Testing a new part out for my convertible early A

Yea but how do you install them if they don't collapse ?


easy. the originals slide in and have a lip that sits flat against the metal.
you can see it (the lip) in this photo then after you screw it in you have even more support than the fold-able glove boxes since the little lip is supported by the metal and not just by the screws.. I'll see if I can take a picture of my dash (since it's out of the car to install factory air (excuse the DUst I've been busy making it:D)and I have to recolor the dash pad since the top is a different color than I thought it would be.. buckskin ish color instead of the tan I wanted.%^&**$%&^

and you can see the reason it's got to be a female mold (with the male plug as a shape finisher) due to the Deep draw of the plastic. the plastic wants to stretch too much with a male mold and makes webbing at 3 of the 4 corners. I did the male mold and discovered that it wouldn't work for that reason.

lip on the edges
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better view of the deep draw(height) versus the width and length.
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first attempt for the glovebox mold making. didn't work very well. and made me realise that it had to be a female draw down mold instead of a male. now to learn how to do one of them:D
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