How To Repair a Glove Box that Wont Latch

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VW glove boxes not closing is common. Rather than replacing an expensive glove box latch, here is a ~$20 solution to fix a glovebox that will not stay closed, or will not latch. You will not have to remove the glove box for this repair. While the repair was designed for a Volkswagen glove box that will not stay closed, it may work on many other cars too. Glove box door replacement will cost you about $250 in parts. #humblemechanic
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@timmyb1370 5 лет назад

Great vid, I think a lot of the simple fixes get overlooked. This one is awesome.

@Mattmazz77 5 лет назад

That's an awesome fix. First time seeing those magnets. VAG have a lot of issues with the glove box that there are a bunch of kits to fix them but this is 1 of the the best I've seen.

@Mattmazz77 5 лет назад

Was wondering if you are going to do more with Audi. Is it easier to ask you questions here, IG or Email? What is your email btw?

@MrEjones78 Год назад

I really appreciate that video. I think we all go down the obsessive, and neurotic rabbit hole of repair. This is a great fix that did not have me wandering around a hardware store looking for something to hold something but not finding anything. Magnets, done. Thanks.

@argenamcadoo 2 года назад

I want to thank you so very very very much. I have been trying to find a solution to my glove box problem without spending $250 to replace it ….thank you so much I have ordered the part that you recommended I had no idea I could do this thank you again ❤️

@BoldbravoArt 2 года назад

The glove compartment in my mom's 2010 Toyota Camry won't shut. The dealer she bought it from wanted to charge her SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS to fix it. Thanks for this great video!!!

@camilliadiaz7190 Год назад

Can’t thank you enough for sharing your tip and spending the time to be so detailed! Thank you 🙏 again I will continue to follow. 👌

@SpecterUSA 5 лет назад

This is a super common problem for sure. I bought my 05 Mk4 Jetta with a broken glove box lid. I saw multiple solutions for how to fix it including these magnets but when ECS Tuning placed these on sale for $35 I bought one and replaced it. Can't beat it. However, this looks like a good solution if you aren't as lucky as I was.

@sorenrousseau Год назад

Awesome. So much simpler than I was making it. Thanks.

@dre4011 4 года назад

Awesomeness! Thanks Charles! My 03 GLS needs...plus the latch broke 4yrs ago in Louisiana

@srslyMKNZ 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I’ve been dealing with a broken glove box for years. Definitely going to try this

@michaelblacktree 5 лет назад

I had the same problem with my Mk4 Jetta. I installed the kit from AA Rodriguez (probably the same kit), and it's been great. Those magnets are pretty strong. The door doesn't rattle or anything. And it's really easy to install.

@michelledehart5780 2 года назад

Where did you buy them at

@shiftwrenchrepeat 5 лет назад

I recently had to fix a first gen tundra glovebox with the opposite problem 😂 nothing a spring and little screw I had laying around couldn’t fix! Great video Charles as always! #shiftwrenchrepeat

@billiecarpenter8631 2 года назад

where do you get these magnets?

@calvinkulick 5 лет назад

I’ve replaced the glovebox on my gli 2 times and it broke again so I used these magnets. I’m happy that it can be closed now for such little money. My only complaint however is if I hit a bump it will open. I’m sure if you’re on stock suspension that wouldn’t happen, just something to consider

@fishinglegacybaittackle2852 2 года назад

Genius!!! I picked up a 30 lb magnet of a similar type at Menards for $7 and done. Thanks so much!

@michelledehart5780 2 года назад

Where did you buy it at

@onedaywewill 26 дней назад

Thanks. A relly simple fix. Greetings from England.

@iancook55 3 года назад

I just watched loads of vids how to get to the door catch gear - Er, No Thank You! This magnet idea is by far the most practiacal way of doing it.

@talhafaraz7313 5 лет назад

Fantastic work❤️

@brandonburt4244 5 лет назад

Those magnets look tasty

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

LOL even with out salsa

@takeomack2782 5 лет назад

Very cool solution brother!!! 👍👍👍

@kvo7863 2 года назад

exactly what I was looking for. thanks.

@gregorythoman8281 5 лет назад

Similar to the problem I have with my Audi A4 Cabriolet. Wish you could do more videos on Audi.

@klano8443 Год назад

Great video ,i didn't know these were available.

