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vaz2121

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From: Glasgow Living:~ SW. Scotland

Registered: 2015-08-31

Posts: 1,311

Glove box

I recently mentioned I had been and still am relatively sort of still am looking [unsuccessfully] on and off  for a glove box..........

So after a bit when it was really becoming a right PITA to open I dicovered the locking tab was broken [hence looking for replacement] .........

I Gingerly split open the top with a heafty lock knife I've had for years and a screw driver to have a skeck inside.............
[I kinda marked the start edge up a bit as I had nothing to loose] ... It was broken and I thought a replacement would easily be found .........

Fast forward about 6 months later and on and off searches ................
It would appear the scarcity or so I'm told is the problem of rough commecial treatment, sh** wheelie bin brittle plastics and age probably ...................

I got the complete cover/lid we'll call it off the Glovebox section and although first thought was plastic welded ........
I think most of it is some kind of industrial glue ...........

I'm in a sort of check out and repair mode

This is what glovebox gubbins without cover/lid looks like

This is is the top cover/lid and you can see broken off lock pin above the white slide retainer thingy opening part

It's a fairly simple operating slider to moving lock pins.........

Apart from some Super glue or a Hot glue gun ...........
Just find a way to strengthen lock pin repair and maybe improve/increase opening movement/operation for that side ..........
Which was original PITA problem..........
As it wasn't realeasing fully...............

And stick it all back together.............

Stu-D

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From: Scotland

Registered: 2019-07-30

Posts: 168

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Re: Glove box

Man you have lots of patience lol. nice job though, I bodged mines with screwfix no nonsense mitre bond and it's been OK since lol, free or bodge ftw, nice one! - Edit: Oh aye, instead of the lock I have screwed through a 5kg moutain bike hook that I use for blue roll, since if I'm not using the van as a camper I'm getting dirty fixing someone else broken old heap Lol.

Last edited by Stu-D (2021-08-24 01:41:55)

Dellboy

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Registered: 2021-02-22

Posts: 33

Re: Glove box

Has anyone 3 d printed the lock mech ?

gejytigger

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Registered: 2025-07-08

Posts: 10

Re: Glove box

Has anyone 3 d printed the lock mech ?

IAM at this stage now both pins are identical so I've removed the unbroken one o see if I can get some printed then go from there only split the box this morning if it works I'll do the one on my van as I got this box out of a rough breaker the other day to try first as I hadn't seen this post before