How to change glove box lock...

[Torred1771]

@ myself really for this one...

So I got my new LCR glove box today and installed it only to find out I couldnt lock it because the lock on the old one was obviously for the car it came out of, now I had my handle apart on my old glove box to try and remove just the lock part but I could figure it out! Does anyone know how to do this that can provide pics???

 

[Klone]

As far as I know. You just unclip the handle and then once it's unclipped... You just undo the allen bolts from the inside and withdraw the locking mechs. Now.... Again I think it's just a case of unclipping the "new" handle and clip the "old" one that your key fits back on.

Might be completely wrong. But a whole new mech costs about £30 from the stealers. I am going to be getting one soon as my handle is completely broken off the clips

Careful as it's brittle :/

Il take a picture of the area as mines broken tomorrow for you fella and show you where it SHOULD clip to

 

[Torred1771]

I cant switch the handle as ive gone from a gray standard glove box to a black lcr one...

 

[techie]

Have you tried it? The glove boxes don't have a full tumbled lock, they are only a few deep so normally any key will open them.

 

[Klone]

You might be able to transfer the key barrel aswel. I will get a pic for you tomorrow

 

[Torred1771]

Have you tried it? The glove boxes don't have a full tumbled lock, they are only a few deep so normally any key will open them.

Yes, ive tried it, it didnt work.

You might be able to transfer the key barrel aswel. I will get a pic for you tomorrow

Yea its the key barrell im wondering about, but I couldnt figure out how to get it out of the glove box handle once removed from the glove box itself

 

[V.A.G.erbond]

here you go mate

lts REALLY easy and will take you no more than 5 minutes!!!

- Open the glove box
- On the inside of the drop down part you'll see a seperate panel with 4/5 screws
- Use a torx 15 (l think) screw drive and unscrew all of them
- The whole panel will then pull out from the back
- Using a flat head, pop the old lock barrel out of the handle (you'll see what l mean)
- Push the lock barrel in to the new handle
- Push the new panal in again fron the back, in the same whay you pulled the old one out
- Put the screws back in
- JOB DONE!

 

[Torred1771]

here you go mate

lts REALLY easy and will take you no more than 5 minutes!!!

- Open the glove box
- On the inside of the drop down part you'll see a seperate panel with 4/5 screws
- Use a torx 15 (l think) screw drive and unscrew all of them
- The whole panel will then pull out from the back
- Using a flat head, pop the old lock barrel out of the handle (you'll see what l mean)
- Push the lock barrel in to the new handle
- Push the new panal in again fron the back, in the same whay you pulled the old one out
- Put the screws back in
- JOB DONE!

I tried that it didnt work