No it's not modern art, but what I found in my door panel pocket today.

I assume that is the glove box bar that engages the locking mechanism. But my question, what are those two brackets with little bits of broken plastic in them. Should I assume that is what was holding said glove box bar in place? There is a big hole and plastic missing on top of the glove box which is my it came to me bungie corded closed from the inside.

Your questions are rhetorical...you already answered yourself!

You are correct in both of your assumptions...it is indeed the latch bar, that fits across the top of the glovebox to hold the door shut, and the two smaller pieces with the j-nuts and screws are what used to hold the bar to the dash...

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HAHA cool! So is there any chance of resurrecting it with the plastic bits broken off or do I need to wait until I replace the whole dash unit?

I did some interesting things with plumber epoxy.  The only problem I had is I thought that I could drill and then thread a screw into it like you can with plastic.  It was so hard that I could not get the screw to thread.  I think I could tap it and put in a small bolt in it.  It did however stick really good to the plastic and I made it about 1/8 thick. Tb2k82CE2008-06-25 01:26:05

Check out JB Quick Weld too.

Nice! Thanks. I will give it a shot. 

If you use a piece of plastic or thin sheet metal along with the JBWeld you will find it can hold up well for a very long time.   Cut the metal/plastic to shape and bond it is place.  You can coat both sides for extra protection and strength.