secret compartment
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Finally picked up my ECS tuning order. When first looking at it I thought it was broken as the lid would not lock. After looking at it carefully I a small spring and a cam that was at the end of the plastic slider. I pushed in the spring and moved the slider back ...it then would not close.... I then pushed it up and it lock the door and it could not open!!!
At that point it dawned on me that this cam or pendulum can sit in a neutral position and the door will open and close normally but it the door is closed and the pendulum moves it locks the door and you have to pull the whole thing apart to open it (take it out of the dash). Logic?
If the car receives a heavy impact in the front or back this would lock the door (hopefully) stopping the screwdriver you keep in there from flying out and then getting pushed into the passenger's chest with the air bag deployment.....or something like that!!
At that point it dawned on me that this cam or pendulum can sit in a neutral position and the door will open and close normally but it the door is closed and the pendulum moves it locks the door and you have to pull the whole thing apart to open it (take it out of the dash). Logic?
If the car receives a heavy impact in the front or back this would lock the door (hopefully) stopping the screwdriver you keep in there from flying out and then getting pushed into the passenger's chest with the air bag deployment.....or something like that!!
From what you have there I would suspect the same thing as a safety catch.
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If you have it, you push on it.
Part numbers, BTW, ECS Tuning seems to have it in stock:
51459290340 Hidden Compartment.
Then you need a different trim piece on it:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=51_9609
51459297774 Piano Black
Part numbers, BTW, ECS Tuning seems to have it in stock:
51459290340 Hidden Compartment.
Then you need a different trim piece on it:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=51_9609
51459297774 Piano Black
The Piano Black Passenger cover trim for the hidden compartment is 51459297776
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hammerhands (08-02-2017)
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#57
I was thrilled to get the secret compartment in my 14 HT, until I tried to actually fit things inside. Holding sunglasses seems to be maxing it out. Probably could squeeze a granola bar in if I had to.
8 track player would be great, I loved mine. Had a center console sheet metal holder for mine, looked almost built in if you squinted. Wore the heck out of Santana Caravanserai tape.
8 track player would be great, I loved mine. Had a center console sheet metal holder for mine, looked almost built in if you squinted. Wore the heck out of Santana Caravanserai tape.
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I was thrilled to get the secret compartment in my 14 HT, until I tried to actually fit things inside. Holding sunglasses seems to be maxing it out. Probably could squeeze a granola bar in if I had to.
8 track player would be great, I loved mine. Had a center console sheet metal holder for mine, looked almost built in if you squinted. Wore the heck out of Santana Caravanserai tape.
8 track player would be great, I loved mine. Had a center console sheet metal holder for mine, looked almost built in if you squinted. Wore the heck out of Santana Caravanserai tape.
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Oh you young people of today. Now, I remember 4-tracks. When The Doors' first album was released on 4-track, it lit all of our fires. Especially when we would take a girl out to the coastal bluffs, park, and watch the submarine races, listening to that 4-track magic. TMI????
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Just a note- in several U.S. states including Ohio, it is illegal to add a secret compartment to a vehicle if it "is used or intended to be used to facilitate the unlawful concealment or transportation of a controlled substance." The "intended to be used" being the sticking point here- in one case, a motorist was busted for an empty hidden compartment simply because the car smelled of marijuana.
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
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Just a note- in several U.S. states including Ohio, it is illegal to add a secret compartment to a vehicle if it "is used or intended to be used to facilitate the unlawful concealment or transportation of a controlled substance." The "intended to be used" being the sticking point here- in one case, a motorist was busted for an empty hidden compartment simply because the car smelled of marijuana.
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
Love to 'splain to the judge why I was driving around with a 4-track in a secret compartment. I'd just say, "Your Honor, something this rare and valuable needs to be concealed." If the judge was a child of the 60's, he would understand. But if you remember the 60's...you probably weren't there!!
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Just a note- in several U.S. states including Ohio, it is illegal to add a secret compartment to a vehicle if it "is used or intended to be used to facilitate the unlawful concealment or transportation of a controlled substance." The "intended to be used" being the sticking point here- in one case, a motorist was busted for an empty hidden compartment simply because the car smelled of marijuana.
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
Unlikely to be a concern for most people under most circumstances, but just be aware that it's one more thing that can potentially put you at risk of getting "protected and served."
Too many rules and regulations that can be interpreted numerous ways! Bah humbug!
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2017All4 (08-02-2017)
#69
OK, let me put this thread back in line.
I understand you need to remove the center cluster to remove the air vent to remove the trim cover.
But you don't need to have those removed to install the hidden compartment, and new trim.
SO?? Can I pull the old trim without removing all that stuff, even if it breaks that trim, which I don't care??
???
HAMMERHANDS' video shows the old trim had been ground down to
I understand you need to remove the center cluster to remove the air vent to remove the trim cover.
But you don't need to have those removed to install the hidden compartment, and new trim.
SO?? Can I pull the old trim without removing all that stuff, even if it breaks that trim, which I don't care??
???
HAMMERHANDS' video shows the old trim had been ground down to
#70
To answer my previous question, yes, you need to remove the vent, as the new secret compartment has tabs that go under said vent.
Just arrived from ECS Tuning.
Will install Sunday, and report back.
Oh, if anyone looks up the part on realm.com, the cutoff production is 6/2015, so look prior.
I hate you ECS, making me spend all my money on mods!!!
Just arrived from ECS Tuning.
Will install Sunday, and report back.
Oh, if anyone looks up the part on realm.com, the cutoff production is 6/2015, so look prior.
I hate you ECS, making me spend all my money on mods!!!
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For those of you youngins' laughing, Earl Muntz is the man responsible for the consumer being able to play the music YOU wanted in your car, not dictating what a radio DJ wanted you to hear.
He adapted a broadcast cart to be used in a car. Record companies followed his lead by making commercial 4 track tapes to be used in the Muntz box.
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8-track has to be under-mount WITH slide rack, cause the pinch roller keeps eating the tapes!!
For those of you youngins' laughing, Earl Muntz is the man responsible for the consumer being able to play the music YOU wanted in your car, not dictating what a radio DJ wanted you to hear.
He adapted a broadcast cart to be used in a car. Record companies followed his lead by making commercial 4 track tapes to be used in the Muntz box.
For those of you youngins' laughing, Earl Muntz is the man responsible for the consumer being able to play the music YOU wanted in your car, not dictating what a radio DJ wanted you to hear.
He adapted a broadcast cart to be used in a car. Record companies followed his lead by making commercial 4 track tapes to be used in the Muntz box.
Had to be there.
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By the time I showed up, it was all about Craig Powerplay 8 tracks and cassette players for cars. And some home units as well.
I started out in Customer Service. Mondays were horrible. Guys had spent their entire weekend tearing apart their dashboards (like you're getting ready to do!!) to install their new Craig Powerplay, only to have their new tape player eat the very first tape they tried to play. I learned to recognize the homicidal look in a customer's eyes as they approached the service desk at Craig HQ in Compton, CA.
#75
DO NOT pull the ring out. You're lucky you didn't break the latches on the fiber optic ring.
Pull the bottom part of the ring away 1/4" then twist it counterclockwise until it releases. Mark the ring with a piece of painters tape at the very top once it releases.
To install:
Align the ring with the tape at the top, rotate clockwise until it is straight.