help w/ my glovebox

[joshuaaa]

so my glovebox to my 325es recently has jammed itself shut.. anyone got any ideas how i can fix this?

[thereisnoyun]

if the latch broke

so if the latch broke and its stuck open here is what you can do...

crawl under your passenger side... there are a total of 6 nuts holding it, six on one side of the bracket 6 on the other, you want to take the braket off the side closer to teh engine bay, do not undo the whole thing just loose it and side it off. You glove box will drop partially, then try to wiggle it out. I did this not long ago, but may have forgetten certain details, but it should be pretty easy to take out.

[joshuaaa]

my glove box is stuck closed.. anything for that?

[JasonC]

Mine was stuck but i got it off by ripping the handle off with my hand. Then i was able to open it that away. But i had a extra handle to replace the one that i broke.

[thereisnoyun]

my glove box is stuck closed.. anything for that?

dude, thats my point... you undo the back of the glove box, the whole thing drops and the front will come out at a slight angle... then you can figure out why its stuck close, most likely your handle spring broke.

[xLibelle]

search

[joshuaaa]

there are a total of 6 nuts holding it, six on one side of the bracket 6 on the other, you want to take the braket off the side closer to teh engine bay, do not undo the whole thing just loose it and side it off.

do i take of the 3 nuts that go vertical or lateral?

[Madchief420]

Just take a tire iron to it....

[Storm-trooper-army]

I just had that problem last week, there are 2 small pins and they wear out i just ripped the handle off, and there is a J shaped metal part push to the right to open, then grab a new handle

[joshuaaa]

k i guess im gonna have to break the handle off.. i was able to get the back part undone with 3 of the nuts so that i could reach my hand up and get my wallet and stuff, but i couldnt get the whole box off.. :(

[thereisnoyun]

try to turn

try and turn the glovebox side ways.. angle it, it should come out. if not turn and yank it. the handle is done thats for sure, but you dont want to break the hinge thats connected to your dash.

[nefarious7907]

I bought a new handle for mine and ended up having to break it, I guess something got misaligned when I replaced my dash. Handless at the moment.

[joshuaaa]

anyone know a good place to get a replacement for the handle on a 87 325es?

[JasonC]

If you can get a non locking latch (i had two locking ones that jamed on me and then i got a non locking one and haven't had any proplems). I got mine off of ebay for $14. here is the part numbers for either one with or without the lock http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...50&hg=51&fg=30 I usally get my stuff off of Bavauto, but other people get their stuff from other venders. So they might ring in where they get their parts from.

[xLibelle]

what the fucking hell. SEARCH you idiot!
that goes for you too, thereisnoyun, nefarious, and madchief.