Hello
Dave here your wayward friend in East Nashville who recently bought a 74 standard Beetle.  I am trying to install a replacement speaker in the dash and went out to find that the release lever in glove box no longer has enough tension to open the darn thing.  So how in the heck can I open it, the car has A/C so there is all that under the front and I can't get a grasp on how to either access the latch or get my hands on the cable.  Thanks y'all and hope to take the gorgeous drive to your beautiful city very soon.  Yours in Volkswagan,

Dave

Dave Cathro
East Nashville
1974 Beetle (Red)
1974 914 (Bright Orange they called Phoenix Red)

If the handle is loose in the glovebox, I had one where i would just grab the whole darned thing, and pull, and it would let go.  Other that that, yeah, cut the handle, or if you are blessed with a rusty spare tire well, (and the spare is not in it), just go up from below, and slide the cable/release arm sideways. 

Listen to the Godfather, i just had to do this on my new ( classic ) beetle and it worked great.

Bugapaluza, every year in April... one of the biggest shows in the southeast, and best, just my opinion...

Cruise-ins, every month, monthly meetings, Oktoberfest celebrations, parades, etc etc etc.... Lots of stuff going on.  Just watch the "Upcoming Events section on the forum.

I am coming soon but not in the 914 beetle all the way