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Ash tray wont close!
- sunnydays
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Ash tray wont close!
So somehow a 50p managed to get out of the tray and stuck under the lid, In gently prying it open in an attempt to remove the lid opened all the way
How ever it will now not shut!
Any ideas guys?
Thanks
How ever it will now not shut!
Any ideas guys?
Thanks
- sunnydays
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Ash tray wont close!
And now to top it off I have no power out of both cig lighters. Yet the one in the ash tray still has the red ring around it lit
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Ash tray wont close!
Buy a K2 Inforad, put it in the cigarette lighter (and leave the lid open). It goes straight in the lighter socket without an adapter and works very well. Had them in all my cars for years.
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- Smartbear
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Ash tray wont close!
There’s a lighter socket under the centre armrest
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- Nictrix
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Ash tray wont close!
It sounds like you have dislodged something in the mechanism and you will probably have to remove it to see what is exactly going on.
The down side is that you will have to remove the centre console to get to the screws that hold the ash tray to the console from underneath.
The console is fairly easy to remove though and can be taken out in about 5 minutes.
Remove the gearstick and surround first.
It may be worth removing the plastic piece under the stereo to give a bit more room and this just prises off as well.
Once the gearstick and surround is out the way you can either pull up on the console from the hole you have made or use trim removal tools and start prising from the arm rest end. This is only held in place with 5 metal clips.
Once its released unclip all the electrical connectors and remove.
The down side is that you will have to remove the centre console to get to the screws that hold the ash tray to the console from underneath.
The console is fairly easy to remove though and can be taken out in about 5 minutes.
Remove the gearstick and surround first.
It may be worth removing the plastic piece under the stereo to give a bit more room and this just prises off as well.
Once the gearstick and surround is out the way you can either pull up on the console from the hole you have made or use trim removal tools and start prising from the arm rest end. This is only held in place with 5 metal clips.
Once its released unclip all the electrical connectors and remove.
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Ash tray wont close!
How does this help to fix the lid not closing?
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- Kugaman1
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Ash tray wont close!
Good answer
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Ash tray wont close!
Not really the answer though is it?
Is that what you normally do with things that break or arnt working, just find a way of covering up the fact its broken rather than fixing it?
I think you should stick to wheel and tyre threads
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Ash tray wont close!
Hi I had the same problem, overfilled the ash tray with coins...in the end aggressively hitting (with my fist not a hammer) the centre console around the ash tray allowed the coins to bounce around and it came dislodged after about 10-12 punches,obviously you can’t hit the console till it cracks...
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Ash tray wont close!
A two-seater with two cigarette lighters.
For synchronised cigarette lighting, of course.
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- sunnydays
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Ash tray wont close!
So the cigerette lighters are fixed, was just the fuse.
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Thank you, going to take a look at this when I have abit more timeNictrix wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:35 pm It sounds like you have dislodged something in the mechanism and you will probably have to remove it to see what is exactly going on.
The down side is that you will have to remove the centre console to get to the screws that hold the ash tray to the console from underneath.
The console is fairly easy to remove though and can be taken out in about 5 minutes.
Remove the gearstick and surround first.
It may be worth removing the plastic piece under the stereo to give a bit more room and this just prises off as well.
Once the gearstick and surround is out the way you can either pull up on the console from the hole you have made or use trim removal tools and start prising from the arm rest end. This is only held in place with 5 metal clips.
Once its released unclip all the electrical connectors and remove.
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Ash tray wont close!
If you take it apart and get no joy fixing it I have an ashtray you can have if you cover the postage.sunnydays wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:01 pmThank you, going to take a look at this when I have abit more timeNictrix wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:35 pm It sounds like you have dislodged something in the mechanism and you will probably have to remove it to see what is exactly going on.
The down side is that you will have to remove the centre console to get to the screws that hold the ash tray to the console from underneath.
The console is fairly easy to remove though and can be taken out in about 5 minutes.
Remove the gearstick and surround first.
It may be worth removing the plastic piece under the stereo to give a bit more room and this just prises off as well.
Once the gearstick and surround is out the way you can either pull up on the console from the hole you have made or use trim removal tools and start prising from the arm rest end. This is only held in place with 5 metal clips.
Once its released unclip all the electrical connectors and remove.
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