what are you using your ashtray for
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Sorry it's a little darK: Green LED; Laptop Power, Red LED; Laptop HardDrive Activity, 1/8" Stereo Jack 1; Auxillay in to Deck, 1/8" Stereo Jack 2; Auxiallary in to Laptop
In case you were wondering WTF I'm talking about;
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I have taken out the cigarette lighter and in that small part, I keep quarters. In the large 'ash tray' part, I usually toss my cel phone so it doesn't fly off the passenger's seat.
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Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Transmission: 700R4
The front ashtray is used for coins, ther rear ashtray(back of console) I turned into a light, since I have a convertible this addition has done wonders for backseat illumination when the top is up.
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Car: 1990 Iroc Z Convertible
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Its wired into the rearview mirror/underdash lights so it comes on when the door is opened or when the dash switch is turned to the dome light position.Its a rear cargo area lamp assembly I picked up at a boneyard, I cut some plastic out of an old underdash cover to fill the opening the ashtray left, then cut a piece out of that to fit the light into. The result looks factory.
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I sand blasted mine and made it a really nice remote holder, heh
I also ripped the round thing out for the cig...
I also ripped the round thing out for the cig...
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Originally posted by -N-
i've found the best place for the cell phone is between the console and the emergency brake
i've found the best place for the cell phone is between the console and the emergency brake
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Camaro - Nice Phone holder
TA - Window Switches... where the tray SHOULD be
TA - Window Switches... where the tray SHOULD be
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Car: 1984 Camaro Z28
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Originally posted by 83Firebird420
hell ya:rockon:
hell ya:rockon:
and i use it for change too, but eventually its gonna have a cut-out switch
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Car: 83 bird
Engine: 305/383
Transmission: WC T5
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Hey you have my radio! Not many people do lol
I use my ashtray for... let's see:
Coins
Timeslips
Interior screws that came off my car but I can't find where
Dome light bulb (I have red neons in my car wired to the interior lights so I pulled it)
Ashes (Even though no-one smokes in my car... )
I pulled my rear ashtray to put a cigarrette lighter recepticle for my Playstation.
I use my ashtray for... let's see:
Coins
Timeslips
Interior screws that came off my car but I can't find where
Dome light bulb (I have red neons in my car wired to the interior lights so I pulled it)
Ashes (Even though no-one smokes in my car... )
I pulled my rear ashtray to put a cigarrette lighter recepticle for my Playstation.
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Car: 95 Z28
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LOL that is cool! How much did yours cost *just wonderin what it retails for*? I got it very lightly used for 100 bucks from a guy at my work.... Does yours kinda have problems with the buttons? mine works fine, but works a lot easier with the remote, so i primarily use it...
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Car: 83 bird
Engine: 305/383
Transmission: WC T5
Axle/Gears: 3:42
I paid $199 new for it at Best Buy. Yes my buttons would stop working or dothe wrong thing... I cleaned the faceplate and the receiver and it fixed it.
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Car: Camaro Z281991 Engine: 5.7L/350 TPI Transmission: TH700R4 ··································· Car: Acura CL 1998
Engine: 3.0L/183
Transmission: 4 spd auto/OD
coins and screws..
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cut off the ashtray part......cut peice of plexi....painted it with spray in liner....put in toggles......matches almost perfect
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here's my soon to be installed 4thgen console, I used the ashtray for the window/mirror switch, I also have a blank plate to install extra switches (exhaust cutout/line lock, etc.)
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Car: '88 T/A and '90 T/A
Engine: LB9/383
Transmission: T5/700R4
Originally posted by FyreLance
My car's never running long enough for me to get around to using the ash tray for anything.
My car's never running long enough for me to get around to using the ash tray for anything.
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Car: 1988 Trans-Am GTA
Engine: 5.7L TPI
Transmission: WC-T5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.27
i have a 4th gen console, if i put oins in there they fall into the console so..... coins anyway or nothing. also, for those of you that keep condoms in your car.... BAD the heat/cold will distroy them.
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i have change, fussies, screws, a lightbulb, and recipts. in the back ash trey i have razorblades... vierd huh.. never know when u need to cut something..
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I either use nothing or stick my phone in it putting some cash in there aint a half bad idea just in case you need to bribe a cop or something,
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Car: 86 Trans Am.....
Engine: 305 T.P.I
Transmission: 700r4
well no one is allowed to smoke anything in my car which really tends to **** people off. I removed the asstray and lighter so as not to temp people. I fill it now with quarters though. And who ever said it adds up is right. I got like 30 bucks outta there. Lol also I keep my cell phone lodged between the console and e-brake. I thought I was the only one that was that ghetto. I could always buy one of those type-r cell phone holders but I would then have to cut off my nuts with a rusty nail clipper..........
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good luck on the rusty nail clipper.....
I dont think Ive even opened mine? Ive heard 1 too many storys of the spring breaking and then you cant shut it. If it was for anything, it would be a recesed gauge pod or for switches.
I dont think Ive even opened mine? Ive heard 1 too many storys of the spring breaking and then you cant shut it. If it was for anything, it would be a recesed gauge pod or for switches.
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Car: 86 Iroc
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Transmission: built 700r4
I have my cutout switch stuffed in there, I havn't bothered to mount it nice and neatly, because it never gets closed
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Car: 1984 Z28
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maw made me swap my tray into a 12 gauge shot -gun rack. she says we need to git rid uh dem dang rabbits in the gar-den, told me if i didnt carry a shotgun in my car, i wasnt a true dang *******...
Or so some people would say camaro drivers are...
Or so some people would say camaro drivers are...
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Car: 85 firebird
Engine: Pos 2.8 pulled and replaced with a 350 tpi motor converted to carb.
Transmission: 700r4, vette servo,shift kit, hayden 15"x8" trans cooler.
my gf smokes so its got cig buts in it
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A storage tray for the cigarette lighter when I use the 12VDC plug-in for my phone charger... then it's empty when I'm done.
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I have the fan and lock up switches in there. I also have room for the line lock if I ever get around to putting it in. Very clean and you'd never know anything was there with it closed.
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Here I thought I was being clever putting a switch in my ashtray :-( Anyway my lockup switch for my 700r4 was in there, going to have to find a new use for it now that the 700's gone :-P
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NOTHING! I had to empty out my entire console b/c everything made rattle noises when my subwoofers hit
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SuperchargedRS's story reminds me of one time i put my drivers liscence in the ashtray and it fell through to underneath the radio, that was interesting.
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Originally posted by 83Firebird420
hell ya:rockon:
hell ya:rockon:
i third that motion, gotta have a few roaches for the long drives
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Originally posted by tony1784
i third that motion, gotta have a few roaches for the long drives
i third that motion, gotta have a few roaches for the long drives
[Not that I would endorse drug use but throw em out the window. less evidence when you cross 4 lanes backwards.]
But no really, I put my shrimp tails in the ash tray.
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for
I put my cell phone in there so theres a radio sound distraction during to waves near the reciver.. otherwise my exhaust would be to loud to hear someone calling
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for
Times changes, got to post some of those new age way to use it ;-)