Quote from: greenweb on January 19, 2017, 01:54:09 PMDid you paint the handle strap?
Joe, what I found to be an issue is replacing the handles with wood. Brian's handles just didn't fit the shape of the new taco. Of course, I'm not expecting him to design a new style to fit the new handles.... although that would be cool... but I digress.In the end, any grill I get, I replace the handles with wood; a personal aesthetic, nothing more.
Quote from: Darko on January 18, 2017, 04:31:05 PMLooking at the two, my opinion is that I don't really mind the taco so much. I would like it a helluva lot better if Brian made handles that fit the shape better. Now, please don't take this wrong, this is in no way a complaint against Brian's work, more to do with Weber changing the shape.What is your specific complaint about the fit? For me it is less the bottom piece not going the full length of the metal handle, but an issue with the top part of the handle rotating sometimes since there metal handle doesn't have the nubs that the old welded handles did. I'm sure I could fix that pretty easy by drilling out the metal handle then putting some studs into the holes in the top handle that would prevent it from twisting.
Looking at the two, my opinion is that I don't really mind the taco so much. I would like it a helluva lot better if Brian made handles that fit the shape better. Now, please don't take this wrong, this is in no way a complaint against Brian's work, more to do with Weber changing the shape.
Quote from: MikeRocksTheRed on January 19, 2017, 07:18:09 AMQuote from: Darko on January 18, 2017, 04:31:05 PMLooking at the two, my opinion is that I don't really mind the taco so much. I would like it a helluva lot better if Brian made handles that fit the shape better. Now, please don't take this wrong, this is in no way a complaint against Brian's work, more to do with Weber changing the shape.What is your specific complaint about the fit? For me it is less the bottom piece not going the full length of the metal handle, but an issue with the top part of the handle rotating sometimes since there metal handle doesn't have the nubs that the old welded handles did. I'm sure I could fix that pretty easy by drilling out the metal handle then putting some studs into the holes in the top handle that would prevent it from twisting.I make a fix to these handles so they don't spin. You just need to let me know your putting it on a new grill and I can easily make the modification. I have done a bunch for @Mcgolden latelySent from my Moto Z force Droid
Either way I don't think they are going to bring back the old handles. Too many claims and loss of profits.
What is the mod that you do to handles for newer grills?
Nothing like hacking up a new Kettle!