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[Arild]

Tried to open the glovebox today, and it felt like the handle was not engaging the lock.  Then I pulled the handle off (probably not a good idea, but it happened).  Inside (where the handle used to be) it feels like the plastic lever that operates the lock isn't coming back up.  Maybe something has come in between the lock and jams the whole mechanism.

I don't recall what the lock looks like inside the glovebox.  If I had known, I might have been able to manipulate the lock to release it.

Anyone who can help?

[Black Knight]

Struggling with this at the moment too.

Can't find the 'How to?

Gonna have to change the whole box rather than the latch as i've butchered the insides trying to get to the bloody bolts.

Trying to get the side vent off at the moment.

Does the airbag cover come off entirely, just sees to lift, don't wanna start pauuling thing too forcefully in case i set the damn thing off.

[Black Knight]

Found the page
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1214169060

I'm stuffed if I can see the screw i need to release that allows me to remove the vent. Taken 3 out of that section but the vent is stil in place

[MutantCav]

Think the remaining stub pushes down to release...might need a little force  

[MutantCav]

Oh and I have an entire glove box in black here if anyones interested?

[Black Knight]

Yep, just got it, needed brute force.

[albitz]

The latch is broken on mine,I had a look at Jimbobs guide and am hoping to fix it soon,but the heinous manual says to disconnect battery and remove airbag befor removing glovebox,not sure if I really need to do this but worried about setting airbag off. :-/

[Welung666]

The latch is broken on mine,I had a look at Jimbobs guide and am hoping to fix it soon,but the heinous manual says to disconnect battery and remove airbag befor removing glovebox,not sure if I really need to do this but worried about setting airbag off. :-/

No you won't, just drop the 3 bolts from undereneath and leave it where it is.

[Arild]

Thank you all for the quick replies.  Just another question before I apply "brute force" to the lever behind the handle.  In my car it feels like the (plastic) lever in there is stuck too far down.  I can lift it up to the position where the handle would be able to operate it, but it just falls down again.

Anyone who has had the same experience?  Should I still just force it further down?

[Arild]

Glovebox is now open.  I found that there was a horisontal bar at the top in the whole where the handle used to be, and that I could slide this sideways to open the glovebox.

However, it looks like the handle should normally push the plastic lever down to achieve the horisontal movement of the latches.  From the feeling of it, I would guess that the lever is broken somewhere where I can't see it.

[albitz]

The linkage has either broken or come apart.I would imagine you will have to remove the glovebox to find the problem and then go grom there.

[Arild]

I was afraid so.

Will get back to work.

[Arild]

I followed the instructions referred to by Black Knight above:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1214169060

I turned out that there was a broken connection in the latch mechanism.  I improvised by adding a guide to one of the moving parts, so that the movement is transferred.

Thank you all.  This is a very useful forum!