It isn't the glovebox handle; I've taken the box out entirely. I ripped the dash apart and tightened everything, and I'm beginning to think something else is making noise, but it's doing a ventriliquist act. I'm starting to wonder about the passenger side front strut mount or the strut itself.

Black/tan early '98 Contour SE Sport; V6, MTX, loaded
Kenwood KDC 316S CD deck; aux. dome light mod; trunk popper spring; resonator bypass; hood strut mod; SVT grille; Continental tires
Mom also has black/tan '98 Mystique LS; V6, ATX, Alpine CD deck