Ashtray mod

[mark scheurer]

I got sick of not having the full space of my ashtray to place pens etc and did not want to go through the mod with drilling etc as described here: http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...tallation.html

So I took a pair of pliers and figured I'd forcefully rip out the cigarette holder from the tray. It worked well and is only held in by a couple of fore and aft tabs. The tray still has the plastic guides in place for the metal part I took out, but there's more room for stuff.

[X Foomph]

Nice little mini mod, well done. Plus you can change it back to stock when selling

[TaMbALoLoNg]

On the other hand, I think that's one dumb mod. I mean how much room do you need?

[bnajjar]

How do you get the entire ashtray out of the center console? Your pics show the ashtray completely removed from the center console. How did you do this?

Thanks,

Bryan

[Weasel]

Just push the lid further open than where it stops and it pops the tray up where you can grab it.

[mark scheurer]

I actually bought the rubberized non-smoker's ashtray and I love it

[rayxi]

Originally Posted by mark scheurer

I actually bought the rubberized non-smoker's ashtray and I love it

Me too. That's where I installed the DIY Aux jack. Very convenient as I can tuck my MP3 player and retractable cord in there and close the lid.

[faz]

I did this 'mod' the first week that I had the X5... now my iphone fits in that ashtray perfectly.

For some reason I never thought about taking pictures and sharing with everyone here though... thanks for doing that.