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YOUR RESEARCHCan't remove the ashtray frame - advice needed...
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I just replaced my ashtray with a cubby and mine came straight out after removing the 2 screws.
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Hi, as my wood trim ashtray is falling apart, I bought ashtray delete piece but I can not manage to remove the ashtray frame (the part with the buttons) - I saw a video on YT when someone is doing this exact process but removing the two screws at the bottom did absolutely nothing, it is like completely stuck there - it is not moving a bit when I am pulling and when I start to pull more whol centre console start to do squeaky,cracking noises and I do not want to break anything. Is there something I am missing?
Once the screws are removed it should pull out, although not 'easy'. I think it does click in to place, but even so, shouldn't have to wrestle with it. Try getting some heat around it with a hair dryer and then try pulling.
In that case, there should be nothing holding it in. I would get in there with a trim removal lever and release it that way. It will come out, and if you’re looking to remove the rest of the console, it will have to come out to expose the screw underneath.
If none of the heat, wiggling, pulling etc works then I would consider drilling a 10mm hole to expose the screw underneath, then remove the whole console with the ashtray trim still in place, remembering to remove the connectors from the windows and light.
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there are actually two metal pieces on each of the narrow sides - you need to pry them out with some flat trim removal tool. After that, it pops out, so be careful about this - forcing it out without prying these two clamps is impossible...
