I have an Ikea high back "executive" office chair - in quite good nick, other than the gas lift has just died. Operate the lever with no weight on the chair and it drops to the bottom.
I hate throwing perfectly good stuff away. Any tips on how I might source a new gas strut - and, before I bother taking it to bits (as it still sort of functions as a chair), is it generally feasible to repair these things?
Ta,
Tim
Is it not quicker to ask Google directly than type it all out in here so that someone else can ask Google for you?
Sir, you judge in haste. I searched the archives of this news group and turned up nothing - I'm not that useless! But I do confess that I didn't follow through to a web search for some reason.
for the pointer.
Cheers
Tim
I'd be interested in what price they quote, I've got a posh chair from the tip that's got a duff strut.
Regards,
I'm not sure why the second one isn't too because if yours is too buggered to refill they can probably sell you a new one.
I think most struts lose their gas over a period of time. The tailgate one on my Astra only lasted about 6 years but a little shit stole the car so it became a non issue anyway. I managed for a while before that by keeping a broom handle in the boot. You can probably guess the price of gas struts from that of car shock absorbers which aren't too dissimilar. I'd hazard a guess at £20 to £30 for a new strut and £10 for a refill. In bulk to the trade probably a fraction of that. There's bugger all in the way of materials or technology in those things. A bit of tube, a chromed rod, some seals - not much else. I bet they make them for a couple of quid each in India or somewhere similar.
-- "I found this stone in the park yesterday. It's been worn to a perfect sphere by the elements and dimpled by time." "Harry, that's a golfball!" (3rd Rock From The Sun)
At least it's only *to* the bottom. Remembers ancient JB film with something like this where Q does something and JB remarks on it bringing tears to the eyes.
You ddi say it was IKEA. Ingvar Kamprad is a known cheapskate.
There are gas struts from suppliers in the new world. However the cost of transporting them (the struts not the suppliers) to the old world is not something which could be covered by Billy Bunter's postal order.
Short version . It may not be cost effective.
It looks to me like a custom part, not an Ikea enclosure with a standard strut + valvegear inside. Perhaps not the piston and valve gear, which may be off the shelf (or not), but certainly the cylinder is designed around the rest of the chair.
as Andy said, it sadly may not be cost effective - but I'll do it out of interest.
Probably :(
Cheers
Tim
I find their wares vary quite wildly. I find the Leksvik range is excellent for the money. I still have some cheap garage wooden shelving which I tarted up with stain and it's still going strong after 12-13 years. And just last fortnight I procured 2 £50 pine wooden dining tables, trimmed one down a little and put end to end in my office/lab. They are fairly well built and way better than the much more expensive office desks they sell.
OTOH I've had some real crap too. Real Swedes (at least the two I asked) lump Ikea in with the likes of MFI. One bit of crap was a metal framed sofa bed with birch spring slats. What let that down was several little plastic sockets at the end of some slats snapping off, hence slats fall off. No excuse for not welding on a metal socket - it would make bugger all difference to the price.
Sadly - but the rest of the chair (wood, foam, covering and feet) are fine. It's a disgrace to put that lot in the landfill just over one small (and very recyclable) part. Who knows, maybe I can lock it to some height and still keep the swivel action somehow...
Cheers
Tim
Sweden, especially the southern part where IKEA began, borders on the Baltic. Therefore it can be referred to as a Baltic state, although the Swedes make a different association.
Quite a number of IKEA products come from across the water from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
I suppose that where there's a Vilnius there's a Vaynius.
(well you have to get them in when you can)
That's about right. It's not a quality brand, more an icon.
Ingvar rides around n a bike and flies with budget airlines as a mission statement.
What else do you need to know?
It;s making an issue out of frugality whih doesn't quite come together.
Ah... but do you think that Ingvar really cares in the final analyss>?
I did ring SGS, though not as soon as I'd planned. They quoted typically
12.50 GBP for a regas, coming to around 24 quid once VAT and shipping back were added in, plus of course my shipping to them.So it's borderline in cases of cheap chairs but it might be worth it for me, and saves me having to take a good chair to the tip.
Cheers
Tim
Cheers, sounds feasible for a decent throne.
Regards,
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