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Tutorial: Replacing Rear Cup Holders (gen4/4.5)

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#1 ·
The pictures herein are from Gen4 camry. The same tutorial holds true for gen1 and gen1.5 solara's.
1.Tools Needed: Toyota part number 55630-AA10 (cup-holder), Philips-screw driver and a wrench and 12’ socket.
Toyota Part Number Picture:
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12' Socket + Wrench
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2.Open your center console and remove the carpet.
(for the sake of accessibility I did remove the top cover of the arm-rest; if you choose to remove this, there are two screws on top, this is again optional, I didn’t want to scratch or tear my leather).
3.You will see two Philips-screws that hold the cup-holder. The other two hold the entire unit to the floor. Remove all of them.
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4.With a butter-knife find and locate the top tab that holds the cup-holder to the unit and from underside press up (see my hands in the picture where I’m pushing up).
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Optional:

5.Since my replacement cup-holder was bluish/grey and my interior was tan, i repainted this to match my interior.

Before:
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After:
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Yes i know i did a terrible job on repainting process.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
my nephew stepped on the old one..reaching for his drink!
You point is well noted, but the notches that hold the cupholder circles's were cracked...your theory is possible, but it would lead to replacing the samething in time again. I'd rather replace it all and this time i'll make sure no under 18 uses it!
 
Discussion starter · #8 ·
Delay_FTB said:
For juice boxes? I have no idea really. You may be able to swap the rectangular one out with another ciercle one, only flipped upside down to it would mount properly, though I don't know how easy, or possible, that would be.
Nope, each side is unique in construction to roll up automatically. Flipping them around won't make it fold automatically. I wanted to use two wider cupholders, but the construction is such that one is on top of the other (bottom one being the square version one).