Wom 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 Ok, so I parked in a pay and display parking building today. Went away and did my stuff, then came back to my car. When I went to grab the pay and display ticket off the dash, it slipped just out of my reach. I tried to claw it back up but it slipped down behind the dash. Not the aircon vent but further behind that in the dash right under where the windscreen meets the bodywork of the car. How the heck am I going to get it out? Do I have to take the whole dash off or is there another way? Or could I just leave it in there? I'm worried that it's going to block a vent somewhere behind the dash, or maybe sit on some wires, heat up and start a fire. E36, pre-facelift coupe Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshnz 2 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 That happend to me heaps, I just left them there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wom 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 lol sweet as yea it's the first time it's ever happened to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 if it didnt go down a vent then there is nothing to worry about, just leave it, unless you enjoy removing dashboards ofcourse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wom 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 heck no, I heard the E36 dash is quite a tricky one to take off and put back on too ah well, I'll leave it there as sort of a piece of history for a mechanic to find one day lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 you would be supprised what i have found behind dashes in my time as a mechaninc. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark247 39 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 you would be supprised what i have found behind dashes in my time as a mechaninc. lol My cars a uk import and when I've been taking things apart I've found a fair bit of british currency and tube tickets etc. The car was imported well over a decade ago too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 my urS4 had 50c parking tickets and the like stuck down the dash.... pretty much forgot about them.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 my moms Mazda MPV had japanese childrens stickers and a food wraper in the rear passengers compartment... MAF/customs fail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HaNs 226 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 I got about 6 gym passes and 3+ pay and display tickets in my dash haha, no fire yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 i had 1000 japanese yen note in mine.. was kinda weird when toiling around under the dashboard... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[email protected] 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 Fortunately its not like a 1920's circuit breaker behind the dash so you wont get a fire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 I did the same thing in a rental car in Brisbane...I ended up having to pay from the time the parking garage opened till that point... 7am-1.30pm didn't sound too bad apart from it was $25 an hour to park...talk about an expensive photo pick up!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2010 i have found currency, parking tickets, chocolate bar wrappers, lollies, hair clips, sticky notes, even found plastic chopped up and siliconed over the heaterbox to stop air to the screen..... only on singapore import focuses for some reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
