Glove box door hinge

[66andBlue]

James,
also take look at the "screw" topic #4866 that you started awhile ago.

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic

[J. Huber]

Thanks Alfred! Shows you the state of my memory...  :oops:  I know the mismatched screws have bugged me for a longtime -- its just that it comes to the frontburner whenever I have to pull things apart (like last weekend's adventure).


James
63 230SL

[mbz.280sl]

This is great, I was also trying to find those cup or finish washers. Thanks.
I was wondering about the two black plugs that was asked about in James note, referring to a picture of Douglas's glove box. Are these available?
Are they just intended to be small bumpers for the closing of the glove box?

Otto

[Jonny B]

Those little plugs should be available at any number of auto parts stores or even flea markets. I replaced mine, and I think I started with the Benz replacement part and it was not the right fit. So I went to Autozone or some such and just looked through the rack until I found something that was about right. The trick is to not get something too thick, as that adds to the already finicky process of aligning the door.

Jonny B
1967 250SL Auto

[J. Huber]

Well, I luckily stumbled upon some acceptable plugs while I was searching for the cup washers. The local hardware store had them, 10 cents a piece. Several colors to choose from (I did black). These are really thin, with a little star-shaped plug that goes into a phillips screwhead.

James
63 230SL

[Douglas]

quote:Originally posted by mbz.280sl

Are they just intended to be small bumpers for the closing of the glove box?

Otto

Otto,

Yes, those are little bumpers to cushion the door as it swings shut.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA