Rear Ashtray Will Not Stay Closed

Cregeis · 02-19-2024, 08:41 PM

Has anyone fixed a rear ashtray that will not stay closed? It pushes in fine but does not stay closed and pops back out. Dealer wants to replace the whole door panel. I don’t care if it ever opens again, I just would like for it to remain in the closed position.

JellyStyle · 02-19-2024, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cregeis

Has anyone fixed a rear ashtray that will not stay closed? It pushes in fine but does not stay closed and pops back out. Dealer wants to replace the whole door panel. I don’t care if it ever opens again, I just would like for it to remain in the closed position.

Ashtrays you can get on ebay for almost nothing..
If you don't know the part number, use RealOEM.com

Raimo5 · 02-19-2024, 09:46 PM

Change the door panel for what? The door panel doesn't even come with ashtray installed, lol. Those geniuses would get door trim without all the mounting parts and then would probably go ahead and transfer over all the mounting parts from old door, including ashtray. Must be some real clowns working in that dealership. I would avoid them in the future.

As JellyStyle mentioned, you can get one dirt cheap from ebay or even from dealer. Ashtray mechanism themselves dont cost anything, even new OE, and you can use cover lid from your old one. Door card has to come off for repairs, though.

M_Bimmer · 02-19-2024, 10:02 PM

The ash trays assemblies are sold, by BMW, separately from the door panel.

Left rear door ashtray, Qty 1, Part Number 51427398885
Right rear door ashtray, QTY 1, Part Number 51427398886

About $79 each from BMW parts counter.

It's held in with the following hardware:

Fillister head screw, 4X12mm, Qty 6, Part Number 07147122390

Or you can go to eBay for $14 units...

You might want to find another BMW Stealership.

Cregeis · 02-20-2024, 09:23 AM

Thank you all so much! That is much more reasonable than replacing the whole door panel! Does anyone have instructions or a visual on how to remove the door panel to access the ashtray? Thanks again!

Raimo5 · 02-20-2024, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Cregeis

Does anyone have instructions or a visual on how to remove the door panel to access the ashtray?

Here you go. Suggest you have couple of those panel clips in spare as few of them tend to break during extraction.

Cregeis · 02-20-2024, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Raimo5

Here you go. Suggest you have couple of those panel clips in spare as few of them tend to break during extraction.

Thank you so much! That is very helpful and I really appreciate you taking your time to help me!

TENCHI · 03-11-2024, 03:31 PM

my kid broke mine. since no one smokes in my house I just used some quick drying putting to make it close permanently

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Raimo5 First Lieutenant 183 Rep 388 Posts Drives: BMW 740d xDrive (G11) Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: Estonia iTrader: (0)	Change the door panel for what? The door panel doesn't even come with ashtray installed, lol. Those geniuses would get door trim without all the mounting parts and then would probably go ahead and transfer over all the mounting parts from old door, including ashtray. Must be some real clowns working in that dealership. I would avoid them in the future. As JellyStyle mentioned, you can get one dirt cheap from ebay or even from dealer. Ashtray mechanism themselves dont cost anything, even new OE, and you can use cover lid from your old one. Door card has to come off for repairs, though.
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M_Bimmer Captain 583 Rep 829 Posts Drives: G12 B7, G07 XB7, F02 B7, 991.1 Join Date: May 2020 Location: Left Coast iTrader: (0)	The ash trays assemblies are sold, by BMW, separately from the door panel. Left rear door ashtray, Qty 1, Part Number 51427398885 Right rear door ashtray, QTY 1, Part Number 51427398886 About $79 each from BMW parts counter. It's held in with the following hardware: Fillister head screw, 4X12mm, Qty 6, Part Number 07147122390 Or you can go to eBay for $14 units... You might want to find another BMW Stealership.
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Cregeis New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW 750i M Sport Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	Thank you all so much! That is much more reasonable than replacing the whole door panel! Does anyone have instructions or a visual on how to remove the door panel to access the ashtray? Thanks again! __________________ 2017 BMW 750i M Sport X Drive
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TENCHI Lieutenant 53 Rep 552 Posts Drives: '19 G12, '17 E300 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	my kid broke mine. since no one smokes in my house I just used some quick drying putting to make it close permanently __________________
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