HA! I'm so blind... I've had my '99 GS almost 4 years now, and I just NOW saw the secret door inside the top of the center console lid! I had the whole console off because I'm cutting out part of the bottom and installing an RCA switcher (since I'll have a backup camera and Alpine TV tuner going in and only one video in).

Stereo install here:

http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=10&topic_id=11904&mesg_id=11904&page=

Man I'm retarded...

Anyone else never see it before?

seen it, but i occasionally put my wallet there and then forget about it, and am like WTF! and then remember the pocket up there =)
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Yea its pretty cool, I use to hide my rubbers in there along with insurance and registration and shit.

i dunno what your talking about lol...u mean the lid as in the place where u put ur elbow?..b/c i dont even have 1 in mine if thast what u mean :(

2 packs of cigs fill it nicely.

Love it! That compartment saved my ass one time when the popo searched my car. I put my shit in there and they completely overlooked it.

yup, im lost too.which compartment are you guys talking about? ashtray? cup holder? armrest comp.? the one under the stereo(non-factory)? which!?

Go out to your car, lift up the armrest.. Now look at the inside of the door that you just opened. There is a plast flap pull it down.. and there and behold hidden compartment.

Edit: By the way me like the other guy had said it took me 2 years also to relize it was there.

So this wont apply to us RS guys lol.

Probably not. Most rs eclipse never came with the armrest.. If you have an armrest then check it.

I want an Arm rest anyone have a spare laying around they are willing to part with? PM me if you do.

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I have the arm rest but no hinges for it. We can work something out since i need that fender and sheetmetal from the front corner.

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Sweet, I'm glad I'm not the only one who didn't notice it right away! I'm just happy I have that tiny bit more space now that I have 2 remote controls and that RCA switch in there! Looks like a great place to stash a wallet/face plate/stash/shit you can get arrested for! I'm stoked... :)

Originally posted by snufalufagus040
Looks like a great place to stash a wallet/face plate/stash/shit you can get arrested for! I'm stoked... :)

I don't know if you can fit a face plate in there. I usually don't leave that in the car if I remove it.

I've actually removed the cupholder/ashtray piece to hide stuff in for when I was in a not-too-nice area. (never had the "get you arrested" stuff in the car before, never will).

It took me 5 minutes to find it when I got my car. Armrest was the 2nd thing I cleaned out. First was the glovebox.

My favorite thing in the armrest is the ever so useless removable cupholder.

Originally posted by EclipseTenzoR
Edit: By the way me like the other guy had said it took me 2 years also to relize it was there.

Actually, took me 4 years, and I've had the center console out of the car at least 10 times... :D

Under the ashtray/cup holder there is empty space. Mine has been removed so often if you tug it the entire thing comes out easily and you can hide stuff below and place the ashtray/cupholder unit back over. Its tricky.

seriously, never new it was there. Thanks. I feel like an idiot though as I bought the car in late 97...:rolleyes

Originally posted by jdpilot
seriously, never new it was there. Thanks. I feel like an idiot though as I bought the car in late 97...:rolleyes

Don't feel like an idiot because you didn't know it was there... Be happy you know it's there now, and start utilizing it right away!

I'm going to stash my 2 remotes in there... The faceplate is so big on the KD-AVX1 I got, that'll probably start going under the seat. Not much room in the center console now with that RCA switch installed.

Yeah, underneath the cupholder/ashtray is a great place to stash things, too. It's also a great place to put things, forget about them, and find them again 7 months later when you're going after a dropped screw from another project. :)

i knew it was there but since have forgotten about it

its actually for one of those travel kleenex packages.
Thats what it was designed for.

Too awesome! lol, never knew it was there either.... sheesh, this would've saved me some heartache in my highschool years, lol...

mcgyvr just pussed out all your cars! Ha! But I kinda want an armrest too, how obtrusive are they, like how much space do they take up?

i just had a dream about that compartment, except it was in the cupholder somehow, but yea i didn't know about it until this either haha

When I looked for it I couldn't believe how obvious it is, and yet you never see it! I kinda wish it didn't have the big gap at the top where you can put your fingerin to pull the lid open, because thats the only thing that really lets you know theres a pocket there. But still, never ever noticed it, haha, too funny.

Originally posted by mcgyvr
its actually for one of those travel kleenex packages. Thats what it was designed for.

No shit.. lol.. that makes sense man.. Awesome thanks for pointing that out becuase I never understood its real purpose. Where did you hear about that. Also who else had the removeable cup holder? I never got one with my car.

Originally posted by EclipseTenzoR

Originally posted by mcgyvr its actually for one of those travel kleenex packages. Thats what it was designed for.

No shit.. lol.. that makes sense man.. Awesome thanks for pointing that out becuase I never understood its real purpose. Where did you hear about that. Also who else had the removeable cup holder? I never got one with my car.

Haha. That's actually what I kept in that compartment for a long damn time. I think there is still a roll of like 200 Subway stamps that I used to use for free lunch while on the road in there somewhere.

