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Old 04-27-2016, 05:38 PM   #3
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Yes, I do. Is it stuck only on one side? Especially if so, take a close look at the steel reinforcing bar that is along the top edge of the opening. It's glued in there when new (with something like hot glue, it seems). The hot glue doesn't stick to the metal reliably, especially if the storage compartment isn't handled gently when it's removed, and the metal bar can come disconnected from the glue in the corner and come dislodged, and stick downwards a bit. This interferes with the sliding door.

The fix is to reinstall and reglue it into the original position. It's also possible that if badly enough "tweaked", it may need to be straightened/bent back into shape. I fixed mine a few months back (maybe about a year ago) and I'm pretty sure I used epoxy to reglue it. I'm pretty sure I completely removed the steel bar, and scraping out all of the old glue was a chore. (It was also necessary or the steel bar wouldn't go back into the place where it needed to be.) If this is your problem with the door closing, it's best to remove the storage compartment from the car and work on it out on your work bench.

I suppose another option if you want a "quick and dirty" fix could be to just remove the steel bar and not reinstall it. But, the steel bar does add reinforcing along the upper edge of the storage compartment opening. Be especially careful/gentle removing and handling the storage compartment without the bar (or even with the steel bar, if you want it to stay glued into place.)

I did this job on mine, it was a hassle, but nice to have it fixed and be able to close both doors. I expect the epoxy repair I did will also be stronger/better then the original "hot glue".

Hope this helps, and best of luck!
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