Glove Box Issue per Toyota Quebec Rep

[bass462]

Hello!
First time posting here. Went in to give a deposit last week for a TRD OR hybrid at my local dealership in Montreal Quebec and as luck would have it the Toyota Quebec rep was there giving the sales team a demo on the 4th Gen. They invited me to hang around so I did.

One thing that stood out, given the recent postings of many online, the rep said the glove box being 'loose' or bouncy or whatever is 'intentional' as some kind of impact absorption mechanism if you slam your knee while going over some bumpy stuff. Found it interesting that he made that point without anyone asking. So is it truly intentional or is this a talking point for people like me who measure gaps and touch everything seeing as the word it is out on questionable quality. Anyways, thanks for having me, I'll post more content about what's going on my neck of the woods.

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[Camario]

Which dealer did you order from? I placed a reservation for a TRD OR manual in January at Boucherville Toyota.

 

[Delirious]

Well that idea might've looked good in their feeble little minds but I think it's totally idiotic to leave a little bit of bouncy in the damned glove box door to protect the knees! What a crock of crap!
Passenger: The damn glove box is rattling and driving me crazy.
Driver: shut the heck up. It's to protect your knees Symphony
Maybe I'm the one with a feeble little mind

 

[MarineVet6113]

There is no doubt that is for sure intentional. Mine is spring loaded in the down position and doesn’t rattle or move around at all. It’s a bit odd or different for sure and likely unnecessary but overall doesn’t bother me at all.

 

[Tacoflvrd]

Mine has never made a noise while driving.

 

[TalkingTaco444]

Well that idea might've looked good in their feeble little minds but I think it's totally idiotic to leave a little bit of bouncy in the damned glove box door to protect the knees! What a crock of crap!
Passenger: The damn glove box is rattling and driving me crazy.
Driver: shut the heck up. It's to protect your knees Symphony
Maybe I'm the one with a feeble little mind

Except it doesn’t rattle so

 

[Sner]

Well that idea might've looked good in their feeble little minds but I think it's totally idiotic to leave a little bit of bouncy in the damned glove box door to protect the knees! What a crock of crap!
Passenger: The damn glove box is rattling and driving me crazy.
Driver: shut the heck up. It's to protect your knees Symphony
Maybe I'm the one with a feeble little mind

Makes perfect sense to me. Of all the complaints about the glove box being ”loose” I’ve not read one complaint about a rattle - not one. My OR’s glove box is as everyone elses glove box lid. It doesn’t rattle! Why is everyone making such a stink about the glove box lid if it doesn’t rattle. I’ve even seen some goof on YouTube made a video of how to use cabinet door bumpers to fill the loose gap. Why bother ?!?!? Does it rattle? - NO. Then who cares it must be engineered that way. No fix needed for a problem that’s not there. It looks right, gaps are right, doesn’t rattle. All is well in taco land!

 

[Delirious]

Yep I totally agree with you. If it doesn't rattle, why bother?

Except it doesn’t rattle so

mine does but I kind of tweaked the door a little bit and it seems to be OK now

 

[bass462]

Which dealer did you order from? I placed a reservation for a TRD OR manual in January at Boucherville Toyota.

Which dealer did you order from? I placed a reservation for a TRD OR manual in January at Boucherville Toyota.

Alix Toyota in Montreal, good luck! I was told hybrids may stretch into 2025

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