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    anyone know how to get the glovebox out of a vn when it is locked and the key won't work in it?

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    no idea mate but i know with my uncles vl that he used to have, one time i just squesed the thing as tight as i could and it clicked and never locked again hahaha dont know if his was bodgy and if it will work on a vn but

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    have you tried just totally pwning the lock with a screwdriver?
    it works for car theives, and you're gonna need a new one anyway

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    Do what I did, and jam a big screwdriver in above the lock as hard as you can, and mash it with something heavy. Crack the glovebox in two, take it out, and replace it with another from the wreckers. Works a charm every time.
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