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[grifter]

Plugging in an air compressor this morning to check my tyres, and sure I heard something crack when I was putting in the plug into fag socket.

Noticed the fag socket section was moving up and down, so tried to close lid, and it wouldn't completely shut.

I noticed a few posts said remove the ashtray binnacle as if you emptying it, and you'll see a screw, I see none of that, I then decided to do my "Clarkson" move and just pull the thing out, as all my other ashtrays have done, and it popped out. Loandbehold there is about 2mm of slack on the cable on the back.

I've got the wood section off the front as well, and now all my fettling about trying to locate it back onto what I think are the guides it now seems to be stuck half in half out.

Timing belt - no problem, Ashtray - Forget it!

What do I need to jiggle (nothing personal) to remove/fix/relocate it properly or is it fubared?

[grifter]

Plugging in an air compressor this morning to check my tyres, and sure I heard something crack when I was putting in the plug into fag socket.

Noticed the fag socket section was moving up and down, so tried to close lid, and it wouldn't completely shut.

I noticed a few posts said remove the ashtray binnacle as if you emptying it, and you'll see a screw, I see none of that, I then decided to do my "Clarkson" move and just pull the thing out, as all my other ashtrays have done, and it popped out. Loandbehold there is about 2mm of slack on the cable on the back.

I've got the wood section off the front as well, and now all my fettling about trying to locate it back onto what I think are the guides it now seems to be stuck half in half out.

Timing belt - no problem, Ashtray - Forget it!

What do I need to jiggle (nothing personal) to remove/fix/relocate it properly or is it fubared?

Edit: I managed to unstick it, and there is a little bit of plastic broken off so guess it's fubared.

[polilara]

Happened to me and others as well.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=142737.msg1860731#msg1860731

[grifter]

How do you get the lighter out so you can remove the tray? It's got a really tight wire bonded into it with a rubber cover over it, don't see a plug that I can unplug.

[Doctor Gollum]

Unscrew the screw that holds the complete ashtray assembly to the dash structure.

It's a standard Phillips screw.

It should be covered in the guide...

But just in case...

Open the ashtray.
Hold the flap down with one hand and insert the screwdrivers dead centre over the top of the flap with the other.
Unscrew the screw and pull the whole thing out.

Or you can carry on ripping it out one piece at a time

[grifter]

Unscrew the screw that holds the complete ashtray assembly to the dash structure.

It's a standard Phillips screw.

It should be covered in the guide...

But just in case...

Open the ashtray.
Hold the flap down with one hand and insert the screwdrivers dead centre over the top of the flap with the other.
Unscrew the screw and pull the whole thing out.

Or you can carry on ripping it out one piece at a time

Why break (excuse the pun) the habit of a lifetime!!