rob76turbo

Hi everyone,

I was tired of not having a place to put my cell phone while driving. I use a bluetooth headset and like to have the phone sitting near by. Anyway, since I do not use the ashtray, I figured this was a good place to create something useful.

So I did the following steps:

1. I removed the metal ashtray insert from the plastic trim piece.
2. I removed the sliding door, it comes off easily.
3. I took my Drimel and cut the remaining plastic away from the trim piece.
4. I smoothed the cut area down with my Drimel too.
5. I cut a piece of foam to fit within the ashtray insert, had to trim it a little to fit.
6. I used double sided sticky tape at the ends of the plastic trim piece and pressed it into it's normal position.
7. Now I have a nice surface to place my cell phone while driving.

See pix of finished results.

ltc

I always thought the small 'cubby hole' next to the analog clock was the preferred cellphone holder.

StewHatch

Rob - that is a terrific idea! Looks like a perfect fit.

Rich Sandor

I put my cell in the cubby by the clock and put the wallet in the centre console.

rob76turbo

When I am running my iPod through my stereo, the Blackberry causes interference if it is in that cubby. It is too close to the stereo so I get that "Blackberry noise" every few minutes when it cycles the signal.

FRporscheman

I yank my ashtray out, and BOOM there is a perfectly sized niche for any cell phone. Then I pop the ashtray back in later.

rob76turbo

I could to that but I hate ashtrays in general.... I like the look of this better (for me at least...).

ehall

Be careful. It can get awfully hot under the ashtray.