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the button ,for the latch is in glove box on left hand side
If the glove box will not stay shut, look at the lock mechanism, the hinge and the latch. If either of these is bent, broken or loose, replace it. These are the most common causes.
The 1979 Chevy Silverado glove box latch is held in place with two retaining screws. Remove the retaining screws and the glove box latch will come off.
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Not all 66 Mustangs had a locking glove box; some came with a standard glove box latch and others with the locking latch. C5ZZ-6506072-B : 65 Glove Box Latch Pony (66 All) C5ZZ-6506072-BL : 65 Glove Box Lock Pony (66 All) Source : http://www.aapd.net
In the glove box.
Remove the three Philips screws along the top and the two on the bottom corners and remove the entire glove box. You can then work on the latch from the back of the latch and easily open the glove compartment by gently prying off the corners of the glove box from the locking pins.
Open the glove box and you should see a single screw on the back of the latch. Simply unscrew this and the latch should come out.
Open the glove box, unscrew the three screws next to the lock, tap lightly and it will come out.
2000 Protege did not have a key-lock glove box. Pull the glove box release handle all the way open, then keep pulling it till it snaps off. Behind where the handle pivot point was is an opening to the inside of the latch mechanism. Stick a thin tool in the rectangular opening and push the latch bolt down to release the glove box. Once open, remove the 3 screws that attach the latch to the glove box, and head to your nearest junk-yard for a replacement latch.
All you have to do is, When the glove box is open just open it again when it's closed. hope this helps.
in the glove box