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Worst hack/repair you ever saw.

By mcclad

11 years ago


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    #2437 4 years ago

    You want the worst, you got it.

    So this guy had a Demolition Man and he tried to use lag bolts to fasten the legs to the brackets in the cab. When they stripped out the threads this genius decided it was a good idea to drill holes through the legs and use self tapping screws to attach the legs *directly* to the cabinet. They tore the shit out of the wood. Mind you this is a Demo man, one of the heaviest modern pins you can get. The game wobbled back and forth on its legs in his family room. One good push from the side and the whole thing would have came down, possibly on his children.

    To make matters worse, this was a CL deal. When I showed up the guy basically extorted another $300 over his asking price because everyone was calling him telling him what an idiot he was for selling it so cheap. That's the problem with CL 'deals' these days, most of them aren't.

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    #2441 4 years ago
    Quoted from Coindork:

    I picked up a Cyclone a couple years ago like this where the legs were drilled out and attached with drywall screws.

    Oh man, that's the worst! I don't know what people are thinking lol

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    #3463 2 years ago

    Dude replaced that start button on JP pro because he said the customers didn't like the original one. Why use that when you can just write on the cab?

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