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vitalienbruder_249112 May 2015 15:29We bought a few products from the new Besta series. On one hand, because it’s quite versatile, and on the other, because we already have a lot of IKEA furniture and have always been satisfied with the quality. That has now dramatically changed.
It already starts with the drawer fronts. The plastic cam connectors are terrible. Then there’s the adjustment option for the drawers – with these flimsy knurled screws, you’ll hurt your fingers. It’s basically impossible to adjust when the drawers are filled and have settled.
The drawers themselves don’t fully extend. We use them as storage for our CDs. You can’t use the back part of the drawer because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to get the CDs out.
Next, the adjustable feet of the cabinets. Usually, I know it like this: the bolts’ threads go all the way through, so you can adjust the height from inside with a wrench. With Besta, you can only adjust the feet from underneath. That means lifting, turning a few millimeters, setting it down. Still wobbles. So you have to repeat the process until you finally get it right.
The back panels of the cabinets. Only conditionally suitable as storage racks for hi-fi equipment because they are not deep enough; the cables press against the back panel. Of course, IKEA can’t possibly account for the dimensions of all kinds of devices. But at least they should offer a suitable cross bracket to stabilize the cabinet if you want to assemble it without the back panel.
I’m very disappointed. IKEA seems to have taken roller furniture as their model here.
It already starts with the drawer fronts. The plastic cam connectors are terrible. Then there’s the adjustment option for the drawers – with these flimsy knurled screws, you’ll hurt your fingers. It’s basically impossible to adjust when the drawers are filled and have settled.
The drawers themselves don’t fully extend. We use them as storage for our CDs. You can’t use the back part of the drawer because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to get the CDs out.
Next, the adjustable feet of the cabinets. Usually, I know it like this: the bolts’ threads go all the way through, so you can adjust the height from inside with a wrench. With Besta, you can only adjust the feet from underneath. That means lifting, turning a few millimeters, setting it down. Still wobbles. So you have to repeat the process until you finally get it right.
The back panels of the cabinets. Only conditionally suitable as storage racks for hi-fi equipment because they are not deep enough; the cables press against the back panel. Of course, IKEA can’t possibly account for the dimensions of all kinds of devices. But at least they should offer a suitable cross bracket to stabilize the cabinet if you want to assemble it without the back panel.
I’m very disappointed. IKEA seems to have taken roller furniture as their model here.
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Sascha197812 May 2015 19:48Regarding the adjustment of the feet, it appears that the two rear ones are adjusted from the inside using an Allen key, and the two front ones are adjusted directly from underneath at the feet. See page 14.
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Knadderiau12 May 2015 22:51Hi V*Bruder
I partly agree with your complaints.
Yes, I was disappointed by that too. But my Besta furniture is still holding up. You just shouldn’t tighten them with excessive force.
That is admittedly frustrating. The lack of full-extension drawer slides is poorly thought out. I still installed the old full-extension slides. They still fit, but the fronts don’t align flush with the new fronts. Since I only have two drawers in a lowboard, it’s not very noticeable.
These units aren’t designed as hi-fi furniture, after all. Just be creative and drill holes in the back panels where needed for cables and such.
All in all, I do like the new Besta quite a bit—except for the missing full-extension slides.
Best regards,
the Dowel, Wood Dowel
I partly agree with your complaints.
The plastic cam connectors are the worst.
Yes, I was disappointed by that too. But my Besta furniture is still holding up. You just shouldn’t tighten them with excessive force.
The drawers themselves don’t fully extend.
That is admittedly frustrating. The lack of full-extension drawer slides is poorly thought out. I still installed the old full-extension slides. They still fit, but the fronts don’t align flush with the new fronts. Since I only have two drawers in a lowboard, it’s not very noticeable.
Back panels of the cabinets. Only suitable as storage shelves for hi-fi equipment to a limited extent because they’re not deep enough; the wiring hits the back panel. IKEA obviously can’t account for the dimensions of all possible devices.
These units aren’t designed as hi-fi furniture, after all. Just be creative and drill holes in the back panels where needed for cables and such.
