what is this secret compartment? [Archive] - Subaru Legacy International

jewbaru

11-09-2010, 05:39 PM

so the other week i stumbled upon this little compartment in my center consol...

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i know im not the only one with this. has anyone found a use for it? or know what its stock purpose is? maybe something from japan?

anyone use it or have any other unique places to stash things?

'Buru in the Burgh

11-09-2010, 05:40 PM

Optional ash tray compartment.

httrdd

11-09-2010, 06:01 PM

"Also store weed in there!" Adam Sandler in Hot Chick.

jewbaru

11-09-2010, 06:32 PM

"Also store weed in there!" Adam Sandler in Hot Chick.

exactly what i was thinking.

jewbaru

11-09-2010, 06:32 PM

Optional ash tray compartment.

and ash tray location huh.. got one in your car?

02_Legacy

11-09-2010, 07:26 PM

There is nothing there in my car. There is a cover, like jewbaru has, but there is no compartment behind it.

'Buru in the Burgh

11-09-2010, 07:30 PM

Yeah I have it in my car too. I didnt get the "smoking" package or whatever. My car didnt come with the rear ash tray or a functional lighter on the 12v cig lighter

jewbaru

11-09-2010, 07:51 PM

Yeah I have it in my car too. I didnt get the "smoking" package or whatever. My car didnt come with the rear ash tray or a functional lighter on the 12v cig lighter

^right! they fuckin fooled me. i got in and was like sick, a cigerette lighter.. pulled it out. it was a piece of plastic that looked like a lighter.. talk about disappointing..

Legacy89

11-10-2010, 07:11 PM

Mine came with a ashtray in there. Silly location when i think about it.
Open can of soda in the cupholders, light up and fill your can with ashes.

Huffer

11-10-2010, 08:33 PM

Mine came with a ashtray in there. Silly location when i think about it.

It's for passengers.

jey

11-11-2010, 08:51 AM

Mine came with a ashtray in there. Silly location when i think about it.

It's for passengers.

You must have some REALLY SMALL passengers!

Huffer

11-11-2010, 09:40 AM

:lol:

Legacy89

11-11-2010, 09:42 AM

Both the cupholders and the ashtray will work with 2 passengers in the rear, 3 then it will be a bit tight.

@Huffer, Duu-uh i have one in front for the driver/passenger. I meant it was a bad idea to use it if you have drinks in the cupholders.

Huffer

11-11-2010, 09:44 AM

Yes. Duuuuhhh. :roll: :P

jewbaru

11-11-2010, 09:45 AM

even the one in the front sucks to get too. i personally dont use mine. but it seems that the shifter would be in the way a little, specially for the passenger

Legacy89

11-11-2010, 10:15 AM

I use both the front and the rear one, but for coin storage, screws etc.

Legacy89

11-11-2010, 10:16 AM

And i DO put my weed in there!

j/k :razz:

jewbaru

11-11-2010, 09:42 PM

has anyone found any other cool hiding spots?

Yamazaki

11-11-2010, 11:01 PM

has anyone found any other cool hiding spots?
How about the container in front of the fuse box next to the steering wheel? I used to keep change in there.

jewbaru

11-11-2010, 11:12 PM

haha, it took me like 2 weeks of having the car till i finally realized that. i thought it was just a door for the fuse box, then i opened it one day and almost shat. :tongue9:

still not inconspicuous enough tho. needs to be something hiden

Yamazaki

11-12-2010, 12:35 AM

still not inconspicuous enough though. needs to be something hidden
Sounds like a neat DIY project... anybody want to give it a try?

jewbaru

11-12-2010, 08:28 AM

I've been thinking about that. I'm a fan of the foam tray on the spare tire. But I think a DIY would be sick. Time to start lookin around haha

Huffer

11-12-2010, 10:52 AM

Cut out a slot under the armrest on the door, and you can probably insert the rear passenger ashtray there.

Legacy89

11-12-2010, 08:43 PM

Well, i use my air filterbox when i go to sweden. put a roll of snus in there, fits nicely and does not restrict airflow to much.
Also used the inside of the doors, subwoofer box, inside rear bumper. :P

Lots of places to put your weed.

jewbaru

11-13-2010, 07:36 PM

haha, yea the airbox is a good one

Hocrest

11-14-2010, 07:38 AM

Has anyone else found the slide out tray under the passenger seat??

jewbaru

11-14-2010, 09:15 AM

slide out ash tray under the seat? on what bodystyle?

klix

11-14-2010, 09:36 AM

Has anyone else found the slide out tray under the passenger seat??

That's cheating Dave!

...but now I am going to have to go take a look in the outbacks, I really don't remember seeing one in there, and I cleaned my wifes car extensively when we picked it up.
My SVX has not had that tray in it since 2004! (I have something else hiding there)

jey

11-15-2010, 10:19 AM

There's actually some room under the rear seat bottom cushion to store flat/skinny things without it interfering with the locking/position of the seat cushion itself. That's where I currently keep my breaker bar, which has already come in handy for side-of-the-road alternator repairs twice.

Another not-as-secret compartment I have now is the airbags - they have already deployed so I removed them and it serves as a secondary glovebox/gauge pod :lol: Haven't put anything inside the steering wheel yet...

jewbaru

11-15-2010, 04:56 PM

yea, i could do that, but my rear seat is bolted down.. haha

klix

11-15-2010, 08:40 PM