Design by PashinGarage · Original design · CC-BY-SA-4.0 · Source details. Indexed via 3DCarParts. Source text and images remain credited to their creators; no modified design files supplied.
Designer source image. It may show an installed part, prototype or render; it is not an Orphaned Parts production sample.
Glovebox Handle
Glovebox Handle design listed for 1999–2003 Volkswagen New Beetle. Listed category: interior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- New Beetle
- Year range
- 1999–2003
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
This was designed to not require the glovebox door to be pulled apart to repair.
There are two options provided:
One option allows you to use your own cover for the face of the handle and glue or screw it on - as shown in the picture, I used a piece of brushed aluminium.
The second option is to print the cover piece included in this set.
Recommended to print all in ABS
To install, first position the handle body in place on the glovebox door, with the large tongue of the piece inserted into the opening of glovebox door mechanism. Place a pivot block through the opening on the face of the handle body and align the grooves of the of the pivot block with the guides of the handle body. Once aligned, slide the pivot block across (outwards), ensuring also that the hole in the pivot block slides over the metal pivot pin on the glovebox door. Repeat the process for the other pivot block. With both pivot blocks in place, the whole assembly should be able to move and operate the glovebox mechanism as normal. To stop the pivot blocks from falling out, push the locking piece (or the printed full cover piece) into the same gap in the middle facehandle body, which was used to initially insert the pivot blocks. The glovebox handle is now secure and fully operable.
You may screw or glue fix your own face plate to the main handle body, if you wish.
Also, I recommend test fitting and clearancing all the pieces before final installation on the glovebox door, as it may be extremely difficult to remove a partially fitting piece once in place.
Go here for other new Beetle glovebox repair pieces:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6107864
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- fbd74cb6-f16c-45be-b620-bc650a599471
- Part Name
- Glovebox Handle
- Slug
- glovebox-handle
- Category
- interior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- Volkswagen
- Model
- New Beetle
- Year
- 1999
- Year End
- 2003
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-10T17:35:19.654189+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6440571
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/PashinGarage
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/fbd74cb6-f16c-45be-b620-bc650a599471/images/glovebox-handle-1_1778434520739_aw1ect.jpg
- Author
- PashinGarage
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 0
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/1999-2003/Volkswagen/New%20Beetle/glovebox-handle
Source price fields and sale flags are metadata, not our selling prices. Their currency was not specified in the catalog. File counts do not mean files were downloaded or tested. No manufacturer savings or discontinued status is inferred.