Waeco Lid

The Engel lid may not break off but how $^&$%^* hard is it to put the lid back on when it has come off the two little slide hinge thingys which it does nearly every time you open it. Bad enough when you're sober let alone when you're tanked ;-)

I ssaw a post here about someone who used cable ties to stop this annoying thing happening. Then somone else said tha Engel now have a clip for this. Haven'T looked yet but I need to do something. My fridge gets mounted behind the front passenger's seat (rear seat removed) and the missuss is always complaining about the lid coming off while I'm doing 80 to 90 kph over the corrugations!!
Just Get Me a Beer Princess!

We fixed the Engel (32L) by getting some pliers and ever so slightly bending the pins upwards. This puts a small amount of resistance in the hinge and it does not slide off so easily. Although we never had a problem with the lid coming off when the lid was closed and latched.

This was recommended to us by an ARB store. Worth a try.

I just bought some of those new clips for the Engel, was up at that new Anaconda store having a squiz and I saw them, they are just a black plastic clip that goes behind one hinge, and a spacer for the other. The clip side has a bit of plastic that comes up past the hinge, and to remove the lid you have to push it down with your thumb, really simple and cheap and they work. Took the kids away camping for a week over the school hols and the lid never came off once. I think they were about $4 a pair.

I emailed Engel complaining about the lid moving. They mailed me the clips to me....no charge

Yeah that was me, I just put a cable tie on one side works a treat. Not permanant like bending the pin.

newish one at work had proper hinges and you have to lift up and slide to the side to remove lid - much better

Mad Dog,

Got the email address handy??

I've had mine for three years and it hasn't come off once (maybe because of the bag) - but it does sit slightly to one side..

I certainly think it could have been designed better...

If we go to the shop and buy the $4 clips, Engel don't get the message...

If they mail out a sh1t load, they will...

Email address appreciated ;-))

Ivan, I went to their website and sent my complaint via the request a catalogue form. I was nice to them, said the fridge was great but I wasn't too happy about the lid moving on the hinges. They replied saying some clips would be in the mail the next day, had em in a coupla days and the lid hasn't moved since.

Blah, I forgot the URL...should be in bed :)

www.engelaustralia.com.au

Actually it's a very poor website, not much there at all.

Well bugger, never thought about complaining about the hinge, I might write them anyway so they get the message anyway

Well my first Problem was there the day i picked it up. The switch was dicky. It was the attempt to repair it that scarred me. The guy was a knuckle dragger and had no idea waht he was doing. A few hours later for a simple job and the new switch was put in (although he bent it putting it in) . I just could not wait to get out of there.

The new clip is not broken as such it just no longer latches. Like you i tie it down and it is in the fridge bag, but the spring must have given way.I love the fridge and am not complaining except for the idea of sending the fridge away for repair.

Skinny

Weaco fitted them on mine for free toonie