Center Glove Box

izzy · 04-28-2010, 11:21 AM

My Center glove box has broken off the hinges. Has anyone had the same problem as BMW is claiming I broke it off

Thisisdudewhoru · 04-28-2010, 12:24 PM

Not happened yet but it seems easy to break off.

rich337 · 04-28-2010, 12:30 PM

happened to me also....got it replaced under warranty, but it took a month for it to arrive.

Hawkeye · 04-28-2010, 04:25 PM

The whole door? My prong that turns the light off bent pretty bad but my door is quite stable! How did it break off?

rich337 · 04-29-2010, 12:31 PM

the bottom hinge on the passenger side snapped

em2b96p · 04-29-2010, 06:25 PM

mine didn't break but my light doesn't work anymore.

izzy · 05-03-2010, 06:27 AM

OK got a formal response from BMW stating that because the car is out of warranty they will not be repairing the glove box as they do not feel is a factory defect.

So if you have had any problems with yours please let me know or push me to a website that has it documented. Was there ever a bmw notice on this part?

Hawkeye · 05-03-2010, 09:59 AM

The light works when the center part of the door is not down in the switch (it goes down there when you shut the door). Mine bent so the light was always on. I am sure you can replace the light if it is not working, should not be too hard.

About getting the car fixed outside of warranty, I think you might be SOL. This is the first time I have heard of this problem. I peruse most of the BMW sites as well so I think I would have seen something about it if it was not an isolated event. Sorry

nadaclue · 05-03-2010, 04:35 PM

On mine the release above the lid broke, followed shortly by the softop release on the very top between the seats. I had never even touched the softop release, it just fatigued and broke on its own. Luckily that was all one piece and easy to replace.

It seems the plastic they used gets brittle over time and there's enough stress on the components to cause it to break.

I'd just pull up realoem.com and look up the part number to see how much Tischer charges.

nadaclue · 05-03-2010, 06:57 PM

I just read a memo by Stephen Hawking on wormholes and it got me thinking, does anyone actually put gloves in a "glove box" anymore?

Why not a crap box, insurance card box, parking ticket box, or random pieces of paper I'll never actually look at again box?

Just saying...

04-28-2010, 11:21 AM	#1
izzy Private First Class 13 Rep 109 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Johannesburg iTrader: (0)	Center Glove Box My Center glove box has broken off the hinges. Has anyone had the same problem as BMW is claiming I broke it off __________________ 8000 RPM, what a feeling!
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Thisisdudewhoru Captain 82 Rep 698 Posts Drives: 16 BSM 340i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 423 iTrader: (1)	Not happened yet but it seems easy to break off. __________________ '16 BSM 340i M Sport + Track Pack.:.M Perf Exhaust.:.Polished BBS RS-GT.:.JB4.:.BMS Intake.:.H&R Sport.:.
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rich337 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	happened to me also....got it replaced under warranty, but it took a month for it to arrive. __________________ '08 Z4MC =) '04 TSX 6MT =\| '92 Accord =(
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Hawkeye Brigadier General 2070 Rep 4,365 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 Coupe, '21 X3, '16 GMC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 GMC Sierra SLT [10.00] 2008 Yamaha R6 [9.00]	The whole door? My prong that turns the light off bent pretty bad but my door is quite stable! How did it break off? __________________ 2007 Z4 3.0si Coupe • 6 MT • Black Saphire Metallic • PP • SP 2016 GMC Sierra SLT Z71 Premium Plus 4x4 2017 Harley StreetGlide • Denim Black • V&H Tune 2021 BMW x30i • Phytonic Blue Metallic • Fully loaded
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rich337 Enlisted Member 4 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2008 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	the bottom hinge on the passenger side snapped __________________ '08 Z4MC =) '04 TSX 6MT =\| '92 Accord =(
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em2b96p Private First Class 15 Rep 184 Posts Drives: cbr600rr Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: philadelphia iTrader: (0)	mine didn't break but my light doesn't work anymore.
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izzy Private First Class 13 Rep 109 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Johannesburg iTrader: (0)	OK got a formal response from BMW stating that because the car is out of warranty they will not be repairing the glove box as they do not feel is a factory defect. So if you have had any problems with yours please let me know or push me to a website that has it documented. Was there ever a bmw notice on this part? __________________ 8000 RPM, what a feeling!
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Hawkeye Brigadier General 2070 Rep 4,365 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 Coupe, '21 X3, '16 GMC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 GMC Sierra SLT [10.00] 2008 Yamaha R6 [9.00]	The light works when the center part of the door is not down in the switch (it goes down there when you shut the door). Mine bent so the light was always on. I am sure you can replace the light if it is not working, should not be too hard. About getting the car fixed outside of warranty, I think you might be SOL. This is the first time I have heard of this problem. I peruse most of the BMW sites as well so I think I would have seen something about it if it was not an isolated event. Sorry __________________ 2007 Z4 3.0si Coupe • 6 MT • Black Saphire Metallic • PP • SP 2016 GMC Sierra SLT Z71 Premium Plus 4x4 2017 Harley StreetGlide • Denim Black • V&H Tune 2021 BMW x30i • Phytonic Blue Metallic • Fully loaded
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05-03-2010, 04:35 PM	#9
nadaclue Private First Class 52 Rep 152 Posts Drives: Urban Green 2003 3.0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	On mine the release above the lid broke, followed shortly by the softop release on the very top between the seats. I had never even touched the softop release, it just fatigued and broke on its own. Luckily that was all one piece and easy to replace. It seems the plastic they used gets brittle over time and there's enough stress on the components to cause it to break. I'd just pull up realoem.com and look up the part number to see how much Tischer charges.
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nadaclue Private First Class 52 Rep 152 Posts Drives: Urban Green 2003 3.0 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	I just read a memo by Stephen Hawking on wormholes and it got me thinking, does anyone actually put gloves in a "glove box" anymore? Why not a crap box, insurance card box, parking ticket box, or random pieces of paper I'll never actually look at again box? Just saying...
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