Home Made Glove Box Doors - Pattern

[divot61]

very nice job dg

[Bfowler]

Oh My Gosh !!! these r awesome...how did u make ur pattern..ur's look better than most store bought..I am wanting a set out of diamond plate..I'm a girl..how would i cut it & smooth the edges ??? & where did u get the hindges & locking knobs ?? thanks so much

[Bfowler]

Originally Posted by dgrebe

Here are my custom made glove boxes.
locking knobs $30
Piano hinge $7
Can of texture black paint $4
Rivet gun $19
Cut, bend and filed to fit $0
Great looking glove boxes.. Priceless

Oh My GOSH !!! These r awesome...they look better than store bought...I'm wanting some made out of diamond plate..I already have the diamond..I'm a girl..so please help me out here..how would I cut the plate and smooth the edges ?? where did u get the hinges & locking knobs ?? & can u get them in stainless ??/

[dgrebe]

Thank you for the comment of the looks.
After a year’s worth of riding, they still look like new.
Neither side is identical to each other so you will have to file to fit each side.
First I started with a piece of cardboard and cut it as close as I could to the inside shape.
Then I used that as a template to cut the metal.
Then attached the hinges to the plates, Not the cart.
The openings are not flat, so I used a piece of wood and a rubber mallet to roll over the ends. This did take some time going back and forth to finally get the correct bend.
Then I had to file a bit more to get a perfect fit.
Once they fit in the opening, I than attached the doors to the inside of the glove box.

The pull knob was a bit tricky to figure out how far down to drill the hole and not hit the back of the glove box.

Parts from McMaster.com
1219A82
Push-Knob Pull-to-Open Latch Key Locking, Keyed Alike, 59/64" Max Latch Distance

1569A157
Steel Piano Hinge with Holes Black Fnsh, .060" Thk, 1-1/2" Open Width, 48" L