Manifold price for 2010 Spirit 210?

[Philip]

Hi all; first time post. I'll follow up with another post regarding me soon enough.

I'm doing a mild restoration (cleaning and parts replacement) for a 2010-era Spirit 210. The manifold is broken, as one of the brackets that attaches it to the fire box rusted out and snapped off yesterday. I just got off the phone with Weber customer service (who are sending out new burner tubes [of which I naively ordered on eBay last week]), and the cost of a new manifold is $86.08 (pre tax). I searched around online, and I couldn't find a manifold anywhere (except for one place, but it included the regulator which I've already purchased).

Does anyone have a suggestion for somewhere I could look for a cheaper one? Are Weber customer service representatives able to work on pricing at all? I mentioned to her that the price was much more than I was expecting and gave a few "contemplative pauses" to see if she'd play ball, but no dice.

Thanks for any advice!

 

[Philip]

Here's the one I've found online, but I'm unsure if it includes the regulator or not (based on the picture). If it includes the regulator, then I could return the other that I've already purchased (minus shipping fees) and recoup some money that way. I may also return the burners that I originally purchased, so I'd recoup about another $10 or so (after shipping fees).

http://www.ereplacementparts.com/manifold-assembly-p-1477676.html

 

[Philip]

In continuing on my conversation with myself, I just ordered the manifold assembly directly from Weber. Since it includes the regulator and hose, I'm returning the one I purchased earlier, as well as the burners. Those items cost $40.47, so I'll receive a portion of that back after paying for return shipping and having the original shipping costs (which were free on my end) deducted.

 

[THyde]

Strange that nobody's chimed in. Everybody must be getting ready for the 4th!

Good luck with the restore, post pictures if you can!

 

[Bruce]

I have ordered several parts for different grills over the last few months. I always wind up ordering direct from Weber. I check all the online sites, amazon, grillparts, erecplacement, ebay, etc.... but alway find that Weber's quote is better or VERY close to what I can find elsewhere. No worries about getting chinese knock off parts, and I usually get the shipment in two days.

I am refurbing a Genesis Silver B from 2001 and the hood is oxidized pretty bad. otherwise, it is in excellent condition. Just a bit unsightly. I need a crossover tube and new igniter assembly to finish up the rebuild and downloaded an owners manual to get part numbers for it. Well, I had noticed that the owners manual states that the lid has a 25 year warranty, so, on a lark, I emailed Weber CS and inquired if it would be covered. They asked for pictures which I emailed to them and a couple hours later, I received an offer for them to send out a new lid.
Damn, now that is a company that stands behind their products.

Here is the lid. It is in great condition except for the whitish haze. I completely cleaned it down to the porcelin with simply green and #0000 steel wool. I have redone 3 of these lids and this is the only one that had the oxidation.

 

[Philip]

Their warranty is pretty solid. I recently acquired this grill from a neighbor who was going to trash it. Since it wasn't registered, I registered it in my name.

I took pictures of the burners to show them the rust, but she said they weren't necessary. The replacement burners are shipping with the manifold assembly that I ordered, so the shipping is waived.