Masterbikers MINI One - goto page 2 for my S!

[MiniMpi]

Looking great Michael !!!

[Masterbiker]

Things have been quite busy over my weekend (sunday to tuesday).

My glove box became stuck after the car valet day, it just wouldn't open at all. Once I had managed to get it to open, I found that the hook had snapped at it's base. I wasn't worried, how hard could it be to get one of these hooks and replace it?... I got Ger to order what I thought was the part, but that turns out it is just the catch and not the hook part.

BMW, make the glove box door by sonic plastic welding the fascia plastic and inside panel of the door, with the lock in the middle. You can't replace the hook, you have to buy a full new glove box...

Sod that.

I made a silicone mould of the broken hook part and cast a new hook using some liquid plastic mixed with fibre glass and my fix snapped too Queue a second attempt, but I think I used the wrong ratio of the 2 part liquid plastic and it was too soft (that was the one I showed you Ger)

My 3rd attempt, I used a slower cure and more glass fibre and it seems *knock wood* to be good. So I have put the glove box door back together with some epoxy glue. Fingers crossed it stays fixed

Broken hook and the mould:


Installed:



It does look very rough, but it seems to be working and no one will see the catch unless I leave the glove box open

So if anyone breaks their glove box hook (and the gloves box is a locking one), I can make you a new one

[Masterbiker]

Thanks for that Adien and Ger!

[Masterbiker]

The car finally feels like it is mine now:

[MiniMpi]

Oh cool

Glad you finally got it fitted Michael

[Masterbiker]

I managed to do it myself too! :P

[AdyP]

Great job Michael! You'll be making knock-off GP front bumpers soon I reckon

[Masterbiker]

Great job Michael! You'll be making knock-off GP front bumpers soon I reckon

I had actually been looking into if it would be possible to make a copy of the bonnet out of carbon fibre, but I think that is a bit out of my skill range

[AdyP]

Maybe cheaper to just buy one unless you are going commercial

Otherwise I have images of dodgy 80s kit-cars running around in my head!

[Sarysia]

I managed to do it myself too! :P

well i did give you a quick hand..

[Masterbiker]

well i did give you a quick hand..

You aren't meant to tell people that!

[irlmin]

[Masterbiker]

I got around to take a pic of my shiny knob!

[Masterbiker]

Oh and thanks ferg!

[MiniMpi]

Looking great Michael !

Glad it made its way to another nice S