The plastic cover to the ashtray has come off and fallen back underneath the ashtray, is there some way to get to it?

Asked by DanNatsFan Jan 28, 2013 at 05:56 PM about the 2001 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

It seems the entire assembly cannot be removed without some drastic measure?  Help.

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I removed mine with a bit of force. You can remove all surrounding parts of the console by simply prying the flashed button out and removing the adjacent screws; followed by the console storage box in the same fashion after the arm rest is removed, again simple prying and screws. The Bentley manual has a decent description.

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