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Maintenance Guides / Replace your glovebox handle/the cheat way
« on: 12 October 2010, 16:37:29 »
I was just about to replace mine and one of the screws will not shift. and is well stuck. I cant get impact driver on it to get it out that way.
so after some head scratching I come up with the cheats way to fit a new one.
so here go`s.
The backing plate of handle can easily be removed from door by carefully cutting and snapping it out with a sharp pair of side cutter`s
when I looked at the new handle it appeared to me,that It should snap in. what was stopping it ?
on the bottom on backing plate there is no give in the sides at the bottom
so I cut a V out of plastic say at about 4-5mm wide and 8-10mmdeep with side cutters
here
Now there would be some give in side and I should be able to snap it in place.
and it does with a bit of care
push the left hand side tags on handle in first on the passenger side. Then from the driver side you can can carefully using a small flat head screwdriver bent that side in just enough for it to pop in place
Job done with in 3mins flat without having to pull all the glove box out
if a lazy bloke like me
It best to ft with out lock barrel in then snap that after handle is fitted without the lock barrel in place
just remember to keep key in barrel so the pins don't fall out all over he place
or it will take you a fair while to finger out witch pin goes where
they you can just snap in lock barrel
so after some head scratching I come up with the cheats way to fit a new one.
so here go`s.
The backing plate of handle can easily be removed from door by carefully cutting and snapping it out with a sharp pair of side cutter`s
when I looked at the new handle it appeared to me,that It should snap in. what was stopping it ?
on the bottom on backing plate there is no give in the sides at the bottom
so I cut a V out of plastic say at about 4-5mm wide and 8-10mmdeep with side cutters
here
Now there would be some give in side and I should be able to snap it in place.
and it does with a bit of care
push the left hand side tags on handle in first on the passenger side. Then from the driver side you can can carefully using a small flat head screwdriver bent that side in just enough for it to pop in place
Job done with in 3mins flat without having to pull all the glove box out
if a lazy bloke like me
It best to ft with out lock barrel in then snap that after handle is fitted without the lock barrel in place
just remember to keep key in barrel so the pins don't fall out all over he place
or it will take you a fair while to finger out witch pin goes where
they you can just snap in lock barrel
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