Technical Punto Glove Box

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Technical Punto Glove Box

laroc

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The latch on my passenger glove box has failed. I can lift the button on the front right of the lid but the catch inside doesnt move.
Can anyone tell me what hidden inside the lid - is there a rod that actuates the catch.
I am prepared to take a small hacksaw and cut the plastic inside of the lid to expose the works and to see what`s come adrift.
Would be nice to know first, if this brutal method is worth while.
 
The latch on my passenger glove box has failed. I can lift the button on the front right of the lid but the catch inside doesnt move.
Can anyone tell me what hidden inside the lid - is there a rod that actuates the catch.
I am prepared to take a small hacksaw and cut the plastic inside of the lid to expose the works and to see what`s come adrift.
Would be nice to know first, if this brutal method is worth while.

Is the car a Grande Punto? If so this is common, & easy to fix with a new latch.
 
Is the car a Grande Punto? If so this is common, & easy to fix with a new latch.

No, its a 1.2 Active. I was hoping the mechanism was exposed but unfortunately its concealed inside the lid itself- drats
The lift button on the outside of the lid has tension on it so it still must have a spring attached, however the catch lid inside is just loose (this is why it wouldnt open) and presumably not connected to anything.
I was hoping an "araldite" job inside might do the trick -

Fitting a new lid, how do you get the thing off ?
 
Now for those of us who live in the sticks and have no access to a breakers yard, here is a tip.
The front glove box door is a sandwich of the front facia containing the latch mechanism and the rear containing the supporting struts.
These two are just glued together with a normal adhesive.
With a fine blade run around the edge of the door, cut thro the glue to seperate the two halves. They will then fall apart leaving you with the front panel exposing the latch mechanism.
Hopefully like me, the use a "araldite" on a broken piece of plastic cured the problem.
Now its just a case of glueing the two halves back together again.
Job done
Cost = £0
 
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