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Title: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by duggs on 31. Aug 2011 at 00:21

Am sure it has another name....just can't think of it.

Anyway ! While on my hols I needed to open up the cigarette lighter tray to plug in my Tom Tom....it was a struggle to get it to sit at the right angle to plug it in..in any event.

Anyway ! Now the thing won't close properly...although it sits perfectly neatly...about 5mm away. How do you get the soddin thing out in order to check if a cable has got caught or something.

I can push it back but it feels like something won't allow it to sit back properly so it bounces straight back out....Any ideas please ?

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by mrgreen on 31. Aug 2011 at 00:40

pull out the ashtray and there is one screw in the middle which will allow you to remove the whole ashtray mechanism

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by Albs on 31. Aug 2011 at 00:43

What he^said. :y

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by freecall666 on 31. Aug 2011 at 01:00

would get another ash tray if the pin snaps on it runner will alwasy be like that, have them in scrap yards for a few quid..

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by Deuce on 31. Aug 2011 at 06:33

Had this problem when I first picked up the car. The original sound unit was replaced with a Sony head unit and because a different panel was used the flap got stuck and prevented the ashtray from shutting.

I removed the inner tray and released the spring from the flap, now it works fine. The flap just does't flap right up now unless you assist it with a finger. :)

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by duggs on 31. Aug 2011 at 12:47

Deuce ! Spooky. Mine is identical to how you've said...right down to the Sony headunit.

Inner tray ? Please explain more before I fly in heavy handed !

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by RobG on 31. Aug 2011 at 12:49

duggs wrote on 31. Aug 2011 at 12:47:

Deuce ! Spooky. Mine is identical to how you've said...right down to the Sony headunit.

Inner tray ? Please explain more before I fly in heavy handed !

Bit your fag butts go in, small lever on the right to release it

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by duggs on 31. Aug 2011 at 15:52

Yep...got that..doesn't make any difference on mine..no matter what i do it just won't sit back correctly. It DOES go back and stay there BUT sits about 5/10mm proud of the rest of the fascia.

Title: Re: Front Cigarette Flap Problem.
Post by fiend61 on 01. Sep 2011 at 08:43

Quote:

Yep...got that..doesn't make any difference on mine..no matter what i do it just won't sit back correctly. It DOES go back and stay there BUT sits about 5/10mm proud of the rest of the fascia

duggs after taking the inner tray out have you found the screw that holds the whole mechanism in? (screw is right at back middle top) something is stopping it going back, which could be the aftermarket facia, this might need to be modded abit to allow ashtray to fit properly :y