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How do I remove the ashtray assembly?

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Old 07-17-2006, 03:39 PM
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Default How do I remove the ashtray assembly?

Looks like the previous owner spilled coffee on it and now that it's so hot outside, it's sticking.
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Default push on it?

you can try banging on the side of your console, like under the steering wheel and to the right..?
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I want to remove the whole thing, not just the tray itself
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If it's like an A6 at all, you've go to remove radio, AC control, and THEN ashtray.
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Default Ugh. Guess what I didn't want to hear

Yeah, <i>that</i>. :-\


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yeah, its a nightmare
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Default yeah, Stereo -> HVAC -> Ashtray ....

There's two bolts holding the ashtray assembly in place, which are hidden behind the HVAC. Rumor has it you can remove the HVAC with a good push from behind, but I had always taken the radio out first to make it easier:<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/512854.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/512854.phtml</a</li></ul>
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in that case, maybe I can live with an ashtray that needs old coffee cleaned out of it
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It's really not that hard. Sounds much worse than it is. As long as you have the radio keys.
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