As with ahything like this try it at your own risk! Mine came right out when I hit it on the side of the extended cup holder. There may have been more done to it before I got it but I hit it more in retaliation for ctting my elbow than to try and fix it as I had already got the storage bin and was going to install it anyway. I still have the bin in case I need it but once I removed the spring the cup holder now stays down and I got one of those slide in next to the seat ones at walmart so I am good to go.