Many people have commented that I am a very careful Red Sea Pedestrian, so when we lost the outer cover panel from the fridge, I checked the cost of a replacement – and then started plotting….

I was reliably informed that the cost of the replacement was a lot – so I started to look for what I actually needed.

I found a 3mm thick white gloss sheet on Amazon for 20 drinking vouchers, and I also sourced a selection of well nuts that I knew would be needed to safely secure the panel when completed. Additionally, I sourced a large cardboard box from Lidl. By chance I had a grille still in its packaging from a project a couple of years ago – a new one would cost around £10 from amazon I believe.

The card board bos was flattened and then, with the aid of a set square, metre long rule and and craft knife – and the assistance of Number One Son a template was made.

The actual cuts were done with scoring using the steel rule and craft knife, then a cutting wheel on a dremel – quite a few cutting wheels but!

Once that was done, it was time to secure the panel, using the holes in the bodywork – they were mucky and you could clearly see where the old mounts had rusted away. This is where the wellnuts were to be used !

We actually used some Cirtex glue to hold the brass threaded section in the rubber sleeve, and used a space washer to secure from the out side

 

Once fitted, the bolts were tightened and being sad with small rubber rings to help with vibration.

All in all about £25 and some spare bits I had lying around -I am pleased with how it looks!