DugT

Here is a source of metal storage bin shelfs that are as cheap as the plastic shelfs:
I was going to make one out of cardboard until I saw that plastic shelfs are available on Amazon for only $20. Plastic is good enough for me but then I found metal shelfs for even less. I ordered one an will post here if it is remarkably good or bad.

Vetteman Jack

Not a bad price for the shelf.

yellow2007

I have one and it's great. The only problem is excessive opening and closing of the screen can cause issues with the cable connecting it to the base unit. I use mine very sparingly.

owc6

Just curious, but what does the screen opening and closing have to do with this shelf unit? Does it cause binding?

I don't have one of these, but I do have a Sandyeggo Designs Bin buddy which was worth every penny, IMO, and has not interfered with a thing.

DugT

The Bin Buddy shelf isn't the problem. The problem is opening and closing the screen causes the cable (Wire) to flex and if you flex a wire back and forth too many times it will break. I suspect that this is the cable that controls what is displayed on the screen. The same thing used to happen to notebook computers. After you open and close them a few thousand times the cable connecting the bottom part to the screen would break.

mschuyler

What base unit? It's an inert shelf.

0Sandyeggo Designs

Just to let everybody know, this is NOT a Bin Buddy. This is a copy of my design; stolen and produced in China. That may, or may not, concern you.
The original Bin Buddy can be found here:

https://www.sandyeggodesigns.com/pro...tte-bin-buddy/

While I understand that saving $10 is important, our Bin Buddy is made in USA with USA materials and USA labor. And our Bin Buddy is a guaranteed fit and finish for your C7 Corvette, verified by thousands of users.

Dave

PS.
We make a Bin Buddy for Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, and Traverse, and GMC Yukon.
https://www.sandyeggodesigns.com/product/bin-buddy/
So you can see we are the sole, original Bin Buddy producer. Not some clone artist in China.

0Sandyeggo Designs

Do you have evidence of this happening? Any photos to show the broken cable?
In my 2016 SR daily driver with 50K+ miles, I open/close the bin door as much as a dozen times a day. There's been no issue with the cable or anything else associated with the bin door. You just have to be careful about not letting anything interfere with the door closure. Other than that, its rock solid.

TyBoo

The implication is that with the shelf and the supposed added functionality of the compartment the opening/closing would be more frequent, thus increasing the chance of the stated problem.

449er

OP, That would be "shelves"

owc6

FWIW, the ribbon connecters in the first couple of years did have a couple of problems.

It seems like it was evenly divided between loose connections and the ribbon would get caught and/or crimped.

I don't remember any posts in the last couple of years regarding this, but it was a real issue.


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mschuyler

Again, it's an inert shelf. By itself, nothing interferes with it. Only if you add some sort of device that requires a cord between one shelf and the other could there potentially be a problem. My question is: What is that? OP doesn't say. He just talks about the shelf. If he has some sort of device that requires a cord to go from one shelf to the other, fine, but what is that? Are we supposed to guess? A cell phone connected to the USB port? My cell phone won't even fit in there with the shelf installed. And whose responsibility is that? The shelve's? If we knew, perhaps we could collectively come up with a solution to OP's problem. One thing is certain: It's not the shelf that is the problem. More complete questions usually get more complete answers.

papillion

I'm not going to buy a shelf for my cubbie. But if I were and if you do, buy it from Sandyeego. He's our next door neighbor, he's our Forum friend, and he deserves our support. And no, he is not my uncle twice removed.

owc6

Yes. Nothing attached to the shelf the OP is hawking for cheap.
It was an early ribbon cord problem, resolved fairly quickly. Nothing to do with the shelf, whatsoever.

I think at this point, the only question is do you want a cheap knockoff, or do you want to support Sandyeggo Designs who developed this product for us?

Or the guy in China who probably stole his US patent and is now churning it out for cheap.

I'm glad I have a real Bin Buddy!

