Removing the cupholders/center console

[mokupilot]

Hey guys, I could really use a little help. Does anyone have ideas/instructions on removing the cupholders? I can write up a story as to why I’m in this situation below but to save time I’m just going to ask first.

Why I’m here:
I’m dumb. I wired bed lights directly to my battery. Everything was great and the urgency to come up with a better plan gradually faded. Until today.

Apparently, someone needed in the back and needed illumination. When I came out to start the truck this morning. It was dead. As dead as I’ve ever seen a battery. 5.31v. No one will admit to leaving the lights on, although, as I said, it’s my fault. Current suspects are believed to be watching Bluey.

The truck is parked in a carport, head in close to a fence so before I could jump it I needed to put it in neutral. It is a Lariat, so this is actually the first time I’ve used the key within the fob. Fortunately, it is the correct one. After getting in I couldn’t figure out how to get it to neutral. The manual had some obscure paragraph about prying off the shifter bezel and pushing a white lever. So that’s what I did.

I pried against the cup holders and they gave way instead of the bezel. Now it doesn’t really hold a drink very securely.

I take full responsibility, however, the instructions in the manual suck. Now I need to fix or replace it. Thank you for sticking with me this far. No children are to be punished. Beers on me.

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[tygr2007]

Is the entire cupholder thingybobber loose or just the three springed pushy things.

Mind my very descriptive language of parts. Just trying to see more about what you're talkin bout.
Even better... send a video.

 

[mokupilot]

Is the entire cupholder thingybobber loose or just the three springed pushy things.

Mind my very descriptive language of parts. Just trying to see more about what you're talkin bout.
Even better... send a video.

Ha! No worries. It’s been fun trying to find the right vernacular to get the right results on google. As far as I can tell, there are 2 plastic rings forward of the cupholders (normally unseen under the trim) near the shifter. Those are what I broke prying. Hopefully that makes sense.

 

[tygr2007]

Ha! No worries. It’s been fun trying to find the right vernacular to get the right results on google. As far as I can tell, there are 2 plastic rings forward of the cupholders (normally unseen under the trim) near the shifter. Those are what I broke prying. Hopefully that makes sense.

I've spent a good 20 minutes looking for a diagram of the console to no avail of finding something that looks like what you're describing... snap a video when you get the chance boss.

 

[PltFX4]

This thread has link to another thread with the answers you seek. Found using the new and improved integrated Google search.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/removing-center-console.11679/

plagiarized from: halligan1201

 

[mokupilot]

This thread has link to another thread with the answers you seek. Found using the new and improved integrated Google search.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/removing-center-console.11679/

plagiarized from: halligan1201

Got anything aft of the shifter? I looked through that center console thread but it doesn’t seem like they discussed it. Thanks

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