Scott Allred

On my 2015 Boxster the glove box latch has broken internally. There is a lever inside that broke off. The chrome handle just pulls down about 90 degrees.

I can find all sorts of advice for how to replace the latch but in all cases you need to get the door open. I cannot figure out how to do that. Any advice? Is there a way to release the catch.

Thanks.




This is the broken piece.

davecramer

You can buy a new handle from someone making them in china, Check EBAY and you can use to replace it
I ended up buying a whole new glove box from ebay

Scott Allred

Thanks. I found this too. My issue is that I cannot open the door at all which I need to do for any repair,

Scott Allred

Additional pictures:

This is what it looks like with the handle pulled down, The broken piece was in here. End of lock not engaged at all
Handle points straight down

TMc993

The latches on the glove box are two flat pieces of metal that protrude from each side of the glove box door and engage the dash frame. When the handle is pulled down, that causes a mechanism inside the door to rotate and retract the flat metal pieces into the door so the door can drop open. I suspect that the broken piece you have somehow fits over that retraction mechanism.

If it were me, I'd look at the shape of the broken piece on the opposite side of what you show in the image you posted and see if you can determine how it should engage the retraction mechanism. Then either take a hook-shaped pick or make a small "L" or "J" shaped pick out of coat hanger wire or just make a loop with fine wire and insert it into where the broken piece fits and see if you can snag the piece that retracts the latches. If you can snag it, you can pull it down and the door will fall open.

Next day edit: Another thing you might be able to do is grasp the broken piece with small needle nosed pliers, insert it into the slot on the door and see if you can engage it with the release mechanism.

Hope this helps...

Scott Allred

Thanks. That is helpful. I'll give it a try/

Scott Allred

I was successful in getting the door open with your inspiration. Since I am replacing the latch anyway I snaped the handle off to get easier access. Once gone I could see that there is a lever (just inside the red square) that looks like the drawing. It had been bent up a bit so I straightened it then pressed down on it with the needle nosed pliers I was using. That unlatched the door.

New latch is on the way and I'll use the video you linked to for the replacement.

Thought I'd pass this along.

TMc993

Victory! Glad you got it open...