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| Air_Cooled_Nut |
 Oct 28 2003, 03:42 PM
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914 Ronin - 914 owner who lost his 914club.com  Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Beaverton, Oregon Member No.: 584 Region Association: None  |
I've got the vinyl trim glued in place on the glove box lid and every thing is ready to be installed. I have some metal strapping (exhaust hanger straping?) in place to hold the box once it's installed (car didn't come w/it). In test fitting the box, however, the door keeps hitting it somewhere and thus the door can't open all the way OR the box sits too far down into the footwell. It seems that the right door spring mount is striking the top of the box but since I can't shrink down to 1" and witness the obstruction from inside the dash I'm just taking an educated guess (I'm beginning to run out of those Educated Guess cards I got from college...gonna have to order some more).
Any tricks to mounting the box and door? Oh, my glove box lock does work. That's the only good news with the box. |
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| SirAndy |
Oct 28 2003, 04:49 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,284 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
ok, here's a few tips, might not help'ya, but ...
1) mount the door first! make sure both springs are in place and tighten down the chrome screws. 2) get the metal strap to stay in place on the pass. side. it's just fiddled through a slit and bent down. keep the other end hanging for now. 3) make sure the box is not warped. they tend to warp on the bottom and top front lip. (which is where the door could hit on yours). 4) slide box in from under the dash. do this while the door is OPEN. make sure the box goes BEHIND the door hinges on both sides. it has indents that should line up with the hinges. hold box with hand and test door movement. 5) put the strap around it and secure with 8mm nut. voila! Andy |
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| watsonrx13 |
Mar 19 2007, 05:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
Well, I'm trying to reinstall the glove box. I've followed Andy's steps, but it won't fit into place from underneath the dash.... It appears to be too tall... Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong....
BTW, the search feature does work.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) -- Rob QUOTE(SirAndy @ Oct 28 2003, 06:49 PM)  ok, here's a few tips, might not help'ya, but ... 1) mount the door first! make sure both springs are in place and tighten down the chrome screws. 2) get the metal strap to stay in place on the pass. side. it's just fiddled through a slit and bent down. keep the other end hanging for now. 3) make sure the box is not warped. they tend to warp on the bottom and top front lip. (which is where the door could hit on yours). 4) slide box in from under the dash. do this while the door is OPEN. make sure the box goes BEHIND the door hinges on both sides. it has indents that should line up with the hinges. hold box with hand and test door movement. 5) put the strap around it and secure with 8mm nut. voila! Andy |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 19 2007, 05:46 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,284 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(watsonrx13 @ Mar 19 2007, 04:32 PM) Well, I'm trying to reinstall the glove box. I've followed Andy's steps, but it won't fit into place from underneath the dash.... It appears to be too tall... Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong.... you got the right box? they are different between the years ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
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Posts in this topic
Air_Cooled_Nut Tricks to getting glove BOX mounted? Oct 28 2003, 03:42 PM
watsonrx13
Well, I'm trying to reinstall the glove box.... Mar 19 2007, 06:37 PM Garold Shaffer
[quote name='SirAndy' post='876833' date='Mar 19 ... Mar 19 2007, 10:27 PM
madd_dogg_914 <... Oct 29 2003, 12:23 AM Air_Cooled_Nut There were two holes in the forward fire wall and ... Oct 29 2003, 11:26 AM McMark On a related note:
Warped boxes can be straighten... Mar 19 2007, 05:55 PM Jeffs9146 You could have it upside down!? :confused: Mar 19 2007, 07:41 PM jim_hoyland I just went through this and I followed Andy's... Mar 19 2007, 08:31 PM watsonrx13 Mine is a '74... I take some pics today and po... Mar 20 2007, 06:15 AM watsonrx13 Success.... :beer2:
I was able to finally get th... Mar 20 2007, 04:58 PM |
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