Detolf assembly problem

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:33 pm

Finally got my hands on a detolf, but I'm having trouble getting the door in. The door is the same length as the rest of the glass pieces, so its too tall once the rest of the cabinet is assembled. Am I missing something stupid here or did I have a piece cut wrong? Unfortunately I'm 4 hours away from an ikea so if its a problem return really isnt an option :cry:

ianthegamer · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:37 pm

sounds like you used the wrong glass sheet?
got well lit images we can see?

robbieXeff · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:45 pm

its been awhile but i believe the back glass piece has a sticker on it. the 2 sides should be the same height and the door should be just a bit smaller. try and stand them up and see if theres a slight difference in them.

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:47 pm

I measured, all 4 glass pieces are 62" tall. Only the back side has the safety sticker but the "door" has the exact same dimensions as the back

robbieXeff · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:49 pm

you may have just gotten the bad box. sorry man.

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:50 pm

Bummer... guess I'll call and see if they can do anything but with no store anywhere close I might have to go doorless

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:45 pm

If anyone has a minute to measure the height of the door it would be much appreciated. I will just try to score the glass and cut it to size

foto junkaay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:49 pm

It's about 60 1/2 inches

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:50 pm

foto junkaay wrote:

It's about 60 1/2 inches

Thanks! Hopefully I can do it without breaking it!

foto junkaay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:52 pm

Good luck!! Sucks that you have to go this route though!

HeyJB · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:01 pm

Well I just realized the door is actually a duplicate of the back piece and it is tempered. It would shatter if I tried to cut it

Such crappy luck

foto junkaay · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:03 pm

OMG same here! It's not going to cut :\

Merlin · **Joined:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:06 am **Posts:** 3076

HeyJB wrote:

Well I just realized the door is actually a duplicate of the back piece and it is tempered. It would shatter if I tried to cut it

Such crappy luck

Call ikea and ask them if you could take back just that one side and get another one from one of their boxes. this way you wont have to take the whole thing. Kinda sucks that its gonna be a 4hour drive though.

DJjoker182 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:56 pm

Ikea customer service is a nightmare. Don't trust what they say on the phone. You'll need to bring back the whole thing.

dimply_gecko · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:45 am

local glass cutter may be able to help?

SpecialKAC18 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 1:45 am

I had a similar issue with a dresser and they ended up just giving me a whole new one for free. Good luck!

HeyJB · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:10 am

It would cost $50 in gas just to return it so I'm stuck with what I have. I'm either going to try a local glass shop like gecko suggested or mount the door on the outside edge

xshezx · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 7:43 am

make sure you have the plastic corner pieces that hold the glass in right, they go in a specific order, i had the same problem with my first few i purchased.

Kid Rico · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:30 am

i think i may know the problem but, then again, i might be wrong...i had the same problem on my second detolf...i'm guessing it's after you slide the bottom metal piece that you can't get the top metal piece in the hole? if that's the case, loosen the top four bolts a bit so you can lift the top board a bit and slide the door in place and tighten everything back up

ianthegamer · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:48 am

i had an issue with my deltof where one of the sides were too big. Realized i used the wrong glass piece. You absolutely sure the three are the same size?
call ikea see if they will deliver it to you. Wouldn't hurt. Or buy another one online and when you get it and get the correct glass piece return it. The should have a free return policy? maybe lol. Im sure thats less of a hassle than to go to a glass cutter. Im sure that would cost more than 50$

HeyJB · **Posted:** Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:10 am

Yea there's no debate its the wrong piece. It's a 100% clone of the back panel (only without the safety glass sticker). I'm sure someone ended up getting a cabinet with 2 doors, which would actually probably work fine once it was all put together.

Ikea would charge a couple hundred bucks to ship a detolf to me... must be using freight. I'm pretty much stuck with what I got. I can pick up a couple parts at home depot and mount the door to the front of the cabinet which will look a little goofy but it will work

ChrisMoore · **Joined:** Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:20 am **Posts:** 1750

Yeah ikea shipping is the dumbest crap ever. My air compressor was 45$ shipped and weighs far more than a detolf and was in a bulky rump box.

[ - _ - ] · **Joined:** Thu May 06, 2010 6:43 pm **Posts:** 848

Don't settle just wait till u need something else and return it when u go back if u mod it u will not get a refund or exchange

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