Center Console ?
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 90,675
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From: SE NY
Cruise-In II Veteran
If it's like my '88, remove the console lid inner cover plate and you'll see where the spring should go.
If it popped out it's likely broken, MAM has replacement springs for $6.99.
If it popped out it's likely broken, MAM has replacement springs for $6.99.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,050
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From: Phoenix AZ
2021 C4 of the Year - Modified Finalist
spring
if the button popped out, it's probably broken, not the spring.
take the lid off, and turn it upside down on a towel or soft cloth , and remove the screws. nothing will happen except the light bulb over your head will come on.
when I repaired mine, I improvised with a piece of plastic that I filed to the right dimensions.
there is a cavity under the button if the lid is upside down, and in that cavity is where I put the plastic.
If the spring is broken(sounds like it is not) you can replace that.
If the buton is broken and can't be fixed, buy a lid from someone whose lid upholstery is trashed, and use the guts.
take the lid off, and turn it upside down on a towel or soft cloth , and remove the screws. nothing will happen except the light bulb over your head will come on.
when I repaired mine, I improvised with a piece of plastic that I filed to the right dimensions.
there is a cavity under the button if the lid is upside down, and in that cavity is where I put the plastic.
If the spring is broken(sounds like it is not) you can replace that.
If the buton is broken and can't be fixed, buy a lid from someone whose lid upholstery is trashed, and use the guts.
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