Rear Storage compartment hardware help
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Racer
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: West Point MS
Rear Storage compartment hardware help
I just received my new 3 door rear storage compartment, latches, retainers, and escutcheons. I threw the old one out as it was in horrible shape and I am not sure about how to install the hardware I listed above. Do any of you have any pics of how the latches,retainers, and escutcheons are installed and if so, would you post them?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2007
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From: Lokeren, Belgium
Hey T,
Sorry for the metric dimensions, but I started out with a diameter 13.5mm hole and then filed away to get it in. I also untaped it to get it in (so in short I took the switch apart) and retaped it when it was in. Maybe someone else could shime in as I don't think this is the right way.
There should be two wires on the switch one black and one black with orange (or is it red)tracer and two wires coming from the rear harness, one black and one orange (or is it red too lol)
Nick
Sorry for the metric dimensions, but I started out with a diameter 13.5mm hole and then filed away to get it in. I also untaped it to get it in (so in short I took the switch apart) and retaped it when it was in. Maybe someone else could shime in as I don't think this is the right way.
There should be two wires on the switch one black and one black with orange (or is it red)tracer and two wires coming from the rear harness, one black and one orange (or is it red too lol)
Nick
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Timd02, Order the assembly instruction manual (AIM) for your year; it will help. The AIM has diagrams of the complete factory rear compartment installation; doors, hinges, frames; lock buttons, pull loops, glove box, and the glove box lamp.
Racer
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From: Fresh Meadows New York
for the glove box switch i used a 1/2 hole saw...used a piece of wood first, worked perfect...the 7/8 hole saw is used for electrical knockouts is too big...the 1/2 is used for drilling the magnets into door bucks for alarm systems...
