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This might be a REALLY dumb question ..... 140-160 1974

posted by  Hagar on  Tue Oct 26 03:29 CST 2004
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.... but does anyone know how to remove the glove compartment lid from a '74 model 140 ?

I want to replace it with an alloy panel to mount my rally navigation gear (tripmeter, stopwatches, compass etc) on, but I can't figure out how to take it off !

Have undone all likely-looking screws in the vicinity, but nothing seems to work. (I am probably missing something really obvious.)

The "butchering / brute force" option is the second-last resort - ahead of removing the entire dash ....

All suggestions welcome !

Dave







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This might be a REALLY dumb question ..... 140-160 1974

posted by  uniberp on  Tue Oct 26 03:36 CST 2004
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The lower flap is "L"-shaped and sandwiched between two metal crossmembers, for some reason.
You have to loosen the two to slip it out.
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'74 145e T-5 'Orange Alert'








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This might be a REALLY dumb question ..... 140-160 1974

posted by  Hagar on  Wed Oct 27 04:06 CST 2004
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Thank you !!

Got it figured out - with a bit of judicious leverage from a FBS (fu%#ing big screwdriver .... )

Yet another piece of "over-engineering" by the boys at Volvo :o)








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This might be a REALLY dumb question ..... 140-160 1974

posted by  Hagar on  Tue Oct 26 13:23 CST 2004
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Thanks for that - I'll give it a try.






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