[A4] Cup holder unit in lower console

[Richard van der Hoff]

On 20/08/11 23:52, Richard Hurt wrote:
> OK, my cup holder broke this weekend and I need to get it out.  I have a
> 98.5 A4Q30v and the cup holder is just a couple of flaps sticking up from
> the lower console.  I tried to get that lower console off/out but it looks
> like its bolted on from the bottom!  Also, the A4 big book doesn't help.
>   Has anyone here had any experience getting the cup holders out or at least
> the lower console disassembled?
>
The console definitely isn't bolted on from the bottom. I can't quite 
remember it offhand, but I do remember having the same thought myself 
the first time I looked at it, before I figured it out. It's not trivial 
to get off, but not that bad once you know what you're doing.

It comes off in two bits; the back half before the front half. As I 
recall there are a number of nuts holding it down, which you can undo 
with a socket once you've found the relevant flap to pry up. You also 
have to get the handbrake trim off before you can get the console out, iirc.

If you're still struggling, ping me back and I'll go and try to remember 
how it comes apart.

Cheers

Richard