IMO it has the bonus of looking cooler too! I found an ikea chair on the street and was wondering why it wasn't rolling without weight. Thanks for all the useful background info you included in your video my friend.
@@ahmedhm4002 I just found on Amazon castors for Ikea chairs. They work okay, but is a little taller than the originals. At least I can roll around now:)
Thanks for the tip, the original castors were indeed annoying. Just subscribed to your channel, your reviews are great. I also do like your white desk, may i know where did you get it from ?
thanks so much for your feedback and support. I got it from Kogan and this is the link: www.kogan.com/au/buy/ergolux-electric-dual-motor-standing-desk-white/
I hated these rollerblade wheels, didn't even stand them for more than a few days. They are in the box collecting dust. These wheels are 1 inch bigger and raise the chair minimum height by at least 3-4 cm which is very noticeable for me, and they slide so easy it's very annoying you are constantly sliding off the table, unless you spin the whole base of the chair to turn the wheels against the movement each time you move. When you are not sitting, the chair is constantly sliding around the room. I have found a very good set of rubber wheels, but they are 11mm. I will drill the difference this time!
I ended up taking my wheels apart and removing the springs but it was quite a struggle. There were no reasonably priced wheels available in Australia. Postage from England, where they seem to have the 10mm post wheels, was $80 plus. Anyhow we got a nice working chair now. Cheers.
Good alternative, but it was easy to remove the brake tabs on the original castors. There is no need to remove the wheels from the castor body, a hot blade easily reaches the brake tab and cuts it off. It took less than 30 minutes to fix all five castors. If one is worried about a warranty return, then replacing the castors may be better. My chair was only around 60 USD new and replacing the castors wouldn't be economical.
I doubt that will work. At the end of the hole, there is a groove to catch the spring so the wheels doesn't drop out when the chair is lifted off the ground. If we drill through with 11mm, then the groove won't be there anymore.
Oh thank you very much for your support. I normally do tech gear and carrying bag videos, not so much Ikea and furniture videos, or maybe i should 🤔. Hope you enjoy my tech gear videos too.
Does anyone know how to *install* these wheels? I'm stuck! The first wheel clicked, the other wheels refuse to click! They just get in and out of their socket and can't seem to get fixed!
I've had two sets of these so far and within 5-6 months the bearings start failing dropping tiny metal balls and grease oil on my floor. Thus the wheels stop rotating properly when moving the chair and it's a huge pain. I wouldn't recommend using those.
Are you able to share with everyone the specific brand that you have bought ? Mine is Hosom brand and I am still using them today ever since I made this video, without any issue.
@@SkyPerspective I'm returning them and they are from HOSOM. I contacted the store to confirm if they sent me the correct ones or not, they themselves do not know. My life has become hell due to this chair's castors and I have to literally pick it up to move on the carpet. :(
