Repairing Your Broken Glove Box Hinge

[Mr Clean]

I broke my glove box hinge today, looked at LMC, and Classic Chevy. LMC 29.95 + 10.95 Classic Chevy 49.95 + 7.95. Both to much for me.

Went to local hardware store picked up a piece of Continuous Hinge 6.95.

Here are the tools I used:

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First disassemble your glove box, four screws on the inside, and the lock assembly.

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Measure the plastic tab from were your plastic hinge broke. Mine was about 16". I taped off 16" on the new hinge, and cut with a pair of metal shears. Filed the edges.

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Center it on your glove box, and drill new holes for the pop rivets, and pop rivet it together.

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Put the glove box back together:

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Take it out to the truck close it so the latch will keep it in place. I drilled new hole, and screwed it back together. You can use your old screws, or get new sheet metal screws, that's up to you.

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Tomorrow I'm going to get different sheet metal screws and paint the hinge.

 

[HotRodPC]

There you go. Better than new, and didn't have to redneck it. You won't break that one anytime soon.

 

[Old77]

Nice! This site is becoming the write up capital of the interwebz!!!

 

[HotRodPC]

That's the idea. One stop Squarebody shop !!!

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Wait till they get a load of me!

 

[Old77]

Here, they'll get a good amount of BSing, Techie talk, enthusiast pic ogling, and a general good time!

 

[Old77]

Wait till they get a load of me!

you did what to who???

 

[RetroC10Sport]

As hot as i look tonight, they likely wouldn't mind.

 

[Old77]

 

[89Suburban]

Proud of ya bud.

That's what separates the men from the boys, ingenuity.

 

[FRANKENTRUCK]

I also had to repair mine with metal hinges from the hardware store. I wish I could see the pictures of what type were used in this thread! I had no idea LMC sold hinges.

 

[gilbertjr04]

I also had to repair mine with metal hinges from the hardware store. I wish I could see the pictures of what type were used in this thread! I had no idea LMC sold hinges.

You could find almost anything in LMC

 

[89Suburban]

Write up pics are gone!!!

Damn you PB!!!!

 

[HotRodPC]

Write up pics are gone!!!

Damn you PB!!!!

I have a feeling it's not PB. I be Shawn moved some pics around in his PB account, and that changes the addy tag which makes it's wrong here now. Or hy may even deleted them. This is why having a forum with space to up load photos is cool.

 

[Old77]

...and Shawn hasn't even been here for months now