BMW e90 Cup Holder stuck open or close Repair

Fast and easy way to repair or replace your e90 cup holders, if they are stuck open or close.
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[@ltan86]

I’ve seen a few of these repair videos. You’re the first I’ve seen who fixed it back to normal and who didn’t break off the tip of the spring. Nice work.

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks man! Ahhah! My really first 3 series i did break the spring, but not this time!)

[@TheBoonieBandit]

You couldn’t have made it any easier you bloody legend

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks!

[@FAFOCLUB]

Great fix. The best moment is your happiness when you got it to work. Priceless.

[@Makhnovets]

It sure is!

[@OdelHive]

Thank you so so much. U saved me some money. I used a thin twine thread instead of zip lock. You're awesome. It works like a charm. 🎉🎉🎉

[@beanzontoast5258]

0:51 - "This looks like scheiße" - what a beautiful summary. Made my day.
Thanks for the video, managed to take the trim off without breaking anything, which in case of my E91 is quite unusual.
Cup holder itself still says "Nah, f**k you" for no apparent reason so a trip to scrapyard it is.

[@Makhnovets]

Indeed it is, I studied German in school, but at this point remember just a couple of words))
Yea, I usually keep a box of pins near me when I do some work with the trim, after 10+ years it's getting really fragile, almost like glass lol.
Thank you for the comment! those cup holders are a nightmare.

[@matty_mattmatt]

Legend thanks mate, fixed with small cable tie like yours!

[@Makhnovets]

Sounds good man! 💪🏻👍🏻

[@sundeepsaundh8342]

Just followed your instructions to fix my car holder. Thanks 🙏

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks fir the feedback!)

[@jthunders]

Also +1 for using the word scheisse when describing the cover

[@Makhnovets]

Lol, trying to be funny with appropriate language for the German engineering))😅

[@71andrewmac]

Great fix. Thanks very much :)

[@barfootSmitty]

Cable tie. Nice one. I saved $500 on my Honda back seat release with cable ties. Go the dyi, and go content creators like you!!

[@Makhnovets]

Thank you for the comment and support!

[@NoahKreitzer]

Wow took 15 minutes and completely fixed exactly how you did it thanks!

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks for the comment!

[@user-jm7ub9hu7o]

Thank you for this video 🙏🏼 mine had the same problem and the cable tie fix worked perfectly - great job

[@Makhnovets]

Glad it helped

[@ad5820]

This video is the real MVP

[@Makhnovets]

Thank's.

[@seitch1]

Thank you for the excellent video. I was able to fix it with a zip tie just as you did.

[@Makhnovets]

Sounds good 👍🏻

[@cavidyusuplu6056]

Thanks man u helped a lot 👍🏻

[@Makhnovets]

You are welcome 🙏🏻

[@snoopko12]

thx for video...just fix it same way and it's work perfectly 👍😎

[@Makhnovets]

Nice to hear that!)

[@sakian2]

Awesome videos man. Nicely explained. Much appreciated.

[@Makhnovets]

Glad you like it!!! Thanks for the comment!

[@Martin140793]

I’ve just repaired the deiver cup holder of my E90 330i. Thank’s for well explained tutorial, the problem I had was exactly the same showed in the video.

[@Makhnovets]

Glad it helped. Thanks for the comment!

[@icemansgarage7701]

Worked Perfectly for me, mine was stuck closed, zip tie was all I needed, Thnx A+++

[@Makhnovets]

Glad it helped!
Thank you for the comment Friend!

[@jthunders]

That was pretty darned impressive

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks!

[@ffeco83]

Thank you mate! 😊

[@Makhnovets]

Always welcome 🙏🏻

[@Ice-00099]

Fixed my cupholder! Thanks!

[@Makhnovets]

Very nice! Thank you for the comment!

[@user-dz9jj8et8m]

very helpful, thanks

[@WildDigger]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks for watching!

[@evocardetailing_valladares]

Same case and same solution, thank you! 🙏🏾

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks for the comments

[@Lucianogravity]

Very useful! Thank you

[@Makhnovets]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Moraruclaudiucostel]

Thanks mate, i fixed it with your help!

[@Makhnovets]

Glad it helped!

[@nigeltancheejian6059]

awesome vid dude thanks

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@slevinkelevra1238]

Love you bro!! I had it already open but i just couldn’t find the fuckin spot where the spring was hooked in originally. Drove me crazy and i was up to order a new one.. Thanks alot.
Greetings from Germany. ❤ Ps. Made me really laugh when you said: looks like Scheisse 😂

[@damienamy2609]

Thank you very much

[@Makhnovets]

You are welcome

[@koserkosa]

It really works your trick. Nice video, thank you, you saved my cupholder 🤘😊

[@Makhnovets]

Great to hear!
Thanks for the comment!

[@niklas.e9X]

Thx bro worked perfectly🤝🏼

[@Makhnovets]

Glad to hear

[@tubesteakery]

legend

[@Makhnovets]

Thanks!

[@elvisriquinho6627]

Thank you so much bro

[@Makhnovets]

Welcome

[@CosmicUnicorn2]

both mine stuck closed. i might give it a try and fix myself. thanks!

[@Makhnovets]

Yea, the system is pretty simple, so be precise and don’t rush, and you definitely will succeed! Make sure to clean it and add some white lithium grease to the gear.

[@Brikzilla]

I unscrewed mine and it just worked after that lol.

[@Makhnovets]

Yeah, lot of times it’s a dirt or stick spilled drink that blocking the movement, sometimes it’s pieces of broken plastic inside, and when you shake it it starts working again.
Thanks for the comment!

[@farhanjavaid8545]

Nice video, quick question, mine was not working, i opened it and Spring was gone, there was no spring in it, probably previous owner tried to fix it. so can you please help what to do if there is no spring. thank you

[@Makhnovets]

if it’s good condition, go to junk yard, there plenty of 90’s, which is gonna be the cheapest option, otherwise you need to buy a new cup holder which is $50-120 on amazon or fcp.
Good luck and thank you for the comment!

[@cleanname4439]

what are the bmw things on your vents

[@Makhnovets]

Those are bmw oem air freshener))) they have them in store or amazon

[@n.amir.732]

i'll these method but why my cup holder didn't came out smoothly? 😢

[@Makhnovets]

The little gear that i mentioned in the video is make it smooth, you got to make sure it’s there.

[@n.amir.732]

​@@Makhnovetsthanks mate., in my case roller spring is the culprit after trying several attempted Problem solved😊

[@jamesag4942]

From this video, we can see that how stupid design on the cup holder done by BMW, where a metal spring tape hold by a tiny plastic stub which is very easy to be cut off.

[@Makhnovets]

I would agree on this one, but it still looks pretty cool and clever, plus it's 15 yo. nothing can less forever.

[@shamariesmith]

🫡🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Makhnovets]

👌🏻👍🏻