@TonyDiazNYC 5 лет назад

Already bought a new glove box door and installed. But good to know for next time. Thanks!

@chasewright7667 5 лет назад

I’m actually shocked. My 337 has had pretty much every common Mk4 issue but my glove box is minttttt. 😂

@sheffield8184 5 лет назад

This happened to my ani the magnets work fine 👍🏻

@patkelly7999 5 лет назад

Now that was cool, as our old boss would say, simple but effective:):)

@DReads681 2 года назад

Hello! This is great! Do you reckon this will work on the glove box for my nissan micra SE 2003?

@SpaceEngineerErich 5 лет назад

My MKIV has had a handful of issues, the glove box was one of them. Since the door looked like shit, I just replaced it. I also modified the new one to hold my cell and ipod and I have plugs for them in there to link them to the head unit.

@harrisonp3727 5 лет назад

Good repair

@noahweepers705 5 лет назад

hey mate is there anyway to get the little latch to come out of the hole? only one of mine works in my new beetle. however it causes a rattle cause of how its not secure

@KimLind 2 года назад

Great video, now can i fix our Citroen Xsara with same probs.

@jwarfield78 5 лет назад

Why didn't I think of that. 🤣. Buying a kit now. Thanks

@chuckyve9243 2 года назад

Excellent thank you you the man

@misscand9128 4 года назад

Thank you!!!

@user-fy7ru4ii1i 2 года назад

fascinating...absolutely fascinating. absolutely fascinating...

@RustyF-sb7xv Год назад

WHere online can I buy the magnetic screws you used in this video? thanks

@scotthaldeman3338 5 лет назад

Wow Charles. You’ve been busy! Look at all those interior pieces

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

I’m ready to refresh the inside. Maybe this weekend. I also have engine mounts coming. So it’s a toss up.

@wyattoneable 5 лет назад

Nice kit that saved the day.

@theadventuresofjavier8698 5 лет назад

wyattoneable good morning/afternoon. Hope ya doin well

@wyattoneable 5 лет назад

@@theadventuresofjavier8698 Been taking a break from RU-vid but getting back into it slowly. :)

@HaroldJohnson Год назад

I installed one of these kits today -- the one I have looks exactly like the one HumbleMechanic installed, black stickers and all -- and the magnets are strong. Unfortunately the magnets nearly always jump from the top location to the one below (the one with the screw and washer). In the process of the transfer, they move slightly, eventually not matching/fitting into the top placement. My girlfriend is going to have to move the magnets back into place every few times she opens the glove box unless I correct the issue with some type of adhesive or something to keep the magnet in the correct location. Just wanted to let you all know/warn you. It's an imperfect solution, though will work in a pinch/temporarily.

@dylanrowan6626 5 лет назад

Lmao glue it shut. Charles you crack me up. Saw your face on the FCP Euro last weekend. Rust!! So wish I could meet you someday! I’m a VW tech myself at Patrick Volkswagen in auburn mass. Come visit us someday!!!

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Hell yes man. I think I’ll be up at water fest.

@Angeljosetoronto 3 месяца назад

Awesome ! Thanks so much ...

@Caesars89 4 года назад

You're the best.

@trymeofficial276 10 месяцев назад

Worked great on my mk5

@Nu-Kreation 4 года назад

I would like 2 know if those magnet will work on a 2001 LS 430 Lexus? My top glove box hinge came out. It will not close now.

@ferrofilos 5 лет назад

Both of my hinges in my vw pointer are broke, i need to adapt new ones to fix it Vw gloveboxes broken all over the word ahahha cheers men

@seanthomasrauchert1695 5 лет назад

Great idea! Got any great ideas to fix a broken hinge on an avant wagon

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

They have a hinde repair kit too

@fahadalrahby6780 4 года назад

Where can I buy it from

@brentbatchelor2413 3 года назад

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@joekizonu9503 5 лет назад

I have a question about toque to yeald bolts, i put new axles in my mk3 not long ago, and this weekend i need to swap transmissions, lost 5th and reverse. Do i need new hardware? And i cant get hub gaskets from Volkswagen, thoughts? Thank you for your time.

@BobVandelton 5 лет назад

Earth magnets are awesome so many fixes.

