Hello everyone, this is my first post here, my name is Damian and I'm from Chile. I have a 1949 Chevy truck that's on it's way to get fully restored. Now.. when I was cleaning my glovebox door I noticed 2 tiny holes, at first I thought they were custom made or something, but then saw other gloveboxe's doors and saw them too. Now I'm wondering what were those 2 holes used for?. Besides that, I took off both hinges and they just move freely up and down, is that the correct way they should be? or are they missing something?
Welcome Damian! Very good question! At first, I thought that maybe the previous owner had drilled a couple of holes to mount something. Then I looked at mine and it has the same holes. So, now, I too am asking the same question. What are those 2 holes for? Post some more pics of your truck when you get a some time. We love pics! Ken
Glovebox Holes Just remember the phrase: "they lie to me, I lie to you." A self professed expert told me the holes were for ventilation, as without them, the moisture and then rust build up between the two sections is extreme. I asked him why two rather than one and that stopped him cold.
Then it's still some sort of mystery haha. What about the hinges? do they move freely up and down when you open the glovebox door? I added some more pictures of the truck!
Glovebox That looks *very* nice ! . On most of these trucks , the hinges drag a bit on the sides , you can carefully adjust them . Remember : during the time these trucks were made , every single one was sold before it was built ~ GM ran two shifts flat out and couldn't meet the demand so the quality control was abysmally low ~ this is why the door fit poorly and they rattle & leak badly ~ not because it's 50 years old . Point is : don't worry if it's not Concourse after much hard work , it's still better than GM made it so go drive and enjoy it .
