hello hope you all had a good xmas and new year!?
just a quick one = went to open the glove box and it wont open the mechanism is broken. is there a way to open without forcing it off and getting a replacement
hello hope you all had a good xmas and new year!?
just a quick one = went to open the glove box and it wont open the mechanism is broken. is there a way to open without forcing it off and getting a replacement
that old chestnut!!
I removed the trim and drilled a small hole in the center of the lid, then you can poke something in to release the mech (and fix it!!)
There are plenty of instuctions on line for this....will try find a link!
WHY DOESN'T MY SIGNATURE WORK??? ...IT DOES NOW! :-)
james (Wednesday 16th January 2013)
have a read of this.........
http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/fix...-tutorial.html
WHY DOESN'T MY SIGNATURE WORK??? ...IT DOES NOW! :-)
james (Wednesday 16th January 2013)
cheers matey
...sorry, misleading when I said trim as not all cars have it. Mine had a walnut trim which I had to peel back to drill this..didn't need to though as I decided it was gross and removed all the walnut from the car!!
WHY DOESN'T MY SIGNATURE WORK??? ...IT DOES NOW! :-)
james (Wednesday 16th January 2013)
i take it i swap the measurements over with the diogram bein a left hooker
yep...I did that...and it turns out it's the same if I remember correctly - bang on center!
WHY DOESN'T MY SIGNATURE WORK??? ...IT DOES NOW! :-)
james (Wednesday 16th January 2013)
Had a problem twice with my 850 glovebox. The first time one part of the latch broke, then another part broke the second time. I used a wire coathanger to reach up from the bottom of the glovebox lid and open the catch at the top, bit fiddly but saves drilling holes.
You can repair the latch if you DIY savvy
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james (Wednesday 16th January 2013)
Had that happen on both 850's we've had, it was a broken pin on the mechanism, which I drilled out and tapped and thread locked a short length of threaded stud in to, easy repair and still working today
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Happened to me couldn't get open had to break the door, got a new one from eBay and swapped the lock around. Saves time
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