finaly got glovebox open brut force and ignorance got it open volvos are very well built it might of been easier to open a safe then get into a volvo glovebox with a broken lock

yes tryed both ways the only thing i can say about it is its the most secure glove box lock ive ever come across think i may have to visit my local volvo dealer and see if thay can get it open thanks for the advice anyway i think the lock may have jammed when the handle broke off

thanks for the advice undone hinges but still cant get glove box open as cant release lock dont even know if lock in locked or unlocked position as dont know which way to turn lock to unlock

hello im new on here and have just bought a 1996 1.8 440 le and have a bit of a problem opening the glove box the little handle on the to has broken off and i have tryed unscrewing the hinges to get in from the bottom but with no success not sure if lock on glove box is locked or not as not sure if ...