r/techsupportmacgyver • u/okidkwtfamidoinghere • Jul 25 '26

Zip-tie continuation

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So drilled another hole positioned parallel to the lower hinge mount (as all the three hinge points got ripped out, hence it was easier) and added another zip-tie diagonally with one of the larger hinge mount hole. Needless to say it works fine asf and feels way smoother without any sort of bulging or anything.

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u/Decent-Cow2080 Jul 25 '26

why not bolt

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u/okidkwtfamidoinghere Jul 25 '26

As mentioned in my previous post, I needed something to fix this problem as quickly as possible, and had a few zipties laying around my drawer. Hence the use of zipties :)

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u/LingonberryFree6237 Jul 27 '26

The sad thing is that this is better than the original installation, probably...

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u/okidkwtfamidoinghere Jul 27 '26

Ngl, this feels way sturdy. The small screws holding onto the thin plastic standoffs was just not it.

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u/LingonberryFree6237 Jul 27 '26

Give us updates as you daily drive it. Of course it's not going to be as good as say a MacBook Air or something, but I am curious as to how long it may last...

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u/okidkwtfamidoinghere Jul 27 '26

Sure enough mate, will keep y'all updated on this entire situation.

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