How To Fix A Broken Tesla Glove Box

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In this video I show you how to easily and cheaply repair your broken Tesla glove box hinge. I noticed on my 2015 Tesla Model S 85D that the glove box wasn't closing quite right, so I investigated. It turns out the plastic hinge parts broke which was causing the right side of the glove box to not close as tightly as normal.
A brand new glove box for my car would have cost $1,245.00 plus labour and tax, and I am now out of warranty, so I decided to try to DIY fix it myself. The reason it's so expensive is that if the glove box needs repair, you cannot buy just certain parts such as the hinges, door, latch, mechanisms, etc., you have to buy the entire thing as a single unit.
To fix the glove box, I first removed the two pieces of trim above/beside and below the glove box, I then removed the 6 screws holding it in. I was then able to use the broken plastic plus the metal rod part from the hinge that had fallen out, and used epoxy to firmly secure the hinge pieces together.
I am the kind of guy who likes to DIY things so I figured I could save up to $1,500 by fixing it myself, and I was able to. My second choice would have been to buy a used glove box from eBay, with a brand new one being the last resort. I hope you've found this video helpful, please leave a comment below to let me know what you think.
Here is a link to the glove box instructions at FixMyEV.com @ www.fixmyev.co... (I am not affiliated with them)
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@mitchellbarnow1709 4 года назад

What a great sense of accomplishment when you're able to fix something yourself and save a bundle of money! I hope that my Model 3's glove compartment is designed better than this one's.

@TeslaRoger 5 лет назад

Good point about the cause of it breaking. Never thought of that. Seems like a great fix that's both less expensive and more environment friendly. Great job!

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

Thanks

@CommunityToursAustralia 5 лет назад

Thankyou for demonstrating this Fix job my friend

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

You're welcome

@mattheginger 5 лет назад

Looks like a good fix. I'd say those hinges are a little under-engineered.

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

It's holding up well so far, the real test will be if something gets caught in there again. Who knows, maybe my fixed hinge won't break again because it's so strong but the other one will ha ha.

@dtriplett03 2 месяца назад

Exactly.. maybe you can put either a Liner with a Raised lip to prevent anything from falling out.. 💡

@allamerican7562 3 года назад

Was very helpful. I am heading to the car to try opening it now.

@InternetDude 3 года назад

Good luck!

@spinmember 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the video, helped a lot!

@tjmozdzen 8 месяцев назад

I have the same issue. Not sure if I'll fix it or just shut it permanently. Looks like a fair amount of work. But I will at least look to see how bad it is. Thanks for sharing!

@InternetDude 8 месяцев назад

Another option could be to buy a used glove box that isn't broken form a place like eBay and swap it. Parts availability is probably better today than when I first made this video.

@ryanm9371 3 года назад

$1,200 for a Glove Box ?!? What a joke

@InternetDude 3 года назад

I wish they were joking. Man Teslas are a money pit when they run out of warranty.

@brockevans7236 Год назад

They sell a small paddle gear made in stainless steel instead of aluminum which fixes the door issue. You would need to know how to take apart a door panel and be a little mechanically inclined...I replaced my passenger side one and it has been fine since. I just checked, they have them on amazon now. Medium difficulty, make sure you have some plastic wedges and a ratcheting 10mm(? can't remember). You will need these to get to one bolt that is the most difficult part of it. And make sure you tape up your chrome so you don't scratch it and put everything back EXACTLY how it was. I had to take my door panel back off afterwards because I didn't put a wire back over one of the crossmembers. Good luck!

@InternetDude Год назад

I had all four door handles replaced or repaired under warranty. It is a common problem.

@TRYtoHELPyou 5 лет назад

Very nice! Glue, huh? Sure!

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

hey it works :-)

@Ryanstuff 5 лет назад

With Elon seemingly being laser focused on engineering/design it's a shame that something like this was overlooked but I guess they'll get better over time and it would be unrealistic to assume that Elon along with the rest of the design and engineering team would be able to hone in on every minute detail. Then again, that's exactly what makes great design and engineering truly great. As a day 1 Model 3 reservation holder who has yet to purchase a big part of me wants to wait for the Model Y knowing that it will be designed from the ground up with many of the little enhancements that were continually made to the S,X, and 3.

@rapierville 4 года назад

Well done!

@dtriplett03 2 месяца назад

Looking for my 2020Model3 ...broken Latch

@InternetDude Месяц назад

Model 3 may be different

@TheRedbeardpirate 5 лет назад

Will the mobile tech do any service/ repair/ maintenance necessary for the vehicle? Or are there potential problems that could occur that would the car to be sent away to service center wherever that may be? Nice repair btw.

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

Great question! The mobile tech can do I would estimate 60% of the work. He can do a lot of things "on the road" but if, for example, the battery pack needs to be removed then it has to go to the service center. The SC is a 7 hour drive plus 4.5 hours of charge time (each way!). I went there in January to get some work done that could not be done at my shop.

@TheRedbeardpirate 5 лет назад

InternetDude were is the service center? 7 hours would put you into (almost)Calgary from Regina. Or is it elsewhere?

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

Yeah Regina area

@chrispotts969 2 года назад

Anyone have a link to the glove box instructions, as the one above doesn't seem to work anymore. Many thanks in advance.

@InternetDude 2 года назад

I do not

@fffourtwenty 5 лет назад

What are your plans for the Fox and NOOOO my 85 did the same thing - which is why I have a 100 now 😂

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

I’m restoring the Fox, I plan on getting it repainted and just cleaning everything up. Most of them are beat down or modified so I want to have mine very original looking.

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

I have the 85D and a P100D, lucky me 😉

@fffourtwenty 5 лет назад

@@InternetDude Ohh so no insanely lame fake louvered tail lights? 😂

@InternetDude 5 лет назад

Ha ha those are called cheese grater tail lights, they were on GT’s from the factory. They were cool back in the day 😂

@fffourtwenty 5 лет назад

@@InternetDude I have an 18 P 100DL in grey but where I live it's 43° outside so no battery heater needed 😁 and no cold water from the taps...

@tedbaxter5234 4 года назад

Thank you for the video! Fixmyev.com is returning a 404 Page not found response -

@edwardfletcher7790 3 года назад

Everything in Tesla's is designed to fail thru excessive complexity and crap design. There's not a single engineer who thinks Tesla is doing a good job with practicals. Tesla's spare parts department is straight out of Soviet Russia too !

@InternetDude 3 года назад

You can only buy parts from Tesla for your exact car. I tried to buy a Model 3 oil filter and they refused.

@edwardfletcher7790 3 года назад

@@InternetDude Exactly ! lol