What Exactly Breaks On The Glovebox Latch?

[Slater]

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The short one breaks but your's looks fine.

So what's the problem?

I want to "fix" mine it before it breaks.

I am also am looking at the possibility of making a few extra inexpensive (i.e. $10) replacement pieces that people can install to prevent theirs from ever breaking before it's too late and they have to cut their glovebox open. The part would be made of steel, not cast aluminum.

Or would that be a waste of my time because no one would buy it?

[Guest AlvinL]

Good question. Maybe you could do a poll and find out.

When mine broke on one of my cars, I had to pry open to cut the wire loop in my glovebox to open it up, take apart the door and 'fix' with what I described earlier. The loop had to be bought. I didn't feel like spending the money to buy a new latch assembly.

The other car's latch is still fine and if it was available from you, it would be wise to get it and swap it out before it breaks. Or I can be proactive, break it and do my own fix. :)

[Slater]

Good question. Maybe you could do a poll and find out.

When mine broke on one of my cars, I had to pry open to cut the wire loop in my glovebox to open it up, take apart the door and 'fix' with what I described earlier. The loop had to be bought. I didn't feel like spending the money to buy a new latch assembly.

The other car's latch is still fine and if it was available from you, it would be wise to get it and swap it out before it breaks. Or I can be proactive, break it and do my own fix.

Well yeah, like anything you could remove the part and do a DIY fix. But the idea with this is that there is no grinding, drilling, no ghetto fixes with a screw, electrical tape, wire tie, etc. You remove your "ticking time bomb" stock cast piece, replace it with an identical piece made of unbreakable steel, and never worry about it again.

Basically along the same lines as the preventative fixes like the rear wagon repair kit, 850 horn repair kit that IPD sells, replacement 850 odometer gear, etc. A cheap $10 fix for all of the aging 850s on the road.

I mean heck, the new stock replacement latch costs more than that. And that part will eventually break as well since you are just replacing an old defective part with a new defective part.