E93 Glove Box Latch

spicy · 07-14-2020, 09:45 AM

Hi guys

Wondering if you can help me figure out what's wrong with the latch for my glove box in my E93.

The latch is basically stuck so you cannot open the glove box (even by turning the key anti-clockwise). I did manage to open the glove box with a flathead screwdriver and putting it behind the latch and releasing something.

I've removed the latch and will post pictures below.

I think it's something to do with the lack of something to move the metal bit in the last pic but I'm not sure what. I couldn't find a good picture of what should be there.

Cheers

e90yyc · 07-14-2020, 02:06 PM

Tough to tell, but it looks like there’s at least one broken plastic piece there.

milkmaster · 07-14-2020, 09:49 PM

https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=660733

spicy · 07-19-2020, 05:55 AM

FWIW the latch was broken, not the mechanism behind it. I ended up just buying a new glove box lock for an E90/E91/E92 for £15 on ebay and using that, doesn't have the overcomplicated motor inside it so now not worried about my stuff getting locked in there again.

07-14-2020, 09:45 AM	#1
spicy Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 330d M Sport Convertible Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	E93 Glove Box Latch Hi guys Wondering if you can help me figure out what's wrong with the latch for my glove box in my E93. The latch is basically stuck so you cannot open the glove box (even by turning the key anti-clockwise). I did manage to open the glove box with a flathead screwdriver and putting it behind the latch and releasing something. I've removed the latch and will post pictures below. I think it's something to do with the lack of something to move the metal bit in the last pic but I'm not sure what. I couldn't find a good picture of what should be there. Cheers
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e90yyc Art Collector 2503 Rep 3,506 Posts Drives: 2007 328xi (GM-delete 6MT) Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Tough to tell, but it looks like there’s at least one broken plastic piece there. __________________ When I'm dead, just throw me in the trash.
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milkmaster Private 28 Rep 69 Posts Drives: 2008 328i Convertible Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee iTrader: (0)	https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=660733 __________________ "Trust in God and keep your powder dry" Oliver Cromwell
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07-19-2020, 05:55 AM	#4
spicy Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 330d M Sport Convertible Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	FWIW the latch was broken, not the mechanism behind it. I ended up just buying a new glove box lock for an E90/E91/E92 for £15 on ebay and using that, doesn't have the overcomplicated motor inside it so now not worried about my stuff getting locked in there again.
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