02 to 04 cup holder tab replacement

Okay guys I don't know if your cup holder tabs are as bad as mine were but here we go.

Tools
8mm socket
10mm socket
1/4" ratchet
Philips screw driver

Total cost was $8.60

Items needed

4


1




To start remove all the bolts from the center console.

One on each side of the back


one on each side of the front




& the two in the console



Now remove the console, under the cup holders you will have 5 screws remove the screws one at a time and replace the tab.
Note the tab with the arrow in the photo is the 66995-AD021



New and the old



All installed

Note the 2 holes in the 66995-AD021 that's the way you install it so the holes match up with the little points on the console.


Before



After

 

Nice! Mine were gone when I got it

 

Where did you order the tabs from? All of mine are missing...

 

i ordered mine from trdparts4u: http://www.trdparts4u.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=-7787

 

Didn't you over-pay a bit?

 

Yes he did that's crazy mine were 1.58 each just go to the dealer and pick them up.

Roseville Toyota but you can go to any dealer and get them it's 8.60 for all of them.

 

Woot got 5 new tabs at my dealer today and only payed $4.67. Thanks for the post.

 

I'll be heading to the stealership very soon. Thanks for posting this. It one of those things u just live with but would love to fix...lol.

 

There was a thread a while back where there is a template for making your own replacements out of rubber gasket material available at most hardware stores.

Here's the thread:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/14384-cup-holder-thingies.html

Not that beat the price of the tabs from the stealership, but, maybe make something that will LAST a bit longer.

Peter

 

Yeah Ive seen it but I really didn't want to spend the time to cut all of them out.

 

I used the neoprene mouse pad lying around the house. It is thicker and worked awesome. Just cut out the neoprene with pair of scissors. You can also pick the color.
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Thanks for the write up Jerry! I've always wanted to get new tabs, just haven't gotten around to it. Rep coming your way.

Also, nice led bulb in between the cup holders. Were you replacing your interior dome bulb with one from vled?

 

nice write up, but mine was free and made by me.... used an old mouse pad, the one with no hard covering on the mouse's surface.

 

That bulb is and extra bulb I did the dome and reading lights and had to buy 4. you want to to buy it $5.00 bucks it's yours.

Yeah that's all these tabs really are if you really feel like cutting then you can just get a mouse pad and do it that way. But when I found out it was 8.60 for all of them I said fuck it I'm buying the tabs.

 

Perfect! I was looking for the parts # for these. Thank ya.

 

FYI, here's a better (IMO) fix:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/14384-cup-holder-thingies-2.html#post2138962

 

I just went to Toyota and bought the stock ones. Found out they're made from better material so I was happy about that. Saved me time making them too, I have to be in that mood to do that these days.

 

Nice write up! Did the same thing a couple month ago!

 

Oh nice, need to do this

 

Thanks for the clear and concise write-up! I did this the other day and it took only about 20 minutes since I knew exactly where everything was.