Glove Compartment

[Method]

hey guys wats up, im new to the forums. i have a 96 318i. my glove compartment doesnt close..it keeps opening, only closes rarely after force...any ideas? thanks

[007ben]

The spring that pushed the latch back foward on mine got stuck at the front once. might want to check that.

[ianrigg]

I have a similar problem but it "Droops", try this link it mioght help;

http://www.mz3.net/articles/253.htm

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[CiscoKid]

drooping is a common E36 prob. Look around on the FAQs, i think it has a solution for the drooping

[frank3]

ianrigg- Your little happy face is in the middle of your link to the droopy glovebox. The full link should have the document at ".html" not ".htm".

[Method]

my glove box does not droop. it just wont close but when it does any little bumb opens it back again. somebody help me , im thinking about putting velcrow in side let me know if that's a good idea?

[007ben]

take it apart and look at the latch mechanism.