Access to the in car Fuse box

[vidman2]

Has anyone managed to follow the instructions in the manual on how to access the fuse box behind the glove compartment onn the MK7 GTi?

The instructions are simple but I cant push the 'latches' up far or hard enough to drop the glove box.  Had to take the car in for a minor adjust the other day and the service guy showed me how to do it on a show car - but I noticed the catches were actually damaged on that car and he refused to show me on my car so I am a little concerned that it is not as easy as detailed.

[vidman2]

I have now managed to do this.  The catches have to be pushed straight up as stated in the manual but they are very stiff, may get easier with use,  and have to be pushed up quite a way to clear the up-stands on the top of the glove box.

There is a guide bar on the left side of the box which promptly falls apart as the box drops down but it is easy to put back together, and it is important to get it right before pushing the glove box back into its normal position.

To drop the glove box I found it easiest to be knelt outside the passenger door and work from there, it is very difficult to get the right angles from inside the car.

[JellyB]

Thanks for the info. I'm just thinking about how I am going to wire things in.

Did you find a good place to pick up switched power from?

[GrahamFR]

is there not a fuse box to the right of the steering wheel any more? if not thats a shame as thats where I have wired my snooper in for the last 6 years

[vidman2]

JellyB - there are several switched live fuses, I plan to use a piggyback fuse holder,avaialbe from Ebay for a couple of quid

Gfr - No they have moved the fuses to behind the Glove Box

I plan to drill a hole through the Glove Box and fit a 3 way cigy extender in the box piggy backed to a fuse, the only issue I have not resolved is the best way to route the cigy power cables into the glove box.  When I get round to doing this I will put up some pics of the job

[GrahamFR]

JellyB - there are several switched live fuses, I plan to use a piggyback fuse holder,avaialbe from Ebay for a couple of quid

Gfr - No they have moved the fuses to behind the Glove Box

I plan to drill a hole through the Glove Box and fit a 3 way cigy extender in the box piggy backed to a fuse, the only issue I have not resolved is the best way to route the cigy power cables into the glove box.  When I get round to doing this I will put up some pics of the job

Such a guide would be appreciated

[JellyB]

Ta Vidman, and a guide would be much appreciated.

(I have 2 phones, a secondary handsfree kit, satnav and dashcam to wire up properly this time!)

[monsta]

have not resolved is the best way to route the cigy power cables into the glove box.  When I get round to doing this I will put up some pics of the job

If you find a decent piggy back fuse holder that fits in there that would be good, the one I put in my mk5 was a bit awkward and didn't fit without pressure from the fuse box cover so it ended up being too much of a pain and I ripped it out!

[vidman2]

'How To' guide now added in Maintenance and Info section - hope thats the correct place

[JellyB]

That's brilliant

And having read your guide post I think I'll think about my own wiring plan.

(And why are we still using cigarette light plugs and sockets these days anyway?! They are huge!)