problems opening ashtray

[gadgetJunky72]

Hi,

I find that i need to press on the ashtray quite hard and repeatedly before it opens. Has anyone else had this problem? Do you think i could get it sorted under warranty ('59 plate with 6,000 miles)?

Thanks

Pav

[the belgian]

mine is working fine, press it ones lightly and it opens. it's a 3 year warranty so they should fix it.

[Maniac]

I had mine replaced for just the same reason.. Which was great as there was a nick out of the trim and the whole thing had to be replaced, yay.

[Stark]

I'd like new trim!

[gadgetJunky72]

thanks for the replies. i'll contact the dealer.

[andysat]

Let us know how you get on.

[gadgetJunky72]

Took the car to Hexagon in Kentish Town. They couldn't replicate the problem (it is intermittent to be fair) so didn't do anything about it.

They did however charge me £170 to re-initialise my windows to fix a problem with the drivers window bouncing when closing all 4 windows. Worth getting a car with warranty?...NOT!!

[kevinmarkwhite]

Why isn't that on warranty?

[gadgetJunky72]

Why isn't that on warranty?

No idea. I made a big fuss, but they wouldn't budge saying that something must have knocked the window as their tests identified that "the anti-trap had been triggered and required a re-initialisation".

At £200 an hour i think i was lucky to get away with the bill that i did.

[kevinmarkwhite]

Hang on....so if the anti-trap gets triggered, its nearly £200 to reset? I thought all it did was stop the window going up etc.

Nah, that sounds wrong to me. ok, it might've been tripped, but should it not reset itself?

[gadgetJunky72]

I made exactly the same argument and still got slapped with the invoice.

[TitanTim]

If you have the dancing windows you can set them yourself, common problem with frameless doors

Mines done it a few times and I just reset them or is it a different problem?

Tim.

[gadgetJunky72]

If you have the dancing windows you can set them yourself, common problem with frameless doors

Mines done it a few times and I just reset them or is it a different problem?

Tim.

Is there a how-to?

[Maniac]

I'd drop BMW uk customer services an email and check on this, sounds a bit rum to me.

[kevinmarkwhite]

Isn't it where you raise the windows and keep holding the button in the up position for several seconds (how long?) afterwards? Tim told me this when I got my car.

If thats it, I can come round and do it for you, for £100 +KAT (Kev's Added Tax)