I recently "gutted" my entire console to fix the cup holder and remove the coin that had lodged itself in the back of the ashtray preventing it from opening. Oddly enough, the ashtray lasted a week before it broke and now it wont stay closed... amusing...

Its a pain in the *** to get to, not hard, just annoying (all the plastic bits and the various sizes of screws)

I'm going to try removing the spring all together, I'll post pics of the adventure.