Glovebox Lock Cylinder Replacement

[sparkyblue]

Does anyone have a guide or insight on how to replace the lock cylinder for our gloveboxes?

I did a complete Beige -> Black Interior swap on my 135i and I am unable to use the glovebox lock as it is from the donor car.

I looked at E9X guides, and according to E9X chassis, there is a screw in the glovebox (behind the handle) where you can unscrew + easily replace the lock cylinder.

However, on the E82 it is just the felt covering.

I half disassembled the glovebox, which felt like I was breaking the plastic seams between the exterior trim & the interior. So I stopped there.

Any insight as to how to replace the lock cylinder?

[Lester]

Can you lift up the felt covering? There must be screws holding the outside and inside pieces together.

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by sparkyblue

Does anyone have a guide or insight on how to replace the lock cylinder for our gloveboxes?

I did a complete Beige -> Black Interior swap on my 135i and I am unable to use the glovebox lock as it is from the donor car.

I looked at E9X guides, and according to E9X chassis, there is a screw in the glovebox (behind the handle) where you can unscrew + easily replace the lock cylinder.

However, on the E82 it is just the felt covering.

I half disassembled the glovebox, which felt like I was breaking the plastic seams between the exterior trim & the interior. So I stopped there.

Any insight as to how to replace the lock cylinder?

New Tis is super helpful for these types of things: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...nsoles/PLt2nTz