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Yes they are. Lol I like playing with them

@patrickmorrison6253 2 года назад

wow never think of this with my 1992 volvo 240 going home depot today

@pasanjerlolo9485 5 лет назад

First like this is a really good idea in the sample thank you

@ceomg 4 года назад

Where can I buy the magnets you used in the video

@nasdaqua 3 года назад

yeah, i'm asking the same question...where to buy magnets..

@robertraines8518 3 года назад

@@nasdaqua We all are. Where do you get these?

@princessarya2639 2 года назад

Amazon! I just went and searched 20cm magnets with screws.

@MagnetbergOfficial 5 лет назад

My handle was also removed because of the small pins flying around in the inside. I opend the glove box with sheer brutal force and replaced the pins with a sawed of nail. Worked perfectly.

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Nice. I love hearing all the repairs you guys are making.

@ajrusulis509 Год назад

@@HumbleMechanic Where can i get those magnets? there was no link. thanks

@estefaniafernandez8668 4 года назад

Will this work on the left storage box under the steering wheel on the beetle?

@ashleyhoadley5208 2 года назад

Brilliant

@lovingbritt Год назад

😊 thanks!

@scorpionnetherrealm8937 2 года назад

Hey mate since nobody has an answer im having to ask you.is the mechanism that triggers the light switch suppose to be bent slighty to the left as my light does not come on when i open the glove even though ive changed the bulbs frustrating

@yammy071 Год назад

Thanks

@esquire925 5 лет назад

Hi Charles! Have you ever done the refrigerated glove box mod?

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

No. I might when I take the box out to recover the doors

@talhafaraz7313 5 лет назад

Brother❤️💯

@christophermakhtany345 Год назад

Could you place a link to buy these magnets? Thx 🤙

@oatmeal9164 5 лет назад

Velcro is tough to master with this door I've lived it lol this seems a lot cleaner and efficient

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

I would bet the glue would come off and leave a yuck mess

@oatmeal9164 5 лет назад

@@HumbleMechanic I always bought the 3M style velcro strips so not much residue but yeah I know that the plastic heats up enough in summer to make things gooey. Toughest thing is keeping the velcro sticking cause the glove box is always pulling on it, I ended up putting two strips back to back in the middle to create a spacer. IMO this magnet idea is way more reusable than velcro or tape. The mk4 life isn't easy but it's worth it

@ajrusulis509 Год назад

I need the link for the magnetics so i can do this!

@mdritch 2 года назад

my bumpers have tiny holes but do not have T15 screws. Any idea how they are mounted or come off?

@kevinpatrick4670 11 месяцев назад

Where did you get the magnets. I got some POWERFUL Neodymium magnets, but they didn't come with the screws..plus they were a solid disk.🤔

@aubryfountain8856 2 года назад

My question, how did you open the glovebox after you had locked the cylinder lock?

@user-ss5xl2vo5s 11 месяцев назад

I also would like to know where to get the magnet fix.

@grenade668 3 года назад

Where do I get the Magnets or the kit you have

@AscensioninProgress 3 года назад

That's cool 😎

@ajrusulis509 Год назад

i need the link for the magnets. i need to do this for mine

@MrFospina10 2 года назад

Could you please tell me the number of the torx screw driver and number for the tool to make the hole, thank you...

@Ilovemycomputer2013 4 года назад

Thanks! This will hopefully work on my 2006 vw beetle 🥺

@HumbleMechanic 4 года назад

It probably will

@kimbartley6247 3 года назад

Did it work on the 2006 bug. My latch on my glove box lid broke

@kimirene4575 2 года назад

I have a 2005 VW Beetle n my glove box latch is broken. The magnets are a much cheaper fix than ordering a new glove box from the wrecking yard for $265! WHERE though, do I buy these magnets u r showing, to fix my glove box? Will ANY car part repair store have them? Please advise!

@Ilovemycomputer2013 2 года назад

@@kimirene4575 I actually got rid of my beetle last month but my magnets lasted two years that i had my car!! I went to harbor freight and got four chunky magnets and fastened each with JB Weld Epoxy!!

