Rapido double bed slats

Rapidorob

Rapidorob

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Slats in our bed have deformed. Instead of bowing uo they are bending down. How can I remove/replace them? Any ideas?
 
Short of seeing an image, I am not sure, BUT, if they are removable, just flip them over; that should do as a short term measure, . . . . . . . it works with the shelves in the wife's wardrobe !
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Montezuma said:
Short of seeing an image, I am not sure, BUT, if they are removable, just flip them over; that should do as a short term measure, . . . . . . . it works with the shelves in the wife's wardrobe !
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Thanks for your thoughts, flipping them over might work if I can get them out without breaking them, and if I can get them back in again. Here are the pictures where you can see the bends and the inserts into the framework.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Rob



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Yes they come out.

I swapped mine around so the flatter ones are now at feet end of the bed and the best ones where we lay.
 
Do a web search for bed slats. There are plenty of companies that do them at various grades, and sizes. Cheaper if you cut your own lengths, or they offer to do it for you.
 
Our Benimar has a transverse bed, so when we get in we kneel on the same bit each time, so I added extra slats in this area, in between the existing slats. Most have been replaced in the 9 years we have owned it.

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Thank you guys for your suggestions. I found the options online for replacements. Has anyone experience of removing/replacing them? I have searched for youtube videos but con't find any for the sort of fitting on my Rapido. It could be simply "brute force" but I'm concerned about breaking them on removal if I can't inserrt a replacement without some special kit.

Any ideas please?
 
Landy Andy said:
Yes they come out.

I swapped mine around so the flatter ones are now at feet end of the bed and the best ones where we lay.
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Are yours fitted in the same way as mine? How did you get them out?
Thanks, Rob
 
In our Benimar, I removed the plastic end piece, but some of these snapped in doing so, I then got some spares from the same place I got the new slats. They push into holes in the metal frame underneath.
 
Ratcatcher said:
In our Benimar, I removed the plastic end piece, but some of these snapped in doing so, I then got some spares from the same place I got the new slats. They push into holes in the metal frame underneath.
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Hi Ratcatcher,
Mine are different fittings. Thanks for sharing.
 
Landy Andy said:
Push fully to one side (they are shorter than the space) then bend them and flex them out
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Once you have one out, I would measure it, lenth width and thickness, I am sure they will be a standard size, or at least the width and thickness, the length might not be standard, if it is an odd sized bed, but they are easy to cut down.
 
If you have a B&Q nearby they sell them in various sizes. I had to replace the same slat a couple of times on our previous Pilote where I knelt on the bed to grab the top of the mattress to change the bedding.

We never had any that flattened like the ones in your picture though.
 

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