What is the name of the driver that can remove the slotted washer nuts from the bottom of the inside glovebox door panel?

I was able to use a flathead driver to knock them off while replacing the back panel of the glovebox door. I need to now take it a part again and reglue the wood trim. Having this tool handy would be, well, handy.

TIA. Tried searching but nothing. Most of the glovebox back panel's I see have been chipped and broken around the bottom screws, so removing these nuts isn't as important...

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

There is (of course) a special tool for this. You can take a screwdriver with a large blade and cut a slot in it to create such a tool. I got a set of security bits for Harbor Freight and it had such things but none of them were wide enough for the glovebox door. I typically use a set of needle-nose pliers as a substitute.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

I thought of cutting a screwdriver...but I don't have the tools for that either. I plan on browsing the tool aisles, just wanted to know if there as a name so I could ask for something specifically.

Thanks.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Yeah, needle nose pliers in the slots and another pair of pliers to turn it.

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83 SD

84 CD

A clean pair of small long nose pliers works well especially those with very pointed tips.

Forceps also work, just find a way to get the "gap" correct and set it there as you turn.

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Google "security bit" and you will get a million choices, one of which will have the name you want. Just don't plan on finding it in the tool aisles, only specialists have such things. You need a fairly large size, too, my Harbor Freight set goes up to size 10 only, which isn't half big enough.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions. Think I have enough ideas to get this done easy now. Thanks!

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

For any specialty fastener, screw or driver try Fastenal. They are nearly everywhere (2,300 stores) and online.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Any old screwdriver with a blade about 3/8" wide with a 1/8" notch cut in it will work.

A cheapie should cost you about about $2 and 2 minutes with a grinder to cut the notch. If you can even find a special tool to fit, it will probably cost $10-$20. Not even close to worth it IMO...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

I actually found one in a sale parts bin at Pep Boys. Was about $2. It looked and handled like a screwdriver but the business end was made to fit the special screwhead. Lucky find and I have found exactly no use for it yet - but I have it when I need it. Original price was about $10.

If you need an all-purpose one for the future the actual correct tool is called a "spanner wrench". They're tough to find, though. I think I had to go to Edmund's Scientific for one in the past.

The only tools I've regretted purchasing were cheap tools...

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Yeah, and the only tools I ever regretted cutting/grinding on were expensive tools...

Buying an expensive screwdriver to grind a notch in the blade would be even more stupid than buying the expensive tool to start with.

I mean c'mon, how many times are you going to use it? There are exactly TWO fasteners on the whole car it fits, and why would anyone have to take the glovebox door off more than half a dozen times in the lifetime of the vehicle? Let's get real...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

Some tools you buy cheap, others you pay good money for.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Absolutely! Ratchets, sockets, pliers, etc. - tools with moving parts that get used 1000 times, I'm happy to spend good money for quality.

Screwdrivers, punches, hammers, blunt instruments - not so much...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown