Dash tray alternative

[Dazco]

Just been to ikea and looking round found these

With a little bit of work could make a great dash tray

All for the pricely sum of £4

[lloydy]

pretty sure thats what covkid says he uses

[Dazco]

Thought that was a seed tray

[CovKid]

Yup, seed tray. Whatever you fit, it ends up full of junk.

[Dazco]

No wonder they made it incapable of holding anything originaly. They were thinking about us keeping them tidy

[CovKid]

Personally I don't think dash trays work. Unless it has some kind of lid, everything flies everywhere in an emergency. I've started building one that works for me and will incorporate my satnav, dashcam etc but have everything you need for quick stops. May not be to everyones taste but will post once I'm a good way into it.

[itchyfeet]

Don't do it

[Ant-t]

They certainly fill up fast but better to have one

[itchyfeet]

I think we need pictcres of the stuff you think it's necessary to store on your dash, just incase you need it, never felt the need myself, I like minimaliatic.

[lloydy]

i had one fitted, removed it after a while as i never really used it. Ashtray, door pocket and glovebox holds anything i really need to carry.

[CovKid]

I can see the sense in storage since the glove box is a joke and not exactly handy for the driver unless you like putting your back out. The question is, what to put in a dash tray that really has to be there. The only things I really need are small change (got an under-dash pod for that) and maybe a pen and sunglasses. Everytime I've emptied my seed tray out it just has boiled sweet wrappers and miscellaneous screws in it.

I really hate satnavs stuck on the windscreen as its temporary and you have to faff getting it all unplugged when you're parked. I think a dashpod that stores the important stuff away and has a slide cover for the sat nav screen would be a great idea, leisure and starter 12v sockets, plus maybe space for a couple of extra switches. Thats my starting base anyway.

[itchyfeet]

Pen in the ashtray, sunnies in a case infront of the clocks by windscreen, change in pockets

[keytouch]

I don't have door pockets or cup holders so my dash untidy is kept for a drink.
Plus it hides the dirty great screw holes in the dash.
Also useful as a levelish surface when camping.