I received the new door seal from Bradley and this one fits. Replacing that was the final step when I decided a few weeks ago to do something about my 9 year old OBS that was slowly falling apart.
The plastic faceplate for the temp slide control on the bottom was cracked and part of it was missing, even though I had done the foot mod to take pressure off it. It no longer served any purpose because I have an Auber PID controller in the SG. Since I could not find a replacement I decided to just get rid of it. I made a plate to cover the large hole where the control wires used to pass through. I kept the little red LED, just because it was there.
It will still light whenever the elements are energized. I switched from pucks to an A-MAZE-N pellet tube several years ago and it works great.
The hinges had broken long ago and I was using regular door hinges from Home Depot. They worked pretty well but I removed them, dressed them up a bit on a grinder and painted them.
The door had some white streaks from a chemical cleaning I had once done to it so I masked off some things and spray painted it. I wish I had taken a "before" pic but it really looked sad. It still has a cracked upper left corner but that piece is only available with a complete door and I was told when I ordered the seal that they no longer sell the door.
After 9 years of bear hugging the smoker in and out of the basement whenever I wanted to smoke something I bought a little cart for it. It has wire shelves so I cut and stained a piece of wood for more stability for the Bradley feet.
Anyway, just about everything I did was cosmetic but I was getting tired of looking at the thing and I decided I could get some more life out of it with a little TLC. I'll be smoking another "OMG! that is fabulous" brisket tomorrow. It is based on a couple of recipes here on the forum.
