Looking for Part 55558 47010 glove compartment door reinforcement

I've only heard about this so the piece you're cutting out that's marked with red that's plastic or is there metal behind it that you've got to cut out? So if that's the case then the piece that the dealers going to supply you or whatever is going to be a piece of metal more than likely that goes from the two screw holes that are right beside the little lines that look like that's what you're going to cut there are two cars where I've been going I'll look and see if this has been dealt with in that piece is there but I kind of doubt it usually they went to the junkyard before this went on are you saying you can't get this piece from the dealer anymore what about amyama.com? I have not personally looked I don't own a generation one.

 

Here it is: 55558-47010 Genuine Toyota Reinforcement, Glove Compartment Door.
Better snap it up while it still shows.

 

Check amiyama.com see if it's closeout

 

No go. BTW, it's amayama, not amiyana.
Buy Genuine Toyota 5555847010 (55558-47010) Reinforcement, Glove Compartment Door for Toyota Prius. Photos - Amayama

 

I thot twas amiyama my bad

 

I was under the impression that it was not a three-dimensional part like shown in the drawing on the Toyota part site I thought it was more like a cover that covers the slot where your video card goes on your computer although a little longer and a little wider and sheet metal just to go between the two points you're cutting out and that's it but I guess I'm wrong I don't know it would seem to me you would just want a metal strip to go between those two gold screws that I don't think you cut out and cut out like right at the slots in the plastic like we're the seam is I thought but I don't know the repair so I'm just guessing.

 

Wow, you're in luck! Mmm, maybe I should buy one just in case I ever need to service the blower fan/motor....

I had a thought along these lines: if you cut the plastic piece out carefully, you might be able to reuse it provided that you could fashion new brackets at each end (out of metal) and tie into the existing holes as shown in the photo. Of course, you won't have to try this now that the genuine article is coming.

I'm looking forward to seeing a photo or two of the new bracket when it arrives, as promised. I'd like to see how Toyota does it. Thanks in advance!

 

I'll check my parts cars. I've never noticed one way or the other. I had read about this part when I was considering pulling an AC out of one car. Just the way it re-attaches with two little screws at each end suggests that it doesn't provide much strength or stability to anything. I forget whether it also has a trim edge exposed, or something, to make it necessary.

 

Except, Ron, it looks to me like the hinges for the glove comp. door attach to that cross piece (see photo in first post in this thread).

 

Looks like the screw that holds each hinge is the same one that will hold that cross piece. The piece itself is just filler. But yeah, now that I look at that pic, it would be noticeable, if missing, with the glove box open. I'd live with it or fab something that would look OK for the rare times anyone sees it.

 

That does look stout. I guess it's not just cosmetic. So, that one was used? Good find. I'll keep my eyes out for that part going forward - it'll be needed someday.

 

Well, if the part goes in.... then it must be able to come out for your repair. Have a look at the full assembly drawings around the glove compartment (the Toyota dealer in your neighbourhood may be able to show you). I'm guessing that the whole cover around the glove box comes out (which covers the reinforcing piece plus all the stuff behind it). But given the 'seamless' appearance of the Gen 1 dashboard, it may be one of those parts that gets snapped in place at manufacture time with the expectation that it will NEVER have to be removed again.

At any rate, good luck with your repair procedure! Keep us posted.

 

Right: at the factory, they put the HVAC box and blower in, then they put the dash on. With the expectation that if you EVER have to remove the blower, you can either:

• take the whole dash off again, or
• make the two indicated cuts in the plastic dash, remove the blower through the gap, then buy this repair part to close the gap when you're done.

Later generations don't even cater to you that much ... they just let you pull of the whole dash if need be.