Glove box Our upper glove box is stuck open. We can't find any way to release the hinges and we can figure out how to remove the box assembly. We removed the 2 visible plugs and screws and removed the mat but nothing is budging.

check under the glove box door to see if you can see the hinges. Sometimes you can unscrew the hinges from the bottom. Else you have to knock out the hinge pin on both hinges, open the door from the bottom and see if you can swing the door up to undo the latch.
If this does not work, cut a hole in the bottom ot the glove box, it is usually made of plastic or papier mache, release the latch from inside, then you can remove the plastic box once it is open and replace it with a new one. It will cost you, but it will be less expensive that breaking down the metal door!

From what I can tell, it looks like u have to remove the whole glovebox door which entails removing the lower dash panel on the passenger side.. That should give u access to screws to remove glovebox door. Don't tug on the door when u remove screw's, just enough space to get ur hand or something else up inside to unlatch.. If u need further info, let me know

This something I copied from an eBay listing, so I haven't done it yet.

Uplander Glove Box Hinge

Used in good condition.

Has minor cosmetic flaws like scratches, scrapes or scuffs you would normally expect to find on a used item.

Includes 5 screws and nuts to replace the rivets.

A web search may yield a video for you to watch.

Required Tools:

Flat screwdriver

Phillips screwdriver or else a 7mm socket and rachet

Electric drill with a 3/16" inch bit

Needle nose pliers or vise grips.

3/8" inch wrench.

Removal Instructions:

Remove the panel underneath the glove box.

3 Black 3/4" inch pan head bolts hold it in place.

Use a flat screwdriver to pry a little and slip the prongs of a pair needle nose pliers on either side of a bolt.

Push down on the handle of the needle nose pliers to remove each bolt.

Remove 2 phillips screws along the bottom of the glove box hinge.

Remove 2 phillips screws inside the glove box.

Remove the small black cabin air filter access door inside the glove box.

Put your fingers inside the left side of the access door opening.

Yank backward to loosen the 1 retainer clip on the left side of the glove box assembly.

Often times the 2 retainer clips on the right are also loosened.

Skip steps 1 to 5 if you can remove the entire glove box assembly at this point.

1) Open the front passenger door.

2) Use the flat screwdriver to remove the fuse access panel.

3) 3 Retainer clips hold it in place.

4) Use both hands to grab the glove box assembly on the far right.

5) Yank backward to loosen the 2 retainer clips on the right side of the glove box assembly.

Pull the entire glove box assembly out of the dashboard.

Some models have a strip of masking tape behind the glove box to hold it in place.

Some models have a lamp inside the glove box. Leave it in place or else pry a black tab to disconnect the wiring harness.

Hold the 'ears' of a rivet with the vise grips or needle nose pliers.

Drill through the 5 rivets with your electric drill and 3/16" inch bit.

The rivets may fall apart. Otherwise, twist the vise grips or pliers for removal.

Remove 4+2=6 phillips screws on the glove box door.

Use a flat screwdriver to pry 2 tabs on the glove box door to remove the rectangular portion.

Installation Instructions:

Install the 4+2=6 phillips screws on the glove box door.

Install the 5 replacement phillips screws and nuts where the rivets were.

For some models reconnect the glove box lamp wiring harness.

Align the 3 retainer clips and push the fuse access panel into place.

Align the 3 retainer clips and push the glove box assembly firmly into place.

Install the small black cabin air filter access door inside the glove box.

Install 2 phillips screws inside the glove box.

Install 2 phillips screws along the bottom of the glove box hinge.

Install 3 black 3/4" inch pan head bolts under the glove box assembly to hold the panel in place.

- Done -

To access the fuse panel the glove box must be removed. It is removed by slipping the glove box strap off the hook and letting the door roll down off its hinges. To reinstall, position the glove box door at an 8 o’clock orientation, engage the hinge hook formations on the lower edge of the glove box door with the hinge pins on the lower edge of the instrument panel. Tilt the upper edge of the glove box door upward toward the instrument panel enough to reattach the glove box strap to the door. Rotate glove box door to closed position. Open and close to insure proper installation.



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Hope helps (remember rated this). Good luck.

