DIY: B6 Glove Box Bracket

[PCYC]

So here is the Deal on the Glove box DIY
(I have successfully completed this with hand tools poor quality tho)
Tools
-Pliers
-Hack saw
-Drill of some sort, Drill press is best
-At least a Dremal( angle die grinder or Bench grinder)
-table Vice
-1/16 drill Bit and a Counter set Tip
-Body Hammers

Materials
-1/2” X 4.75” Flat steel (found at lowes)
-4X ½” machine phillips screws

1. Remove the Glove box door. It is Two metal pegs and a plastic damper piston that slows the doors release.( I did the Glove box Piston Mod too) http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...=glove+box+fix


2. Saw a piece of flat steel 4.75” long.

3. Mesure about 1” down and Place in a vice as square as you can. Hammer this into a 90 degree angle.




4. On the short leg measure a quarter inch and draw a line.

5. Saw along this line.


6. Once you trim the small piece off, place the short leg of the bracket into the vice at about 5/16” slightly hammer to form this shape.

7. Then place the long leg into the vice at about 1” and then about 2.5” hammer slightly into the desired shape. ( the goal is to copy the Contours of the glove box)

The desired shape


8. Work with the bracket until it fits nicely on the glove box door.

9. Once its bent into shape, Sand/Grind the mess out of it to make it smooth and eye pleasing shape.

10. Once you get your shape drill four holes in the bracket around theses points.

11. Counter sink the holes
12. Now Paint
13. Next attach the bracket to the glove box door, don’t forget to pre drill for screws .
14. Now reassemble and be happy you don’t have to buy a new door!!


LINKS:
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160782&
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ight=Glove+box
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301053
Good Install Instructions

Hope this helps,
Fritz

[PCYC]

ADMIN: would you please move this to the appropriate Section i couldn't figure out how to post it in the DIY section...

[ILikeBigBrakes]

can't wait to put mine in they look great just couldn't figure out where they screw into. Whether I have to somehow remove the broken plastic from inside the box or screw into it.

[Tomek6]

So i guess this is a common issue...

Mine is broken as well

[AudiHere04]

isn't it covered by warranty...i got mine fixed by the dealership under warranty

[ILikeBigBrakes]

Might be for you since yours is an 05 but for me im screeewed haha.

[tman0905]

can't wait to put mine in they look great just couldn't figure out where they screw into. Whether I have to somehow remove the broken plastic from inside the box or screw into it.

Hey man did you figure out where to drill the bracket into?

[Boosted3.0]

Home Depot has a bracket that fits the glove box exactly. It's bent at 90 degrees you just have to shape it.

[PCYC]

sweet boosted what is the brackets item number?

[Scrwedtxboy31]

Def need to bracket number, I will do this as soon as I get those


This issue pissed of off Royally, its such as simple design flaw

[forevraudi]

maybe if you plasti-diped it, then it would look more clean

[PCYC]

yeah they would be glossy but the flat black is almost a perfect match to the surrounding plastic. thats why i use the paint I do.

[brandn3w]

Thank you!


I think easier way would be as someone mentioned the 90* brackets at Lowe's/Home Depot. They already have holes and bent so really just shaping, spraying, screwing is it. Disadvantage are sometimes the holes are quite large, but nothing a washer can't help. ;) Good deal, guys!

[PCYC]

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2309/dsc00175x.jpg

[cbdrake]

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2309/dsc00175x.jpg

So really dumb question. I'm fixing my glove box because the hinge box but I'm having a hell of a time removing the pin in this picture. I can turn the pin but I can't pull it out. Any tips? was it easily removable for you? do i have to put a lot of muscles or something?

thanks

[CardFan]

So really dumb question. I'm fixing my glove box because the hinge box but I'm having a hell of a time removing the pin in this picture. I can turn the pin but I can't pull it out. Any tips? was it easily removable for you? do i have to put a lot of muscles or something?

thanks

Sounds like it's going about right. I ended up using a hammer on the pliers to get it out, and it still took a while the first time. Just keep trying and get a little creative if necessary.

[cbdrake]

Sounds like it's going about right. I ended up using a hammer on the pliers to get it out, and it still took a while the first time. Just keep trying and get a little creative if necessary.

well i got one pin out but the second one is really stubborn. are there replacements for these pins that I can pick up at Home Depot or some where? I'm stripping the tip on the second one.

[MoRbiD]

You can only get the replacement pins from Audi Parts. They aren't expensive, I have the part number laying around somewhere if you need it but the Parts Department can look it up too.
To get those pins out you have to pull and wiggle em at the same time. Audi used some kind of thread locking stuff on them when they went in at the factory.

I used a pair of needle nose pliers with a long handles. CardFan has the right idea too but like I said pull and wiggle side to side. The pins are metal and won't break.
As a aside you don't need to get them all the way out to take the Glove Box Cover off. Just enough so it clears both sides of the mount for the cover.

[S4King]

Pics need to be re-hosted.

[iamshayan]

pic's need fixing...
whats wrong with jbweild, thats what i just used on my broken glovebox....
couldnt get those damn pin's out so i had to do it with the door still attached ... pita,
also my piston thing broke so i need to get a new one of those.....
really interested to see what this diy is actually like with pictures ....... maybe i can redo mine.

[ReniA4]

same here man,trying to see those pictures but they not there,any possibility u can email me or post em up again

[zamflip]

I cant see any pictures, all i see is... "the photo or video has been deleted or moved"... so desperate to see those pics... yep, my glovebox fell on my gf's shins but lucky that she still loves me :P

[Nonana]

Hi could you some how repost the pictures on how to remove the glove box door? i kinda need to take off the box door and fix the hinge

[ocod]

try this
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int48.shtml

[quiet_andy]

For anyone who is trying to complete the fix, I found that if I went to the OPs photobucket page I was able to find the original photos.

Here is a link http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...ket/?start=all, not sure what order the photos need to be in but it seems to help as a reference guide.

[Audeeznuts]

Thanks PCYC for your extensive diy. I did this bracket mod and took some sand paper to the oring on a 04 S4 we got. Works great and saved me some money. Thanks!

[CrazyCal]

REPOST THE PICS!
















.....please? I asked nicely. :)