what is this thing?
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what is this thing?
So I was messing around in the car, looking for the cabin air filter (I found it in the engine compartment) and I pulled out the lower dash cover on the passenger side and removed this thing. It was held in by two screws. It has a spring inside of it, and a tether that you can pull to compress the spring. But it wasn't hooked up to anything, so I have no idea what it is and what it does. Any ideas?
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Quick check remove the cover on the right side of the dash you should be able to see if the glove box damper is attached. The end of the damper has a string on it that attaches to the glove box lid. Common problem lid piece breaks causing the damper to be useless. DIY repair remove the under panel on the passenger side http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...ml#post7912114
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No. if anything it will make it easier to close. Its a spring loaded damper, so when the glove box door opens it puts tension on the spring (pulls on the spring). So when you close the glove box door, if anything, the spring will be "helping" you push it closed.
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When we first got our car, my wife opened the glove box door and "slam". She looked at me in shock waiting for me to rip her head off or something. Now it opens real nice!
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done this and it was indeed very simple. thanks! now does the same principle apply to the wood trim cover of the cup holder on the center console? I mean the cover itself and not the cup holder.
