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Old May 11, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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gap in the lid of 4th gen console?

I just got my 4th gen console in the mail today and I was cleaning it up when I noticed that the console lid has a very noticeable gap at the hinge. It doesn’t look normal...


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Old May 11, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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something looks wrong, not having one i cant know for sure , but it looks bad. did u try moving it by just pushing it and trying to bend it back to where it should be.
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Old May 11, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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Does it latch properly?
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Old May 11, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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the hinge is bent it should shut flat
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Old May 12, 2004 | 05:27 AM
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it seems to have a problem latching as well, but the hinge looks very stock

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Old May 12, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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it looks fine open like that but in the pic where its shut it doesn't look right. not that much of the hinge should show when its shut, only the "hinge" part not the other metal should show.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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It doesn't look right at all. I just looked at mine ( i got a new repro around xmas time) and you cannot see the hinge at all when it is closed. hmmm

get rid of the amorall too!
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Old May 12, 2004 | 07:13 PM
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armorall is great.

anyway, what can i do guys? it looks so wierd now that i know it's there.

i had to space the hinge (where it mounts to the console) about 1/8" to get the latch to work properly. what's up?
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Old May 12, 2004 | 10:55 PM
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Mine doesn't have a large gap.
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Old May 12, 2004 | 11:41 PM
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take the hinge off and go to home depot and look for a similar one that you can use. that baout all i can think of
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Old May 25, 2004 | 06:08 PM
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it's hard to tell in a picture, but is the hinge bent going into the lid? It appears as if it should be completely flat on both mounting surfaces.
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