My phone has fallen inside the housing and I can't reach it!

wispa · Aug 2nd, 2006, 22:24

How do I get the central console around the handbrake off my 740 please? It is dark and I can't see any screws or clips to undo.

I know it sounds really stupid and girly, but in a moment of insight I tucked my phone into the slot just above the handbrake and pulled some of those hairy bits over it so it didn't show. When I got back to the car I pulled of the handbrake and Clunk! now my phone is out of reach and bleeping pitifully because it has a low battery. Why oh Why didn't I use the glove compartment. Stupid I know!
I could just feel it with my fingers and plled it half way up but then it dropped further. Now when I get that console off I know there is a pound copin under there too! But can anyone give me a clue as to where the fixings are - and if it will ever go back the same.
Laugh if you like but, please help me in my dizzy blond moment. Thanks!

James A · Aug 2nd, 2006, 22:32

The black bit of the console should come away with some gentle persausion after removing its fixing screws (Situated in the depression between the handbrake and the gearlever). It also helps to remove the ashtray and the plastic bit it sits on, which just clip into the radio console.

Be assured that if you are patient and careful, the pieces that you remove will go back as they should

Aug 2nd, 2006, 23:13

Semtex

bb54 · Aug 2nd, 2006, 23:14

if thats too dificult, ring it so you can see where it is and wrap loads of selotape sticky side out rund something thin and try to stick to it.

wayne.

740Estate · Aug 2nd, 2006, 23:23

A cunning plan! Would work too!

bb54 · Aug 3rd, 2006, 00:19

he he, ive used it loads of times, usually when my butter fingers drop a vital part somewhere under the bonnet. lol

John Davies · Aug 3rd, 2006, 01:57

Gaffer tape wrapped around a thin piece of wood might be o.k. - it's more sticky than sellotape. But if all else fails the console does indeed come out o.k., though I find that as well as removng the screws it helps to move a seat back.

Best of luck!

John Davies

Aug 2nd, 2006, 22:24	#1
wispa Junior Member Last Online: Aug 18th, 2012 21:04 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: CHIGWELL View Photos By: wispa	My phone has fallen inside the housing and I can't reach it! How do I get the central console around the handbrake off my 740 please? It is dark and I can't see any screws or clips to undo. I know it sounds really stupid and girly, but in a moment of insight I tucked my phone into the slot just above the handbrake and pulled some of those hairy bits over it so it didn't show. When I got back to the car I pulled of the handbrake and Clunk! now my phone is out of reach and bleeping pitifully because it has a low battery. Why oh Why didn't I use the glove compartment. Stupid I know! I could just feel it with my fingers and plled it half way up but then it dropped further. Now when I get that console off I know there is a pound copin under there too! But can anyone give me a clue as to where the fixings are - and if it will ever go back the same. Laugh if you like but, please help me in my dizzy blond moment. Thanks!

Aug 2nd, 2006, 22:32	#2
James A VOC Member Last Online: Jul 16th, 2014 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Volvograd	The black bit of the console should come away with some gentle persausion after removing its fixing screws (Situated in the depression between the handbrake and the gearlever). It also helps to remove the ashtray and the plastic bit it sits on, which just clip into the radio console. Be assured that if you are patient and careful, the pieces that you remove will go back as they should __________________ 2002-2003: 1988 240GL manual saloon - Nameless 2003-Date: 1990 740SE automatic estate - The Volvo 2009-2014: 1997 V70SE 2.5 10v manual estate - The Volvo 2 aka TV2 2014-Date: 1992 940SE Turbo automatic estate 'Wentworth' - The Wentworth

Aug 2nd, 2006, 23:14	#4
bb54 diy bhp Last Online: Apr 7th, 2011 19:38 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: great yarmouth	if thats too dificult, ring it so you can see where it is and wrap loads of selotape sticky side out rund something thin and try to stick to it. wayne. __________________ auto 96 T5 tweaked n ratted

Aug 2nd, 2006, 23:23	#5
740Estate Undercover 740 Last Online: Jun 2nd, 2007 12:14 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cambs View Photos By: 740Estate	A cunning plan! Would work too! __________________ 1991 960 3.0 24v - Project Dark ------------------------------------------------ "Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." -- Harry Carpenter, BBC TV, Boat Race 1977. ------------------------------------------------ Slidin' it round past the apex of reality

Aug 3rd, 2006, 00:19	#6
bb54 diy bhp Last Online: Apr 7th, 2011 19:38 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: great yarmouth	he he, ive used it loads of times, usually when my butter fingers drop a vital part somewhere under the bonnet. lol __________________ auto 96 T5 tweaked n ratted

Aug 3rd, 2006, 01:57	#7
John Davies VOC Member Last Online: Sep 26th, 2015 22:56 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walsall	Gaffer tape wrapped around a thin piece of wood might be o.k. - it's more sticky than sellotape. But if all else fails the console does indeed come out o.k., though I find that as well as removng the screws it helps to move a seat back. Best of luck! John Davies __________________ Volvo 760 GLE turbodiesel estate 1989 (auto). Ford Mondeo 2001 mk. 3 Ghia X petrol estate. Austin A60 Cambridge 1966 (auto) . Austin A60 Cambridge 1967 (manual) undergoing restoration.

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