1) Turn off the ignition switch while leaving the wipers in the up position. 2) Open the hood and properly secure it in the open position. 3) Gently pull the rubber cowl seal away from the cowl vent screen. Place your hand underneath the right half of the cowl vent screen and lift straight up, thereby releasing the four spring clips and removing the right half of the screen 4) Remove the water shield. Carefully disengage the two water shield locking tabs and slide the water shield toward the front of the vehicle, lifting the water shield up and away from the vehicle 5) Remove the Passenger Compartment Air Filter, being careful not to allow debris or loose components to fall into the filter housing. Replace the Passenger Compartment Air Filter with a fresh filter and reverse the above procedures to reassemble the vehicle components. �
I am not sure what time in the year your 2001 Avalon was built but her is the procedure that I just followed: 1. Open glove box and remove contents 2. Remove the three philips head screws along the top inside frame of the glove box. 3. Remove the hex head bolt in the lower right and Philips screw in the lower left side of the glove box frame. 4. Unlatch the black cover plate from the roof of the glove box. This holds an electrical connection and will need pushed up through the hole when the entire box is removed. 5. Pull on the top left side of the glove box to release the pop tab. Repeat on the right side. 6. Carefully lower the glove box assembly. 7. Disconnect the electrical connection to the trunk disable button 8. The entire glove box can now be removed from the area. The door gear assembly does not come off of the box and is easily damaged if attempted to do so. 9. The Cabin Air Filter assembly has a white cover. Pop the tabs on the right and left side and slide the assembly out. 10. Replace the filter in the assembly. Make sure the airflow indicator points down. 11. Re-Install Air Filter assembly. 12. Re-Install the electrical connections remembering to slide the one through the hole in the top of the glove box. 13. Push glove box assembly on pop tabs. 14. Re-Install screws and bolts. 15. Reconnect the black cover plate to the top of the glove box.
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Instrument panel upper trim panel


Instrument panel

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
   
2. Disable the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system.
   
3. Carefully pry upward, using a small, flat-bladed tool, to remove the defroster grille.
   
4. Remove the Sunload and Headlamp Auto Control sensors from the defroster grille.
   
5. Working through the defroster grille opening, remove 3 upper trim panel retaining screws.
   
6. Remove the heater/air conditioning vents from the front of the instrument panel by releasing the tab on each side from inside the vent and pulling out.
   
7. Working through the vent openings, remove 4 upper trim panel retaining screws and remove the upper trim panel.
   
8. Remove the instrument cluster.
   
9. Remove the right and left A/C vent trim panels.
   
10. Open the trap door in the rear of the glove compartment and remove the passenger inflatable restraint wiring connector from the retaining clip on the rear of the glove compartment assembly.
    
11. Remove the 4 glove compartment-to-instrument panel retaining screws.
    
12. Pull the glove compartment assembly outward enough to access the wiring connectors for the glove compartment switches. Label and detach the wiring connectors.
    
13. Remove the glove compartment assembly from the instrument panel.
    
14. Remove the retaining screws and courtesy lamps from the right and left sound insulators and remove the sound insulators.
    
15. Remove the steering column opening filler trim by grasping at the front and rear edges and pulling downward.
    
16. Remove the 4 retaining bolts and the steering column opening bracket.
    
17. If equipped with full console, remove the console.
    
18. If equipped with mini console, remove the radio.
    
19. Remove the headlamp switch module.
    
20. Remove the 2 bolts and the hood latch release.
    
21. Move the driver's seat to its full rearward position.
    
22. Remove the steering column.
    
23. Remove the 8 instrument panel retaining screws, detach the wiring connector at each side of the instrument panel, and remove the shims at the lower mounting screws.
    
24. Remove the instrument panel with the aid of an assistant.
    

To install:

1. With the aid of an assistant, position the instrument panel in the vehicle.
   
2. Attach the wiring connector at each side of the instrument panel, install the shims and the 8 instrument panel retaining screws.
   
