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Thinking about looking for a Genesis to restore

Started by Dale Benson, January 19, 2015, 09:31:51 AM

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demosthenes9

Quote from: MartyG on January 27, 2015, 01:35:39 AM



Thanks, but I'm thinking of the current generation Summit. Just waiting for the right one at the right price to come along. Once they get a little dirty, people seem to lose interest and run out to buy another one. Hope to find one that needs nothing but a good cleaning.


Hahah, must be nice living in your area.  Around here, Summits are few and far between.  Can't say that I've seen one on CL that was under 8 years old or ridiculously expensive.

SixZeroFour

I somehow missed this thread completely?!?

All great advice from everyone above and the $200-$300 estimate range sounds about right for a nice clean refurb.

One thing I learned very quickly while going through the restore process is that many older Genesis' use the same lids, but the bottom section of the BBQ's vary between models. I had hoped to find an extra cheap BBQ that I could salvage parts from and in the end wound up doing 2 restores when the parts wouldn't swap like I had hoped.  :-[
W E B E R    B A R - B - Q    K E T T L E

mike.stavlund

Yes, I've tried to share lids and parts with friends who had apparently identical grills, but the dimensions would be slightly off.  So be careful. 
One of the charcoal people.

jamesnomore

I got my 1000 for $25 and with parts/paint spent just under $200. I couldn't be happier and 6 years later running great with no signs of slowing down. She used to be red but I swapped the lid to blue to match my kettles. I prefer the east west configuration over newer north south especially with the roti.



Can't find a better pic of original restore. I've since replced the side burner with another table.
WTB: Genesis Jr.

addicted-to-smoke

I suppose we all have our preferences. I'm "gasless" but would love a red 1000 or maybe just a 2-burner with wood to complement my red SS. I like the idea of a side burner however, to light chimneys and cook with CI pans ... and the sweet spot overall (for me) seems to be those later '90s/00s models with SS carts but NOT the gray plastic tables. Especially if it's a Summit or whatever those models were with the top-mounted controls.

Then again I'd probably fall for the right Q model in any non-gray, non-off white color.
It's the iconic symbol for the backyard. It's family/friends, food and fun. What more do you need to feel everything [is] going to be all right. As long as we can still have a BBQ in our backyard, the world seems a bit of a better place. At least for that moment. -reillyranch