# Glove compartment on 2009 Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/glove-compartment-on-2009-pontiac-vibe-toyota-matrix/144165>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 11, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glove-compartment-on-2009-pontiac-vibe-toyota-matrix/144165 "2019-07-11T18:52:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glove-compartment-on-2009-pontiac-vibe-toyota-matrix/144165/1 "2019-07-11T18:52:33Z")

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In a rush, I removed the entire glove compartment when I last changed the cabin air filter. The hydraulic-looking thing with 2 holes on the side was removed as well. I now see how to remove the glove compartment without ripping the whole assembly down. How do I reattach the hydraulic piece to the firewall? The only reference in the Vibe manual is that it has a glove compartment. I just looked up there, with a flashlight, and I see nothing that seems to be removed, or an area to re-attach the hydraulic piece. Yes, I could also be looking for the wrong thing.

Thanks, in advance, for any clues…

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glove-compartment-on-2009-pontiac-vibe-toyota-matrix/144165/2 "2019-07-11T19:53:57Z")

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Describing things like this in text is a bear. YouTube is your friend.

Hope that gives you a few hints.

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**Author:** ![seebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@seebear](https://community.cartalk.com/u/seebear)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/glove-compartment-on-2009-pontiac-vibe-toyota-matrix/144165/3 "2019-07-11T20:03:45Z")

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As always, thank you so much for this; if it were a snake, it would have enjoyed biting me. I fixed it, I had no idea that another tab was at the bottom, and on the side. Reattached now, but I wonder why I left this undone for several months. I just did a Web search, and found the bottom tap for the hydraulic assembly part.

Cheers,

-S