All in all, I do like the new Besta quite a bit—except for the missing full-extension slides.
Best regards,
the Dowel, Wood Dowel
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IKEA-Experte13 May 2015 15:35The drawers have become 5 € cheaper now, but the quality of the slides is much worse. It would have been possible to continue offering a cheaper version with roller slides if the market demands it. Offering the drawer boxes only in the cabinet color instead of black strikes me as unnecessary nonsense. For the brief moment you open a drawer and see it, the color doesn’t matter.
Hello everyone,
I just signed up here specifically to discuss the new Besta units and ask for advice.
My partner and I recently bought new Besta furniture for our living room—three tall, deep carcasses and a TV stand. Our walls and floors are uneven, so it took quite some time to get all the carcasses perfectly aligned. (Except for the TV stand, where there are no holes for the Allen key in the middle, the feet can be adjusted from the inside.)
Our problem now is that the cabinets warp as soon as the doors are attached. The top and bottom panels are level, but the sides lean inward toward the door opening, so the angles are no longer 90°. The back panel provides very little stability because it has too much play, and the fixed shelves don’t help at all.
Ikea states that the cabinets must be screwed to the wall. But we don’t want to do that because at least one of the cabinets needs to be movable to allow cable routing behind the TV stand. And what about people who aren’t allowed to drill into their walls?
In any case, the cabinets are unstable on their own. Was this also the case with the older Besta models? Does anyone have experience with this, or any tips on how to prevent shifting or tipping sideways? It’s hardly possible to securely nail the back panel, neither to the frame nor to a fixed shelf.
I would really appreciate any help!
I just signed up here specifically to discuss the new Besta units and ask for advice.
My partner and I recently bought new Besta furniture for our living room—three tall, deep carcasses and a TV stand. Our walls and floors are uneven, so it took quite some time to get all the carcasses perfectly aligned. (Except for the TV stand, where there are no holes for the Allen key in the middle, the feet can be adjusted from the inside.)
Our problem now is that the cabinets warp as soon as the doors are attached. The top and bottom panels are level, but the sides lean inward toward the door opening, so the angles are no longer 90°. The back panel provides very little stability because it has too much play, and the fixed shelves don’t help at all.
Ikea states that the cabinets must be screwed to the wall. But we don’t want to do that because at least one of the cabinets needs to be movable to allow cable routing behind the TV stand. And what about people who aren’t allowed to drill into their walls?
In any case, the cabinets are unstable on their own. Was this also the case with the older Besta models? Does anyone have experience with this, or any tips on how to prevent shifting or tipping sideways? It’s hardly possible to securely nail the back panel, neither to the frame nor to a fixed shelf.
I would really appreciate any help!
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IKEA-Experte23 May 2015 10:28Hello,
I found the previous BESTA carcasses to be quite stable sideways, which was also due to the grooves in the back panel. Since these grooves are still there, I find it a bit surprising. An empty tall cabinet with doors already tips forward when you open a door. This clearly shows how important it is to secure the cabinet to the wall. Multiple units placed side by side should be screwed together. This way, nothing can warp or shift.
You don’t lay cables every day, so it’s not too much effort to undo a fastener occasionally.
Drilling holes into the wall is part of the intended use of an apartment and cannot be prohibited. However, excessive use of wall plugs should be avoided.
I don’t understand why it should be impossible to drive a nail through the edge and back panel from behind.
I found the previous BESTA carcasses to be quite stable sideways, which was also due to the grooves in the back panel. Since these grooves are still there, I find it a bit surprising. An empty tall cabinet with doors already tips forward when you open a door. This clearly shows how important it is to secure the cabinet to the wall. Multiple units placed side by side should be screwed together. This way, nothing can warp or shift.
You don’t lay cables every day, so it’s not too much effort to undo a fastener occasionally.
Drilling holes into the wall is part of the intended use of an apartment and cannot be prohibited. However, excessive use of wall plugs should be avoided.
I don’t understand why it should be impossible to drive a nail through the edge and back panel from behind.
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