glove box door latch

FiatJim · Post by **FiatJim** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:20 pm

I had a dashcap installed and now the latch won't engage. Is there a way to: extend the latch mechanism or move the inner latch forward?

Flyingthere · Post by **Flyingthere** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:52 pm

Man if you figure that one out please let me know.

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:18 am

the latch bracket is has mounting slots, so it can be adjusted. The whole mechanism is the poorest design known to man. I am thinking about making my own custom latch bracket on of these days. (#143 on the priority list)

seabeelt · Post by **seabeelt** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 2:06 pm

If you loosen the two screws, the latch can slide front to back and vice versa. Only about a half inch total travel in the slots. I just had to make my slots wider as the new dash mounting for the bracket was off about a quarter inch to the side. I now have 4 way adjustment, but its at its limit side to side otherwise I would run out of bracket material to widen the slot.

FiatJim · Post by **FiatJim** » Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:34 pm

Thanks for the answers,... The folks who make the caps could be making some extra money if they made up a replacement part

Anyway, I appreciate the insights. I have a parts car, so I'll use it to figure out a new latch. Can you post a picture of what you made?

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