Repair shutters with plastic tilt bar.

[@mpitre001]

Stacey you're my hero for posting this. Thanks!

[@oscar_sandoval]

Thank you Stacy, this was a very helpful video. You learn something new everyday. Shame on those people who went out and just wanted to replace the shutters.

[@MWPiczak]

Well explained. Thank you. Supplier in Bakersfield was appreciated.

[@clemenssh]

So glad I found this. Thank you Stacey for showing company to get these tips. Hugs

[@jTroutuorT7034]

Thank you so much Stacey!! You rock! I was looking for this part for 2 years...

[@georgemorelos1216]

Thanks for making this video. I have the same kind of shutters and was told I would have to buy new ones for over $300 for a small kitchen window. So, I ordered the parts for $10 and fixed them myself. I would have never found the parts without your video. Thanks again!

[@jainegutierrez5248]

Do you have phone number of company that sells plastic shutter pins ? Thank you

[@georgemorelos1216]

@@jainegutierrez5248 I put their website in my previous reply. It has their phone number as well. Good luck!

[@heathersanchez5969]

The blow dryer is a brilliant help! We had many broken tilt bars just like in the video. I was going to order online and spend more than $100, but called Hunter Douglas first. I'm so glad I did! I was able to get the replacement parts (plastic pieces for inside the tilt bar) from Hunter Douglas customer service FREE of charge and mailed to me within 3 days! This review is June 2020 and they had them available. Ask to see the replacement parts list, with pics. The rep emailed it to me and I found the part/size I needed, emailed back, and received in the mail in a couple of days!

[@max1jade2]

Dang I just bought all the parts on eBay and the caps on the shutter website before I found this for like $75 for all the ones I needed repaired :( oh well

[@ellencurley-roam6906]

Thanks so much for this video. It made it possible to repair my shutters at very little cost. Perfect!

[@getrdun21]

Thank you for this video! I’ve been searching for this part for 4 years!! Your trick with the blow dryer was a life saver. Thanks again 🙂

[@doug7105]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I've been trying to figure out the parts I needed to repair my shutters for months now, and you are right, there is nothing else out there for this particular model of vinyl shutter. This showed me exactly what I needed to know!

[@ursular3679]

Thank you for posting this video. Your valuable time making this video helped me and saved me a lot of time. Job well done. Kudos to you!

[@CastingValdes]

Thanks for posting this video! It totally helped to know to place the slider bar into the louvers before sliding them into the tilt bar - had tried to do it the other way and didn't come out right, which is what prompted my search for video help. Should have done that first! :) I didn't need the hair dryer, though (maybe because it is a warm day) and was able to put the long bit of the T into the slot in the louver first and with my finger just carefully bent the short bit of the T in and with a little pressure they went in easily and faster than having to heat them.

[@AstridDanner]

Thank you for this. Very helpful. How do you slide the bar off the blinds. Only a few of my blades are broken and not the whole bar?

[@enigmattitude]

Thank you. This was very helpful. Saved me lot of run around!!!

[@MWPiczak]

Some lift bars do not have a channel to guide its placement into position. Instead, my lift bar has holes for the small pin (bought from Shutter Direct as indicated in the video). The old pins must be drilled out first (make sure you use a very small drill bit so as not to enlarge the hole) and then the pins slide in. I have not done the full installation but I suspect warming the pin first, placing the pin (per the video) in the louvre and finally setting the pin into the lift bar will probably be the preferred sequence of installation. Hope this helps.

[@a.j.anderson939]

Great idea and information. I had a company come out and replace these tilt rod pieces in the past on my west facing window that gets lots of heat and breaks these things down. Also, I’ve put tinting on the window to reduce some of the UV rays on them.

[@mariobravo8253]

O.M.G. - You are BRILLIANT 👏 - I appreciate 🙏 sooo much that you posted this video ❗️❗️❗️❗️😃🤗🙂😁

[@lcbaudar]

Thank you so much for making this for us! This saved me a lot of time!

[@nicolestevenson5130]

OMG thank you I myself have been look everywhere for those parts your amazing

[@MascarasMil]

Doesn't fix my problem, but thank you for posting. So resourceful!!

[@douaxiong922]

Ty so much for sharing the information with everyone

[@harrysamuel2]

I made my shutter repair parts and now sell them on eBay. No heating need. Direct easy replacement.

[@sbensen80]

Was told the same thing about my shutters... How did you manage to get the cap off?

[@edwardblume1]

Well done! I have the same shutters. Do you know the name of the shutter for ordering the parts? Thanks!

[@doug7105]

Edward - I don't know the name of the shutters (I have the same) but the part she ordered is TCB03, I just ordered some.

[@georgemorelos1216]

Tcb03

[@victorianormanshuttersblin8920]

You can get these parts from the shutter manufacturer Skandiawf.com. They will need to know if you have 2 1/2, 3 1/2, or 4 1/2" louvers. We fix these all the time without heat.

[@cruzman911]

Great video! Thank you.

[@AndreasKoester]

Eternal gratitude!

[@Icantseeme]

Thanks

[@zqnqx7841]

Does anyone know how to take the caps off? I can't seem to take the caps off even with lot of prying.

[@georgemorelos1216]

I cut mine of with a hacksaw. And then super glue back on. Looks like new if you make a good clean cut.

[@robertmichael2945]

Fill a cup with boiling water and put the bottom of the rod in for about 20 seconds. This makes it very easy to come off.

[@ernestojuarez9296]

Sorry i dont understand your trying to force them in through the slot vertically on the shutter by melting them with a blower? Doesnt make sense. Did you try inserting them horizontally into the slot first and then twisting them vertically? Unless im missing something I think you are over complicating the installation process. That’s why if you notice the clips have a hole in them to aid in the twisting process as the plastic gives a bit in this area as you twist them back vertically.

[@sdvolley]

Actually she has the best explanation and solution for repairs I have seen to date. It's a struggle to find the parts online unless you look specifically for Hunter Douglas Hunter Douglas Tilt Rod Repair parts. Other than that yes companies will try to charge you hundreds rather than a few bucks and short endeavor. Heating up the plastic just slightly actually is a great idea as the integrity of the plastic is actually better than when bent cold. Instructions from the MFG on these are to put the long side in first, then to force the other side in but heating them is just brilliant and works way better. It was done the right way by Stacey.

[@karenhelwig5409]

THAAAATS HOW YOU PUT THEM ON. NOW I KNOW! THANK YOU!!

[@jainegutierrez5248]

Where do you buy your plastic shutter pins ? Do you have a phone number? Thank you I’ve been searching for years

[@staceycampo]

shutterpartsdirect.com / 661-587-5255

[@TienNguyen-uf8gd]

Can I have the address

[@Benweiser]

Hahaha plantain shutters