Strange Plastic Piece on Left Side of Center Storage Compartment

[isby]

Does anyone know the purpose of the rectangular piece of plastic that is attached to the left side of the center console, inside the little storage box? It appears to be No.10 in diagram below:



Thanks.

[proporsche]

if i remember correctly it was there so your tape deck does not slide too deep inside the central console..the Tdeck was usually at least 5 tapes--
Ivan

[famoroso]

Looks like the piece fits in one of three positions, depending on how the center console is configured.

FWIW, mine was in the lowest setting and my center console has hazard / rear defrost and AC controls...

[GH85Carrera]

Indeed it was for the cassette tape storage.