Installation Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Buick Regal and 2002 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the instrument panel compartment latch fork bolt in the up position.
- Grasp the instrument panel compartment lock cylinder. Depress the rear-most, light-colored tumbler that is flush with the instrument panel compartment lock cylinder surface.
- Insert the key.
All the tumblers will now stay depressed.
- Insert the instrument panel compartment lock cylinder, with the key inserted, into the instrument panel compartment latch housing. Ensure that the front projection pin is at the appropriate 8 o'clock position.
- The instrument panel compartment lock cylinder will drop into place.
- Rotate the key counterclockwise until the key stops.
- Remove the key, the tumblers will now release.
The instrument panel compartment lock cylinder is now locked into the instrument panel compartment latch housing.
- Install the instrument panel compartment latch. Refer to Latch Replacement - I/P Compartment .