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09-03-2016, 04:17 PM | #1 |
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Ashtray won't open, please help
The ashtray on my center console will not pop open, the spring seems to be OK but the lid will not release open. Can anyone give me any ideas on how to make the ashtray door spring open? Thanks
I took an ipad video of the issue & uploaded it to youtube. The link to the video is below: |
09-03-2016, 04:44 PM | #2 | |
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If not... I have no idea. Have you just tried repeatedly (like a LOT of times) pushing on the release point? |
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Thanks for your reply & suggestion. To the best of my knowledge there is no change in the ashtray. I tried hitting/banging on the side of the console & did not hear any rattling of change & the lid still won't open. I have been pushing on the lid many times for many weeks with no luck so far. |
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Hey there same thing happened to me last night. Turns out that the wood trim was out of place, use something thin to pry it open then snap the wood trim back into place.
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Found this youtube video & once I got the console panel lifted I could then remove the ashtray from the panel & with a little finagling I got the ashtray lid to open.
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09-05-2016, 09:13 AM | #9 |
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i use mine to hold my keys while im driving, so as not to fill up the cupholders
just be sure not to close it, anything that slides to the right will jam it and prevent opening which is what Im sure happened to you....maybe a wife or kid put something in it and it slid over into the right side hole.....bad design if you ask me Ive pried mine up just a little and put a thin dental instrument or similar in mine to move a coin out the hole before..
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