- SHORE A
- ±5 pts against the specified hardness
- TENSILE
- Per compound datasheet, tested to ASTM D412
Pads, Stoppers & Caps · Made to order
Glove Box Stopper — Damped Interior Closure Bumper
A small moulded rubber stopper that takes the shock out of a closing lid and keeps it from rattling afterwards. It sets how the glove box sounds when it shuts, and it holds that feel for the life of the car — which is a compression-set problem, not a strength one. Compounded for low fogging and low odour, because it lives in the cabin.
- HARDNESS
- 50–60 Shore A typical, to your closing feel
- TEMPERATURE
- Cabin service — specified to your soak temperature
- COMPRESSION SET
- Tested to ASTM D395 Method B
- INTERIOR EMISSIONS
- Fogging and odour to your specification
- RETENTION
- Barbed push-in stem, adhesive foot or moulded-in
- MADE TO ORDER
- ISO 9001:2015
- 09111526A
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Visual Reference
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Cross section viewSection through the stopper and its mounting — on request under NDA
- Max width
- Head diameter — to your drawing
- Thickness
- Free height — to your drawing
- Interference
- Compression at the closed position
- Mounting hole
- Diameter and panel thickness for a push-in stem
- Retention
- Barbed stem, adhesive foot or moulded-in
- Visibility
- Seen or hidden when the lid is open
Section drawing available on request. Send the mounting hole size, the free height and how far the lid compresses the stopper at the closed position — or a sample stopper and the panel it fits — and we will return a dimensioned drawing.
Technical specifications
Engineering Data
- Product Family
- Pads, Stoppers & Caps
- Material
- EPDM standard; silicone where the cabin soak temperature is high
- Hardness (Shore A)
- 50–60 Shore A typical, set from the closing feel required
- Tensile Strength
- Per compound datasheet, ASTM D412
- Elongation at Break
- Per compound datasheet, ASTM D412
- Operating Temperature
- Cabin soak temperature, to your specification
- Compression Set
- Tested to ASTM D395 Method B
- Density
- Per compound datasheet
- Colour Options
- Black standard; matched to trim where the stopper is visible
- Lead Time
- Confirmed with the quotation, from approved drawing and approved sample
- Fogging
- To DIN 75201 or your OEM equivalent
- Odour
- To VDA 270 or your OEM equivalent
- Interference at closed position
- To your drawing
- Retention
- Barbed push-in stem, adhesive foot or moulded-in
- Mounting hole
- Diameter and panel thickness
- Visibility
- Seen or hidden when the lid is open
- Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015 — certificate 09111526A, valid to 21 February 2027
- Minimum Order
- 10,000 pieces per part number, per compound, or quoted against the part where geometry or tooling makes that unrealistic. Prototype and first-article lots sit outside the minimum.
Dimensional reference
- Max width
- Head diameter — to your drawing
- Thickness
- Free height — to your drawing
- Interference
- Compression at the closed position
- Mounting hole
- Diameter and panel thickness for a push-in stem
- Retention
- Barbed stem, adhesive foot or moulded-in
- Visibility
- Seen or hidden when the lid is open
Available materials
Rubber Compound Options
Select the compound best suited to your operating environment and application requirements.
| Rank | Compound | Cabin service | Why, for an interior closure stop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended | EPDM | Good | Low compression set, stable at cabin soak temperature, and it can be compounded for low fogging and odour |
| Recommended | Silicone | Excellent | The best compression set of the eight at temperature, and physiologically inert. Post-curing drives off residual volatiles, which is what makes it pass fogging. Higher cost, and it tears more easily |
| Suitable | Neoprene | Acceptable | Reasonable set and damping. Compound and cure system decide whether it meets the fogging and odour limits |
| Suitable | Natural rubber | Acceptable | Excellent damping and resilience, which suits a closure stop. Ozone resistance is irrelevant inside the cabin |
| Available | SBR | Check | Low cost, and the fogging and odour result depends entirely on the compound |
| Not recommended | NBR | Check | An oil-seal compound with no advantage in a dry cabin, and the one most likely to carry an odour a panel will mark down |
| Not recommended | FKM · AEM | — | Expensive sealing compounds. Nothing they offer is useful in a closure stop |
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CABIN SPEC
Low fogging & odour
DIN 75201 · VDA 270
Key advantages
Why Specifiers Choose Margo
It has to still be quiet at year five
A stopper that flattens loses its interference and the lid starts to rattle. Compression set is the property this part is really bought on, and we test it in-house to ASTM D395 Method B rather than quoting it from a supplier datasheet.
It must not fog your windscreen
Interior rubber releases volatiles when a parked car heats up, and they condense as a haze on the glass. Fogging is a compounding decision, not a polymer one — send your limit to DIN 75201 or your own method and we compound to it.
