BlitzSix

So I was driving the IS, and had a parking pass sitting right on top of where the ash tray is (ashtray was closed). Then it just slipped into the little crack towards the front of the car, and into the dash... (the crack that the ashtray slides into when you open it).

It's now completely in there and I have no way of getting it. I had to park in the visitor's section to avoid being ticketed. Some may say that it wasn't the greatest idea to leave the pass sitting there, but I decided to blame this on bad engineering since they should know people will have papers, cards and other things like that on the console area of the car and there shouldn't be bottomless pits that the items can fall into.

Anyone had anything fall in there? Any DIY guides on removing that area around there? By the way the pass was one that you hang from the rear view mirror, so smaller than a credit card, it was flimsy plastic.

Thanks

jnguyen87

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that should be easy. Just remove the shift ****. Remove the two silver side trims beside the shift console. Lift up the shift console. Remove the 2 screws that hold down the ashtray. And there you have it.

sgolko

Not sure what year IS you have or what size your parking pass is, but I keep mine in the parking pass holder on the visor. Works perfectly.
Again, not sure what year they added it... I'm driving a 2011.

KillaIS250

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Holy crap i wonder if thats where my itunes gift card went....

hmmmmmmm

IS3003o3

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x2

easily a 5 minute job

edgeucated

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to help you out, here is a detail DIY to remove the center console with pictures:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...en-moving.html

of course you wont need to do the nav hack

fknISC808

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haha go check!

tastfulmod

haha i had a piece of paper fall in there a while back but never really worried about it. Now i am going to go and check what else might of fallen in there.

tastfulmod

Parking pass holder? is that the slot on the visor?

pfdaxe

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YES. That's what he said in his post.......

IXI187IXI

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ha yes lets blame the engineering of the car for peoples stupidity.

iRock

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I didn't even kno this is possible lol. But yea I wouldn't blame engineering either. Own up to ur mistakes yo.

Hoovey689

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That's the winner right there. I can't even count the times I've taken apart my center console (super easy now). If not for new parts, it's to fish out coins I drop in there lol

sgolko

I assume that's what it's there for... It's what I use it for anyways!

KillaIS250

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Haha i would but my car's in for service at the moment