Remove the pins from glovebox lid?

[famous geezer]

Help ive got problems :p And my hinge has broken on my glove box!
Ive got a new glove box lid, as the old one is no good, as the hinges are part of the lid:zx11:.
Ive unbolted the glove box so i can work on the lid. But i can not get these pins out? :1zhelp:They seam to be in for good? Any ideas on how to get these pins out so i can put my wifes car back together.
I hope someone on here can help with this headack. :aargh4:

Cheers

[Sam]

Go on, give us a little clue.

What car?

[NickPicks]

Go on, give us a little clue.

What car?

Can't we guess? That would be more fun!

I'd suggest the big hammer and small chisel would be the best way to remove the hinge pins.

Although I suspect that the other part of the hinge bolts or clips to the glovebox somehow.

[Embisix]

I'm guessing this is on either a B6 or B7 A4?

If so, you can punch the left-hand pin out using a hammer and suitably sized nail (there is an access hole). If this doesn't work, try the same method as for the right-hand pin below

With the right-hand side, the best way is to squirt a small amount of penetrating fluid in, stand the glovebox on its left hand end, grab the pin by its groove with a pair of sidecutters, squeeze nice and tight and then thwack the side-cutters with a hammer.

Don't be too concerned about hitting it hard, it takes a good whack or two to work it loose.

Good luck!

[zollaf]

nah, im guessing this newbie has read and understood the rules, which makes this a non vag vehicle, so i am guessing its french, probably a citroen xantia. in which case forget it, they are not meant to come out, so do the right thing and scrap it.

[Sam]

It was in the "How To" section, I moved it here :D

[NickPicks]

nah, im guessing this newbie has read and understood the rules, which makes this a non vag vehicle, so i am guessing its french, probably a citroen xantia. in which case forget it, they are not meant to come out, so do the right thing and scrap it.

In that case, I revise my tool selection to include a blowtorch. And a crowbar. And a scrapyard crusher.

[Eshrules]

I'm guessing the geezer's too busy being famous to bother replying to his own thread.

Shame that, I almost actually cared about his predicament.

[famous geezer]

Sorry all, i was trying to sort the issue out their and then. I was on my wifes A4. Bloody thing was doing my head in. I sorted it know thank you. Since then ive been so famous / busy ive not had time to get back on here. Thanks for the thread they did make me laugh.

[famous geezer]

Thats a point, would anyone be intrested in buying a glove box lid with a broken hinge? I did see that someone on here was asking around as they can fix them??