Well after my last simple effort to unlock the Pajero glovebox I was faced with a further challenge 24 hours later and the feeler gauge presented in my last quick solution simply would not work this time.
I pondered about drilling the large hole to expose the locking mechanism but first thought I would try using a very small drill bit the width of your standard coat hangar wire, I then stripped a plastic coated hangar enough to poke the wire in and gently depress the locking button enough to open the glovebox whilst still locked. It did require some patience but the result is we have a glovebox that has minimal invasive action.
I managed to solve the problem with the lock by removing it and placing the key in and turning it until it opened and closed with out a problem.
It is difficult to be both the presenter and the film crew in one so apologies but some of the production just simply could not all be filmed in pure detail but I have captured as much as I can in the hope it helps someone out there that still has an old Pajero or Montero 2000 series.
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