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Ooops
So I just purchased a 2014 corvette and already something very bad has happed. My wife put her phone in the cubbie when the car was off and the screen was up. I turned it on and then screen went up. Now it wont go down and then phone is behind it. I think I’m really screwed. Anyone know any way to help me get it out?
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Not the first time that this has happened. Do a search, you might find some pointers on how to pull apart the dash to retrieve the phone, unfortunately “some disassembly required”. It’s probably not necessary but I don’t really use that cubby for this very reason.
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I would not want a dead cell phone battery in my compartment for too long. Just sayin'....
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All too common, and with no mechanical back-up--same as the gas door. An "Advanced Search" across the C7 Forums here will find a bunch of such accounts and I'm sure the "fix," which as I recall requires a pretty extensive disassembly. That's why I've never used mine and recommend the same to everyone. Best of luck with it. 
(btw, save yourself another such poor design glitch by blocking the gas-door hole the lock-pin goes into before it craps out, too.
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(btw, save yourself another such poor design glitch by blocking the gas-door hole the lock-pin goes into before it craps out, too.
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sorry to hear, but easy to do....I bought a shelf that sits inside, and it has a 'lip' in it for the top shelf to avoid anything sliding forward toward the screen....Unless your a pretty handy, I wouldn't try removing these parts yourself. You will end up breaking many clips etc....