[mr.Terry64]

I am storing a 69 nova for a friend. The car needs all new locks. How the heck do I get the glove box lock out. There are no keys and the outer bezel will turn freely.

The door and ignition locks are pretty easy, but I've never pulled out a glove box lock and don't want to damage anything.

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[webfoot]

I don't know what a 69 nova glove box lock looks like, but for the one I recently did, you need the key - then have to turn it until a small hole is visible on the back of the lock tumbler, poke a small piece of wire or something into the hole to release.

I had no key so was forced to cut mine off.

 

[mr.Terry64]

They are the same for all gm cars of that era.

cut off wheel it is then!!!!:hurray:

 

[Keith Tedford]

Unless the glove box is locked. You can get pretty well any key in far enough to release the lock and open the glove box door......before using the cut off wheel.

 

[copoman69]

just remove the glove box take it to any decent locksmith he can remove it for you in a minute. if you can find a lock clylinder from a elcamino or one that that uses a round key you can have the locksmith code a key that will also work in your doors and trunk, just take all your locks down there at once

 

[Gene McGill]

http://www.chevelles.com/techref/glovebox.pdf