Fuse box cover mounting

The right-hand plastic "pin" that functions at a pivot for the fuse box cover is broken off on BOTH of my 1972 cars. There is a thread in the Interior topic from July 2010 where it was suggested to simply drill out the divot left behind and epoxy in a short section of rod made from either plastic or wood. So far, so good.

However, if my memory serves me, there is also some kind of V-shaped spring that goes on that pin to hold the cover open. And, I'm sure the right-hand pin is longer than the left-hand pin.

Can someone either confirm or correct my memory of a spring as well as measuring the length of the pin?

BTW, that white electrical connector in the photo is for one of the switches controlling my power windows.