Not sure how much I shall use this forum, but found it by accident whilst looking for hints concerning my glove box latch broken in the unlocked position - hence cannot retrieve stuff from inside it ! Apparently it would seem not such an uncommon occurrence ! Well I am armed with a certain number of tips and 'how to open it', so maybe tomorrow I will have a go at sorting this annoying matter.

Yes I am female, and a pensioner, but I enjoy a challenge and I don't see why DIY on cars should be just a male domain ! I'll have you know that when I owned a Morris 1000 estate, many years ago, I sorted a blown cylinder head gasket (grinding the valves etc whilst having the engine stripped down). I did persuade a friend of my brother's to do the hand grinding for me

I am the proud owner of an 850 T5 (not an ex-police car I hasten to add) saloon, white (the car colour matches my hair ! ). Best car I have ever had ! By the way I am from the East Midlands of England.

 

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Can anybody help me any further please? It's about my glove box catch has broken and I can't open it up. It is not locked.

Originally Posted by tech View Post
This is how I do it with minimal damage.Push down on the top of the door and look in the middle.You should be able to see where the metal latch comes out of the dash.You need to get in there with a screwdriver and start breaking small peices out of the glove box insert in the dash.Start from the metal latch and work out.You will expose the 2 screws that hold the latch in.When you have enough plastic broke you can use a philips screwdriver to remove the screws.Then the door will open.Then you will have to take the door apart to finish opening the latch.The only damage left when you are done is a little plastic broke behind the glovebox door.You don't even have to replace the insert for the glove box.You will just have to buy the door latch kit.

I have also inserted some pics to help.The part outlined in the blue are what needs to be removed.
Hope this helps.

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Sorry, but I cannot see these pics, is there some other way you can put those pictures here for me to see. I am literally working in the dark with trying to get my glove door open, and although I have followed the directions, I am finding things rather difficult. At this rate I shall probably just literally smash my way into this glove box and work out any repairs afterwards ! But I really don't want to damage things more than I need. The job is not as easy as folks make out, and there is no time given for how long it takes to saw the latch etc. It's a hot day, the sun is too bright, I've been trying to get this sorted for ages (my hair has gone grey with the time ! and I've got a lot more wrinkles as well !). I have had to wait till the sun moves round a bit so I can see inside the glove box ! Sounds strange, but it is quite true !