Ashtray Repair

DavesZed · 08-30-2022, 04:30 AM

I did this the other day to my E89 and it worked so thought I'd put it up here.

So my ashtray lid wouldn't stay down, and I've read and talked to owners where this seems to be a common occurance.
I took my centre console trim off and found the short (about 2cm long) metal bent rod laying underneath the ashtray area. Now I was trying to work out how it actually fitted and this was the complicated bit, but it has a short end bent at 90° and a longer end also bent at 90°. So, as they say, a photo paints a thousand words, here are a few from different angles....

Hope that is of help to someone

bigendbob · 08-30-2022, 01:31 PM

My car ashtray won't stay closed in hot weather, but the other 364 days of the year it stays closed.

paris1 · 08-30-2022, 02:26 PM

BMW made a storage nook that you can swap out in place of the ashtray. That's what I did. It's small, but useful for sun glass storage.

08-30-2022, 04:30 AM	#1
DavesZed Lieutenant 143 Rep 508 Posts Drives: BMW E89 23i, 2011 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Grantham, UK iTrader: (0)	Ashtray Repair I did this the other day to my E89 and it worked so thought I'd put it up here. So my ashtray lid wouldn't stay down, and I've read and talked to owners where this seems to be a common occurance. I took my centre console trim off and found the short (about 2cm long) metal bent rod laying underneath the ashtray area. Now I was trying to work out how it actually fitted and this was the complicated bit, but it has a short end bent at 90° and a longer end also bent at 90°. So, as they say, a photo paints a thousand words, here are a few from different angles.... Hope that is of help to someone Attached Images __________________ Dave 2011, E89 23i, Grey with Red leather.... relatively basic (getting less and less basic with every new retrofit)! My Z4 E89 YouTube channel... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtt...0vHFUQnoEvKB2Q
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08-30-2022, 01:31 PM	#2
bigendbob Second Lieutenant 50 Rep 297 Posts Drives: z4 23i Orion Silver Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: west midlands iTrader: (0)	My car ashtray won't stay closed in hot weather, but the other 364 days of the year it stays closed.
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08-30-2022, 02:26 PM	#3
paris1 Captain 90 Rep 745 Posts Drives: 2013 35i Space Grey over Coral Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Northern Calif. iTrader: (0)	BMW made a storage nook that you can swap out in place of the ashtray. That's what I did. It's small, but useful for sun glass storage.
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