Rear glove box broken hinge, repair 82 Trans Am
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Rear glove box broken hinge, repair 82 Trans Am
Found a way to repair a broken plastic hinge on the rear glove box.
After removing the door, Ipurchases a 12" x 1 1/16" piano hinge from Menards for $5.00.
I cut the hinge to the length of the broken plastic hinge from the glove box.
The bottom holes lined up with the existing holes on the interior trim panel. I
Drilled three holes and riveted the top half of the hinge to the BACK side of the glove box door. I then rivered the bottom hinge to plastic trim panel using 1/8" rivets.
Then a little black paint (krylon semi gloss) and I was done. Works perfect and will last longer than the original plastic hinge.
See the final pixs below.
Last edited by Transam173; Dec 21, 2015 at 09:11 AM.
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Car: 89 IROC
Engine: 305 TPI / ZZ4 cam
Transmission: Stage 2 700R4, LS1 driveshaft
Axle/Gears: Strange 3.42 w/ Auburn
Re: Rear glove box broken hinge, repair
Did you forget the pics....
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Car: 86 Trans Am WS6
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Re: Rear glove box broken hinge, repair
wonder if I could do something similar for my broken center console compartment.
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