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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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It is a ridiculously tiny imperfection, but the left hand side of the glove box door sags out about ½".
I was told a fairy story about there being a bulletin about it from Jag here in Texas, but I didn't find anything on a quick search.
Having just bought the car, I am in the throws of trying to get it back to cherry, with a new headliner going in today, new rubber, and a full service/oil change etc tomorrow.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by pearlfisher
It is a ridiculously tiny imperfection, but the left hand side of the glove box door sags out about ½".
I was told a fairy story about there being a bulletin about it from Jag here in Texas, but I didn't find anything on a quick search.
Having just bought the car, I am in the throws of trying to get it back to cherry, with a new headliner going in today, new rubber, and a full service/oil change etc tomorrow.
Mine does the same thing and it annoys me too! I just haven't gotten around to searching for a solution. The outer layer is coming unattached from the glove box and leaving a gap.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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Figured I would throw up a picture to see if it's the same issue you are having.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:54 AM
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Sorry for the multiple posts - the picture was in the wrong format and didn't attach to my previous posting.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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Exactly the same problem. It is so idiotically frustrating.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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I don't have a problem with it closing or latching - it's just separating. It's really more aesthetics than anything else. The glovebox closes and latches properly.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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This person had some success gluing it back together:

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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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Sorry, esloser, mine is actually a catch issue, but looks exactly like your photo.
dmhippy, that is what I thought might be out there, but I could not for the life of me find it.
I am going to try the solution in a few minutes and see how it goes.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pearlfisher
Sorry, esloser, mine is actually a catch issue, but looks exactly like your photo.
dmhippy, that is what I thought might be out there, but I could not for the life of me find it.
I am going to try the solution in a few minutes and see how it goes.
I have the coming unglued problem. I want to try to glue mine back, so I would be interested in any recommendations on what kind of glue to use. It's just not bad enough for me to screw it up trying to fix it.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2012 | 08:21 AM
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Having looked closely, it seems I must change the mounting position of the motor and catch on the interior of the dash.
 
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I have the same problem
 
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Old Mar 18, 2015 | 08:52 AM
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Any help for this issue?
 
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