cokopui

Yesterday after work I noticed my credit card compartment on my center console fully opened. When I tried to close it it won't shut. No clicking noise so now I'm driving around with it opened and hitting it with my hand when I shift. What can I do to close it? Has this ever happened to anyone? My guess is it has something to do with the SoCal heat. What's a cheap solution?


Dankeshon,

Merkin

cheap solution is to not use it ever again and put blank B7 buttons there

Denim'03

but I'm sure you will have to take it apart to see why it's not catching. It's not that hard to remove.

JayP

Cheap solution = Duct tape. (Hey, you wanted cheap)

quattrothatcould

2nd

JimmyC83

no 3rd...super glue is cheaper these days and will probably look nicer

TurboEnvy52

So it springs upward when you close and the card board catches and blocks it from re-opening...however good luck getting it opened to repair or whatever.

gimik

the mechanism inside is kind of over-engineered. the tray is spring-loaded, so what happens is the stop-latch that "catches" the door closed breaks or bends in a way that it stops catching the gear-teeth.

i took mine out to try and just break it entirely so that it stayed closed, but i couldn't figure out a way to keep it intact enough to put back.

my cup-holder was also starting to lose its springiness and consequently its ability to hold cups, so i bought a new one of each and just replaced them one day. it's pretty easy to do, but those things are freakin expensive. something like 40 bucks each.

greg

sNoSTaRR

how does your hand hit it when shifting.

sNoSTaRR

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lol....

mine was stuck open when i bought the car.i forced it shut and now it stays that way. it cost me $0.