Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
The plastic liner is only about $20 new. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:40 AM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone want to part with a spare plastic glove box door liner for a w123 (1985 300td)? I cannot get the door to close because the latching mechanism

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Rich Thomas
There are a bunch of 123s in the junkyard I go to, I could go get one from them if you want. Probably wouldn't be much. --R andrew strasfogel wrote: Does anyone want to part with a spare plastic glove box door liner for a w123 (1985 300td)? I cannot get the door to close because the

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that the door closes properly and stays closed? On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote: The plastic liner is only about $20 new. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 11:40 AM, andrew strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
I recently replaced that inner plastic glove door piece. It's not that complicated. Just start taking it apart and photograph each step. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 4:11 PM, andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Actually, I think that you are going to have to take it apart anyway if you replace the whole door because the hinges attach to the door. In order to detach them that plastic cover has to come off. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread andrew strasfogel
I've already detached the door and removed the plastic liner, The problem is that the metal latch has come apart from the plastic liner and I don't know how to reattach it. On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.comwrote: Actually, I think that you are going to

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece and spring so that the door closes properly and stays closed? I just did that repair on my glovebox door. It broke at one point recently, with the spring jumping the

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
It seems like the glovebox is one of the few flaws of the 123 diesel design. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:45 PM, Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:11:09 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, but how to attach the other piece

Re: [MBZ] Messed up 123 glove box door liner and latch

2010-01-17 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:37:44 -0500 andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I've already detached the door and removed the plastic liner, The problem is that the metal latch has come apart from the plastic liner and I don't know how to reattach it. Send a picture to the list to show us