Ash Tray

[blake918]

Change has fallen behind my ashtray and will not let it close.

Can anyone tell me how to remove? Thanks

[SKperformance]

i thinnk your problem is bigger than you know

to remove the ashtray yo have to remove the center console

maybe you can acess it by removing the radio and a/c unit

pull out the upper middle vent and little cover under the radio to acess

[LexuSY]

Change in the ash tray? how did that happen? did you keep your change in the ashtray, cause that's what i do. is that not a good idea?

[blake918]

LexuSY, my '94's astray is designed so that when it is closed it slightly turns into the dash on a very slight angle, so when my loose change was in there(and I guess I hit a really big bump), it just fell out the back of the astray on the astray tracks and into the dash. You probably won't have this problem on your '98 as I am sure Lex redesigned it.

[bbsal]

that sucks.i think skperformance is right you have to take the console out.try the radio thing first because that might work.

[blake918]

Actually it was only a 10 minute job. Get a small screwdriver, put some tape on the blade, pop off the wood trim panel around the shifter. Next pop off the black trim piece above the cup-holder, and voila you have access to the 4 phillips screws that hold the astray in. I found all of this in my new Lexus Service Manual that I just bought off of ebay for $60.00. They are huge helps. Thanks for all of the help and sugestions.

[bbsal]

cool at least you fixed the problem.if that was me something would of went wrong and a hinge or something would of broke.i always run into what looks like a easy job and it always turns into something big.thats the story of my life!

[SKperformance]

glad to hear it

that you found a much easier solution than what is said

funny second time i am wrong for the night

but as the last thing i am glad to hear it was much easier than first thought