Some Glovebox questions

[Vankar]

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?

 

[MT AZ]

Some of the original glove box lamps used a flat "striker" plate where those 2 holes are.

 

[Kens 50 PU]

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

 

[ccharr]

Nankar,
Welcome to the board, enjoy your ride.

 

[samsimone52]

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.

 

[Vankar]

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!

 

[vwnate1]

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 .