on my A4 and it finally happened. The cup holder stopped working. So I decided to see if there was anything I could do about it. It’s all …
Nearing 130K miles on my A4 and it finally happened. The cup holder stopped working. So I decided to see if there was anything I could do about it. It’s all …
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missing one of the most important parts – removing the unit from the car
Awesome video man! great help
a big ‘THANK YOU’ smjanows.. I tried it step by step it should work but the
‘slot’ for the spring’s tongue had worn off and it just won’t hold.. so I
just put it back together and let the matter rest..
thanks man!
Thanks for posting this! Mine quit working just like you said, where the
cupholder wouldn’t go back in all the way due to the parts that had fallen
out. I ended up having to glue the spring in place, because the plastic
that held it in was partially broken. But it worked out fine.
Mine does a barrel roll. It’s ridiculous. Hopefully it stops doing barrel
rolls soon.
Yes it did. It’s been holding together for over 2 years now.
Once you have the trim off, it’s trivial.
flat screwdriver on the right and left upper side and it slides right out.
There is a permanent fix on the VW vortex forums that utilizes drilling
holes into the spring and through the plastic so that its mechanically
fixed into place. Incorporating this fix, or utilizing some glue would
vastly improve this fix.
This tutorial was fantastic once i got the unit out. TY!! I ended up using
JB-Weld to keep the spring in place, so needless to say i won’t be fixing
it ever again. The important part that seems to be overlooked was the
removal. There are two metal clamps located on top of the cup holder that
hold the cup holder in place. You can remove them with a flat-head
screwdriver. Once you remove them, make sure to be careful pulling the unit
out, as there is a wire attached to the back. Hope this helps!
So since I posted this video a couple months ago and did the repair, the
cup holder has been functioning as intended without any problems.
just used this to fix the cup holder in my A3, brilliant video, the cup
holder is slightly different but the same principle applies, thanks for
sharing the vid!
how do you remove the cup holder component>
Did the crazy glue fix the clip on the hazard trim?
@tbagger6666 No problem.
Followed you to a T in 2013 worked flawlessly!!! both my A6’s. This Vid is
now iin my favs. Thnks.
Great posting. Useful for the trim removal necessary to replace flasher
relay. Turn signal contact needed to be bent slightly to restore flashing.
yes you are a life saver. took mine out to change the hazard switch and
ended up with a pile of parts and no idea how to re-assemble. this was very
helpful and saved me lots of money. thanks..nj