Mine I has failed and I can't seem to fix it. Does anyone have one they might part with? I'd consider buying the entire "door" if necessary.
thanks!
thanks!
WTB driver side glove box *CHROME* push button
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You need to specify chrome push button or black twist knob which came on later coupes.
Thanks HB.
Looking for a chrome push button for an Italian delivered '72 csi
Looking for a chrome push button for an Italian delivered '72 csi
Hello all
Still looking for a chrome push button for a driver's side glove box. Alternately, I might consider the entire door if the push button is functional and the price is right.
Any leads would be much appreciated.
Still looking for a chrome push button for a driver's side glove box. Alternately, I might consider the entire door if the push button is functional and the price is right.
Any leads would be much appreciated.
Please send me a photo.
IDK, chrome looks better, black knob is way more functional. Chrome button on my E3....I have to wedge my finger to pull it down. Makes no sense to push inward to get the door to drop outward.
The early cars seem to use the button. The mechanism is quite fiddly with the small spring requiring a specific set-up with the retention post that goes through the body of the latch. The grease gets very hard so to get them working nicely, they have to be pulled apart and degreased and reassembled...with some patience.
IF that is the case, then something is not in order with your button, perhaps it is what Tferrer describes.
This is how my chrome knob works, and it behaves as one would normally expect:
The chrome button acts in such a way that when you operate it, the locking retracts and it unlocks (ofcourse...). As a result, the door should come toward you by just a quarter inch. The knob in your hand doesn't change position for this, it is the door that is moving; it is moving 'over' the knob (relative to the knob) towards you. As then the door is in it's unlocked position, you can gently lower the door by lowering your hand, still having the button in hand.
That is a glove box latch
The knob allows you to push or pull the door when opening. I have issues with my NK with the chrome button, the pin keeps sliding out and the latch does not stay aligned.
Yes, that's the issue. Pull it all apart and clean everything. The pin should be a split pin which you can adjust.
I have one of those, the pin drift is maddening! Despite my best efforts to repair, they have all failed. I've tried peening the pin ends, gluing the pin, with glue being the longest lasting repair.
There's is on eBay, pretty expensive if you just want the latch.
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