I never had the removable cup holder, but my new car does. It's kind of funny. I see it, give it a tug and there's my usable space! Wo0+

Haha, that shit is funny. I redid my interior a few months ago after owning the car for 5 years and stubled on that, I was like "WTF is this?" I couldn't believe it. Nice little stash pocket though.

Originally posted by powellds
Haha, that shit is funny. I redid my interior a few months ago after owning the car for 5 years and stubled on that, I was like "WTF is this?" I couldn't believe it. Nice little stash pocket though.

I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one! I don't even know where I stashed the cupholder that's supposed to go in there. I think I chucked that after the first week of having the car. One undersized cupholder is enough for me!

LOL...you guys are funny. I think I notice that compartment on my test drive. Great place to keep insurance and registration...but I guess that wouldn't work if you keep a stash in there LMAO.

oh that one? hahah i noticed the day i got my armrest from ebay LOL. i never use it tho. what i did think abot using was the empty space under the ashtray and cup holder, but was scared it would mess with the shifter, theres a big gapping hole under our console, its just the shifter, airbag thing, and hand brake in there.

Originally posted by edxmon
oh that one? hahah i noticed the day i got my armrest from ebay LOL. i never use it tho. what i did think abot using was the empty space under the ashtray and cup holder, but was scared it would mess with the shifter, theres a big gapping hole under our console, its just the shifter, airbag thing, and hand brake in there.

I hide a lot of stuff there I dont want stolen. Works great, my cupholder/ashtray come out like nothing is holding it anymore.

i dont think anything IS holding mine hahahahaha, i just pull that thing out like nothing.

Originally posted by DarkEclips96

Originally posted by edxmon my cupholder/ashtray come out like nothing is holding it anymore.

thats funny me too . thats how you know you work on your car to much .lol

Originally posted by boosted60trimrst

Originally posted by DarkEclips96

Originally posted by edxmon my cupholder/ashtray come out like nothing is holding it anymore.

thats funny me too . thats how you know you work on your car to much .lol

lol, that are if you can take apart your entire center console in the middle of the night with a small flashlight, drunk, and still be able to put it all back together right.

Other random places to stash shit in a 2GNT without using tools

- Like driggs said, yank on the cupholder lid and underneath is a nice 1"x3" space.

- Lift up the lower half of the back seat, there's about 12"x3" in each side between the plastic and the exterior sheetmetal.

- Zippers on Front seats. Some empty space between springs.

- Under the spare tire

- Outside the car, there is a huge space between the trunk metal and the rear bumper cover. I stash my spare key rolled-up coat hanger in there.

Well i'd like to thank the OP for starting this thread. I just saw it now after 3 years of owning my car. Probably would have been a lot longer if not for you! :thumbsup

Originally posted by CustomGS
Well i'd like to thank the OP for starting this thread. I just saw it now after 3 years of owning my car. Probably would have been a lot longer if not for you! :thumbsup

Heh, then give me some points! :P

NP, man... Your car is insanely hot, as if you didn't know. :thumbsup

Originally posted by snufalufagus040

Originally posted by CustomGS Well i'd like to thank the OP for starting this thread. I just saw it now after 3 years of owning my car. Probably would have been a lot longer if not for you! :thumbsup

Heh, then give me some points! :P NP, man... Your car is insanely hot, as if you didn't know. :thumbsup

Well, i wasnt going to give you any points.....But ok , you called my car insanely hot. Sweet! Points for you brother!

Can er...someone take a pic of what this is?

I'm kind of a n3wb without visuals.

Heck, I'm a n3wb without.

Originally posted by dsmmyth
Can er...someone take a pic of what this is? I'm kind of a n3wb without visuals. Heck, I'm a n3wb without.

dude i havent seen those rubbers since the mid 90's wtf? lol



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Originally posted by InFiNiT3
dude i havent seen those rubbers since the mid 90's wtf? lol mods include but not limited to: engine: AEM cai , pp head / TB / intake runners, Chikira 4-2-1 header , custom 2.5" exhast / pacesetter high flow cat/flowmaster2 muff,1mm over sized SS valves,PT valvetrain, AEM cam gears/pully set, prothane motormounts,440 injectors , ground kit. Trans: Custom ATX (1 of a kind) poly-graphite steels , kevlar clutches , final drive , shift kit,3500 stall TC, Tourqe Wonder trans chip ($120.00 2gnt price only!!email for order info)

Antiques?

I like lifting up my cupholder and change thing, and right under there where you can tighten your Ebrake, thats a SWEET place to hide shit

Originally posted by micyek
LOL...you guys are funny. I think I notice that compartment on my test drive.

At least I'm not the only blind one here. :shrug

Dang, I did not notice that compartment. S'pretty sweet.

i found it within the 1st hr of haveing the car.i keep my registration and a out of date driver license in there in case i ever get pulled over without my wallet..
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