And it must not smell
Cabin odour is assessed by a trained panel under heat and humidity, to VDA 270 or your OEM method. Both odour and fogging are normally part of the PPAP submission for an interior part, and we build them into the compound rather than discovering them at approval.
A thud, not a clack
Hardness and interference decide how the lid sounds when it shuts. Too hard and the dashboard sounds hollow; too soft and the lid sits proud. Tell us the feel you want and we will set both.
Industries served
Global Applications
Automotive interiors
glove box and console lids, armrests, cup-holder and ashtray covers, boot trim
Commercial vehicles
bus, truck and tractor cab lockers and lids, where the same emissions limits apply
Rail and public transport
enclosed cabins, luggage bins and cabinet doors in occupied spaces
Electrical and enclosures
equipment doors and lids that must close quietly
Manufacturing process
From Compound to Certification
Material compounding
Polymer blending, additive integration and batch QC in our in-house lab. On an interior part the plasticiser and processing-aid package is selected for low fogging and low odour, not only for the physical properties.
Mould Design & CNC
Mould design and CNC tool manufacture, in-house, held as a controlled record. Free height and the retaining barb are cut together, since one sets the shut feel and the other keeps the stopper in the panel.
Compression Moulding
Compression moulding.
Post-Cure & Trimming
Post-cure and deflashing. Post-curing drives off residual volatiles, which is what keeps an interior part inside its fogging and odour limits.
Quality inspection
Dimensional check, hardness, and compression set on batch samples. Fogging and odour are tested against the customer specification at approval.
Export packaging
Industrial packing with documentation. Stoppers are bagged loose and uncompressed, since a part stored squashed arrives with the set already in it. ISPM-15 treated pallets where timber packaging is used.
Quality assurance
Certified to International Standards
Every product leaves our facility with a documentation package — material test reports, dimensional inspection sheets and a certificate of conformance — giving traceability from raw material to finished part.
ISO 9001:2015 · Certificate 09111526A
Integral Certification Ltd · Valid to 21 February 2027
Scope: rubber moulded components — quality management, not a product approval
IATF 16949 — upgrade in progress, certification targeted by end 2026
ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 — targeted 2027
Interior emissions testing — fogging to DIN 75201 and odour to VDA 270, or your OEM equivalent — is carried out at an accredited laboratory and reported with the approval submission.
Certification detailProduction metrics
- Since 2005
- In operation
- 60+
- Active clients
- 3–4 weeks from approved sample
- Avg. lead time
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Technical Documentation
Interior compound data and dimensioned drawings are issued on request, under NDA where required. Send your fogging and odour limits, the mounting hole size and the closing feel you want, and we will return a drawing and a compound proposal.
Request interior compound dataFAQ
Technical & Commercial Questions
Answers to the most common questions from engineering teams and procurement managers worldwide.
What is the minimum order quantity for this part?
We supply in bulk. The minimum run is 10,000 pieces per part number, per compound, or quoted against the part where geometry or tooling makes that unrealistic. Prototype and first-article lots sit outside the minimum.
Can you match a competitor specification or reverse-engineer an existing part?
Yes — and send an unused one if you can. A stopper taken out of a car has taken a set and measures shorter than it was moulded, so copying it reproduces a part that already rattles. We work back from the mounting hole and how far the lid closes onto it.
What file formats do you accept for drawings?
PDF, DWG, DXF and STEP. Mark the mounting hole, the free height and the closed position — and send your fogging and odour limits with them. Those limits change the compound, so they are worth stating before the geometry.
Do you provide material test reports with each shipment?
Yes. Material test reports, dimensional inspection sheets and a certificate of conformance ship with every consignment. Hardness, tensile to ASTM D412 and compression set to ASTM D395 Method B are tested in-house. Fogging to DIN 75201 and odour to VDA 270 are reported at approval, against your specification.
What are your payment and delivery terms for international orders?
TT and LC accepted, discussed per order. Ex-works Nashik or FOB Nhava Sheva. Commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin are issued with every consignment. Stoppers ship bagged loose and uncompressed.
Same compound
Other parts we mould in the same compounds
- Rear Windscreen Glazing Rubber — SUV Platform · EPDM, Neoprene
- Cylinder Head Cover Insulator — Engine Noise Damping · Silicone, Neoprene
- C-Pillar Garnish Seal — EPDM Hard Foam · EPDM, Neoprene
- Air Extractor Flap — One-Way Cabin Pressure Relief · EPDM, Silicone, Neoprene
- EPDM Gaskets — Weather, Steam and Water Service · EPDM
- Radiator Shroud Flaps — Sealing Out Cooling Air Bypass · EPDM, Silicone, Neoprene
Need this part quoted?
Send your drawing or an unused sample, with the mounting hole size and the closing feel you want. Include your fogging and odour limits — they decide the compound. We confirm hardness, interference and material, then quote against your annual quantity. We respond within 48 hours.