Interior/Exterior HELP! How do I install this center console tray?
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HELP! How do I install this center console tray?
So I ordered this center console tray for a 2005/2006 R50/R53 to give my a place to put my phone in my 2004 Cooper. I just can't figure out how to get it in.
The instructions from Outmotoring are:
Install: first remove the existing 4x5 vented plastic panel held in place with a single Torx screw under the toggle panel. Once that panel is removed fold the new main part of the center console in half along the crease that is molded in. Push it in from the front- under the toggle panel while holding the flap down and rotating it sideways. Push it in and twist as it shifts past the 2 posts on either side of the opening. It will naturally want to unfold and pop into place once in position. Clip the panel into the same location that the removable panel was attached and insert the screw to fasten it in place.
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Well I have waved the white flag for today and reinstalled the old panel. Instructions say you can get it in in under 10 minutes without major disassembly but it looks like I am going to have to pull the center console and pillars. I also mangled the back of it pretty bad trying to figure out how to get it to fit though I think it will be fine once I figure out how to get it in.
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Tried some more and this just isn't going to work. I emailed back and forth with the guys at Outmotoring and I just can't get it installed based on their instructions. The panel is looking pretty tatty at this point. Leason learned: If you want to do dash mods, spend the time to take the dash apart no matter what the instructions say. I also need to figure out why the wires behind that panel are all greasy. My fingers look like I have been doing engine work.
All I wanted was a place to put my phone...
All I wanted was a place to put my phone...
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