0Sandyeggo Designs

And I'm really glad of all my Buddies in the C7 community!

Dave

DugT

I'm the OP and I'm not "hawking" anything. I just tried to share a good deal I found on Amazon. I don't care where anyone buys a shelf. And, I also don't care if anyone makes their own. It looks easy according to this
Do you know any details about how the problem was "Resolved fairly quickly". For example, was the problem solved with an improved ribbon cable and was it solved before the 2015 model? Is the cable easily replaced because it has quick connect connecters on both ends?

"....do you want to support Sandyeggo Designs who developed this product for us?"
I suspect Sandyeggo Designs developed the Bin Buddy for their profit more than they did for us. If they developed it for us more than for profit, they would be happy if we had the option of buying a cheaper version of it.

"Or the guy in China who probably stole his US patent ..." I doubt if anyone spent the $30k required to get a patent for something like this shelf. Does anyone here know of any patent for it? I hope Sandyeggo Designs lets us know if cheaper versions are a patent violation. If that is the case I will ask a moderator to remove this thread.

owc6

Gosh, I honestly think that those who had this issue early on (and those are the only ones I remember), said they had it replaced when cramped, or plugged in inproperly.

I don't think it was an improved ribbon cable, just one properly installed so it wouldn't interfere with the screen at all.

TyBoo

Sorry, I was not clear enough I guess. Nobody is suggesting that the shelf itself causes a problem. But if one has the shelf they would likely be storing more in the compartment and would therefore be opening the screen more often. That is all. The cord, or ribbon cable referred to in this discussion is part of the car, not the shelf. If it is prone to wear from frequent use it would logically follow that even more frequent use would exacerbate the problem.

I do not know if the fatigue problem some have reported with the cord is widespread or a fluke, but having a 2014 C7 it is something to think about. It wouldn't stop me from putting a shelf in there if I wanted one. When the Bin Buddy was first mentioned on here I thought it would be a good addition, but did not think it to be worth forty bucks. I know, I know, if a person can afford $75k for a car he can certainly afford forty bucks, but a working man does not get to the point of affording the car by buying things he does not feel are worth the asking price.

Now I see the price for the Bin Buddy has been reduced so maybe there is one in my future.

0Sandyeggo Designs

Actually, I designed the shelf for my own use back in 2015. All the products I sell were designed because I felt a need for use in my own C7. I started getting requests from friends for the shelf so I made some for them too. After a while, the demand got such that I went commercial with it.
The issue with clones from China (or elsewhere) is:

• It is a STOLEN idea. No one had a shelf for that space until I designed one and offered it for sale. Do you think the seller owns a C7? Knows anything about the C7? Answers questions in the forum? Designs other products for the C7. **** no...
• It is a STOLEN design. No effort made to make it different or unique. Example, ask them why there's a hole in the rear flange. They don't know. They just copied my design verbatim.
• The Bin Buddy is made in America. Now, you may not give a rats *** about that when $10 is at stake, but many do. My purchases go to pay American wages and American taxes. Its not a lot, but its something.
• Am I doing it for profit? Of course I am expecting to make some money for my efforts. You wouldn't? Only one of those libertard socialists would make silly comments like yours.

Maybe you don't know anyone who has brought a new product to market. Maybe you don't understand the amount of effort, time, and money it takes. Even for a simple thing like the Bin Buddy shelf, it is not a trivial thing. If you did, you'd be a lot more sympathetic and supportive of their efforts. And more understanding of their concerns about it being stolen. Or maybe not...

Dave

DugT

Thank you for explaining your situation. I'm sorry the world isn't the way you wish it was.

Dublicating a product that doesn't have any protection via patent or copyright is not stealing. Are you ignorant of that or were you just not telling the truth?

Did you really want to publically imply that democrats are "Libertards"? That is a large percentage of your potential customer base. To tell you the truth, I haven't read the forum rules here but other forums would ban or at least suspend someone for political rudeness like that.