Classic Mini Dashboard Ashtray Opening Blanking Plug

Don't want to have the ashtray in your classic Mini any longer or it is already gone?

Close up the opening with this blanking plug!

Not only does it fit right in the original opening, you can also use it as a base for our own modifications:

You can add holes for switches or indicator lights or use it as a base for a phone mount or similar.

In the remixes you can find examples, how to utilize the space.

Printing:

Print with PETG, ABS or ASA, to have tough and springy parts that will not deform in the car in summer sun.

Print the clips laying down, so that the layer lines follow the clips. This way they are much much stronger and will not break as easy.

Print the plug itself with (organic) support for the openings.

I would recommend 4 walls, so that the clips and side walls are solid.

After printing, insert the clips from the back in the openings (your have to squeeze them together a bit), then slide them towards the center to lock them in. You can add a drop of glue to secure them if you want to.

To insert in the car, simply push the plug in the opening. It should snap in.

To remove the plug from the dash, pry with a flat plastic piece from the top and bottom between the plug and the dash, try to press down the clips.

Feel free to remix!