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Wedge Wedge Glove Box
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Unfortunately, with the moulded box, you cannot just remove it from the backside.
The hinge screws are apparently only accessible from the top.
Have you looked at possibly drifting the hinge pins out?
From the centre, I think you can just hit the end of the hinge.
Worst case, a cutoff wheel and cut the hinges.
I think the edges are exposed when the door is shut.
That said, the catch bracket that screws to the box itself, can you get a small flatbar in the upper gap and force the catch upwrd a bit to release from the latch?
There is a back plate in the box, but it also screws in from inside the box, and I don't think there's enough room behind it to get into the box even if you could get it off.
The hinge screws are apparently only accessible from the top.
Have you looked at possibly drifting the hinge pins out?
From the centre, I think you can just hit the end of the hinge.
Worst case, a cutoff wheel and cut the hinges.
I think the edges are exposed when the door is shut.
That said, the catch bracket that screws to the box itself, can you get a small flatbar in the upper gap and force the catch upwrd a bit to release from the latch?
There is a back plate in the box, but it also screws in from inside the box, and I don't think there's enough room behind it to get into the box even if you could get it off.
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If I remember correctly, the hinge pins are attached on one side so the door can be slid to one side when opened and removed -- not sure. The catch mechanism appears to be riveted even with the top of the door, but the actual catch engaging bar seems to be dropped down so it cannot be reached with a flat blade. I may have to wait til I get home and use a small hack saw to cut the flat part of the hinge from the bottom.
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Got it open! After examining the glovebox of another TR8 I determined how far a right angled pick had to be inserted at the center top of the door. After numerous attempts at turning the pick and then pushing down to release the nylon catch, I finally got it open. Now I have to either repair or replace the lock. We were able to get the things we needed from the box, anyway.
Whatever you do, don't unscrew the latch bar that is inside the glovebox. The screws go into a bar that isn't secured to the plastic dash. If you unscrew those screws, the bar will slide down and you will have to remove the whole dash to put it back. I encountered all of the little gems associated with dash removal on this project.
