Centre console tray removal.

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:02 am

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Part 8 above… how does one remove without resorting to hammer.

I want to remove phone holder and just replace with a mat.

Thanks

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:25 am

The screws that hold the whole tray in are under the phone holder.
The phone holder must be prised out before you can access the screws.
If you dont need the phone holder any more you could drill multiple holes through the top of it to access the clips that hold it in or just prise it up while protecting the rest of the tray until the clips holding it break.
There are a few pics somewhere on here of the underside of the cradle showing where the clips are.

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:34 am

Steve, some pictures on this link including the tray with the holder removed as Stuart says above give you an ide where they’re located

viewtopic.php?p=1888017&hilit=Cradle#p1888017

acm · Post by **acm** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 1:24 pm

Take a look at Dave's excellent write-up and video.

Removing the OE phone mount

Cheers!
Andy

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:28 pm

Thanks all… makes some sense now.
I was just going to put a generic wireless charger in there, but now researching if there is a Bmw wireless adaptor that’ll sit there after reading the threads. Have to look in a bigger screen than iPhone to make it clearer…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304560234833 ... media=COPY

This one is in stuart’s link from part number….But doesn’t say it’s e89 fit.

AnubisZed · Post by **AnubisZed** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:58 pm

stevespg wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 4:28 pm Thanks all… makes some sense now.
I was just going to put a generic wireless charger in there, but now researching if there is a Bmw wireless adaptor that’ll sit there after reading the threads. Have to look in a bigger screen than iPhone to make it clearer…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304560234833 ... media=COPY

This one is in stuart’s link from part number….But doesn’t say it’s e89 fit.

I can 100% guarantee that that wireless charger does fit the E89 Z4.... BUT, only if you have a standard size phone, definitely not though if you have a Plus size phone.

stevespg · Post by **stevespg** » Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:51 pm

Dave, thanks, bought that…

I assume when you fit my MMI box this stuff will need to come out anyways?

Maybe I’ll just gather bits and bring it to someone less likely to break stuff….

NewEnglandGuy · Post by **NewEnglandGuy** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 12:37 am

I did this several years ago. Here are some pages that I found useful:

AnubisZed · Post by **AnubisZed** » Tue Jul 19, 2022 8:32 am

stevespg wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:51 pm Dave, thanks, bought that…

I assume when you fit my MMI box this stuff will need to come out anyways?

Maybe I’ll just gather bits and bring it to someone less likely to break stuff….

Yeah I can sort that when you are ready

Roddy · Post by **Roddy** » Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:37 am

Not E89 but it seems the phone cradle can be levered out, then worry about cables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frh9v_R ... ialeAUTOHD

AnubisZed · Post by **AnubisZed** » Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:56 pm

Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:37 am Not E89 but it seems the phone cradle can be levered out, then worry about cables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frh9v_R ... ialeAUTOHD

yeah, a bodge! Sorry but you buy a £30k sports car and treat it like that

It's simple to do it the right way.

Roddy · Post by **Roddy** » Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:13 pm

AnubisZed wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:56 pm
Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:37 am Not E89 but it seems the phone cradle can be levered out, then worry about cables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frh9v_R ... ialeAUTOHD
yeah, a bodge! Sorry but you buy a £30k sports car and treat it like that It's simple to do it the right way.

You don't have a monopoly on mods Dave, if it works, it works. Installing Chinese junk into a 30K car could also be called a bodge....
For what it's worth, I do a lot of research before I take on a job, not just this forum

Thanks

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:30 pm

Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:13 pm
AnubisZed wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:56 pm
Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:37 am Not E89 but it seems the phone cradle can be levered out, then worry about cables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frh9v_R ... ialeAUTOHD
yeah, a bodge! Sorry but you buy a £30k sports car and treat it like that It's simple to do it the right way.
You don't have a monopoly on mods Dave, if it works, it works. Installing Chinese junk into a 30K car could also be called a bodge....
For what it's worth, I do a lot of research before I take on a job, not just this forum

Thanks

I couldnt see anything in that video that I would have said was bodged, he removed the phone cradle, unplugged the wires and put everything back the way it was and added the rubber tray.
Only thing I would say though is you will never lever out the E89 phone cradle as easy as that.

AnubisZed · Post by **AnubisZed** » Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:33 pm

Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:13 pm
AnubisZed wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:56 pm
Roddy wrote: ↑Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:37 am Not E89 but it seems the phone cradle can be levered out, then worry about cables

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frh9v_R ... ialeAUTOHD
yeah, a bodge! Sorry but you buy a £30k sports car and treat it like that It's simple to do it the right way.
You don't have a monopoly on mods Dave, if it works, it works. Installing Chinese junk into a 30K car could also be called a bodge....
For what it's worth, I do a lot of research before I take on a job, not just this forum

Thanks

Woah!!! No you're dead right I don't have a monopoly on mods, never said I did, where the hell did that come from?
The problem with that video is that it's NOT transferable to the E89, you can't gain access to the wire connections, so prying the cradle out would be a waste of time. And not only that but some people are stupid enough to not buy the proper tools anyway and then shove a screwdriver in there. I've seen where Z4 owners have done this before, leaving the wires just shoved back down the hole and damaged trim, hence why I did my How-To
I've spent an hour before trying to get one of these out of an E89, it's not an easy job, you can break something very easily.

I think installing something into the car the proper way is never a bodge, even Chinese junk.

Never had a go at you Roddy so not sure why you've come back at me like that.
Peace

B21 · Post by **B21** » Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:21 pm

Well is another story of two common traits ..

So often on E89s they seem similar to other E90 era cars but then..not quite…always little differences and gotchas…

People shoot from the hip because they didn’t think it through / read the whole log / didn’t RTFM etc…

It’s a real pity when people who contribute so so much to this forum get shot out of the sky when a little common decency would be welcome….

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