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on 25/7/2002 9:59 AM, jason m. land at jmland@team-mango.org wrote: > i've tried jimmying it with a screwdriver and other similar objects, but > no luck. i'd hate to destroy the glove box by ripping it open from the > underside, and also don't want to fork out the dough for a locksmith. > > any clever fixes out there? How about inserting a strip of thin sheet metal (like a piece of a tin can or something) in between the glovebox door and dashboard then sliding that towards the lock. When you hit the lock catch, you might be able to slide the metal strip on an angle towards the rear of the car to undo the door, because the catch has an angle on it. HTH, Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '71 1600TL http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/