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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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I had mines in the center armrest. Made a small hole right under the aux plug/12v outlet and ran the wire thru there. It was facing up and held in place with 3M 2 sided tape. Then moved it to the ashtray like the pic above. Looks cleaner and its well hidden. Bought another ashtray on fleabay just in case.
So how hard was it to cut out the ash tray to make this fit? I looked at it and it looks like it will hit the cig lighter.
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by telmz1
So how hard was it to cut out the ash tray to make this fit? I looked at it and it looks like it will hit the cig lighter.
greetings Telmz1.
not hard, i just did mine today and you'll need a dremel tool with a cutting bit. you'll have a few mm of plastic adjacent to the cig lighter after cutting. mine fits tight, so i didn't use the bracket or screws.
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greetings Telmz1.
not hard, i just did mine today and you'll need a dremel tool with a cutting bit. you'll have a few mm of plastic adjacent to the cig lighter after cutting. mine fits tight, so i didn't use the bracket or screws.
Do you mind taking a picture so I can cut mine the same way?
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Originally Posted by VGBSUPERFL
i would, but i'd need to pull my module out and the wiring may be a little difficult to seat back into the ashtray housing.
Did you just cut into one side of the ashtray or both?
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Originally Posted by telmz1
Did you just cut into one side of the ashtray or both?
just the side adjacent to the lighter assembly. i attached a word doc with some instructs.
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Originally Posted by VGBSUPERFL
just the side adjacent to the lighter assembly. i attached a word doc with some instructs.
Awesome instructions! I finished this about 15 minutes ago and it turned out great! Thanks again for all your help.
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Originally Posted by telmz1
Awesome instructions! I finished this about 15 minutes ago and it turned out great! Thanks again for all your help.
glad to be of assistance...i think it looks great and i keep the ashtray open to remind me to take the car out of super low!
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