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Old 27th October 2012, 11:38 AM
ewe1v ewe1v is offline
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Hi all,
Anyone got any tips of how to get in to my glove box?
I can turn the lock to the open position, and when I puss the button, I can hear it operating, but the thing will not open,
Any hints or full scale you tube vids would help...lol
Thanks all
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Old 27th October 2012, 11:43 AM
HPsauce HPsauce is offline
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Mine occasionally sticks. I find pushing the glovebox front in firmly then press the button and release the glovebox works fine.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
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