Can't get the ash tray to stay in. Any ideas would be appreciated

 

throw it away..............smoking is bad.

 

Make sure nothing got in behind it. I stopped using mine for storage because of that reason.

 

I had trouble with my sticking closed and then it started working fine. When I pulled all the console out to have it painted I found a dime under the ashtray. I dont store coins in my ashtray and dont use the coin holder so it was likely from the previous owner. Point is, it dosent work well if things get under or behind it.

MikeR

 

hi,
My car's ashtray also does not stay closed. I found in another topic how to remove the console to reach the back however I could not do that (I was trying to pull out the front cover but afraid of breaking it). Got it to a dealer and they asked for almost $300 to replace the whole bottom part. Don't like to see anything malfunctioning but don't want to spend that money. Any suggestion?

 

Give up smoking and buy a roll of duct tape.

Sorry, could not resist.

 

Hi,
I don't smoke. I use the coin holder though and don't like the fact it is out of place.

 

I am with you all the way, I don't like anything to be broken. Can you hear or feel it click in? Or does it just stop short?

The mechanism is simple, when you push the ashtray back it clicks into it's lock, and when you push again it reverses, using a spring to bring it back out, just like the cupholder. Similar to a click pen It is possible that the pin that locks it back broke...but more likely that there is some sort of debris blocking it from going completely back into the lock. I would dig around back there first.

I wouldn't buy the part from the stealership, get a much better buy here, junkyard, ebay, etc. I just got a used cupholder off a member for shipping costs. Sure beat the $190 the stealership wanted.

 

It goes all the way back but no click. It was told me in the dealer that the mechanism is broken but it is so hard to reach the back to check this out. I wish I have the skill to do it by myself...

 

My dealer told me my driveshaft was bad and I needed to pay them $1800 to fix it. I finally got time to pick it up and check it....Nothing wrong under there, so I had my tires balance again, and problem fixed. Free tire balance fixed an $1800 vibration. Still put some new GS-D3's on order though.

If no one else does, I will go look at mine so I can better describe how to check it tomorrow morning. For both of you

 

I just recieved a used one from e-bay. I e-mailed one of the people selling parts off the totalled crossfires that are listed on there. Only cost me 20 bucks and the part looks really good.