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1970 coronet glove box removal

benbuilder

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How does it come out. Not from the front. I read that you can unscrew the dash mounting bolt behind the pass side kick panel, but that did not give me enough room out the back. Any help please?

Ultimate goal is to replace the dash pad.
 
How does it come out. Not from the front. I read that you can unscrew the dash mounting bolt behind the pass side kick panel, but that did not give me enough room out the back. Any help please?

Ultimate goal is to replace the dash pad.
You can easily remove the glove box if you remove heater box. You don’t need to completely remove glove box for the pad. Just remove all box screws. The box will move and distort enough to get your hand in there. If you want better visualization of where the nuts are. Simply put your phone in there on video record. More items in or under dash you remove. Less fight you will have. We always try to avoid these things. Thinking it’s more work involved. Take the time to make things easier. The best thing you can do regarding any dash work is removing the front seats. It only takes 15 minutes and makes life a hell of a lot easier reaching up in there.
 
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How does it come out. Not from the front. I read that you can unscrew the dash mounting bolt behind the pass side kick panel, but that did not give me enough room out the back. Any help please?

Ultimate goal is to replace the dash pad.
When I installed a new glove box, I simply took the glove box door off (removed the screws) and then the glove box came out the front.
 
When I installed a new glove box, I simply took the glove box door off (removed the screws) and then the glove box came out the front.
Mine won’t come out the front either. Too much risk in busting it up. And not enough clearance to spin hoping it can come out long direction.
 
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You can easily remove the glove box if you remove heater box. You don’t need to completely remove glove box for the pad. Just remove all box screws. The box will move and distort enough to get your hand in there. If you want better visualization of where the nuts are. Simply put your phone in there on video record. More items in or under dash you remove. Less fight you will have. We always try to avoid these things. Thinking it’s more work involved. Take the time to make things easier. The best thing you can do regarding any dash work is removing the front seats. It only takes 15 minutes and makes life a hell of a lot easier reaching up in there.
You don't have to remove the heater box to remove the glove box.
 
I did some research before i asked the question on how to remove the box. The only bit of advice i could find was to take the front seat out. No question the best 15 minutes i could have spent. The box will not drop out the back or come out the front. Even with the dash bolt removed at the pass side. I will remove the heater box.

Interesting thing happened. I was removing all the dash panels in preparation to paint them to match the dash pad. i came across a relay that was not plugged in. It had these numbers 2983 695, 46385, 3129. When i did my research i found it to be a Headlamp buzzer. Since i have had the car, 20 years, it has never been plugged in. I did some research on it on line but not much out there. I do not have a map light or the glove box light which i think was part of the package offered. I will plug it in later and see what it does. I am sure the previous owner unplugged it for a reason. If it does not work, i may start a new post for some help with it.

Thanks for the help guys.
 
I did some research before i asked the question on how to remove the box. The only bit of advice i could find was to take the front seat out. No question the best 15 minutes i could have spent. The box will not drop out the back or come out the front. Even with the dash bolt removed at the pass side. I will remove the heater box.

Interesting thing happened. I was removing all the dash panels in preparation to paint them to match the dash pad. i came across a relay that was not plugged in. It had these numbers 2983 695, 46385, 3129. When i did my research i found it to be a Headlamp buzzer. Since i have had the car, 20 years, it has never been plugged in. I did some research on it on line but not much out there. I do not have a map light or the glove box light which i think was part of the package offered. I will plug it in later and see what it does. I am sure the previous owner unplugged it for a reason. If it does not work, i may start a new post for some help with it.

Thanks for the help guys.
Doing similar work. I too, came across things needing fixed or addressed under there and I resolved. Look at this way. Maybe, your heater box needs freshened up with paint or you can use that time to inspect for leaks, etc. Now is a good time do so. If you have a non AC car it’s not a big deal to remove one.
 
Not sure how Don got his out the front without ruining it, but I have never been able to do it. One of the few flaws on these old jalopies imo. You would have thought Chrysler could have designed one that was easily replaceable, especially since it is just made out of card stock.
 
Not sure how Don got his out the front without ruining it, but I have never been able to do it. One of the few flaws on these old jalopies imo. You would have thought Chrysler could have designed one that was easily replaceable, especially since it is just made out of card stock.
I read benbuilder's post #7...take the front seat out?? Guys, are we talking about the same thing? The glove box on the front right side of the passenger side, right? My paperboard glove box was worn out so I took the glove box door off by removing the screws holding it, then removed the screws holding the old glove box, ripped the old one out, and then carefully inserted a new one. Ah ha, maybe that's the deal! benbuilder is trying to salvage the glove box he has and can't get it out without destroying it. In that case, good luck. He may be better off doing what I did. Either way, I was still able to insert the new one without any big problem, and I'm certainly no genius when it comes to these old cars.
 
Not sure how Don got his out the front without ruining it, but I have never been able to do it. One of the few flaws on these old jalopies imo. You would have thought Chrysler could have designed one that was easily replaceable, especially since it is just made out of card stock.

Yeah, I spent 30 minutes trying to delicately remove mine before saying "f it" and just ripped it out. I have like 3 card stock replacements in my attic, they aren't expensive.
 
Whats with this flap on the back? Is that for Rallye dashes? I have a standard dash. I don't see how the flap can stay on with installing the cardboard box.
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Am I missing something?
 
How does it come out. Not from the front. I read that you can unscrew the dash mounting bolt behind the pass side kick panel, but that did not give me enough room out the back. Any help please?

Ultimate goal is to replace the dash pad.
On my ‘68 GTX I removed the kick panel, loosened the dash bolt, took the glovebox door off, took off the a-pillar plastic molding and the other dash related trim. And don’t forget the top windshield molding & passenger window upper headliner trim (you don’t want to break the a-pillar cover. The dash needs to flex up quite a bit to remove the glove box from the rear and to reinstall it. It’s a challenge to get it back in but with the dash clearance it went in undamaged.
Whats with this flap on the back? Is that for Rallye dashes? I have a standard dash. I don't see how the flap can stay on with installing the cardboard box. View attachment 1021297 Am I missing something?
Mine didn’t have the flap so sorry no answer for you.
 
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I figured it out. The flap is supposed to be on the top. So I pulled the staples and put it on the top.
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