Soft open on glove box?

Magdizzle said:

Hi all,
Recently had the oil changed at my local dealership. During the visit they let me know the cabin air filter was dirty and asked if I wanted to have them do it while I was there. The price was reasonable so I gave them the green light.

I haven't had the car (2013 3.8) long but I remember the glove box opening slowly. I had occasion to open it the other day and now it just drops hard!

Was I imagining it or does the glove box indeed have a "soft open" feel to it? If yes, then I need to go back and have them fix it!

Thanks in advance for the help!

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Magdizzle said:

Hi all,
Recently had the oil changed at my local dealership. During the visit they let me know the cabin air filter was dirty and asked if I wanted to have them do it while I was there. The price was reasonable so I gave them the green light.

I haven't had the car (2013 3.8) long but I remember the glove box opening slowly. I had occasion to open it the other day and now it just drops hard!

Was I imagining it or does the glove box indeed have a "soft open" feel to it? If yes, then I need to go back and have them fix it!

Thanks in advance for the help!

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stumpie said:

Ah, that looks like the easy end! After removing the side stops and dropping the glove box, here's what I'm faced with:

EDIT: I found the cylinder that the discs are to slide into behind the dash, but can't get it all to click together through the finger-sized holes which provide "access".

EDIT 2: Got it! 10 easy steps.

1. Open compartment and remove side stop clips.
2. Unclip/detach the post from the storage bin completely.
3. Find the empty cylinder behind the dash and insert the post's black and white discs as much into the cylinder as possible. Some friction will hold it loosely in place.
4. Carefully rotate the cylinder on its hinge (it'll be obvious) until it locks in the upright position.
5. From the upper access hole in the dash storage area (left side), finagle the grey cap down the cylinder until it clicks into place (there are some small tabs that click into the holes on the grey cap.
6. Rotate the cylinder/post assy back down on its hinge and pull enough of the posts bottom clip out of the bottom access hole to complete step 7. (There should be some slight resistance pulling the post out here if everything is connected correctly - this is the functioning soft drop resistance).
7. Re-attach the post to the storage bin.
8. Re-insert side stop clips and close the compartment.
9. Pat yourself on the back.
10. Have a beer.

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stumpie said:

Ah, that looks like the easy end! After removing the side stops and dropping the glove box, here's what I'm faced with:

EDIT: I found the cylinder that the discs are to slide into behind the dash, but can't get it all to click together through the finger-sized holes which provide "access".

EDIT 2: Got it! 10 easy steps.

1. Open compartment and remove side stop clips.
2. Unclip/detach the post from the storage bin completely.
3. Find the empty cylinder behind the dash and insert the post's black and white discs as much into the cylinder as possible. Some friction will hold it loosely in place.
4. Carefully rotate the cylinder on its hinge (it'll be obvious) until it locks in the upright position.
5. From the upper access hole in the dash storage area (left side), finagle the grey cap down the cylinder until it clicks into place (there are some small tabs that click into the holes on the grey cap.
6. Rotate the cylinder/post assy back down on its hinge and pull enough of the posts bottom clip out of the bottom access hole to complete step 7. (There should be some slight resistance pulling the post out here if everything is connected correctly - this is the functioning soft drop resistance).
7. Re-attach the post to the storage bin.
8. Re-insert side stop clips and close the compartment.
9. Pat yourself on the back.
10. Have a beer.

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