I would have to guess that the factory installation must be with plastic components rather than metal. Plastic can become brittle and fail with age.
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What exactly broke that caused the glove box to fall off? Your best bet is to find a corvette salvage yard, because I doubt you will find new parts, try Vettenuts, nothing but good reviews.
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No offense intended, but if you cannot look at the glove box door, and clearly identify why it will not remain latched......you are better off taking your car to a trust shop.
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Doubtful. That assembly is held in by 6 fasteners, two of which bolt directly to the dash frame. If the whole assembly just "fell out", then there were fasteners missing from some Bubba engineering.
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The right side hinge broke on my glove box and it was an absolute pain to repair. The door is 2 pieces, the front covered in leather and the back just plastic that appear to be glued together and the hinge pins are molded in place making it nearly impossible to repair.