Ashtray

[B.C.Bill]

This sounds stupid but I removed the ashtray from my new (to me) 2000 996 C4 and I can't get it to fit back in. The lid seems to be stuck in a vertical position. the ashtray goes back into place but the lid is locked and won't close. There is a gear like cog on one end of the ashtray and there is a metal stop that wont let the lid release.

[kbrandsma]

If you pull the ashtray out and look underneath the teeth on the end that faces the front of the car there is a little white catch that holds the lid down. Check and see if it is still there.

Edited October 14, 2012 by kbrandsma

[B.C.Bill]

The little white catch thing is there.The lid is parallel to the side of the ashtray and won't move.

[B.C.Bill]

thanks for the help, got it fixed, the thing inside with the hole in it had come a bit loose, had tried to push it back down but didn't use enough force until I realized that it was the thing preventing the lid from moving