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I have bought a dresser unit which fits between the 2 long seats at the back of my fan.It has an extend able top and two drawers in it.It replaces the 2 small cushions at the back.Whilst it looks a very nice piece of furniture,there is one major drawback with it.When you pull out the top to it's extended length,the stability of it is very poor.You can literally shake the top from side to side.I would hate to think what might happen if a hot cup of tea is on it and my grand daughter was around.I have had it back to Swifts and their answer was that they were all like that!I cannot believe this as I have found most other items well thought out and constructed.This piece of furniture wasn't cheap(over £200.00)Anyone else got the same problem?
I have bought a dresser unit which fits between the 2 long seats at the back of my fan.It has an extend able top and two drawers in it.It replaces the 2 small cushions at the back.Whilst it looks a very nice piece of furniture,there is one major drawback with it.When you pull out the top to it's extended length,the stability of it is very poor.You can literally shake the top from side to side.I would hate to think what might happen if a hot cup of tea is on it and my grand daughter was around.I have had it back to Swifts and their answer was that they were all like that!I cannot believe this as I have found most other items well thought out and constructed.This piece of furniture wasn't cheap(over £200.00)Anyone else got the same problem?
Hi Ovalball,
If you can send me a PM with your details I can investigate whats gone on, clearly something is wrong as the unit should be stable.
Thanks
Andy
When you pull out the top to it's extended length,the stability of it is very poor.Y?
We had one of these fitted ( free, transferred from another stock van as an inducement to buy !) in our last van and it had the same problem.
We put 2 small stainless steel sliding door bolts, one on either side, which bolted into the bed base when the unit slid out. It cured the instability but I still have the scars from when I grazed my leg on one of the bolts that we forgot to slide back again !
They are a great addition to any van aren't they. Wish we had a olace to put one in this van -extendible table and drawers all in one.
Yes, its the same in our Voyager. Not an issue for us as their is only 2 of us. I find ours has a problem with the table top sliding out if you brake hard this also happens with the drawers.
Far better than the wrap round seats which are not very practical due to the depth IMHO
Our 10-year-old Bessie has one of these (or what sounds like it). Solid as a rock, wouldn't be without it - certaintly shouldn't wobble, and there's no need for bolts to keep it stable. Please say it's not another example of things that have simply got worse over the years....
The problem is not the stability if the whole unit but more the top itself.In the extended position it really is unstable.When I returned it back to Swifts one of the customer service personnel admitted that it didn't seem to be right and sent it off to be investigated.I was therefore surprised to be told it was the same as all the others of that type.I feel it is designed incorrectly and really is an accident waiting to happen.I have passed on my details to Andy at Swifts so hopefully something can be sorted out soon.I would like to thank Swifts for their quick response to this matter.
We have recently looked a lot of Swift group vans while looking for a replacmnt for our Hymer. We noticed this problem in a Kon Tikki 645 and though that if we got one we would have to add extra mounting to make it more secure.
Not right on a new van but I think a fix is easy enough.
We have recently looked a lot of Swift group vans while looking for a replacmnt for our Hymer. We noticed this problem in a Kon Tikki 645 and though that if we got one we would have to add extra mounting to make it more secure.
Not right on a new van but I think a fix is easy enough.
We have the same problem, when we took delivery the whole unit was loose and came away from the base, we mentioned this to our dealer who made arrangements to have it looked at in the workshop, they stopped it coming away but it is still unstable in the "open" position.
I wondered if anyone is of the same opinion as us about the table that slides in the dining area, my husband leant on this one day and it came off its mounting and badly marked the wall, ok so we won't lean on it again but it does seem a bit unsafe for a table we have asked our dealer to report this to Swift as a poor design which I believe he has done, maybe if you have one of the newer Voyagers yours will have a different design I hope.
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