Repair a broken vertical blind carrier stem clip

[@slackerr]

A testament to the fulfilling feeling of fixing things yourself. Dude has a boat and lives by the water. Amazon 10 bucks for 20 of these clips but did it himself instead. Love it

[@mariaheydenburg6757]

What a great idea! I have the same problem with my vertical blinds. My husband (he has passed) was always figuring out how to repair and improvise -ways to repair things. I will have to show this video to my handyman. Thank you sir.

[@cumbrianrambler7715]

Great hack. The feeling of beating tradesmen at their own game is hugely liberating.

[@kensharpe5545]

Quite creative.... my dad would be proud of you! Was raised to repair things like this... Great job!

[@ew3908]

Amazing!!!! Can’t wait for maintenance to come any longer! I’m going to try this today!!! Thank you sooooo much!

[@bhaskarsmanda]

That looks like a LouverDrape Forte set of blinds. Great inventiveness! I haven't found these clips for sale. Even if you do find them, inserting them into the carrier involves getting the particular carrier out of the headrail. So your method is actually faster than doing that.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

I have the same type of carrier stem clips and one broke like yours. I can't find a replacement for the life of me so I will use your method. Thank you for the video!

[@oc353]

Good job sir! I have a similar problem. Same age home too 1989. I’m sure the vertical blinds are original as well. My carrier clip broke just one of the little hook tabs so not completely off like yours. I think I’ll try a white paper clip though lol. There’s tons of videos showing the C clip style repair but not this style. Thanks for video.

[@petrusbotha3641]

Wow. Awsome problem solving. Grew up on a farm, always find ways to fix things... well done!

[@mariadelourdesgarciadepare8973]

Excellent idea and job. Thanks so much.

[@stevensteely9868]

Thanks i was going to replace the whole blind. Very helpful.

[@everscout8490]

My wife would really like to replace the whole thing. Ours are almost antiques. Maybe next year!

[@AbyssalTenacity]

Informative and innovative; love this mindset. Project examples and various info points were helpful!

[@VictorGPerez]

I got to say I was laughing but after seeing what you did congrats well done brilliant

[@b44to1]

Same problem, just did it, thank you for sharing!!!!

[@rebeccawilliams9486]

Wow!! Smart idea!

[@carloscastillo1935]

Un servidor da servicio a ese tipo de rieles y lo mejor es desarmar y sustituir los carritos dañados eso pienso gracias!!

[@mortalkombat3577]

GRACIAS COMPAÑERO REPARE MI PERSIANA 👍🤜🤛🤝🤝😃😃

[@babyjohn3356]

How can i pull out the stem. I got new ones but i can't find out how to remove it from the rail

[@rosemaryjotuonye6263]

Hello. Please I need to know how to replace the hooks the verticals. The hooks are old and needs to be replaced. Please can you please help me.

[@ew3908]

AMAZING!!!!

[@fenderrhodesla]

Brilliant

[@TesfaAlemu-j8l]

You are best good job

[@Bart-dg6qv]

I was expecting repair not a joke, but if something looks stupid but it works then it's not stupid.

[@sfperalta]

I'm sorry but re-engineering (hacking) the blind is not repairing it. How do you remove the old, broken clip and install a replacement clip???

[@everscout8490]

Sorry it wasn’t the fix you were looking for. These blinds are 30+ years old and I had no luck finding exact fit replacement clips. This was the best repair I could manage. With this vintage model the clip is possible to replace if you can find the part but it requires removing all 62 slats, dismounting the head rail, removing the carriers from the end of the extrusion, removing / replacing the clips from the top of the cars and reversing the operation. So a few hours of work vs less than 10 mins to improvise. 3 years on and still working like a charm. Wont meet everyone’s definition of being repaired but it worked for me. Hopefully someone else out there has a video up that shows clip replacement.

[@rodneybigd6085]

He doesn't know.

[@stevegallagher-m8g]

@@everscout8490 I got a bag of 20 for $30 from 3 Day Blinds.

[@vickycontreras279]

I want to know how to remove the hook to colocate another one that i have of another blinds, anyone can give me a video? jajaja

[@Tendertroll1]

is this in los angeles?

[@everscout8490]

Yes. Marina del rey

[@yhwhtlc9217]

slats- fill the bathtub with soapy water & let them soak for a few min... of course sitting on the floor and manually clean them is also an option... lol

[@redwater4778]

You can buy a new pin. but you have to drill the old one out . All of it then snap in the new one.

[@stuartfields8438]

i have a simular situation and would be interested in more detail on how to snap in.

[@aleyzina]

@@stuartfields8438 me too! I'm in the same boat and would also like to know.

[@FA-ft9sq]

I tried to take the old pins a week ago but but they all just snapped in half and broke. Now I have three stuck stems. Drilling them and using the paper clip worked for me!

[@rico305305]

With a view like that, who even needs blinds! Lol 😝

[@SinghAmarjit4211]

👍💯👍

[@greglouis9299]

My only criticism is standing on a chair instead of a stepladder; other than that, brilliant!

[@Ctrl1u]

Mickey Mouse but it works...

[@serkanmehmetkaanbey214]

Most ghetto way to fix it but works

[@EnigamiNetshinobi]

Just staple the top

[@joesavino4211]

Bro has a sail boat and lives next to water!? Saves a hundred bucks and took forever, go buy new shit! U said 30 yrs old?

[@everscout8490]

This bro was loosing $1000+ a day for months with no end in sight. The less than a dollar diy route was definitely more appealing LOL.

[@manicmazin1]

SMH