JohnnyWadd Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Here is how to fix that busted latch forever.Problem= lid wont stay latched or lid needs specail attention to lock down and latch. Fist you need to remove the center console lid. 9 screws. 4 for the hing, 3 under the secondary compartment, and 2 at the left and right of the latch. And watch out for that roll pin in the peice of sheet metal that limits the lids travel..http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04174022.jpghttp://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04174046.jpg Hopefully the broken peices are still there. With this peice i am using for the write up the latch pivot was broken on one side and the limiter peice was busted off...the second picture above looks okay but one side is broke...but one side is broken....http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04174116.jpg And the limiter peice is gone...here is the limiter peice glued back in place...(the limiter piece lets the latch only close so much so if you limiter piece is gone/broken when you try to latch it you always have to lift up the latch first)http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04174732.jpg And then let use our favorite glue to glue the broken pivot(s) back...i used super glue...that all you need becuase in the next step we are going to make is so strong that epoxy or jb weld would be useless...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04174314.jpg So now you have it glued back together whats next? Now it time to drill! For this you need 2 or 3 3/32 drill bits.http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04184454.jpg 3 holes to drill. As an option if you have some super tiny bits to stat the holes use them. It will make it easier. These little jewelry bit help and are cheap on ebay and highly usefull for getting out brokens bolts too...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-04184537.jpg Drill two seperate holes into the hinge but not too far , leave space for the limiter peice to be drilled... http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-07-05.jpg Drill each side same depth and leave the drill bit in there. Use a lighter to heat the bit good and hot once to melet the plastic into the bit.http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-04-11.jpg When you heat the bit some plastic flows out like so...see the little lip by the bit.. http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-05-03.jpg Drill bits hanging out either side...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-17-22.jpg Just cut them off with a dremel or hacksaw. Now drill a 3/32 hole in the little limiter peice...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-13-13.jpg If you didn't go to far with your pivot drills the bit will go in all the way past where it was broken...for this one i did not leave the drill bit in but glued in a aluminum peice from the earlier pics....http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-20-16.jpg Here it is trimmed off...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-27-33.jpg So to recap , drill three holes and leave the bits in there to make the plastic now have a super strong endoskeleton. Now back together, if you have that nasty delaminating issue like this lid had, peel it open and use super glue or similar and then before reassembly wrap tight with saran wran....comes apart here...this is where glue goes...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-55-14.jpg See the warping?http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-54-43.jpg After gluing wrap up like so and ad a small block to help equalized the force...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-57-52.jpghttp://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-58-14.jpg Let dry and reassemble. The spring can be tricky. There are two little hole here...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_C360_2013-02-04-19-46-35.jpg The spring ends go in there. Edited April 15, 2013 by JohnnyWadd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Nice fix on the lids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESIrType? Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Good write up! I've recovered a bunch of these lids with leather. Everyone but one was cracked and had a broken latch. I think I ended up pulling the latch from mine. Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Also watch this roll pin, it comes loose and lets the part that limits the hinge upward gouge into the foam...http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/starionkiller/center%20console%20lid%20repair/th_2013-02-05090256.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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