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I went to fit a replacement Outer Door Trim (Hinge screws busted) to a WM64 only to find Hotpoint supply it as a kit (Part No 1602464) with a ‘Instruction Leaflet’ inside advising the fitter to include both Front and Rear Trims when replacing.
BUT the stupid thing about this kit is that the Inner Trim doesn’t have a 4 screw fixing although the Outer Trim has the 4 screw mounts in place? Which means it cannot hold the door glass in place and the whole assembly is even more weakened as a result. The 2 trims part nicely in the middle due to the lack of fixing screws top and bottom.
My advice therefore is, if you have to replace a broken Outer Trim, don’t fit the Inner Trim that comes with the kit, simply throw it away and use the old one!
Martin
Re: Hotpoint WM series Door Trim Kit
Martin
I’ve never had a problem fitting both halves personally, the trick is to fit the glass to the inner door whilst it’s on the floor, fit the outer door to the hinge that’s already fitted to the machine, then ‘mate’ the two halves & snap the whole lot together like a tupperware box ! It should hold together without any screws in it at all. The really fun one to do is the Washer Dryer door, cos it’s got a heat shield in too !
Just to be an anorak, the 1602464 kit was introduced shortly after the beginning of production to overcome a door closing fault, which is why you’re supposed to fit both bits, as there was extra strengthening included which wasn’t included in the early version. Reduction from 5 to 3 screw fixings came later, I presume as a cost cutting measure.
Wizard
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