CORRAL UNIVERSAL RATING SYSTEM:

Difficulty (Easy 1-10 Difficult)		Easy
Special Tools (Few 1-10 Many)		Few
Price (Cheap 1-10 Expensive)		Cheap (<$20)
Quality (Poor 1-10 High)		Good
Improvement (None 1-10 Alot)		Some
Customer Service (Poor 1-10 Good)		N/A

UPDATE MavroMont Industries has now released an ashtray door spring to make this kit truly complete. The new spring provides better tension than the OEM spring and can be had for an additional $2.95 above the kit's price.

By now I'm sure that by now many of you with 87-93 Mustangs have found that the assmbly holding the ashtray door spring broke a long time ago. Now you're left with a door that flops about and bounces with each bump in the road. If you're a stickler for details like we are, you've probably grown quite tired of this situation. Up until a few months ago there was nothing you could do about it.

MavroMont Industries has developed a special repair kit to repair broken ashtray door assemblies. If your door isn't broken yet, this kit will reinforce the mounting to ensure that it doesn't break in the future. The kit we received included machined metal reinforcements and all necessary screws and hardware for installation. The directions were extremely thorough and detailed. We have to admit that we were a little intimidated by their length, but the detail proved very valuable and they were quite easy to follow.

TOOLS Drill, including a 7/64" and 5/64" drill bit Flat head screw driver Phillips head screw driver Socket set and ratchet Pliers Utility knife or Dremel tool/metal file

Installation was relatively easy and required no special tools. The only problem was that our kit did not include a replacement spring. You'll need a drill, a 3/16ths and 1/8th inch drill bit, pliers, flat head screw driver, XXmm Socket, Ratchet, and either a metal file or a dremel tool with a grinding or sanding bit.

The first thing that needs to be done is that the battery should be disconnected. You will be working near the power lead for the cigarette lighter which is always "hot," even when the car is shut off. Once you have disconnected the battery, the center console must be removed. To do this, however, requires that the arm rest and shifter boot must be removed first.

Console Removal
Shifter Boot Removal
You may not have to remove the shifter boot all the way. Simply lifting it up may give you enough room to work. This car was an automatic thus we needed to remove the shifter trim completely as there was no "boot" to hold the trim on.

1. Gently pry up the square plastic trim, that surrounds the shifter boot, from the center console. It will unsnap from the console at each of the four corners of the trim.
2. Now lift the the boot up over the shift knob so that it is out of the way.