Wonky VZ Glove Box

[Doctor Bob]

to fix this is simple
loosen all the screws holding the glovebox together
apply a small amount of pressure in the oppposite direction to the fault
normally across opposite corners.
hold the tension on it & have someone toghten the screws (dont strip them)
& then put it back in

fixed

Rob

 

[Longy188]

gday all,
ive just bought an SV6 and my glove box has gone the way everyone else has and also wen u open the box it comes down a lot lower then it really should. does anyone know what i have to replace / fix to mend this problem??
cheers

Trent

 

[mainpath]

read above but I have the same issue, I'll try this once I get my car back from the repair shop.

 

[Calaber]

gday all,
ive just bought an SV6 and my glove box has gone the way everyone else has and also wen u open the box it comes down a lot lower then it really should. does anyone know what i have to replace / fix to mend this problem??
cheers

Trent

Trent

It sounds like the small rubber stoppers on each side of the glovebox lid have torn as they do so commonly. Open the glovebox and look at each side of the lid. You will see a rubber bump-stop clipped into the side of the lid. These simply unplug from the lid and are easily replaced. Push the glove box shut, then re-open it and it should sit at the correct level.

The design of the bump stops is weak and could have been made much better if they had not been hollow.

 

[Benboy]

if it's under warranty get it looked at by a dealer. if not. leave it till it breaks and buy one from a wrecked car.

a faulty glovebox is a roadworthy issue. (if the glove box doesnt hold itself up properly it's a road worthy issue) im saying get it looked at since it may break at the plastic hinges that hold it up. and then in effect become an unroadworthy car.

What a load of rubbish. How on earth can a faulty glovebox lid be a roadworthy issue ????? Glovebox lids have absolutely NOTHING to do with roadworthiness of a vehicle. If you have ever been defected for a faulty glove box lid then believe me you must have really got up the cops nose or something even more annoying.

 

[one_and_only2004]

There are two versions of these little rubber stoppers, inferior one on the left, good one on the right. I just bought a set of the new ones today - $1 each. This will not fix a lazy glove box, what you have to do is open the glove box, push up on the left side and down on the right side (to warp it back to how it was) and then you shall once again, have a good looking glove box.

 

[Longy188]

thanks heaps for that eh, do you just get the rubber stoppers from holden ?? or can you get them from supercheap or something ?thanks

 

[one_and_only2004]

you could probably get them from supercheap if you wanted, but for $2 from holden i'd just get them there - they're usually kept in stock.

 

[VjamesY]

Sorry mate, not trying to hyjack your thread,

but When I close my glove box the light inside seems to stay on all the time. My glove box lid doesn't seem to sit in properly just like yours

Would I need to replace the whole glovebox lid or just those little rubber peices mentioned above?

 

[vzh00n]

omg u go 2 holden buy new clips $1, and fit in it, happend 2 me, lol , and rofl @ guy who askin u to buy his glovebox....................