i replaced glovebox door but need help removing lock to replace it with my old one- Help Please

1996 XJR

 

anybody??

 

Nobody. You might have to cover some new ground and then educate the forum! I've not attempted that job and my current car doesn't even have a glove box I can look at (early 95 model).

 

I just disassembled my 96 XJ6 glovebox to free up a jammed latch. This might be helpful to get you started. In the following, "Up" and "down" are in reference to the glovebox position installed and closed.

You'll need to start by taking the glovebox back out of the car if you put in in already. The glovebox has two major pieces, the front piece (matches your car color) and the liner which is black plastic with flocking.

The liner is held onto the front panel with the hinge bolts, the clip for the soft-open string, and what look like six press-in trim clips. As I found out, they are really wide-headed aluminum blind rivets (aka "pop" rivets). They do not unscrew or lift out. I ended up drilling them out and then prying what was left with various pliers. The string clip also needs to come out. Press down (i.e., towards the hinges) FIRMLY and it will come out. It locks into a sort of keyhole in the aluminum underneath. The liner clips into the panel at the top, so once you get those [blank]ing rivets out, start at the bottom where the hinge bolts are and sort of rotate it upwards. It will require some persuasion.

The handle and latching mechanism stay with the liner. If you rotate the handle as far as you can (as if opening the glovebox), you can see the back of the lock. It looks like the metal of the lock cylinder snaps into the plastic of the handle, and is held by clips integral with the handle. It looks like it should be possible to press the clips sideways and slide the lock cylinder forwards out of the handle. Sorry about the lack of pics, my camera is crap at closeups anyway.

The remaining issue will be reassembly once you get your lock installed in the handle. I found some large-headed blind rivets on that jungle-river website which I hope will work. I suppose you could use self-tapping screws if you don't have a riveting tool?

Anyway, if you have a drill, pliers, a steady hand and plenty of patience, you could give it a go.

Thos/MA

 

Is there no mystery at all left in our Jaguars? No obscure job that hasn't ever been done before by anyone?

As always, the glove box system is heavily engineered too (that could be good or bad). Very nice write-up, ThosMa.

 

Thank you so much at least now i have an idea - Sweet!

 

Hi. Sorry about the late reply. I locked my 1995 XJR glovebox and had no key. My local locksmith opened the glovebox for me and re keyed it for my ignition key.

 

My glove box and the panel around it are presently removed on M' Lady Penelope

The panel around skin was damaged when the airbag went off

The panel around it is to be replaced by a matching interior color donor car that just came in to a local salvage yard

I want to see it and look it over today and the donor car has the lock busted off but still locked shut that I can tell

Will be looking at the donor car again with more time on Monday and maybe cell phone pics of linkage underneath the lock casting

Maybe I will find out some information that Thos/mas above covered and maybe in a different way since the lock is busted off and how they did that

The hardest thing on mine is getting the panel around to adjust into the gap surrounding it evenly so I wouldn't remove yours if you can avoid it