May 2021
May 2021
While Honda power trains are pretty good, there is a bunch of mis design in some of the interior parts. The screws in the trunk latch are 3 mm and both of them have broken on me in my 2006 Accord.
The glove box is a master class in bads design. Had they put the lock mechanism below the latch the mechanism would have been simpler, lighter and cheaper.
As it is the list price of a replacement glove box is around $484. While used ones can be had for around $80 on eBay there is no excuse for the complex design.
Pulling on the lock tab actuates a lever that connects to a wire on the center mounted latch which causes the GB to open.As I don't know what the mechanism looks like when new I can tell you that the addition of a spacer to the lever mechanism fixed the problem.
Let me also add that taking the GB apart to access the mechanism and then gluing it back together was a royal PITA that can only correctly be done in the Honda factory so I do not advise anyone without a serious fixit shop to attempt such a task. Some day I may get around to documenting what the internals of the mechanism look like as I have taken sufficient pictures.
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