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Use cartridge cup holder
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After 2 years of putting my coffee cup in a foam holder in the center storage compartment, I finally found a nice used cartridge cup holder.
Replacing 2003 cup holder - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Leading evidence: 'Use cartridge cup holder' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Disconnect left vent slider' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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All I managed to do was to internally disconnect the left vent slider from the vanes!
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Replace cup holder
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Suggestion · Original poster
It seems like there's no other way to replace the cup holder.
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Replace original one
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Suggestion · Original poster
I know they are an over-complicated, crappy design, and I should get an after market holder to clip on somewhere, like Eagleday, but I just want to replace the original one, so the car doesn't have broken parts in it, even if I don't end up using it at all!
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Replace original one
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I know they are an over-complicated, crappy design, and I should get an after market holder to clip on somewhere, like Eagleday, but I just want to replace the original one, so the car doesn't have broken parts in it, even if I don't end up using it at all!
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Here's a pic of how to remove the central vent, which did not work for me:
After 2 years of putting my coffee cup in a foam holder in the center storage compartment, I finally found a nice used cartridge cup holder. My original one was broken. I'd like to install it, but I can't figure out how to get the central AC vent in the dash out. Removing the horseshoe surround piece was easy. I've done a thorough search, and saw one picture showing 2 clips that have to be opened with a long, thin screw driver, or barbeque skewers or something. All I managed to do was to internally disconnect the left vent slider from the vanes! Can anyone help me get the central vent out? It seems like there's no other way to replace the cup holder. This is for a 2003 with the weird, flip out cartridge cup holder. Pictures? Here's a link to a pic of the one I'm talking about
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https://www.google.com/search?q=boxster+cup+holder&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=iuZoU4aMGMnsoASxq4DoCg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1280&bih=585#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=RASV8K9aPEZD6M%253A%3BVlqJFqSE9dyPFM%3Bhttp% 253A%252F%252Fwww.****************************************************.com%252Fmm5%252Fgr aphics%252F00000001%252FG2CUPHOLDER.jpg%3Bhttp%253 A%252F%252Fwww.****************************************************.com%252Fproduct%252F9 965521830201C.html%253FCategory_Code%253DPOTEBXINd ash%3B350%3B265
Here's a pic of how to remove the central vent, which did not work for me:
https://www.google.com/search?q=boxster+cup+holder&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=iuZoU4aMGMnsoASxq4DoCg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1280&bih=585#q=boxster+central+ac+vent&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=nMPvXtV6CvWtEM%253A%3B7jF3ysyhUdMFiM%3Bhttp% 253A%252F%252F986forum.com%252Fforums%252Fuploads0 1%252F2002_upper_console1327518403.gif%3Bhttp%253A %252F%252Fwww.renntech.org%252Fforums%252Ftopic%25 2F42488-center-ac-ventcupholder-removal-2003-boxster-s%252F%3B285%3B345
I know they are an over-complicated, crappy design, and I should get an after market holder to clip on somewhere, like Eagleday, but I just want to replace the original one, so the car doesn't have broken parts in it, even if I don't end up using it at all!
Sorry for the ridiculously long links to the pictures, but I didn't know how to shorten them.
Sorry, I have a 2001. My cup holders (the big ones) came out pretty easily, so easy in fact I don't remember exactly, that and getting older seems to have that effect on me
There has to be some sort of clip that releases like you said via a thin screw driver or something similar. Good luck!
