A tiny part with an alternative supplier - tunnel glove box hinge

[todd.the.submariner]

A very minor part, but when it's missing, there are few parts that feel minor.
In this case, the part in question is the Glove Box Hinge part 66
493600 - this is for the glove box in the center armrest. While reassembling the armrest area for heater core replacement, I overtorqued a screw and split the original hinge into pieces. Tried gluing it, to no avail.
This part is NLA from Eurospares, Scuderia, or anywhere except a breaker yard.
So I went to eBay. What I received from the eBay vendor, though, was not an original Maserati part, it was a standard industrial part that is absolutely identical. The part was stamped "Southco.com", and with a little sleuthing on their site, I found the exact part here:

Adjustable Torque Hinge, Sy mmetric, Medium Size, Acetal Copolymer, Natural, Black

Allow users the flexibility to define and adjust the operating effort required to move or position panels. E6 hinges provide infinite control over door positioning and accommodate variables in enclosure construction - without added hardware or installation costs. Aesthetic designs and concealed...

southco.com

Diagram of the part, with measurements, is below. So for those of you in the future who are doing a search for the tunnel glove box hinge, enjoy!

 

[Zep]

Brill - I am going to put this in the alternative parts thread.

 

[Scaf]

A very minor part, but when it's missing, there are few parts that feel minor.
In this case, the part in question is the Glove Box Hinge part 66
493600 - this is for the glove box in the center armrest. While reassembling the armrest area for heater core replacement, I overtorqued a screw and split the original hinge into pieces. Tried gluing it, to no avail.
This part is NLA from Eurospares, Scuderia, or anywhere except a breaker yard.
So I went to eBay. What I received from the eBay vendor, though, was not an original Maserati part, it was a standard industrial part that is absolutely identical. The part was stamped "Southco.com", and with a little sleuthing on their site, I found the exact part here:

Adjustable Torque Hinge, Sy mmetric, Medium Size, Acetal Copolymer, Natural, Black

Allow users the flexibility to define and adjust the operating effort required to move or position panels. E6 hinges provide infinite control over door positioning and accommodate variables in enclosure construction - without added hardware or installation costs. Aesthetic designs and concealed...

southco.com

Diagram of the part, with measurements, is below. So for those of you in the future who are doing a search for the tunnel glove box hinge, enjoy!

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Great work !

 

[DLax69]

Love it!!

 

[Broken]

You'll find that there are loads of interior parts that come from Southco -it's a big supplier of latches, hinges etc to the industry in general.

They're in cars from pretty much every western manufacturer (apart from possibly GM) and plenty of eastern ones too. Also boats

So this is quite probably a good place to pursue other similar parts

Good work in matching the parts - that's at least half the battle!