nobleartjim Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Thanks for responses. Now we've refined our search to removing the front ashtray to get to repairing the lighter. Does anyone have details? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhawks2 Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Just pull the ash tray out until it stops and then grab it with both hands and keep on pulling until the frame in which the ash tray sits pops loose. Like many parts of this car it just snaps together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsmithsa Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I have tried to remove the front ash tray of my 1995 LS400 and it just doesn't want to come out. I have pulled on it until it feels like it is going to break. Any further suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mejojo Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Pull harder. (Hint: You really don't have a special version of ashtray that is attached differently!) Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsmithsa Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Thanks for your valuable input. I just wanted to double check to make sure before I broke something. (Hint: It's better to double check than it is to spend money repairing something just because your too lazy to ask.) Nice attitude by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mejojo Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 It was meant to be funny, not mean or anything. If you search for ashtray, you can probably find at least a half-dozen exhortations to just "pull harder". It's a common thing for people to feel like they will break something getting this part out. (oh....you *did* remove the gear shift plate first, yeah? It appears that wasn't included in the instructions above.) Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doiturself Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 remove the console by poping up the both corner side near the cup holder and put your gear shift in NEUTRAL. After you got it pops then lift it upward more 1 inch and pull it. There are 3 wires underneath this console 2 connectors infront one connects to TRAC and the other connects to Heated seat, and third one connect behind the ashtray, pull it off and check the voltage there. It think it's 12V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsn Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 jbsmithsa, You have a '95. Try this site for help getting the panel off. http://carstereohelp.com/stereoremovalLexu...usLS400str1.htm Hope it helps. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsmithsa Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 Thanks for all the help. As it turns out, I was not doing it correctly by removing the console trim panel first. Glad I asked. I'll try it again and let you know how it turns out. Next chore will be to change front struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doiturself Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 The front sturt! Are you going to do it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsmithsa Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I am thinking about it. Do you think it is a do it yourself type of repair or should I have it done by a mechanic. What is the difficulty level of this repair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsmithsa Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 jbsmithsa,You have a '95. Try this site for help getting the panel off. http://carstereohelp.com/stereoremovalLexu...usLS400str1.htm Hope it helps. :) Thanks for the link on how to remove the console panel to get to the ashtray. I help immensely and I was able to repair the cig. lighter. Glad I didn't just pull harder as recommended by others. It appears I could have broken the console panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsn Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 jbsmithsa, You're welcome. Happy to be able to give back to this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Well I certainly understand what jb is talking about. I pulled the center console with no problem, removed the vents with no problem. The ashtray part is a problem. Although I had looked at a diagram as to how it was attached, I still didn't get the thing loose. I yanked so damn hard that I'm surprized I didn't rip out a sizable piece of the dash!. What do you all find the best place to grab when yanking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher_boy Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I actually did break mine using the "pull harder" mantra. I was doing everything correctly, except for having the ashtray open at the time of extraction. Broke the latch that held it in. So after trying to jbweld, than buying a scroll saw and trying to make a new one, I broke down and bought a juncker off of e-bay for $25 and now it is back to new. Lesson---Make sure the ashtray is open first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teek Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Thanks for responses. Now we've refined our search to removing the front ashtray to get to repairing the lighter. Does anyone have details? I have a '91 LS400. Yes...it is very difficult to pull the ashtray out even though it just clips in. Here's what I did. 1. Remove wood center console, under the gear shift. To do this SAFELY, I use the suction cup apparatus from my navigator, applied the suction cup to the wood closest to the cupholders and pulled up. It EASILY popped up. Next, I opened the ashtray (didn't want to break anything..see below) and inserted a taped puddy knife in the top edge of the ashtray. I pried a little bit...enough to open up enough space to put a thin taped screw driver in. I then pried all along the top edge. It will pop out! My original problem is that the front lighter didn't work ( the back one did). I still checked the fuse which was OK. Unclip all the wires to the ashtray.When you look at the underside of the cigarette lighter there is a small black wire which is a fusable link. Mine was fried. I took the nut of the back and removed the fiber washer, bypassing the fusable link. There is a round piece of black plastic which works as the insulator and the lighter is fused so I didn't think there would be a problem. Yes...everything works great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iritani Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I have tried to remove the front ash tray of my 1995 LS400 and it just doesn't want to come out. I have pulled on it until it feels like it is going to break. Any further suggestions? take and screw driver and gently pry out the top 2 corners and them it should just pop out gently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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