Nightmare

[aftermath]

Daughter snapped a hinge on her laptop, and when i stripped it down i noticed the other hinge is cracked ( ready to snap ).

This is the hinge that opens the screen(lid) .

Its a TOSHIBA EQUIUM A80-132 .

Ive been on Ask.co.uk. and Google and cant find anywhere to buy a pair.

there seems to be different hinges for each version of lappy ( why dont they make the standard ).

Can anyone help me find somewhere who sells them please, i dont want to take it to a shop for repair or send it off, when i can fit them myself.

Thanks in advance.

[skinterz]

the A80 dont seem very popular when it comes to parts ,this is the closest i could find i know its not your exact model but shows a picture of the hinges at least

TOSHIBA EQUIUM M50 SCREEN LID HINGES on eBay, also, Screens LCD Panels, Laptop Accessories, Computing (end time 12-Jul-08 21:24:59 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-EQUIUM-M50-SCREEN-LID-HINGES_W0QQitemZ140224426430QQcmdZViewItem?hash=it em140224426430&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318)

what about sending a few emails to anywhere that does laptop repaires and spares ....good luck m8

[aftermath]

Thanks for looking for me mate, i had a look on ebay and sent out a few emails to ebay shops who sell these sort of things.

the pic of the link looks very similar to the ones i want but a tab is on opposite side of hinge to the one i want.


here is a pic of mine , that i want a pair of.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff308/aftermath_0377/IMG_0821.jpg

[aftermath]

Here we are a week later, loads of hours spent trying to contact suppliers, and endless hours me and mate , investigating, and keep checking ebay.

I managed to get hold of a toshiba parts company ( part of Toshiba ).

They are sending me a pair of hinges out on Monday.

Cost ?16.99 each + VAT, works out ?42

So if anyone out there has a Toshiba Laptop go easy on the hinges , they are possibly the weakest hinges on laptops.

Thanks a lot Napster for the continuous help trying to find some way of repairing them and getting spare parts.

[caveman_nige]

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Just say Nige sent you....

[skinterz]

good one got there in the end m8