Replacement bolts for Ikea ARÖD lamps?
We've got 2 of these lamps (purchased a few years ago) which I've recently brought from another room to use for sewing.
However ours have the same problems many reviewers noted
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/aroed-floor-reading-lamp-anthracite-50389102/
On one light the bolt has sheared, and the other one I can't tighten it enough to stop it flopping down.
I've taken out one of the intact bolts to see how it is constructed, pictures below:-
What can I do to replace the bolt where the wing nut head has sheared off?
There are no part numbers listing within the Assembly Document for this product (I've downloaded and checked) so I can't order the part as a spare directly from IKEA. So I am looking for an aftermarket product.
2 comments:
I think you need to look for a "post screw" - the part that's smooth outside, and threaded inside, and a wing screw for the other part. The trick might be finding the right thread sizes and lengths, in a material sturdy enough to hold up to being tightened. If I didn't need to adjust the lamp often, I'd probably forego appearances and find a stove bolt (? - one with the square at the head), nut, and lock washers in suitable sizes and use tools on the rare occasion it needs adjusted. Be careful not to pinch the wiring inside if you do that though. I hope you have an old fashioned hardware store that you can pull parts and compare to what the lamp has, or to figure out a new hardware combination.
I went back to read the reviews - it looks like Ikea gave up replying to broken bolt reviews in November of 2024,. I wonder if the reviews about broken bolts were on lamps purchased before then? If you haven't already, it might be worth a few minutes to write Ikea asking if they'd fixed the problem and have new hardware to fix the problem.
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