Houston we have a problem :(

[rjtoole]

I was going to swap the battery on my brand new REO and I noticed this gouge on the inside of the door. I don't know what I should do as it is still holding and the magnets are not loose etc.. But I don't know if it will become an issue in the future Please take a look.

 

[Justice]

well I dont really see a little scratch as an Issue my Reos have nuch bigger scratches and dents but that is just me IMO stuff like that is just cosmetic after you put the next ding in your Reo it wont be such a big deal

 

[supertrunker]

Make sure the magnets attached to your Reo (not the door) are as fully recessed as possible. And i doubt it'll cause any problems. "just a scratch - it'll polish out"

Best tools i have found for checking this is fingertips.

T

 

[rjtoole]

Thanks for the replies. After I spend nearly 200 bucks on a mod I was just expecting no gouges. Maybe I'm being OCD. I have had it for 24 hours. I hope you can see where I'm coming from.

 

[nerak]

Thanks for the replies. After I spend nearly 200 bucks on a mod I was just expecting no gouges. Maybe I'm being OCD. I have had it for 24 hours. I hope you can see where I'm coming from.

The door had that when you got it? You just noticed it now?

Send a PM to Robert or call him. Let him know. Now.

 

[rjtoole]

The door had that when you got it? You just noticed it now?

Send a PM to Robert or call him. Let him know. Now.

Yes, I'm sorry. I was just so excited that I probably overlooked it. Not trying to cause any trouble.

 

[Statistic]

All of the new ones I've bought have that too (to some degree), doesn't bother me.

It seems there is a little bit of superglue or something on one of the magnets on each of my reos that causes a bit of resistance when I slide the door up. I've just worked the spot with my fingernail until it no longer causes resistance on the door. It was a temporary condition on all of them. I figure that's just part of the "break in" for a fresh new REO.

 

[nerak]

Yes, I'm sorry. I was just so excited that I probably overlooked it. Not trying to cause any trouble.

No trouble at all. Believe me when I say that Robert would want to know. He wants us to be happy.

Give him a chance by letting him know.

 

[Justice]

Oops I didn't realize it was brand new forgive my cavalier Attitude towards a scratch mine have same scratches but I assumed I would have done them myself as I just pulled a bunch is sand out of the one I'm using now.

 

[CATastrophe]

I've got a "shiny line" - not a gouge by any means - on the inside of my VVGrand's door. Near as I can tell, it lines up right with the on-off switch. Doesn't bother me a bit. I've probably opened and closed that door hundreds of times.

 

[redeyedancer]

The inside of your door will not look perfect on reo . You have metal to metal rubbing every time you open the door . If this was on the outside I would be shocked . I have the same lines on the inside of my door . If its coming from a magnet that is not seated properly I can fix that

 

[rjtoole]

The inside of your door will not look perfect on reo . You have metal to metal rubbing every time you open the door . If this was on the outside I would be shocked . I have the same lines on the inside of my door . If its coming from a magnet that is not seated properly I can fix that

Thank you I will keep an eye on the magnet.

 

[Raynman]

Mines sorta like that too. Could it be the battery? It looks like the place where the battery is. Mine are just rub marks not gouges though. Looks perfect on the outside and that's what matters. I don't want it to but I'm sure it will get a few battle scars in it's life.

 

[pdib]

Hey, Rob. . . . . . . . . .. how'bout some Mag-Lev?

he said, joking, and then thought . . . hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[supertrunker]

mag lev - just try to put the door on upside down! I do - but i have a battered grand and he has a lovely new one! I think you really ought to point him to how you brutalised yours Pdib and then turned ii into a work of art!

And yes - i've still not blown myself up

T

 

[pdib]

Yep. I scratch mine and it gives me a pitched tent.

 

[supertrunker]

and the Reo?

T

 

[supertrunker]

To get back on topic - it's a grand - to look after it - you will wash it under a tap in the sink - file the firing pin free of crap and coat it in something - most likely Noalox - a grey goo that you probably have a little bag of - which came with it.

I have never yet seen a classified advert in here from someone saying - 'i hate this thing and i'm selling it' and then posting a special pic of what the inside of the door looks like! It really does not happen.

Hope that makes you feel better - it's just normal wear and tear.

T

 

[PayleRyder]

While you're at it, push the top cap up on the tubing and straighten it out. My OCD thanks you.

 

[pdib]

and the Reo?

T

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. . . well, as long as you're there, would you mind very much zipping shut the flap?