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I heat them with a propane torch that gets them hot but not glowing red, remove the heat and spray with this then slowly move them back and forth with vice grips on the pin

I get it flush to the surface and tack weld the rivnut in place so it doesn’t spin Or I go up in size on the rivnut.

I took a night class at the regional vocational high school that taught me the basics of welding. I can do some basic stuff to non critical items like putting in a patch or a brace. Not quite ready for nuclear submarines… I’m more comfortable with stick welding but I am using a flux core wire...

I have picked up probably 300 Webers over the last 8 years. Most were free and in rough shape. I noticed that a cover doesn’t extend the life of the grill. They rust and rot cover or no cover. It looks like keeping clean, letting them dry and keeping them away from concrete and pools helps...

I’m a no cover man. It’s like a shroud. My wife had an Amazon cover over the control panel

One theory - regular iron framed grills may have rotted out before they got the opportunity to have a thermal event.

I had 6 Genesis Platinum C’s. 5 had manifold fires that destroyed the control panel. All had major issues - warped fireboxes, rotten lid liners, rotten cabinets, etc. Granted most were free and the owner was done with them.

On this forum we want support for the old stuff. But after 20 years the market size shrinks for parts and Weber and aftermarket guys stop making them. The average person doesn’t care they will just get a new grill every 5 years. Weber is probably the best for part support and commonality

The upper box and cooking surface haven’t changed for 40 years. Genesis 1985 to 2006 and then Spirit right up till current. The marketing people leave off the older grills in a lot of documentation

Yes the upper firebox is the same dimensions Cooking surfaces are the same dimensions Flavor bars and burner tubes are different. Weber does a good job keeping parts common.

That’s it! No liner and a nice stainless straight handle.

Here’s a black lid on a modified platinum. Not the warranty replacement one I got.

My correspondence was via email after an initial request in the Weber app

That was a 2005 genesis platinum if my notes are correct. I got the replacement lid which was black with no liner in 2020. I checked the warranty and it is 25 years on the lid. No cosmetics or damage. They do cover rot and burn through. I have the email to Weber. I asked to buy a replacement...

Weber deemed this lid unsafe and replaced it.