Crazy Eddie

Does anybody know, a fix for this glove box hinge
I would assume I will get back responses like

JB weld is your friend

Is that what I should use?
Or should I use a epoxy or even a fiberglass patch ??

Also, for those of you that have taken this off
Did you see how heavy this thing is ??
It's even got a metal plate covered by a plastic wrap with the air bag warning on it
I assume its something to do with crash test requirements stuff ?? i.e. knees into dash ?
regards
Ed

Marks951

944 online and other places have replacement hinge things. They are pretty cheap....but I'm still holding out on both of my to break.

35thSLP

If it is metal try spot welding it, so long as it is not pot metal.

Crazy Eddie

Actually its bakealite ( sp?) or some type of plastic
What to use ??

Mark951 I thought that was for the center console ?
I will give them a call
reagrds
Ed

Sam Lin

I use steel replacement hinges from Zims.

Sam

Crazy Eddie

Thanks Sam
What do they run, cost wise ?
Regards
Ed
Did you guys ever notice how heavy this door is ??

hosrom_951

Ed,
No matter what i used, those plastic hinges gave up eventually. I purchased the metal ones from Paragon, bit pricey through:

http://www.paragon-products.com/product_p/jbnab.htm

Crazy Eddie

Thanks Hos
One question if no glue and no screws ??
How does it attach to the glove box door ??
Thanks again
regards
Ed

hosrom_951

You take off the bottomr cover, as if you are accessing the original ones. Place the new ones in, install the black over and presto!

Smart thing about them is that the bottom of the hinges are long, long enough for the plastic bottom cover to hold them inplace.

Here is you're moded pic, showing how long the bottom of the steel hinges would roughly be:




In fact, that red line is a bit long , i will take pics and show you how they are in real world later on

RK951

I installed a set of black metal glove box hinges from Partsheaven today and they work perfectly. The replacement is so good, it really makes you wonder why the orignal part was plastic. Total install time was 10-15 minutes.

Crazy Eddie

Hey Rick
What did it cost for parts heaven ?
Thanks
Ed