center console? Whats the hole for??

[Kibokojoe]

OK guys no jokes. Next to the hand brake is a rectangular hole about 2.5 inches wide and 7 or 8 inches long about 2 inches deep. What use to go into this hole? Cell phone?

[angusbn]

German-made semi-automatic rifle. Optional equipment.

[BMWCCA1]

Flashlights, gum, stamps, and sunglasses. My phone goes in the cup-holder.

[glen-sj]

Yes. the BMW factory mobil phone. I use my to hold my bottles water.

[Dave M]

Lets see, according to my car:

-gooey things
-other stuff stuck to the gooey things
-pens with no ink
-parking tickets
-advil

Dave
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[Kibokojoe]

You have a cup holder?

[BMWCCA1]

You have a cup holder?

Yeah, the BMW accessory one that's supposed to go on the side of the shift console, but mine has been modified to fit on the console compartment just next to the handbrake lever.


(this should be post #7 in this thread!)

[karl1171]

My First e34 had a cassette storage system in it. I think it was made by Fischer Cbox

It clipped in, was connected to the night illumination and would hold 6 cassettes in spring loaded compartments. there was a spring loaded flap on top.

I removed the cassette compartments when I replaced the cassette player but decided to let it go when I sold my previous e34

[repenttokyo]

My car has a factory phone there.

[BMWCCA1]

"factory phone" is a misnomer, at least in the US. We always had Audiovox or Motorola phones that were easily two-generations out of date by the time BMW NA configured a kit to install them. At least on later cars they could display the phone book in the dash and use the stalk controls. Other than that, they're not really heavy enough for a boat anchor.