so im going to go fix that glove box latch in a little bit.

i ate too much wife-made delicious lasagna and i can't move...

 

I got this hose nozzle a few weeks ago, I like it.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001L0DFA/

 

yah, you can get those for like $9 at harbor freight...

they're pretty much all the same except for the griot's one.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=4118

 

I've had this hose nozzle for about four months and LOVE it. Best nozzle I've ever owned. And a bargain at $20.



Lotsie has that one, too, and also gives it high marks.

http://www.5starshine.com/info-bonai...-aluminum.html

 

Yep, that's the one I have too. It's sweet.

 

ok, so i inspected the glove box to see why it was loose. before starting,
i confirmed that the glove box lid was loose by pulling the lid from the
stereo side..there's enough room you can pull the lid open. it opened quite
easily.

it was never correctly installed from the getgo... and while motoring
the plastic striker just wore down and it was enough to make it almost
impossible to grab hold of the latch.

and the TSB is a bandaid fix. that is not the correct way to adjust...
all that TSB does is it forces the glove box to deform to push the latch
outward. there's too much tension on the stiker... and will eventually
fail or cause the tapping screws to slip.

i removed the glove box using T20 torx bits. 5 tapping screws:
2 pointy tip screws at the top inside the glove box, 1 flat tip tapping
screw at the very back, and 2 flat tip tapping screws on each side.

while pulling the glove box out, i heard a thud and it was the vent hose
from the a/c vent to the glovebox anyway, the hose can be easily
hooked up at the very end. the 03's have a/c hooked up to the glove box so
that you can keep your sandwich cold (given that the a/c works on your car )

none of the threads in the 'stock problems' forum said that there were any
adjustments that could be made on the latch... i wonder wat this is...



it's two 7mm nuts.


i loosened the nuts and pulled the latch towards me by one notch
and torqued them both down. put everything back together.

walla. it won't open even if i pulled it from the stereo side.
tomorrow's drive shall confirm that it is fixed. hooked up the vent hose.
you can kinda feel where the hose hooks up to by hand. it's not a far
reach.

 

Good pics. I read in another thread somewhere that someone else had done this same adjustment... but I don't think they had pics.

 

yah, im kinda wondering why MINI would give folks an entirely new glove
box under warranty when it was a simple adjustment. huge
waste of money imho.

 

going motoring in a little bit. 60F... kinda chilly.

 

Where's the "jealous" smiley?

Still waiting on my MA to set up a time for delivery so I can start motoring myself.

 

58 degrees on my commute this morning. Windows and sunroof open, but I must admit, the roof was only open half way.

 

hey, my glove box is cured. was actually silent today and noticed
how much rattling it was making before. im happy.

i do need to get a bentley manual soon... shall ask santa.

 

so this morning while driving to work, i came upon a nice silver 335I coupe.
it looked great, the guy driver looked like a businessman, etc. etc.

but holycrap, that flappin' dead leaf under the sidesill ruined it for him.


i would assume people would look under the car after their wash to
make sure nothing was hanging from the chassis... the nicer
the car, the worser these little things make for the car.

 

I bought a marimba last night.

So there.

 

are you like those spyro gyro types?

 

That's Spyro Gyra, goober.

Yes, actually I am... but this one is for my 6th grader - beginner percussion instrument for band class. I'm gonna teach him to beat out Blue Man Group songs on it.

 

Hey I had a Spyrograph - great fun!

 

but the blueman group plays the sewer pipes, no?

 

Had ? Or.... HAVE ??

 

my Griot's order came in and they even gave me a WheelCleaner freebie
even though it was passed their expiration date. i put the keycode in there
just for the hell of it. very nice of them. love getting freebies.

also got my 15% discount code. i have a list of garage stuff i want to
get this fall...

 

They play all kinds of stuff... we're gonna build one of those hella good PVC Instruments sometime...

I really like the piano smasher...

 

yah, i need to go see them live some day.... ive only seen video's
of their artistry. very cool stuff though.


i have a home studio that has been sitting idle for the last 6yrs.
i use to play keyboards and compose music as a hobby for the longest
time. even had some original tracks aired on a local commercial
FM radio station back 11yrs ago. that would be WNUA for you
chicago folks.

 

Cool!

I plan to Hydro the Marimba.

See? This thread IS about detailing. Sometimes.

 

i should use the interior duster on my keyboards and mixers and stuff.

 

I play a mean stereo

Mark