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    Rubber Bumper Fell Off

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by truelies, May 24, 2011.

  1. truelies

    truelies Notebook Consultant

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    The small rubbers on the palm rest place is very easy to loose. Any idea how to make it better?
     
    truelies, May 24, 2011
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  2. Maxamilus

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    Super glue.
     
    Maxamilus, May 24, 2011
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  3. miahsoul

    miahsoul Notebook Deity

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    I super glued it
     
    miahsoul, May 25, 2011
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  4. noogai93

    noogai93 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well i lost mine, came home from school one day and noticed they were gone...
     
    noogai93, May 25, 2011
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  5. Flame113

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    I lost once and asked for the replacement. Guess what? They sent a new palm rest :eek:
     
    Flame113, May 25, 2011
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  6. miahsoul

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    I've lost mine thrice, getting replacements everytime. (Dell service is pretty damn awesome) The last time was like a month ago and I superglued them.
     
    miahsoul, May 25, 2011
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  7. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Superglue usually works best!
     
    widezu69, May 25, 2011
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  8. Kratzen

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    They sent me a tech to replace the palmrest..
     
    Kratzen, May 25, 2011
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  9. M15xfanboy

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    I take it you all had that advanced warranty than?
     
    M15xfanboy, May 25, 2011
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  10. bsrj22

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    I took them off my self the first day I got the laptop. Anyone who tells you that it warps the screen is crazy.
     
    bsrj22, May 25, 2011
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  11. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    Just call Dell, they'll hit you up with a new palm rest.
     
    widezu69, May 26, 2011
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  12. jarvmeister

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    I posted something about this earlier in the week.

    Rubber bumper came off, called Dell. Subsequently found the bumper and used araldite to glue both of them in more securely. Replacement panel arrived and I'm going to save it for either the next time I loose a bumper or when I sell the laptop, to make it look like new again.
     
    jarvmeister, May 27, 2011
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  13. Unbreakables

    Unbreakables Notebook Guru

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    thing is.. my warranty's already gone.. guess i'm stuck with it :(
     
    Unbreakables, May 27, 2011
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  14. ettehbrute

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    how can i get those feet ordered to israel? i also need a new cpu fan, its making one hell of a noise.
     
    ettehbrute, May 28, 2011
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  15. xeroxide

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    maybe not warp the screen
    but i know a few people here have had scratches on the monitor glass due to the keyboard pressing on the screen.
    not having those rubber bits may increase your odds of getting this issue...
     
    xeroxide, May 29, 2011
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  16. jarvmeister

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    Why would you do that?! Regardless of whether you think that they provide any sort of protection (which they do, and no, I'm not crazy - and neither is Dell for putting them there) the palmrest looks awful with the white plastic revealed beneath.
     
    jarvmeister, May 30, 2011
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  17. bsrj22

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    On mine I cut the white plastic out, so whatever color the front grills are shines through the holes, it looks awesome.
     
    bsrj22, May 30, 2011
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  18. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Contact your regional AW Support #. They'll be able to assist you. Basic warranty covers this.
     
    BatBoy, May 31, 2011
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