I will just leave this here


 
Bruce said:
Nothing is "off topic" in this thread.
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Man brings llama as his plus 1 to his sister's wedding.

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I was ready to jump on this, then I saw the second photo.

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I actually offered $20 if they didn't sell it and just want it gone. I had the same thoughts that the extra burner was worth $20 in parts plus some of the other stuff. I just don't get many of these without the bottom being totally rotted out. So having a bunch of parts and no bottoms doesn't work for me too well.
 
Bruce said:
I actually offered $20 if they didn't sell it and just want it gone. I had the same thoughts that the extra burner was worth $20 in parts plus some of the other stuff. I just don't get many of these without the bottom being totally rotted out. So having a bunch of parts and no bottoms doesn't work for me too well.
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I was looking at replacement casters for that style and they are expensive compared to the older generations. Would be a different type of flipping but there might be a market for selling certain parts on eBay for the 300 series Genesis.

Pretty sure you could use those bigger casters on the older style and it would raise it up a little. They also seem a little beefier. I put some of the 300 casters on one of my older Performer grills and it was nice having the extra height.
 
Bruce said:
I just don't get many of these without the bottom being totally rotted out. So having a bunch of parts and no bottoms doesn't work for me too well.
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Obviously, Weber wants to sell new grills. I'm sure they do a decent parts business as well. I think Weber knows it screwed up with this generation of Genesis, hence the 10 year warranty on the new ones. It seems like they are missing a profit center by not selling replacements for these lowers at a reasonable price. (I don't know what Dave paid for those 2 bottoms) It may help retain some customers too. I know that if I had one of these that rusted out just like the $250 chinesium models and they wanted $$$$ for the replacement parts, I would not be getting another Weber.
 
The real answer is to get a sheet metal guy to make stainless steel replacements for these parts. I was blessed to have a friend who owned a shop do that for me. He outsourced the cutting to a laser shop who with his diagrams made perfect replicas. Took a while to get my friend to do all the bending. I just wish I could have gotten more before he sold his shop.

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Jon, just think if you could get SS sides and bottoms for those 2005 SS Platinum grills. No legs or frame to rot out. Truly a lifetime grill.
 
Bruce said:
Jon, just think if you could get SS sides and bottoms for those 2005 SS Platinum grills. No legs or frame to rot out. Truly a lifetime grill.
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That would be the dream! Since my friend sold his business, I don't have a good lead on that anymore. The "sister" Summit Platinum did have an all-stainless cart, unlike the Gold and Silver versions. But, of course, that Summit did not have the all aluminum firebox. Weber came so close on both of those grills to making perfect grills but still came up a little short. I am hoping costs are lower where I will be moving and that maybe I can find a sheet metal shop hungry enough to work with me in the future. My friend used to go to auctions and had accumulated a good supply of sheet stainless that he was willing to part with cheaply for me.
 
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