tkgreer

cell phone wedged inside infotainment storage compartment... cant open but 1/4 inch... any override options

CP

Slam on brakes.

TEXHAWK0

1/4 inch opening should be enough to take a stiff wire, like coat hanger, and try to hook it or push into a different position.

If that doesn't work, hang car by rear bumper and tap on the compartment door.

Still no luck, get a new cell phone.

mschuyler

Dealer should charge about $300 to take it apart and put back together. Rick Conti had a video on this a few wees ago about a guy who had a stuck handgun.

c54u

If it is on vibrate, call it. Might vibrate loose.

speedlink

Love the responses. This is funny. I like hang the car by the back bumper!

fsvoboda

Excellent.

Also find a safe place where you can do high-G turns to right, to left, and zigzagging right to left. You should be able to get close to 1 G on braking and turning, and there's a good chance that will jar loose your phone.

Good luck.

PS: Hanging the car by the back bumper wouldn't produce any more G force than a panic stop, so don't bother.

garbud

This exact same thing just happened to me last week. I have one of those after market shelves and the phone was on the bottom level. Tried the coat hanger etc but no luck. Went to the dealership and the service writer used his hands to force the screen down far enough to where he could get the shelf out and get his hands on the phone. It didn't come out easily but he finally got it out with no damage and no charge.

Good luck!

Garbud

lavla

Wow! Had the same issue one month ago when my cell phone lodged against the screen. I fooled around with a wire hanger for about an hour before I drove the car to the dealer for help. The tech took the car into the service area and dislodged the phone within ten minutes. What a relief!! I was told that the only way to get into the compartment was by taking dash down.

tkgreer

Thank you!

tkgreer

Thank you all so much for interesting and funny feedback !

JerryU

Actually slamming on the brakes and can produce well over 1 "g" load on the phone! Hanging by the bumper only provide a 1 "g" force!

PROOF: That is what caused the cup insert to dump a full water bottle in my September 2013 built C7 soon after I got it! The insert tilts! Since, have removed the 3/32 inch thick rubber inert in the recess (it just pulls out) and glued the insert to the base! Water bottle holds in 1 "g" turn and well past a 1 "g" Stop! Made that mod in my Grand Sport as well!

davidtcpa

I got my Glock 43 stuck in there. I had to use a couple of screwdrivers to prop it up and was finally able to open it. I won't be doing that again any time soon.

robert miller

It don't even take a good hour to pull it all apart not bad at all if you have the DIY that is in here on pulling it all apart.

mschuyler

Uh huh.

Gearhead Jim

Lends a whole new meaning to the term "jammed automatic pistol."

robert miller

After doing this 3 full times now not bad at all buddy. I have even put a new box in the hole that holes now my 3 diff gauge's for boost and also my meth box. It just is not as deep now due to having room for the back side of the gauge's to be able to set in.

I am almost done with the z51 to a z06 body panels on the car will post some pic's as soon as I am done should be done by this next week. Robert

Phanni

Thanks for this post, I won't be using this area for storing anything important.

Avanti

Sheesh... seems there is a lesson here for all, given the number of reported incidences. Thankis for the heads-up, guys!!!

Dellrose

The 43 is a fantastic glock. Feels like a full size in your hand, but uber comfortable to carry in your waist.

I no longer put much of anything in the "nifty" compartment. My phone got stuck the first day I had the car which of course freaked me out. After 30 minutes of fidgeting with a coat hanger, I finally got it out, but don't want to go through that again.