Mustangman66
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- 2003 4dr Explorer, v6
So, as some of you may know, this is not a perfect world, there is crime and there are bad people in this world… that being said, im sick and tired of stuff going “missing” from my car. and lets be honest here, when i get pulled over by a cop, i want to be able to put my "stuff" somewhere where he/she cant get to it... eg. a locking glove box
The solution: a simple and cheap locking glove box
Tools:
Socket set
Adjustable wrench
Drill+ drillbit
Drawer lock, the longer the better,
Screws(optional) I didn’t use em, but I bought them anyways
Other items
Carpet/towel
Vacuum (to clean up the mess)
Beer
first things first, empty and remove the glove box…
if you squeeze the sides of the glove box in, it will drop down far enough to undo the three blots that hold it on.
After removing these bolts you can take the glovebox to a better work area…
Now the first thing you need to do Is guesstimate how far from the top of the glove box you want your hole… it should be low enough to clear the lip of the dashboard, but not so low that it wont have anything to catch on…
Just behind that bit of yellow stuff is where the lock should latch, i spent about 15 min guessing where the lock should be placed until i found a location i thought would be optimal
Now that you have decided the position of the lock, its time to drill, you never want to drill on a hard surface, it may scratch the finish on the glovebox… instead put down a piece of carpet, or a towel and work on that…
Now drill your hole,
Now this part is a little tedious… the lock kit I bought came with several different spacers and flanges… it was a matter of trial and error until I found the optimum fit, I ended up using a flange on the outside with a locking bar that had a ¼ inch offset,
Once you get the right fit, you need to secure the lock so it won’t turn with the part included with your lock. you can either use screws to hold it (BE VERY CAREFULL NOT TO USE SCREWS THAT WILL GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BOX), or just make it tight enough so the piece it came with to keep it from turning digs into the plastic, mine had 4 little raised spikes, I used a exacto knife to make tiny holes for them to sit in…
Then just tighten everything up and reinstall the glovebox…
Voila, a locking glove box for less than $10 and less than 20 minutes.
With my install, there was a little bit of play in the box when locked, it could be opened a little bit, but not enough for the light to even turn on.
now all you hippies can hide your crackpipes and beer bongs with out worrying about johnny law finding them.
Let me know what you think!!!
More pics
http://img510.imageshack.us/slideshow/webplayer.php?id=20110131145907.jpg
The solution: a simple and cheap locking glove box
Tools:
Socket set
Adjustable wrench
Drill+ drillbit
Drawer lock, the longer the better,
Screws(optional) I didn’t use em, but I bought them anyways
Other items
Carpet/towel
Vacuum (to clean up the mess)
Beer
first things first, empty and remove the glove box…
if you squeeze the sides of the glove box in, it will drop down far enough to undo the three blots that hold it on.
After removing these bolts you can take the glovebox to a better work area…
Now the first thing you need to do Is guesstimate how far from the top of the glove box you want your hole… it should be low enough to clear the lip of the dashboard, but not so low that it wont have anything to catch on…
Just behind that bit of yellow stuff is where the lock should latch, i spent about 15 min guessing where the lock should be placed until i found a location i thought would be optimal
Now that you have decided the position of the lock, its time to drill, you never want to drill on a hard surface, it may scratch the finish on the glovebox… instead put down a piece of carpet, or a towel and work on that…
Now drill your hole,
Now this part is a little tedious… the lock kit I bought came with several different spacers and flanges… it was a matter of trial and error until I found the optimum fit, I ended up using a flange on the outside with a locking bar that had a ¼ inch offset,
Once you get the right fit, you need to secure the lock so it won’t turn with the part included with your lock. you can either use screws to hold it (BE VERY CAREFULL NOT TO USE SCREWS THAT WILL GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BOX), or just make it tight enough so the piece it came with to keep it from turning digs into the plastic, mine had 4 little raised spikes, I used a exacto knife to make tiny holes for them to sit in…
Then just tighten everything up and reinstall the glovebox…
Voila, a locking glove box for less than $10 and less than 20 minutes.
With my install, there was a little bit of play in the box when locked, it could be opened a little bit, but not enough for the light to even turn on.
now all you hippies can hide your crackpipes and beer bongs with out worrying about johnny law finding them.
Let me know what you think!!!
More pics
http://img510.imageshack.us/slideshow/webplayer.php?id=20110131145907.jpg
