My writeup is available on my blog.

http://www.khan.org/blog/index.cgi/2007/10/15

Note that I retrofitted the LED that lights ashtray to light the storage cubby.

How soon before this is default, and the ashtray is a dealer option?!

DIY sitcky?

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Modified by yowzaa at 4:41 PM 11-21-2007

Install complete. Elapsed time 2hr (w/ )
Thanks again for the great DYI

Modified by yowzaa at 9:32 PM 11-21-2007

Here's my finished product (for the double DIN)--the capacity is really enormous, and this photo fails to do it justice. This shot shows it with all the tools I used for the installation:

LED flashlight (it's 6" long--you see only half of it)
1/4" ratchet handle;
two 1/4" extensions;
socket driver handle;
Allen wrench.

And there's probably enough room left over for a pair of sunglasses and my Nuvi GPS (if I wanted to stuff all that cr*p at once).

Phil

No crap at all...ever...not even temporarily????

It does take a while to get used to the absence of that utterly useless expanse of brushed Al where the ashtray once was, but the convenience of having loads of crap at your fingertips more than compensates. I guess I'm guilty of keeping "crap in my car"--especially if a pair of sunglasses qualifies as that. Previously there was no secure --and handy--place for keeping a pair eyeglasses except for the glove box, which is not exactly a handy spot. Perhaps those with single DIN radios have a bit more space to start with. BTW yam, if you really "don't keep crap in [your] car", then why would you be "tempted" to do the modification?

Oh, one other thing: I heartily agree with aeltingon's recommendation to remove both grab handles in order to do the installation.

Phil

Modified by 200qandA3q at 8:17 PM 11/20/2007

thanks for the DIY

I drilled a hole just big enough to fit the LED into the gap resulting in the friction mount.

I experimented first by supergluing the L bracket to the bottom of the tray, even tried dremmeling off the ribbing around the hole so that it was a snug fit, and eventually gave up since the glue would just melt the plastic rather than adhesing together.

Bottom line: gotta mcgyver it together.

I hinted at this in my write up when I said "Next, remove the screws at the front of the triangle trim pieces." You can see both trim pieces dangling a bit from where I loosened both of them:

Single DIN cars have about the same amount of room behind the ashtray as you have there now with the ashtray delete. At least, seems like it from the pictures, I keep a pack of gum, the plastic cover i broke off the back seat when it was folded down (I should fix that some day), and little things I need for that particular trip or my sunglasses and still have spare room, and quarters fit in the ashtray well, so I have them for meters.

Delayed response....

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whoa! ok, that's weird, I swear this thread showed up on the first page listing so I didn't look at the dates

sorry about that!

Friends don't let friends drive stock