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Old 05-19-2007 | 08:34 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

loose screws change and some receipts
Old 05-19-2007 | 08:57 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

gonna be deleted tomorrow, i'm puttin in a new panel to accomodate the megashifter...pics will be up tomorrow night prolly
Old 05-19-2007 | 11:01 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

piles of phone numbers from all of the females that leave them on my seat or under the wiper at shows.
Old 05-19-2007 | 11:50 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

spare PROM chip.
Old 05-20-2007 | 06:45 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

My ignition and start toggles.
Old 05-20-2007 | 10:19 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I use mine for spare fuses....
Old 05-20-2007 | 03:19 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

mp3 player.
Old 05-20-2007 | 04:07 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Originally Posted by 85SportCoupeto89RS
I use mine as a quarter tray, gotta have break time change for the vending machine
Got an old butter container or cream cheese or some crap like that for mine... My ash tray... Its not really in there. It disappeared... All i got is the door for it. I Plan on either putting some lights in and having the switch there or maybe ill put in a switch for an amp or i don't know. Ill put something that needs a switch just for the purpose of putting a switch in there and look cool. who knows.
Old 05-20-2007 | 07:25 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I keep my flux capacitor in there that way its hidden so no one knows the IROC can travel through time
Old 05-20-2007 | 08:21 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

haha
Old 05-20-2007 | 11:56 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Right now all the screws I found on the car. Soon, gonna intergrate some iPod dock in there. Or just switches.
Old 05-21-2007 | 12:40 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Nothing
Old 05-21-2007 | 07:20 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

yeah in all honestly, mines empty too....
Old 05-21-2007 | 08:14 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Mine is full of Pennies..
Old 05-21-2007 | 08:41 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Coins and misc. hardware I find in the car One day I'll use it for some kind of switches though.
Old 05-22-2007 | 10:49 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I use the ashtray as a change holder & I'm taking the lighter out & putting a toggle switch in it's place.
Old 05-23-2007 | 06:09 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I use mine as a junk drawer,change,screws,dog treats,anything small! Wish I had a glove box!
Old 05-23-2007 | 06:29 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Removed it. I installed a custom black marble inlay in the console in place of the ash tray.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...2_124_full.jpg
Old 05-23-2007 | 09:30 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

3 pennies and 1 dime at all times.
Old 05-23-2007 | 10:43 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I remember looking at this thread years ago when it first happened. As of now, it has change, screws, and a bent paperclip in it.

Since Ive switched cars from a HDTP camaro to Convertable, and I'm actually the one driving it now rather then someone else I like alot of these ideas.

Rear light is a great idea for a vert!
Old 05-23-2007 | 09:58 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

mine depends what i had in my mouth. Could be a roach, cigar, bud, pacifier who knows.
Old 05-23-2007 | 10:28 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I put my roaches in it and keep my bag and bowl under it. LOL
Old 05-23-2007 | 10:33 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Shame on all of you!

I use my ash tray to make the car go faster.

Old 05-24-2007 | 01:46 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I bought my car from a tweaker. Mine don't have a ash tray or a center council, or a back seat. But when I find one, I'll do something really cool with it.
Old 05-24-2007 | 08:23 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Well my 89 was never runing on the streets so I only used it to put in the interior screws I took off when screwing around on the car
Old 05-25-2007 | 12:07 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I keep nuts, bolts and an assortment of hex bits in there.
Old 05-25-2007 | 12:27 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

hah, funny story actually. My dad's a hardcore smoker, and it's cool with me, but drives me insane when he wants to do it in my vehicles. So.. considering he's a really jumpy big guy, I loaded a spring into the ash tray with triangular block on the left side of it, and crammed the spring in there, rebounding it diagonally off of this block. He tried to open up my ash tray the other day, and instead was inches from having a face full of spring and nearly had a seizure in the passenger seat from fright. Needless to say, he stopped using that ash tray after that day.

