Apologies if this has been covered before - I searched the forum and didn't find anything addressing my specific issue.
I'm a newbie when it comes to Vespas, this 2009 GTS 300 being my first. I bought it used and have been going through it making sure everything is as it should be. I started by replacing the clock battery, and then one thing led to another....
In the process I removed the glove box cover, noted a few missing screws and one broken tab. Everything checked out and then put it back on. I installed the large screw between the latch and the tool compartment, popped the glove box door a bit to get it to close, and replaced the rest of the screws. Then I discovered what is apparently a common mistake for inexperienced (and perhaps impatient) Vespa wrenches. I didn't know about the rubber band so when in I installed the cover the glove box latch was in the wrong position and now it is jammed.
The first photo below is a close up of the problem, and the second is zoomed back out to show the perspective from which the first one is taken - looking down along the rear left side of the steering column. The numbers in the first photo are the part numbers in the fiche shown below.
The problem (as I am understanding it) is the lower end of the lever (#33 in the photo) that is operated by the key to open the latch is now between the latch (#21) and the backside of the cover (#1 in the fiche) rather than in front of the latch where it should be. With the lever between the latch and the cover the latch is not able to open fully (move rearward toward the cover) to release the glove box door. I have managed to get a hooked tool behind the glove box door and pull pretty hard but it doesn't open.
What other options should I be considering? My fallback idea is to drill a small hole in the glove box door where the big screw is so I can insert a screwdriver to remove the screw and take the entire cover off again.
I'm sure I'm not the first to have this particular problem, but none of the posts I found on the forum seemed to address this issue specifically. What am I missing?