I’ve never seen one of those. I thought all coupes had door mounted ashtrays. Must be early e9. Good luck with your search.
Same--never seen one! My 1970 2800cs does not have one.
Never seen one as well! (but then I do have a chrome rear view mirror which I also never saw in another E9...)
So my question to you; what do you now have? A large hole?
I'm doubting if this was ever supplied from factory.
So my question to you; what do you now have? A large hole?
I'm doubting if this was ever supplied from factory.
Not quite Erik, around the first 170 odd coupes had the central/ dashboard ashtray...... so yes, factory specs. Extremely hard to find one now a days though. Most of those very early coupes are in E9 Himmel.
That's why I doubted; I'm often educated on this forum. 
I was hoping someone here would eventually post a pic of this, it’s in the orange books but this is the first I’ve ever seen.
That would make chronological sense, Harry...
Like finding a new species of dinosaur...
Also, maybe Frogish would post a picture of the full door/wood showing what a non-ashtray example looks like.
Like finding a new species of dinosaur...
Also, maybe Frogish would post a picture of the full door/wood showing what a non-ashtray example looks like.
Learned something new today, much better aesthetic than on the doors.
stphers
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Not sure if the one I have will work I will get some pictures tonight for you
Thanks, Rick
Thanks, Rick
I do have the matching glove box which have a small cutout to give room for the fingers to grab the ashtray.
I have later style door panels with ashtrays.
In my dash is currently just a large hole where the ashtray is supposed to be.
The photos I attached are from a guy in Sweden who recently restored a coupe with this rare feature - unfortunately he did not have another ashtray...
I have later style door panels with ashtrays.
In my dash is currently just a large hole where the ashtray is supposed to be.
The photos I attached are from a guy in Sweden who recently restored a coupe with this rare feature - unfortunately he did not have another ashtray...
Do you have a 2000cs ashtray?
stphers
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Here are some pictures of the ashtray that I have Not sure if this is what you are looking for
Thanks, Rick
Thanks, Rick
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Looks like the incorrect front but that can surely be fixed. Can you take some measurement so I can compare to my dash?
Hi guys. I have found one today!
When I bought my silver Csi project it had lots of parts from a unknown donor car. The silver is almost ready now. And I’m working on my other Csi (taiga) now. That one has a very bad dashboard so we just took one from the donor parts. After install it turned out to have a bigger hole around the mid console. That is when i found out the early central ashtray set up existed at all.
I always planned to use an old dashboard part to match the hole and use it as a storage for iphone/bluetooth/dab radio as I didn’t expect to have the actual ashtray. But going through some parts today I found it! See pics below.
And surprisingly I found cut outs in the metal dashboard support in my ‘74 Csi, that are designed for the ashtray holder to slide into. (See pics). Seems bmw never changed the design after the first 170 e9s , whilst the center ashtray was deleted.
Obviously I am willing to help others to restore their cars to original specs with this rare part. My taiga is ‘74 so shouldn’t have it. Problem tho is that I have already installed the dashboard, the wood trim, the dashboard top etc.
Let me know when you are interested. If so, we’ll try and figure out a price that compensates for taking out the full dashboard and installing a good ‘74 one.
I’m also happy to measure up whatever you need, so you can try and copy the part.
greets,
LeG9ND
When I bought my silver Csi project it had lots of parts from a unknown donor car. The silver is almost ready now. And I’m working on my other Csi (taiga) now. That one has a very bad dashboard so we just took one from the donor parts. After install it turned out to have a bigger hole around the mid console. That is when i found out the early central ashtray set up existed at all.
I always planned to use an old dashboard part to match the hole and use it as a storage for iphone/bluetooth/dab radio as I didn’t expect to have the actual ashtray. But going through some parts today I found it! See pics below.
And surprisingly I found cut outs in the metal dashboard support in my ‘74 Csi, that are designed for the ashtray holder to slide into. (See pics). Seems bmw never changed the design after the first 170 e9s , whilst the center ashtray was deleted.
Obviously I am willing to help others to restore their cars to original specs with this rare part. My taiga is ‘74 so shouldn’t have it. Problem tho is that I have already installed the dashboard, the wood trim, the dashboard top etc.
Let me know when you are interested. If so, we’ll try and figure out a price that compensates for taking out the full dashboard and installing a good ‘74 one.
I’m also happy to measure up whatever you need, so you can try and copy the part.
greets,
LeG9ND