Sad story though, when a friend of mine went digging through my car, and had gotten pelted on the cheek with it. I'd normally find it funny, though this friend happens to be one of those 90 lb petite girls. It had broken the skin and all
Old 05-26-2007 | 01:40 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Bulletts... for when I need to reload.
Old 05-26-2007 | 09:35 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Switches - I cut out a plastic plate, glued it in, and drilled 4 holes for 4 rocker switches. 2 are used at moment, 1 for manual on fans, 1 for manual TC lockup.
Old 06-02-2007 | 06:32 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Still using mine for ash
Old 06-03-2007 | 01:19 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Thats where I put my smokes
Old 06-03-2007 | 01:38 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

...roadkill, keep our roads clean
Old 06-07-2007 | 01:13 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Screws, Springs, Fuses, Electrical connectors, Change, Guitar Picks, small pocket knife, whatever I can't find another place for.
Old 06-07-2007 | 01:21 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

collect dust somewhere in my storage.. never reinstalled the console
Old 06-10-2007 | 04:37 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Originally Posted by banker
Still using mine for ash
Yep, me too.

Sometimes I try to stuff my kids in there, but they won't fit, anyone know of a good site to buy custom ash trays?
Old 06-10-2007 | 11:19 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Originally Posted by 89CamaroLover
Screws, Springs, Fuses, Electrical connectors, Change, Guitar Picks, small pocket knife, whatever I can't find another place for.
Rawk. Show up at the gig in a Camaro? that's rock and roll like they used to make. I gotta start keeping guitar picks in the car, I've had to bum them off our bass player for our last two shows. Embarressing.
Old 07-02-2007 | 12:14 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

2 screws, a bunch of quarters and a few cig butts...

Gotta keep those quarters smelling fresh for those trips thru the toll booths
Old 07-02-2007 | 12:37 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Condoms for when the back seat gets used.
Old 07-02-2007 | 11:48 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I don't smoke...

I put change in the cup holder...

I don't have NOS or any customs that need switches...

I put gas recipts and other things in the cup holder as well...

My phone, stereo remote and other mis stuff goes in the fip open console...

SO! I put my Ipod in there cause the direct jack isn't long enough to stretch to the console where I used to put it when I still had the cassette in there with the converter :P

I'll find somethin fancy to put there someday.
Old 07-03-2007 | 01:05 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Originally Posted by ws6transam
Shame on all of you!

I use my ash tray to make the car go faster.

holy smokes, that's some hardcore wiring. never seen cannon plugs used in automotive applications.

AVI up!
Old 07-04-2007 | 09:37 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

gonna pull off the lid and make a plastic box sit in there lined with foam to hold the iPod
Old 07-04-2007 | 10:13 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

My cell phone fits perfectly.
Old 07-04-2007 | 11:12 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

1 oz. mouthwash bottle & skittles,
screws & change
Old 07-04-2007 | 11:16 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

coins...gum...tharts about it
Old 07-04-2007 | 11:58 PM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I put my cell phone in it. Barely fits since its one of the massive ones from the 90s

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Old 07-05-2007 | 12:10 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

A hearty mix of loose change, mexican pesos, some screws, a lighter, matches, ashes and roaches..... speaking of roaches brb!
Old 07-05-2007 | 12:16 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Originally Posted by 1988CamaroSC
piles of phone numbers from all of the females that leave them on my seat or under the wiper at shows.
You and me both man.

Mine's overflowing with spare change right now. But I'd like to mount three guages in there someday, knida like willie's. But analong and not digital. It's all about the sweep of the needle.
Old 07-05-2007 | 01:08 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Right now, its not even there, but its soon to be a dock for my Ipod, and possibly a kill switch
Old 07-16-2007 | 03:36 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

I have opened my ashtray maybe twice since I bought my car so I have no idea what is in there...
Old 07-16-2007 | 08:30 AM
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Re: what are you using your ashtray for

Loose change for me...



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