PPD - piss poor design

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 03/09/2015 at 22:20 • Filed to: None

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Exhibit A : center console handle

see those 4 square tabs? Those are what hold the release handle for the center console. The metal tongue presses it down, you lift up and the arm rest releases. 4 tiny tabs of plastic. Why would you have a piece under pressure that has to flex to function be secured by 4 2mm thick tabs of plastic?!

Mine shesrwd off years ago. I repaired it by gluing strips of zip tie to act as a hinge. Originally I epoxy'ed the handle back on but it didn't flex and just broke off. Hense the zip ties. Well its ugly. So I ordered a replacement off eBay.

It is such an awful design that my replacement came with the handle already broken off!

*I did contact the seller and they said to keep this one and they're mailing me a replacement asap, free of charge.

claramag, Mustaco Master > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/09/2015 at 22:37

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Original designer must've followed the less known KISS variant

Keep It Shitty, Stupid

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > claramag, Mustaco Master 03/09/2015 at 22:42

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so basically Chrysler?

claramag, Mustaco Master > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/09/2015 at 22:48

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Bozi Tatarevic > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/09/2015 at 22:52

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why make it simple when it can be crappy

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/10/2015 at 01:07

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The GMC Envoy/Chevy Trailblazer/ other rebadgings. I think there was also a Saab and Buick. Possibly an Oldsmobile. Either way, there's a little nub on the centre console lid. It broke off in my parent's envoy, which prevents the latch from lining up properly and, well, latching. Out of 20 of the Envoy variants, all the console lids were either missing, or also had the nub broken off. Design flaw, alright.

pip bip - choose Corrour > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 03/10/2015 at 03:01

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piss poor design? i immediately thought of GM HFV6 motors.