Ash Tray housing removal help needed

[oneills]

Hello All

Would anyone know if there is a knack to removing the ash tray housing without breaking it.

I cant see anything in the manual

I could try and prize it out but I am afraid it may crack but if that is the way then I will have to be careful

Thanks in advance

Shaun

[dapinky]

Hi Shaun,

I removed mine many years ago to fit a satnav unit in the space.

It is "just" glued to the rear of the fascia panel - but the glue was pretty solid. I wasn't keeping mine, so the fact that it cracked and broke wasn't a great worry to me - but I didn't want to damage the fascia, so took some care.

I ended up cutting it and getting a slim chisel between the lip on the housing and the fascia, then gently easing the two apart.

Without damaging the housing, I would suggest that the best way would be to undo the fascia fixings and then get a suitable tool behind and ease the two parts away from each other. Once it starts to separate, it is very simple to complete the job.

[muley]

Somewhere in LEC, there's a note about this. I've tried to find it

IIRC it involved heating the tray with a hair dryer to soften the gunk that holds it in.

HTH

[oneills]

Thanks Guys - that is very helpful

It has been out before are a cable has been fed through it ?

I'll contact the previous owner to see what he did

Regards

Shaun