My cup (mobile phone) holder was not opening properly. I found some guidance on how to remove it so last Saturday I gave it a go. Removal went well but I messed up on the simplest part, cleaning it so it operated more smoothly. I ended up taking out too many screws and inadvertently the spring mechanism fell apart. I tried to get it all back together again and refitted it and kept my fingers crossed. No luck, worse than it was before. Classic case of I wish I had left it alone. Anyway I found one for sale on ebay in Lithuania (do they steal our cars then sell them back to us in component form) which had the wrong coloured wood but I knew now that I could switch that with my original one.
It arrived promptly, I fitted it easily and all works fine.
When I get some free time I need to find out why my drivers door heated mirror does not work.