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Originally Posted by aragorn65
Actually the hinge is already broken. I'm just thinking of a way to fix it. When you pull the hinge down it seems as if the damper is too tight you need a lot of force to pull it down. Probably a tech in the garage forced it down too hard htat's why the hinge cracked. I hope I don't need to buy the whole glove box which the audi dealer is suggesting ti fix this..
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I'm having the same problem...Left hand drive...right hinge broken...I've fixed it by drilling two holes on either side of the hinge, gluing the hinge back on with superglue, then inserting zipties through the holes around the broken part to give it more support. This may or may not work for you depending on how your door broke. In other words, I had enough material on the hinge side to glue and then wrap the ties around but if it broke with no "wings" on the hinge side you may not be able to do what I have done. Anyway, since the ties are under the dash you can't really see the them (they are ugly) but it's better than paying the amount of cash for a whole new deal...from the dealer very expensive in my area.
I've tried to upload some pics...new to the deal here so don't know if it worked...moving on...
My real problem is that I've fixed this three or four times now and the damper is my main problem...it's so stiff that it breaks the glue and zipties after a short time...I've tried putting lube in the tube...even drilling holes in the end for more airflow I've also tried cutting a lot of the rubber off the seal of the damper on the inside of the tube...none works...temp solution is to leave the rubber boot off the damper and reassemble. Then have to be careful not to drop the door and break my glue and ties again...passengers won't be so careful...dealer says Audi has a new damper but costs $60 and I'm not sure they have solved the problem...may end up going that route
looking for a solution...anyone?