My glove box has been a pain to open regardless of how much I tinkered with it. A company called Project Therapy popped up in my Instagram feed and I quickly filled my cart with geegaws and then I took them all out and just got this glove box pull. It is a nice little part that solves a real problem. Get yourself one here: https://project-therapy.com
it installed in maybe 30 seconds. Get yourself one.