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This seems like a bit of a stupid question but how do I remove the phone cradle from the center armrest area?
I can remove one torx screw (pictured with the screwdriver) but that only seems to loosen the two sections of the cradle.
The button on the side seems to only allow it to flip up and the little button next to the phone connector seems to do very little to be honest (I can't seem to move the cradle any differently when it's depressed).
I'm sure I'm missing something here but am nearly out of ideas and it'd be quite a useful storage compartment if I could take the cradle out.
This seems like a bit of a stupid question but how do I remove the phone cradle from the center armrest area?
I can remove one torx screw (pictured with the screwdriver) but that only seems to loosen the two sections of the cradle.
The button on the side seems to only allow it to flip up and the little button next to the phone connector seems to do very little to be honest (I can't seem to move the cradle any differently when it's depressed).
I'm sure I'm missing something here but am nearly out of ideas and it'd be quite a useful storage compartment if I could take the cradle out.
Hey, so I managed to remove mine somehow. I have to say that there are different cradles so maybe they are removed differently. Mine is different from the one from this thread, as mine does not have the usb/media interface hubs. Anyway, I added some photos after I took it out in the hope that it would be helpful.
You can do it without any tools, but maybe some plastic prying tools could be helpful.
First off, you should grab the cradle from the middle and push it towards the end of the car, that way the small tab in the front will pop out.
Next, still holding the cradle from the middle, pull it to the right of the car,( whilst also pushing to the end if needed), and this way the front left clip will come out.
Then, you'll basically have to do the same thing, pull to right, but for the back tab. Mine was pretty stuck there and had to use some force. I also pushed it downwards with some force and it just completely popped out, and then all the tabs were out.
Last thing you need to do is to unclip the cables and you are done.
Here's a video I found about this
Covering the front and the back of the compartment with something could prevent it from being scratched by the small tabs from the cradle.
LATER IMPORTANT EDIT!!
For some reason my phone will not reconnect automatically to the car's bluetooth. I've read a lot of posts and found that some people had this exact same issue, so if you want to remove the cradle, remove only the support, leave the adapter itself and the cables untouched and unplugged...
09-03-2013, 08:13 AM