3. Install the steering column.
   
4. Install the hood latch release with the 2 bolts.
   
5. Install the headlamp switch module.
   
6. If equipped with mini console, install the radio.
   
7. If equipped, install the console.
   
8. Install the steering column opening bracket and the steering column opening filler trim.
   
9. Install the right and left sound insulators.
   
10. Position the glove compartment assembly and attach the wiring connectors to the switches.
    
11. Push the glove compartment into place and install the retaining screws.
    
12. Place the passenger inflatable restraint wiring connector on the retaining clip on the rear of the glove compartment assembly and close the trap door.
    
13. Install the right and left A/C vent trim panels.
    
14. Install the instrument cluster.
    
15. Position the upper trim panel on top of the instrument panel, making sure the sensors are through the trim panel.
    
16. Install the upper trim panel retaining screws through the heater/air conditioning vent openings.
    
17. Gently push the heater/air conditioning vents into place.
    
18. Install the upper trim panel retaining screws through the defroster grille opening.
    
19. Install the Sunload and Headlamp Auto Control sensors to the defroster grille.
    
20. Gently push the defroster grille into place.
    
21. Enable the SIR system.
    
22. Connect the negative battery cable.
    

There are two filters.
You have the remove the glove box. Three screws on the bottom edge. Remove them, then open the glove box door. Three plastic covers along the top edge, remove with something that won't cut them up. Remove screws under them (two screws under the center one). Then, push the glove box hinges toward each other to disengage the clips in the dashboard. Then pull the glove box assembly down and out (when the box is part way out, disconnect the glove box light connector before you take it the rest of the way).
Once the glove box is out, remove the three screws (two on the right, one on the left) of the glove box reinforcement panel, then remove the panel (the bar looking thing next down from where you took the three screws out of the bottom of the glove box).
Release the snap at the bottom and remove the air conditioning filter lid.
Slide the upper and lower filter assemblies out of the evaporator housing.
Remove the old filters from the filter carriers, clean the carriers and inset the new filters.
Reverse procedure to install.
I know that this sound involved, but just take your time, and you can do it.
Hope this helps you.

I fixed this in a 2010 Rav4 by lowering the glovebox all the way and finding that the cover to the cabin air filter had fallen off and was jamming the hinge of the glove box. To lower the glove box, pull the glove box side walls inward until the lock tabs clear the sides of the opening and you can rotate it all the way down. Clear whatever is jamming the hinge and rotate the glove box back into position. Be sure the hinge is pushed all the way forward onto the corresponding pin before closing the glove box, otherwise there will be misalignment. There is also a plastic air piston on the right side of the glove box assembly that damps the movement of the glove box. Be sure the piston assembly is secured into the two corresponding locking pins (one on the glove box, the other on the glove box opening) before closing the glove box.

Filter is located behind the glove box. All you need is a screwdriver to replace.

1. Open the glove box and empty to take the weight off the box.

2. On the right side there is a plastic hinge like device held on by one Phillips head screw. If you have trouble removing with a Phillips screwdriver you can remove with a narrow flat head screwdriver. Remove the screw and slide hinge off the mount.

3. To drop the glove box press the sides slightly inwards while 'forcing' it open beyond it's normal stopping point. Careful as when it releases it will fall wide open and may even fall from its hinged area. Set it aside.

4. Behind the glove box there is probably some fiberous material inserted to prevent noise like squeaking when it rubs. It is sticky on one side to hold it in place. Just remove and place out of the way.

5. Behind the fiberous material there'll be a cover which kinda looks like a grille. Mine was white and it is in the center of the opening. Remove it by releasing the clips at the left or right. It comes right out.

6. When the cover comes off slide the filter out and replace it. The filter lays flat and just slides in and out easily. However, if it has been some time since you replaced be prepared for a lot of debris on top of the filter such as leaves, grass or other general type of debris that has been sucked into the filter. It also may be the source of any bad odors that you smell through the air conditioning system.

7. Reverse the process. Replace the cover and push the glove box lid back into place. When you replace the glove box be careful to make sure the hinge you initiallly removed the screw from is not left behind the glove box or you will have to remove again to get it out. Replace the screw and do not over tighten as it screws into plastic and then your done.

hello first thing to check is were the box mounts at the bottom of the door hinge assembly undo the screws you should be able to lift the door enough to release the lock inside goodluck