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"frank" > wrote in message
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> Spring popped off the rear cup holder lid and I tried to lift the console
> to see if I could reattach it by removing the front two screws and the two
> in the storage tray. The console then pops free in front by the 6-speed
> shift and is free in the rear but feels stuck in the middle by the window
> controls.
>
> 2 Questions: How to free the console? How to re-spring the cup holder
> lid.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Frank