Broken Glove Box Latch "Fix"

[XyloSesame]

Thieves broke my unlocked and empty glove box latch handle about two months after receiving my Jeep. I didn't want to pay Mopar price for a replacement and the salvage/eBay parts sucked, so I ran with it gaffe taped closed for the past year or so. The tape finally gave out, likely after thieves 2-4, so I figured I'd try to rig it and noticed the aperture was about the width of a large binder clip. I couldn't find any posts, so ...

It's finicky to open, but it works, is better than gaffe tape, and was free. YMMV

1. Buy, find, or "borrow" a large (2") binder clip.
2. Remove the sprung steel from the clip.
3. Bend the ends of the sprung steel maybe 20ish degrees so they are no longer parallel.
4. Jam the m'fer into the latch mechanism making sure the ends sit above the latch ear cogs.
5. Wait for new thieves to open the binder clipped Ark of the Covenant and have their faces melted by the trapped souls inside.
6. Repeat.

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[Beachcomber72]

Nope…

 

[Terrymo]

This belongs in the Janky Jeep Hacks thread

 

[XyloSesame]

This belongs in the Janky Jeep Hacks thread

That would be a fantastic thread and my professional repair should be included.

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