E39 Rear Cupholder Installation?

Hi All,

I searched this forum: "OEM cupholder installation"; no luck.

I bought OEM rear cupholders for my E39 Touring, but am at a loss on how to remove the broken cupholders and install the new ones. Directions Pleeease!

TIA.
Mark

Originally Posted by markseven

Hi All,

I searched this forum: "OEM cupholder installation"; no luck.

I bought OEM rear cupholders for my E39 Touring, but am at a loss on how to remove the broken cupholders and install the new ones. Directions Pleeease!

TIA.
Mark

a picture is worth a thousand words

Originally Posted by crash8168

a picture is worth a thousand words

Heya crash,

Thank you for the pics

Do I have to have that tool (00 9 300 in the first pic) in order to remove the old cupholder? I am not mechanically inclined; can someone give me detailed instructions on how to do this?

Thank You,
Mark

Originally Posted by markseven

Heya crash,

Thank you for the pics

Do I have to have that tool (00 9 300 in the first pic) in order to remove the old cupholder? I am not mechanically inclined; can someone give me detailed instructions on how to do this?

Thank You,
Mark

I dont use any tools at all to change them. I basically snatch the broken ones out after lifting up on the vent.

The 1998 528i that I just bought has an empty space where the rear cupholder was. I tried lifting the vent and inserting the new cupholder part (BMW 540i E39 CUP HOLDER 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 5 SERIES) but the bottom of the vent and cupholder don't seem to connect together. Do I need an additional plastic part to insert into the console that the cupholder part above fits into? Thanks

If it's the rear cupholder you need part number: 51168184520

Most people just replace the rear cupholders with the bin (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWAX:IT) when the cupholders eventually break.

The cupholders should just pop out. There aren't any fasteners holding it in.

Tried it (using a little more force) and it worked beautifully!

Pretty easy for me, just pull on the arms (not too hard as to break them)

Does anybody know how to replace the front cup holders?

There are 2 screws holding the front. The arms must be open to get to the screws.

On a side note, my rear vents don't have temperature control! The air is always cold!! Is this what it is supposed be??

Hi guys,

I don't have the cup holders in the rear, I have a little shelf.
I want to install them, can I buy the following and will it fit in?

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/...0Each%20%20%20

Originally Posted by SimonR

Hi guys,

I don't have the cup holders in the rear, I have a little shelf.
I want to install them, can I buy the following and will it fit in?

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/...0Each%20%20%20

Same question; I too have that little shelf pocket and am wondering if the factory rear cupholders would fit there instead?