Review on 🧤 Glove Box Latch Dorman 74364 for Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC Models by Isaac Islam

The latch looks like a direct replacement for the factory GM crap. I emailed Dorman Motor Products 2 weeks before ordering this lock for possible instructions, correct? link to the video. I haven't received anything from them yet. I ordered a replacement part because I figured there would definitely be instructions in the replacement part box (LMFAO). I'm on my own again. Eventually I called Dorman and the tech said I was an idiot because I couldn't read minds. It's not that I can't/can't figure it out, but? when the tech tells me to just "knock out" the plastic rivets and "crack" the assembly? I knew I was dealing with an elite pencil pusher who had never installed this latch, let alone ever held an actual latch in their hands. I hate being a product crash test dummy but? At the moment there is no other choice. *UPDATE September 13, 2020 - After waiting ages for an answer or instructions from Dorman, I've made it my mission to simply fix the latch. There are (three) 7mm screws and (two) rivets on the underside of the glove box door that will need to be drilled out (using a 3/16 inch drill bit) to allow you to remove the glove box door assembly. (seven) rivets inside that need to be drilled out to allow you to separate the real plastic door from the inner plastic bracket. Again a drill (3/16″) and a drill (1/4″) were used to make the final cuts on the heads of the rivets to separate them. The original rivet holes are larger. NOTE - when drilling all the rivets, the internals will fall into the plastic glove box door. If you don't care about the nine rivets that jump around in the door and make noise when you open the door or walk down the street? skip this next step, but? Do you hate rattles and mysterious noises like me? I drilled (two) 1/4" holes 1" apart in the bottom of the glove box door and used my dremel tool to extend the two holes into one. This allowed me to remove ALL the rivet pieces and a good vacuum will speed up this step. Once the two pieces are separated you will see the (four) screws holding the original latch in place. Delete and save them as you will use them again. After playing around with the latch and trying to remove it from the operating rod (lever), I came to the conclusion that the locking mechanism itself (in my case) would also need to be removed. Drill out (two) more rivets that will hold the locking mechanism in place. A NOTICE. This repair kit comes with spare (seven) screws to connect the glove box door and inner panel. Dorman has to turn on (two) more for a total of (nine) to hold the locking mechanism in place. Now that you have the deadbolt and lock assembly, you can remove the old deadbolt and install the new one. A NOTICE. However, does the Dorman latch have a hole for the operating rod? Mine had a plastic plug over the hole which would have made it impossible to connect the two pieces. Clean the hole with a drill no larger than the drive rod! Insert the latch mechanism and actuator shaft into the latch hole, use the spare (four) screws to attach the new latch to the glove box door. A NOTICE. The latch mechanism is aluminum, the two holes that go through the latch mechanism need to be enlarged slightly to allow the self tapping screws to pass freely through the aluminum but still dig into the plastic glove box door. DO NOT COVER ANY HOLES IN THE PLASTIC GLOVE BOX DOOR. Just in the aluminum latch mechanism itself. I used a Dremel tool and the smallest deburring tool I had to remove to remove enough material for the self-tapping screws to come through cleanly. After installing the new latch and reattaching the latch mechanism, I applied a small amount of white grease to the latch mechanism that slides/locks/unlatches the glove box door. I used the remaining (five) sheet metal screws around the outer perimeter of the glove box door and will get (two) more #12 sheet metal screws to complete the repair. I also put a drop of E-6000 glue on each of the original rivet holes to hold the two pieces of plastic that make up the glove box door, just as an extra gauge. How easy, as they say, this repair? Just take your time and think ahead. The repair will come out better than the factory!