Glove box finishing

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Glove box finishing

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Afternoon all, currently thinking of leaving the glovebox open rather than enclose it, what have people used to line the inside of this?
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Re: Glove box finishing

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Hi Ken,
Not many people leave the glove box open and those that do usually use a similar material to the dash. Those that use Gerrys insert get a trimming company to make a stitched insert with a single seam running horizontally.
Ultimately you do what you like ;)
I made a deeper insert using vacuum formed Polypropylene. I made a tool and went to a vacuum forming company to make a form. Then made a glove box lid similar to original cars. Just one of the many interpretations and solutions.
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Re: Glove box finishing

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cheers Stu,
I was looking at using Gerry's but the shape is tricky, but thats given me a few ideas.
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Looks like Roger King made a specially-shaped back-box for his:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=327&p=2216&hilit=glove+box#p2216

Looks like Jerry Edmans is at the same stage as you too: viewtopic.php?f=3&p=31046#p31046
I could do with getting the glovebox sorted, but it'll be a little while before I get round to it. Might come and see yours when you're done Ken!

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Andy
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Mine is a similar shape to Rogers and it makes the glove box much more useable. I've even got a cigarette lighter power socket at the deepest part. Ideal for connecting sat nav's and phone chargers.
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Re: Glove box finishing

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Aha... Now that's a really bloody good idea.
Did you have to add another fuse to the loom for the lighter, or did you tap into one of the brown wires coming from the starter motor and use an inline fuse?
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Re: Glove box finishing

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Just used an inline fuse holder from Martin Santos at ECS
https://www.electricalcarservices.com/f ... -0-432-419
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