Thorens TD-160, 145, 165 Dust Cover Hinge Repair Kit Reinforcers for Turntable

Description

Restore your dustcover and add a touch of elegance. One pair (2 pieces) –  Best Audio hinge reinforcements for dustcover hinges of Thorens TD-160, TD-165, and TD-145 turntables. The best selling hinge reinforcements for sale on eBay.
Beautifully designed by Best Audio of Menlo Park, California.  Made of high grade aluminum, these hinge reinforcements will make your classic Thorens turntable shine.  Zoom in on the photos to see the precision cut of the manufacturing and the brilliant color of the aluminum – which will not fade or oxidize.
An unfortunate characteristic of plastic is it becomes brittle with age. Compounding matters, plastic suffers from repetitive stress. Each movement of the dustcover slowly weakens the plastic polymer chains.  The stress is not visible until the plastic fractures. Aluminum is a much stronger material, and it will last the life of your turntable.
Use the Best Audio brushed aluminum reinforcements to restore a broken plastic dustcover, or, as a preventative measure. An inexpensive repair/addition to an expensive piece of classic audio equipment – and an elegant touch to a gorgeous table.
We recommend Loctite Plastic Bonding epoxy, but other plastic bonding adhesives should work as well. You can find Loctite Plastic Bonding epoxy for sale on eBay for approximately $7 … order at the same time and everything will arrive at your door within days. This type of adhesive sets within five minutes.  The hinge reinforcement will be permanently bonded – and we mean that, literally.
Carefully align the aluminum reinforcement with the edge of your dustcover before bonding.  Use masking tape as a temporary adhesive to check your work, and check your alignment. It’s important that the pins extruding from the plinth are making contact with the aluminum edge of the hinge reinforcement – this will transfer the weight of the dust cover to the aluminum itself.  Once ready to bond, and after making sure you have test fitted to get a clear look at how the hinge reinforcement is to be positioned, you are ready to use the plastic bond.  Some owners suggest a light sanding on the plastic to provide a better surface for the plastic bond, we are not sure this is necessary – the bonding glue is extremely strong. After applying the bond clamp the reinforcements into place with finger pressure – clamping force does not need to be extremely strong – just enough to allow for sufficient contact between the smooth aluminum and the dust cover plastic. If you do not want to use finger pressure, consider a clothes pin, or a heavy black paper binding clip. The bond is nearly instantaneous, which is why we caution you to perform a test fit first.
Follow the adhesive instructions for safety precautions, and clean-up. We recommend latex gloves, and eye protection when working with any type of adhesive.  The repair should take less than 5 minutes.
Please note you are buying two aluminum hinge reinforcements only.  One pair.  Other images such as the plinth’s hinge pin, dustcover, turntable, or the bonding adhesive are shown for reference only, and are not included. Your restored dust cover will shine anew.
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USPS domestic shipping with tracking number is included.
To our European and International friends – Please be aware:
Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.  Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Merci beaucoup.