Coffee holder part number

[acolic]

Hi

The center console coffee holder in my wife’s BMW is missing a tab to hold the coffee securely.

Is this part replaceable? Can’t seem to find a part number for it.

Thanks

Alex

[maxwmiller]

Hi acolic, good news and bad news.

The good news is that these tabs are somewhere inside the center console. You probably won't have to buy new ones if you can find them.

The bad news is no, the part isn't replaceable, and you're going to need to remove the entire center console to find/fix it. Not impossible to do, but more than your average "hey honey can you fix this in my car"

RealOEM should give you a good idea of what needs to be done
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=51_7437

[acolic]

Hi

Thanks for the info.

It seems like too much work for a coffee cup tab.

If I happen to find one at a scrapyard can the cup be popped out from the top?

[maxwmiller]

I haven't seen any information on how it can be replaced. I figure if you could remove the console and locate the part inside, you could squeeze it back between the band/spring and re-install everything.

This issue is so common that the lack of a posted solution makes me think there is no good solution, and it's frustrating how bad BMW is at making cupholders. Ironically most of my passengers think the detachable cupholder is so cool, but several have commented on how the simple, center mounted cupholder is a POS. At least we don't have the pop-out holders on the E90

[wheela]

Originally Posted by maxwmiller

Ironically most of my passengers think the detachable cupholder is so cool, but several have commented on how the simple, center mounted cupholder is a POS. At least we don't have the pop-out holders on the E90

Really? Most of my passengers ask if I DIY'd that removable cup holder and are suprised to hear it came that way, lol!