glove box is a pain...

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

My glove box is a total PITA... i cant get it to close, after about 5 minutes of me playing with it, it randomly closed. Is this a common problem? should i just try to adjust the hook that it latches to? or is the latch just broken?

simple question... :oops:

my apologies...

thanks again guys!

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

Never had that problem. Did you check if something is stuck in the latch, maybe blocking it from engaging completely?
Maybe the manual is sticking out a bit?

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:07 pm

Never had a problem with mine or heard of people having a problem.

Like hyedipin said, check to make sure nothing is getting caught. Napkins always get caught in mine.

daspes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:31 pm

Had a similar problem with mine once. Turned out one of the bottom "hinges" poped out. still looked like it lined up to the eye, but it was off enough to keep the latch from engaging... Just had to pop the other hing out, line both back up, and not a problem since. Hope your problem is as easy to fix.

Blue KJ in PA · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:48 pm

Glove box??? Do we even have one of those in the KJ?

Kidding aside, there was something in the way once when my wife was closing the glove box which led to the latch getting tripped like it had closed but it didn't. So until I reset that it wouldn't stay closed.

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

nothing was stuck in it, and i completely emptied it and took out the manual. Prob just needs to be re-aligned. I just wanted to check and see if it was a common thing or if i was just being a moron haha.

i know you all will be hanging on the edge of your seats waiting for me to respond with my findings, so ill be sure to post back quickly!

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

adjusted, and fixed!

the suspense has ended!

:roll:

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:18 pm

that happened to mine, i had to loosen the 2 screws in the "dash" part of the latch and move it farward because it wasnt hooking/sticking out far enough for the "door" part of the latch, to latch to it

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

RAYMAN975 wrote:

that happened to mine, i had to loosen the 2 screws in the "dash" part of the latch and move it farward because it wasnt hooking/sticking out far enough for the "door" part of the latch, to latch to it

exactly what i did....

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:25 pm

the glove box is a huge PITA. You can barely fit anything in there. All my records get stuck in the stupid latch and I have to fold them up to fit. WORST GLOVE BOX EVER!!! and the center console isn't any better.

dloc_jeep_KJ · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:49 pm

yeah mine also gives me alot of problems. i just keep paper work in there and they always make it really hard to shut. it would be nice if it was big enough to use. oh well not everything can be perfect i suppose. i still love my jeep

1300ZUK · **Posted:** Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:28 pm

dloc_jeep_KJ wrote:

yeah mine also gives me alot of problems. i just keep paper work in there and they always make it really hard to shut. it would be nice if it was big enough to use. oh well not everything can be perfect i suppose. i still love my jeep

yeah you would think a glove box would be big enough to keep gloves in, or at least a map. It is a Jeep.

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

at least it has a glove box of some sort... lol, try driving a 3rd gen camaro for 2 years, its like hell... the "glove box" in them things is in the trunk... please tell me why the hell you would locate a glove box in the TRUNK of a car??

ok, just had to vent a little... stupid 80's GM engineer's :evil:

haha

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:51 pm

lol i know, im always leaning over trying to jam stuff in my glove box so its out of the way of the latch so it will close, mumbling some words here and there haha :lol:

so now its empty because i got tired of fiddling with it and put all that stuff that WAS in there, in my toolbox in the back of my jeep lol

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:45 pm

Ive just come to the conclusion that the kj doesnt have enough cuby holes, so I dont complain anymore.

I keep maps and books in the door pockets and little to nothing in the glove box. Tire pressure guage, head unit face plate holder, and some napkins is about all I get in there(along with the manual). I keep misc things in the center console. Remote for stereo, tons of receipts, change, some cd cases, leather-man, etc.

jeepsterxj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:11 pm **Posts:** 78

...and it broke...

freakin handle was 40 beans at the dealer...

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:33 pm

40 beans, eh? What kind so I can determine if it was too expensive. Pinto, Lima, Kidney, Navy, Garbonzo, Butter, Azuki, Anasazi, Black-eyed peas, Lentils, Mung, Split Peas, or Soy?

:lol:

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