@Ilovemycomputer2013 2 года назад

@@kimirene4575 You could also get the magnets from home depot or lowe’s probably

@kevinbainesjr1193 3 года назад

What is the tool called that you are using to create the hole

@MrSpliffster88 5 лет назад

You can fix this problem properly for 0 dollars all you need to do is split the two pieces that make up the glove box door. And then use 2 small screws with a washer on each to reattach the the little mechanism that holds the sliders in place. Then glue the 2 parts of the glove box door back together and it works as perfect as it did when it was new.

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Yep. Like I mentioned this is just one way to fix this issue.

@ohdear2785 3 года назад

The key here is strong magnets. This same thing happened to my AH Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Astra 4 years ago and had the moment of clarity in the middle of the night. Magnets. I used circular magnets about 20cm in diameter and glued them with JB Weld epoxy glue (owing to metal and plastic). Did the trick until my bro-in-law decided to open the glovebox mid-trip. Why? Alas those magnets no longer available and new ones don't cut the mustard. Replacement glovebox? Well this was a new replacement glovebox which my brother slammed shut the first time out, breaking the pin! :-( There's $600 I'll never see (yes those Astras are very expensive on spare parts) Can't choose family, and they wonder why I say - don't touch! Cheers.

@kimirene4575 2 года назад

Can I buy the $20 glove box magnets u r showing to repair a broken glove box at any auto repair parts store like AutoZone?

@jerryjones337 3 месяца назад

Please show where to buy the magnets you used in the “Glove Box” won’t stay sut solution?

@milenagarciadavila2966 9 месяцев назад

Where is the link for shop the magnetics? :(

@nasdaqua 3 года назад

Where to buy those magnets and what are they called.? Thanks for your time and consideration.

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

Glove box repair kit ~ bit.ly/2WiIlWm

@baggedmazda666 5 лет назад

When I bought my wagon this was done and it stays no matter that. They just glued them in but with neo magnets it ain’t going no where

@johngassmann9581 5 лет назад

Funny. I did the same thing with the glovebox on my '67 bug.

@celestehanley7744 4 года назад

Can these be used for my nissan altima????

@consumerappraisalandrealty7430 6 месяцев назад

Where do you get the magnetic pieces

@mikeschuster4959 Год назад

Where do you order these magnets from?

@matthewgorgoglione5492 5 лет назад

What's stronger magnets or duck tape? 😅🏁and next show bearings and bearing grease, wheel lube racing...🏆

@BigHeadClan 5 лет назад

Wonder how many people went to go answer their phone at 4:28 lol

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

I thought about leaving the ringer on longer. 😂 but that was cruel

@robertraines8518 3 года назад

Where do we get this? Looks great - but I can't find it anywhere online.....please help

@HumbleMechanic 3 года назад

It’s in the description box of this video. Lol Glove box repair kit ~ bit.ly/2WiIlWm

@McR45 5 лет назад

Man, I swear. I have had my 04 r32 since 2008. I was just telling a friend of mine that my glove box wasn’t broken and we where laughing about his literally 2 days ago. Today it is broken. Karma...Thanks for the video! Been watching since you got your R32.

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

Damn! It’s why I hate answering “how’s the R32?” 😂😂😂

@McR45 5 лет назад

Pretty much! Since I no longer work at a VW dealer the car just wants to be mad at me.

@SetApartForGod 2 года назад

Will it work on a 2012 Nissan Altima

@cheryljordan7865 Год назад

So where can we purchase the magnets?

@hash7patil 2 года назад

Hey where do i get those magnets?

@emilyadams9278 3 года назад

I can't find the magnets on that website. What are they called and do you have a link to them?

@juicestain43 3 года назад

Amazon

@zanetajones1113 4 года назад

@ humble mechanic Where did you get those magnets?

@mexicanmonster7646 4 года назад

Zaneta Jones Ik uh I can’t find them

@alisaannjones4866 4 года назад

Where can I buy these magnets

@jamierehkopf9382 3 года назад

Where do u get those magnets

@ericag1879 3 года назад

Where can I get the lil magnets from lol?

@ErikTheVikingMechanic 5 лет назад

Uff I was hoping for good tutorial on an actual repair of the glovebox, but instead you used magnets. Is it reparable anyway or is it sealed mechanism?

@HumbleMechanic 5 лет назад

You can separate the lid and fix it plug you want. As I mentioned in the video this is one of many ways to fix the issue. I went the magnet route because I had them.