E34 glove box shock....

**Road_Carver** · 12-01-2005, 07:07 PM

Hi all,
Hey can you guys do me a favor? When I bought my car it had 2 straps and no shock on the glove box door, well I bought the shock and clips but I am not sure how they go on, it has a funky clip to it that i've never seen before, I will post pics if needed. Can someone snap a pic of the shock mounted and post it up for me?

Thanx so much!

**Feuerräder** · 12-01-2005, 07:38 PM

There's glove box shocks...? Well don't I feel stupid...

**Andryuha** · 12-01-2005, 09:06 PM

never heard of such thing before. Mine just has straps and hinges

**323I Junkie** · 12-01-2005, 11:58 PM

WTF?
and, while Im at it, WTF?

**romeox929** · 12-02-2005, 01:24 AM

thought it always just dropped..duhhhh

**Eddy@ApexRaceParts** · 12-02-2005, 01:38 AM

yeah it does just drop. even the bently manual shows that they just drop. did the people that sold you glove box shocks also sell you headlight fluid?

**yxsean380** · 12-02-2005, 01:41 AM

i think he means the puenematic system of the glove box.

**Road_Carver** · 12-02-2005, 07:12 AM

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...55&hg=51&fg=30

So NONE of you have the 14/25 combo on your cars?

That clip looks really funky to me and I am wondering how to put it on....

**bman10** · 12-02-2005, 10:51 AM

man thats a great link thanks! im having glove box problems too, mine seems to come unlatched from the back so it almost falls off except the strap is holding it. i have yet to stick my head under there to investigate further.... i have the 14/25 combo on my car. ill try to take a look at it for you and see if i can tell, but im at work so im stuck looking up toyota parts for customers at the moment lol......

**bimmerboy86** · 12-02-2005, 01:58 PM

what is the 14/25 combo?

**Road_Carver** · 12-02-2005, 02:11 PM

on the link I posted, parts 14 and 25....

**liquidtiger720** · 12-02-2005, 02:20 PM

I have it too. They were funky to put back in. Find a write up that describes how to change a mircrofilter. It'll show you how to take out the glove box too.

**Andryuha** · 12-02-2005, 02:34 PM

hmm, i learn something new every day. thanks for the link!

**peks** · 12-02-2005, 02:43 PM

the newer e34s have damper on one side of the glove box and a strap on the other side. not sure what the cutoff date is for manufacture. mines early (11/88) build and doesnt have a shock.

from the drawings ive seen a retrofit should be possible. dont quote me on that.

as for the glove box falling off in back.. my rear hinges (#6 in the realoem link above) were completely missing when i bought the car. dont ask, the po was an moron. but that sounds like the problem bman10 is having. check to make sure their even there. they are easy to put on but a pita to get adjusted just right.

**Road_Carver** · 12-02-2005, 03:23 PM

Not finding anything so far, Liquid can you post up a pic of yours?

Thanx!

**Boost Infection** · 12-02-2005, 04:02 PM

I want a glove box shock too

**Gid** · 12-02-2005, 04:13 PM

That clip is just like the one on my E39 trunk and hood "springs." So I think 25 pushes on 14 and slides onto the pin where 25 will engage a slot cut into the pin to hold the assembly in place. I hope this helps.

**323I Junkie** · 12-02-2005, 04:26 PM

now I know mine isnt missing the strap its missing the shock

**Road_Carver** · 12-02-2005, 04:28 PM

Yes I think it does, so are you saying that in the pic, part 25 is reversed?

**joekannooks** · 12-02-2005, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by paintpro21

yeah it does just drop. even the bently manual shows that they just drop. did the people that sold you glove box shocks also sell you headlight fluid?

haha, well whaddya know...

(edit: not mocking you... I had no idea either)

**rswapp** · 10-09-2011, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Road_Carver

Hi all,
Hey can you guys do me a favor? When I bought my car it had 2 straps and no shock on the glove box door, well I bought the shock and clips but I am not sure how they go on, it has a funky clip to it that i've never seen before, I will post pics if needed. Can someone snap a pic of the shock mounted and post it up for me?

Thanx so much!

If your glove box did not have the shock from what I'm told you can't add the shock.

The shock can only be used on vehicles that came with the glove box shock.

**caaraa** · 10-11-2011, 10:32 AM

Mine just has straps and hinges.
[img]http://www.**************.com/track/images/20.creation.jpg[/img]

**onlyOEM** · 10-22-2011, 06:53 PM

Clip goes on sideways.

**caaraa** · 10-23-2011, 12:27 AM

thought it always just dropped.
[img]http://www.**************.com/track/images/20.creation.jpg[/img]

**MKnightMD** · 11-06-2011, 02:14 AM

in the early cars it does. However, you CAN REPLACE the left strap with the shock, as I did in my 1993 E 34 525i...just got tired of that damn thing dropping and flopping (german engineering???!!...hmmm...whatevs...pissed my pants when I realized the door panels were fiberboard and all the clips were one time use only). The shock goes in with a simple nut/bolt at the top and clips onto the same pin at the bottom that the strap was clipped onto. Easy 5 min mod.

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