Hi, glove box problem
 

Hi Friends , i have a problem , yesterday my girlfriend have broken the glove-box of my ca, it remains open and cannot blose it, how can i fix it?


http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/broke.jpg

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/broken.jpg


now i really dont know how to fix it, its not a normal close system, its something strange, how can i do ? thanks


bye bye

you could get rid of g/f, then it wouldn't happen again?

rotfl .. yes... maibe i will do .. :p
but now how can i fix?

First i would pull that arm off the front of the glove door. Pull out the liner on the inside of the glove compartment, and take a look at how those arms hold the door from falling down.

It's a plastic hinge...you're screwed...look under that opening and see if the screws are still there that hold that "hinge"...if they are, you need to go to the classified section and start begging...:cool:

[What mar3 said...]
Or, as the previous owner of my car did with the storage bins, you could buy some metal hinges and find a way to fasten them.... Probably not gonna be too pretty though....


edit: btw, that's a very nice lookin' car you've got there!

Duct tape!
or yes, a long and thin metal hinge mounted with flat head screws, then painted black to match... its a fix for the rear storage bins as well.
Or... get your girlfriend to fork out a bunch of cash and buy my spare signed by Koby Kobayakawa :D

The biggest problem you're going to face, besides the ugly tape showing if you go that route, is that the trim and finish is different on the glove boxes. Any luck in the classifieds?:confused:

transparant automotive duck tape....first i had seen it

They rarely break, which means junkyards will have them. Tape it for now and just keep your eyes open. If it embarasses you, just don't open it anymore. And don't dump the G/F, just give her something else to fidget with when you're driving....

Fixed?!!
 

Hi, WHERE CAN I FIND A NEW GLOVE BOX? :(((

today i have try to fix my glove-box, nothing, i have umounted all the box from the chassis, but nothing, i have tryied evrything, but when i mount all good, the plastic come out and it broke.. so i think i need a new glove box!!! where can i find one?
i give you the pictures reportage of the Rx7 fixing day of today:

After 2 hours that i have unmount all the box, and remount it was working!!! =)

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/Aggiustato.jpg

but after 2 times close/open, it have broked another time SOB SOB...

so i have also do another work on my car:
thise was the appareance of my tailights, but here in italy so dark are illegal!!!!!

http://www.special-mazda.com/Scruch/innerlit.gif



so i have umounted all the tailights :

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/umount.jpg

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/unmount1.jpg

and the with nitro i have cleaned it :

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/washing.jpg


http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/washed.jpg


http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/working.jpg

after i have also cleaned my terminals, look how clean they are =)


http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/luccido.jpg

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/lucidetto.jpg


and now i let you look my new springs!! Suspension Techniques (ST) and my car lower!!

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/sospension.jpg



oki oki i have end my work day with:

a broken glove box!!

and cleaned tailights :

http://www.scruch.com/images/Rx7/end.jpg



PS: no one know where can i buy a new glovebox? thanks bye =)

It sounds like you need someone in America to send you a Glove Box?

Just the glove box door, by the looks of the pic. It appears the plastic hinge is broken. Also, he will need a '79-80 black one that has the silver trim across the top of it.

I believe I have one, although the silver trim has long been lost (I replaced my door recently). I wonder what shipping is to Italia?

its like .. with FEDEX (i use that with mazdatrix) , i donno but is not too much now i will ask my friend and he say me exactly how much. its also fasst!!!
Yes its sound really thise i need a new glove box

the silver trim is not important, i can use my on my glove box =)

but if ou have a working glove box =) you are my salvation!!!!!!


PS: if you have also tailights , and inner stereo panel i will buy it from you ihih :pp

what do you mean by "and inner stereo panel " i may have a glove box door you can bolt onto the existing glove box...um...box. i read your posts and it sounds like only the door is broken...right?

It's the shipping to Italy that has me wondering because Postal Stop will want all the monies up front...:cool: :cool:

i need the plastic hinge, i don't need the whole glove box set but if u want to sell it i'll buy it anyway...
if you have to sell a the stereo panel and/or the taillights i'll buy those too..
thanx to all, friends ^^



byeeeeee

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Ma' Che Bella
 

Where did you get that car in Italy? I lived in Italy for 4 years and never seen one RX-7 there. I would love to drive that on the autostrada. Anyway I think if you are crafty you can carefully pull apart the seem where the hinge was and glue a thin piece of black leather in there thats wider than the hinge. Then punch holes in the leather for the bolts that are connected to the metal plate to go through. This will get you by looking pretty until you get a replacement.

Lega Nord!!!

Scruch you are beautiful or at least your car lol. messin with ya. hey if you want to pay shipping from the US i might be able to find one. By the way i'm on my bros account e-mail me menarf@hotmail.com. peace man

ehehe yes, the rx7 is very rare here in italy (only 4 or 5 fb models here),
if you come another time in italy let me know.. i could always use some of your tips on my Rex and i'll offer you a dinner..if menarf can't find me a new box i'll try this way even if it'll not be so good and neetifull


x Nick7 (menarf) ohh thanks i will write you a mail now, thanks really a lot, yes no problem to pay shipping and also a extra for your disturb thanks!

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Try the classifieds or PM the individuals...;)