I found my answers and references on the 5th Gen 1500 forums and thought I would post here in the event anyone wanted to get their cup holders out and clean up spills and lost coins, etc. You can find a YouTube vid of a guy pulling his console apart without tools using just his hands. Looks SUPER easy, but I about pulled every back muscle and cut my fingers up.
I have a 2023 2500 Limited and the clip locations shown in the pics are the same. It is advisable to get some trim tools, which I finally bought and used 2 to pop the rear of the cover first, then worked the front while pressing the slide lock button for the tray. You need to do this to recess the locking tabs so the assembly can be lifted out.
Once the tray assembly is out, you can then unscrew the cup holders for disassembly as well as the coin holder. You can also remove the 6 screws holding the bucket on the slide rails to clean it and the entire area underneath.
I had a large ice coffee from McDonalds explode and it went everywhere. The smell is gone now and all clean again.
I have a 2023 2500 Limited and the clip locations shown in the pics are the same. It is advisable to get some trim tools, which I finally bought and used 2 to pop the rear of the cover first, then worked the front while pressing the slide lock button for the tray. You need to do this to recess the locking tabs so the assembly can be lifted out.
Once the tray assembly is out, you can then unscrew the cup holders for disassembly as well as the coin holder. You can also remove the 6 screws holding the bucket on the slide rails to clean it and the entire area underneath.
I had a large ice coffee from McDonalds explode and it went everywhere. The smell is gone now and all clean again.
