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    Question Broken front/intake fan bay holder on Fractal Design chassis

    Hi Scan

    I've had the Fractal Design XL chassis for just under a year but it's only recently that I decided to add an additional front intake fan and noticed a problem.
    When going to remove the front fan bay that holds the 2 bottom fans in place (see image below) I noticed that the bottom half didn't seem to sit flush with the chassis, as I started to remove the bay I realised that one of the clips that holds the whole bay in place is broken.
    The bay is only held in by 2 of these clips which are a very thin plastic construction to hold a fair bit of weight so adding another fan is going to put added pressure on the working clip and if that breaks the bay can't be used.

    http://www.fractal-design.com/img_pr...EF-XL-TI-5.jpg

    Would I be eligible for a replacement chassis or by any chance do you have any spare parts if I could just buy the front fan bay. This isn't listed as a replacement part on the Fractal Design parts shop which is why I'm posting here. Ideally I want to avoid sending the chassis back because of cost of sending and time involved removing everything, but I'll await your suggestion.

    I will take a picture of what is broken tonight to make it a little clearer.

    Many Thanks
    Last edited by Mark@SCAN; 16-09-2013 at 10:16 AM.

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    Re: Broken front/intake fan bay holder on Fractal Design chassis

    Please accept our apologies for the delayed response.

    We do not unfortunately carry spares for this part.

    I would suggest e-mailing Fractal support directly via the following link who should be able to send the required part to you directly:

    http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=contact&category=2

    Regards

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