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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: golfgar on 29 August 2009, 22:33

Title: glove box
Post by: golfgar on 29 August 2009, 22:33

Opened glovebox the other day and now its broke!!! looking pins stay in and handles hanging down ,like a spring or something has broke!! any ideals on how to fix? :angry:

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: Steve_PD on 29 August 2009, 22:37

you either have to take the glove box out and try to split it to repair (its glued together)
buy a new one and fit that
or do what I done and cut a flap into the back of glove box, clip the catches back together and then put a metal plate across it to hold the flap back down. its not pretty but it works and saves £100 in buying a new one

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: golfgar on 29 August 2009, 22:40

cheers mate,where do i cut? right behind catch?and how big a hole?

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: Steve_PD on 29 August 2009, 22:42

you got the raised section on the rear, I cut three sides and scored the forth so I could fold it back

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: golfgar on 29 August 2009, 22:47

cheers steve,will have to give that a go!  :grin:

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: andybod on 30 August 2009, 09:51

not too bad a job to split the glove box just take your time and don.t use too much force when splitting  this is the way i did mine then repaired it then used a couple of small self tappers and washers to hold the levers in place and used some epoxy resin to glue the glove box back together all fine now

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: Adam on 30 August 2009, 13:09

Mine did this the day I got it! Did what golfgar did to fix it.

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: barry-gti on 30 August 2009, 16:36

Quote from: Steve_PD on 29 August 2009, 22:37

you either have to take the glove box out and try to split it to repair (its glued together)
buy a new one and fit that
or do what I done and cut a flap into the back of glove box, clip the catches back together and then put a metal plate across it to hold the flap back down. its not pretty but it works and saves £100 in buying a new one

The're £100??

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: jtomlin on 30 August 2009, 20:18

i read this thread before i left the house, went to halfords to pick some sidelights up, opened the glovebox, and geuss what happened!  :cry:

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: golfgar on 30 August 2009, 20:21

someone better lock this topic!! could be a jinx :grin:

Title: Re: glove box
Post by: Kyle! on 31 August 2009, 02:56

dont say that ive just read it!!  :cry: :laugh: