Velux blackout blind string repair - DIY

I present to you how to replace the cord mechanism on the Velux blackout blinds
Predstavljam vam kako zamenjati vrvični mehanizem na Velux siesta senčilu

[@derekhansen7508]

This is the only video I could find giving a step by step instruction on how to change the strings. Thankfully, it is an excellent one. Clear and easy to follow. Grateful thanks.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@peterpillmann1323]

Same. Very helpful! Much appreciated. Greetings from Hungary

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jochenkraus7016]

Velux has some videos about replacing the blinds but show much fewer details. Especially no cord replacement and how it's supposed to go through the guiders 6:53

[@vitrovitro123]

Same! A trouble solver! Super thanks!

[@JoeriBlomberg]

It's been said before, but this is the first video that actually gets the job done. Thanks a lot!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@robinchallinor4209]

Without this video I would never have been able to successfully replace the strings on my velux blind. A new blind was going to cost over one hundred pounds. Replaced the strings with new guides for thirty. The plastic string guides were the expensive part. Huge thanks for posting this very clear and correctly paced video.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@Kylierodd]

where can i purchase the parts from? @@darijan-diy

[@darijan-diy]

@@Kylierodd Hello. I ordered the parts from Velux in my country. This is Velux Slovenia. Look at the window model on your window. Search for Velux in your country, tell us the window model and what you need. Or look on this page - www.meurer-shop.de/dachfenster/velux/velux-verdunkelungsrollo

[@FilipeC-v8q]

First comment on KZbin, all to thank this man for this excellent video! Velux should pay you for being so helpful to their customers.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@lornasargeant9302]

despite Velux assuring me that the new cords would come with fitting instructions- they didn’t! So thank you so much for your video - absolutely brilliant and easy to follow.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@bertgorissen3526]

After several heroic but lost fights with my curtain I finally won after seeing your video. Thanks a lot!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@eugenr.3392]

I was about to buy new blinds for 130€, saw this video and fixed it for 12€. Thank you very much for sharing

[@darijan-diy]

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[@theflapslap]

This video is a life saver! Saved me having to get a new blind! The type of video KZbin was made for! I salute you sir!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@AR-gu3kg]

3 years on and thank you Sir for saving me hours of pain and most probably ripping the blind or smashing the entire window to bits! I salute you 🫡

[@darijan-diy]

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[@legendneo5371]

Thanks for the great tutorial. Not a fan of the music but a fan of the work. All Steps. Straight to the point. No bs

[@justinguest100]

I am really pleased I found this video. It saved me a lot of effort and possibly cost too! Just finished repairing 2 separate Velux blinds as a result! Thanks Darjian!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@tonymountifield]

Excellent demonstration, making all the steps very clear. Just replaced the strings on my blind with no trouble. Thank you!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@WatchBatterycouk]

I repair everything I can but without this video I may well have failed and got very frustrated. Excellent and easy to follow. Thank you so much. You have saved a perfectly good blind from going for recycle and saved me £90!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@glennsargent6290]

Absolutely perfect given Velux UK are great for selling you the parts but crap coz no fitting instructions. Darijan has saved me a fortune, £20 worth of stuff from Velux and the rest DIY. Worked like a dream, pay close attention to get the tension right before re-installing the blind. If I had had to buy two new blinds I would have been £200 down on the blinds, let alone a fitter if you need one - I didn't. Thanks again Darijan

[@darijan-diy]

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[@dr-evil]

Thank you very much. I just replaced the cords on my Velux with the help of your video.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@kaya3594]

The best explainer video I've ever seen. Thanks a lot.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@KaiGoEnergy22]

Thanks for the video. I had to fix two of these and wasn't sure how to fiddle the cords through these plastic caps. Actually did it right on one of them which was however pretty hard to move afterwards. After replacing the caps on the second blind, where they were broken, I realized that the cords already worked their way into the plastic. So my conclusion: if the blind gets harder and harder to move, get ready to change the caps. Obviously, they will break after years, no matter what. I would eatomate the lifetime of these to maybe 10-15 years. Which is ok for a 2€ replacement part.

[@palawrence21]

Just had to repair one of my other blinds....and previously used this video 2 years ago for repairs. Absolutely brilliant thankyou !

[@darijan-diy]

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[@victorix30]

Thank you so much! You saved me so much time and money! Never thought I could be so crafty :D Greetings from Germany

[@darijan-diy]

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[@craiggraham2638]

This is absolutely the best video on servicing a Velux blind - absolutely spot on. Thankyou for sharing - you've saved me a fortune. There's 10 of these blinds in my kids rooms and the cords + end caps all fail after around 5 years of daily use. Following your instructions has just saved me hundred's of £'s :)

[@darijan-diy]

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[@doniyasoni7355]

Hi there - where did you find / buy the spare parts he uses in the UK?

[@thomasbroker69]

@@doniyasoni7355I’d like to know the same..

[@darijan-diy]

@@doniyasoni7355 Hello. I ordered the parts from Velux in my country. This is Velux Slovenia. Look at the window model on your window. Search for Velux in your country, tell us the window model and what you need. Or look on this page - www.meurer-shop.de/dachfenster/velux/velux-verdunkelungsrollo

[@williamallen6055]

Very clear instructions. Saved me having to take off another blind to see where to thread the strings. Thank you very much.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@bigsqueegie]

Oh my god, thank you for this video. Just bought a brand new blind and managed to untangle it all. Your vid has just saved me a lot of cash!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@MaxMüller-i3s]

Excellent video that describes each step. Short written explanations help focus on important details. Helped me, even though the blinds I have are a slightly different model. Thank you!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@VSDawson]

I am very grateful for this video, thank you! I've just been able to fix my blackout blind by following it and look forward to some proper sleep tonight for the first time in weeks!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@9273431]

Great video, thank you a lot! Velux sent me the replacement parts and mentioned there was no instructions available - but I could check online on youtube. So I found this little gem.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jplagesse7170]

Thank you Darijan, so much. This was quite tricky with one pair of hands. I would never have been able to work it out without your brilliant video. Shame in the UK the kit comes as strings only and a second kit for the end caps. So you have to pay twice!

[@darijan-diy]

Thank you 😀

[@doniyasoni7355]

Hi there, odd question but where did you order the parts in the UK?

[@Kedves_Aknot]

Sir! It's a fantastic video. I was affraid how am i gonna do that, but with your video it was suprisingly easy! And you saved us 50 € cause i didn't have to call the repair man for fixing that. So next beer will be raised to you!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@Rossi593]

Clear video and showed us where we went wrong. Working perfectly. Many thanks.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@craigh9734]

Brilliant and straightforward instructions. Well done!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@richardemerson8075]

Third time in about 6 years I’ve had to use this video, and every time it gets the job done brilliantly. I know I’ve found the right one again when I hear that music! 😅

[@darijan-diy]

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[@evahatasova8896]

Thank you thank you thank you!! I was so miserable with the original Velux paper instructions and your video is just perfect! Thank you ❤

[@darijan-diy]

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[@ross6753]

Yeah, that paper manual was terrible, wasn't it? Halfway you got photos that didn't show anything, and I got completely stuck

[@JanaMKay]

The onliest video to see how you can change. It's made perfectly. Thanks a lot for this 🙏🏻

[@darijan-diy]

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[@alexanderspiesberger3501]

Well done! Really helpful. I have ordered all parts at Velux directly, and did it exactly the way you have done it. 100% perfect result! May thanks!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@AdrienBurg]

Thank you for such a clear video! Way better than anything I could find on the french media. I recommend you add some keywords such as "cordon" "store" "dkl velux slim"

[@darijan-diy]

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[@aquamarine094]

Terrific. It's the only video I could find that explains it properly. Thank you.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@freejohnuk]

Absolute PERFECTION - you da man! Impossible without your help... THANK YOU! I had to reattach the side sliders as they weren't correct engaged onto the lugs of the roller blind. So care needed to slot the top lugs into the sliders.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@Tom-i2g9c]

Great video, just used it to repair my blind as the cords had popped out.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jesser3344]

Thanks mate! There's no tutorials made by velux. I wouldn't have made it without yours. You should geht paid by velux for this.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@thebacks9151]

Unfortunately Velux wants us to replace broken blinds with new and not to repair the old. They make parts for older blinds impossible /very difficult to find. Built in obsolescence sadly gives them more profits.

[@actarkus9031]

First, happy new year to you ! and many thanks for your video, it help me to repair my velux blind ! i thought i had to buy a new one because it was broken, but with your help it works again ! Thank you👍🙏 !

[@darijan-diy]

👍Thanks. Happy New Year to you as well. I'm glad that my video helped you solve the issue.

[@scoutveteran]

Das Video hat mich Schritt für Schritt bei der Reparatur des Seilzugs unterstützt. Super gemacht! Vielen Dank!

[@SwatchatoaMaiti]

Really the video which helped me repair my velux Rollos in Germany. Kudos

[@darijan-diy]

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[@AnjaW-r7d]

You I am so grateful - this video was great, explained everything I needed to understand and saved me a lot of time. Thanks a lot for sharing! This was amazing help

[@jnskrphl7241]

Thanks man, you really saved me nervs and money with your easy-to-follow tutorial 👍😊

[@darijan-diy]

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[@giacomotognetti1997]

GRAZIE MILLE! GREAT VIDEO FROM ITALY, GOOD JOB!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@danielpreddy5098]

This was incredibly useful and enabled me to fix one of our Velux blinds. Thank you.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@LawrenceVosper]

Thank you so much. An excellent demonstration of what would otherwise be a daunting - and baffling - job.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@ali20532]

Thank you so much. I managed to fix my veelux blind today thanks to you

[@darijan-diy]

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[@ross6753]

I finished! And it works! 🎆🪛 To be honest, it is FAR from a piece of cake, even with advice. I can't understand how Velux makes us do such difficult things. But I got it done, thanks to you! You want to know why? Because you start rigging from the opposite direction than the actual manual that Velux sent along with the repair kit... You know? You FIRST put in the "click" thingies, and THEN start rigging. In the manual, they FIRST rig halfway, then lay the chords across the blind and give us a fuzzy photo that doesn't make it clear at all what to do next. So, we don't understand and either get stuck or do it all wrong and ruin our blind. 😭 But the way you explained it, it's like threading a sewing machine. It is much more logic. Of course, your Velux is hanging horizontally, and not very high above the floor; so screwing the aluminum frames back in looked much easier for you than it was for me, standing on a ladder obliquely squirming myself... still, thank you 😃

[@darijan-diy]

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[@ernio.7108]

Short simple and well explained. Many, many thanks Darijan!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jochenkraus7016]

Great video. Thank you for the detailled shots of the cord guide at 6:53. Mine looked ok so I oderered only the cords. But now I noticed the thread has worked itself under one of the noses like a belt saw. I think that's why the outer layer broke and it got stuck.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jochenkraus7016]

@@darijan-diy I also ordered the cord guides and installed them when they arrived :-) Recommendation to all people having trouble with the cords: Also check the cord guides so you can order all parts at once. The Velux support is very helpful to look for the part numbers you need.

[@garrymartin4399]

Thanks for this video. Been trying for weeks to replace the cord. Finally done it now.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@paulclark6706]

Thank you for the video it really helped me to fix my blind. Its annoying that the few parts required cost so much from Velux, £18 for two bits of plastic!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@habibmodabber1268]

Perfect Darijan, great job with the video. Extremly helpful. It took a while for me to get the right parts form Velux since i had problems finding the "Endkappen" in the store, but once i had all the parts your instruction were a great help. Vielen Dank!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@alfruether]

Same from Germany. many thanks, very much apreciated. Saved me lots of time and, of course, money. All parts easily ordered at Velux through the official number of the blind. About 30€. Interesting: Velux uses these cheap plastic parts for guiding a moving string which works like a saw. And no info how to repair this. Well, well……. no thoughts ;-)

[@darijan-diy]

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[@kirstensmith8476]

Not only helped me to replace a frayed cord but helped me see that another part was broken which I hadn't noticed previously

[@darijan-diy]

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[@stefanstops5324]

Thx for the explicit video, because of that, i could repair our rollo perfectly!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@spikusmilto9722]

Darijan, great video (the sound track is growing on me) crystal clear on what to do, you saved me some money. Thank you. I had also the pleated blinds on the same rails which added to the anticipation of further complication but wasn't in the end. Velux should get you to do some further videos 😎

[@darijan-diy]

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[@JessicaArndtChannel]

Thank you for this video. You made me spare over 200 euros. 🙏🏻

[@darijan-diy]

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[@aland155]

Excellent, helpful video. I feel confident in a good result and will go ahead and buy the parts. And a great soundtrack! Thanks!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@MX-rd3fc]

Fantastic job man! Thank you very much for putting this effort in a great helpful video.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@chrischaralambous286]

An excellent video with clear demonstration. Thank you very much.👌👍

[@darijan-diy]

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[@frankpen7627]

Thank you very much for your helpful video. I have that problem and to be honest I didn´t know how to solve it and it was abolutely fantastic to find this one. Thanks again.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@nicbyrne4972]

Thank you ! This was better than speaking to velux !!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@Ajda_]

Thank you for this great video! Way better than the instructions I got from Velux..

[@darijan-diy]

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[@MiAndroidMi]

My first comment after years. Thanks for this video that can help us to repair this part

[@darijan-diy]

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[@matter971]

Great video. Had it done in under 45 mins cheers mate gf is happy

[@darijan-diy]

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[@JHayes5]

Thanks a lot for the video. Was very good to follow step by step instructions

[@darijan-diy]

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[@therispense4455]

Thank you very much for creating this video, it helped a lot!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@barcelonaunited]

Super video man. As the others have said, only video thats actually worth watching. Right on’

[@darijan-diy]

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[@JackFC23]

Quality. Saved a fortune 😊

[@darijan-diy]

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[@le_rakonteur]

Massive help! Thank you !💚

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[@MrAMO73]

Perfect - just what I needed, thanks. Nice slide guitar music too!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@tuboid001]

Great video, couldn't have done it without your help. 👍

[@darijan-diy]

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[@jeroenvdb2977]

Thank you very much Darijan! Smooth sailing! Very good video.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@Bangavii]

Best step by step guide, thank you!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@forenmichel]

Best repair Video ever seen, thank you 👍

[@darijan-diy]

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[@e28forever30]

Thanks for the excellent video, made this a simple job and saved us some money!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@AlanForsterALB1970]

Made, what looked like an impossible job really simple, Thanks!!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@chillroll5518]

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH YOU SAVED MY LIFE I LOVE YOU MAN

[@darijan-diy]

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[@KeesvanBekkum]

Great instruction, the best I could find, much better than the instruction of Velux itself

[@darijan-diy]

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[@12fretman]

Thanks for the very helpful video. Think you saved me many hours of head scratching!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@ВалентинКалюжний-х8о]

Дякую щиро Вам добра людина!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@RislingSilvany]

Very good tutorial video. It shows clearly all steps and every important details at the necessary points. And all that without speaking! Very international! 😀

[@darijan-diy]

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[@DH-uj8tu]

This is a brilliant, helpful video. Thank you!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@harroschwarzbart6870]

Thanks man, from other videos I couldn't figure out where the strings go, your video was very clear and saved me a lot of trouble. Works perfectly! 👍👍👍

[@darijan-diy]

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[@MatthewWilliamson-u9w]

Excellent video, very clear. Thanks

[@darijan-diy]

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[@andrewklein3349]

Absolute lifesaver, thank you so much!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@stephenbrowne2837]

waiting for that click was so exciting!! great video!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@blauerhirschmtb1601]

The best Tutorial. Great Work.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@tommueller66]

You made it easy for me to change these cords, thanks a lot, mate! ;)

[@darijan-diy]

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[@palawrence21]

Perfect! Thanks for the great video...Parts all ordered direct from Velux who were also very helpful.

[@darijan-diy]

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[@martinhowell5335]

Excellent video - really helpful. Thank you!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@skidnoob6991]

Thanks for the video, quick and easy. and it works!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@drschlemer]

Thank you. Again. Perfect video. Great help!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@andreasbambach7441]

Very helpful .. pictures are telling more than a thousands words!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@IlonaNieboer]

Thanks for this video, it helped me to fix it!!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@laflare1082]

Thank you from FR, you saved me 💪

[@darijan-diy]

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[@4879daniel]

This is a helpful video. Shame the Velux website is not. They do not even show the part I need which has snapped.

[@darijan-diy]

Thank you. Velux does not show how to fix this so they have a job to do. That's why we help each other

[@jessekoppe2415]

Legend, you just safed my marriage!

[@darijan-diy]

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[@koljameyer3016]

Thanks for your help from Germany:-)

[@darijan-diy]

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