Tricks to getting glove BOX mounted? Options

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

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.

[watsonrx13]

Success.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I was able to finally get the box into position.... Since I had so much problems with it yesterday, I decided to remove the door and dry fit the box. I found that the key to inserting it was to have the door aligned, the springs in place and the door CLOSED. I pushed the right corner in first, then carefully compressed the lower left corner. You'll notice a slight depression in the lower left corner of the box to allow it to clear the bottom section of the metal dash, underneath the radio.... After the box was in, as Andy mentioned, the box goes on the outside of the hinges/springs. Then I just stretched the strap until the hole fit over the driver's side bolt....

Thanks again and here's some pics that might help.... Door is removed for pictures only....





-- Rob