Crap glovebox hinges
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Crap glovebox hinges
Has anyone found a solution to these very breakable hinges. Araldite works for a while but I was thinking towards a piano hinge or similar.
Re: Crap glovebox hinges
Have you tried swearing? I did and it didn`t mend the glovebox hinges but it made feel better for about 3.7 seconds if that helps. No it doesn`t actually, does it? Sorry.Gareth Wales wrote:Has anyone found a solution to these very breakable hinges. Araldite works for a while but I was thinking towards a piano hinge or similar.
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Hi there,
After my glovebox landed in the footwell (speed humps to blame again) I found a mitre fixing kit hanging around in my tool box. I had it with the intention of finishing off the kitchen floor (a job still on the list to be completed).
It's basically a spray which you put on one surface, and super glue on the other and press togeather when the spray has dried. I think the spray acts as an activator to the super glue. This has been sucessfull for over 2 months. Both hinges had broken off cleanly so it had good mating surfaces for the glue to work.
Hope this helps.
Nick
After my glovebox landed in the footwell (speed humps to blame again) I found a mitre fixing kit hanging around in my tool box. I had it with the intention of finishing off the kitchen floor (a job still on the list to be completed).
It's basically a spray which you put on one surface, and super glue on the other and press togeather when the spray has dried. I think the spray acts as an activator to the super glue. This has been sucessfull for over 2 months. Both hinges had broken off cleanly so it had good mating surfaces for the glue to work.
Hope this helps.
Nick
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I saw one where a set of bookleaf hinges had been used and self tappers put through the plastic but it kept coming loose. I stuck the hinges on with super glue (the heavy duty industrial stuff) and screwed the self tappers back up tight whilst it was still wet and to the best of my knowledge it's still holding.
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