spider glove box door separation fix

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 11/05/2001 5:45:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> I have a 91 Spider and the glove box door is seperating, the metal from the
> covering. Anybody have a source for replacement/repair or a good used one.
> 
File under: they all do that (almost).

The same happened on our 91 (but not over all the years on the 71).  With the 
aid of a helpful fellow AROSC member did a pretty nice R&R on it which I 
documented photographically for an as-yet-unwritten article for our club 
newsletter (it is still on the way.)

But, the quick take is that unless the plastic skin is very severely shrunken 
in addition to being warped, you can fix it by taking the door off, removing 
the lock, separating  the plastic skin from the metal substrate, 
straightening it out (sometimes takes a few clever hidden cuts or other 
encouragement), then putting it back together with superglue and making sure 
to let it set under heavy weights to hold everything straight.  

It takes a little doing and a little care, but it is very doable unless the 
thing is really wrecked.  Most are just curling a bit at the top edges (I 
think as a result of the plastic shrinking and the metal staying the same 
size).

It's been a year or so and so far this fix has worked and held up quite well.

I think our warped from heat caused by the sun.  What do you think caused the 
warping on a car in Canada?  Freezing?

Charlie
LA, CA, USA

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