Saggy glovebox fix

[m3f_rams]

I know alot of us have this problem. Non of the DIY's I found worked and I was considering getting a new box, but then I found the link bellow and it fixed the problem.

Hope it works for you...you'll need Acrobat to open it.



http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechFeb04.pdf

[m3f_Nadee///M3]

cool got to tell my friend thanx

[m3f_epj3]

Thanks for the link... I like this more than drilling screws into the plastic.

[m3f_Cal]

Good find! Thx for the link. Drilling holes is also cheap, but this is a cleaner and relatively safe way to fix the sagging glovebox.

[m3f_bigneil]

Be careful drilling - you'll drill right through the tabs that hook the vent part to the glovebox part. I found only one (on the drivers side) was needed. Not a true fix. However, to TRULY install the glove box properly, with every screw actually hitting the metal screw fitting, is a huge challenge. Normally one misses. Today I got them all in (even the bottom ones, where you can screw them in loosely and use the catch tabs, then tighten. It took several tries, even after all these years. When I got it right, there was no sag. I couldn't even push it any tighter.


PS I used a plastic kit to patch the other hole.

[m3f_nervno]

anybody get those parts?? pelican doesnt seem to have them....

:nixweiss:

[m3f_ollie, ollie M3]

I know alot of us have this problem. Non of the DIY's I found worked and I was considering getting a new box, but then I found the link bellow and it fixed the problem.

Hope it works for you...you'll need Acrobat to open it.



http://www.totalbmwmag.com/HandsOn/TechFeb04.pdf

I got the parts and was just getting ready to do this fix today, but the domain name expired 12/01/06. Did anyone save this .pdf elsewhere?

[m3f_Braymond141]

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=134066

[m3f_epj3]

Update: I did this fix, and it brought the glove box up about 1mm. It's still saggy as an old lady.

[m3f_bmw4life13]

Update: I did this fix, and it brought the glove box up about 1mm. It's still saggy as an old lady.

Thnx for the headsup.

[m3f_fitchesbass]

Man you people need to stop obsessing and drive the damn thing!

[m3f_epj3]

Man you people need to stop obsessing and drive the damn thing!

I wasn't obsessing... as long as it doesn't rattle, it's just a glovebox.



Hell, it can rattle, as long as it rattles quieter than my exhaust and/or stereo.

[m3f_Dreams190]

I just want mine fixed because the glovebox sags and the light stays on and glows through the opening at night, lol

[m3f_rams]

Guys, the real fix was in the DIY in the domain that expired...I did it and mine is as new.

Too bad nobody saved the file

[m3f_epj3]

Guys, the real fix was in the DIY in the domain that expired...I did it and mine is as new.

Too bad nobody saved the file

Clearly there is no "real fix." I did what was in the pdf, and it didn't fix my glovebox. There are more than a few reasons why they sag, this is one. Unfortunately it wasn't what caused my sag.