Replacement springs

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Replacement springs

Postby Jeff » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:30 pm

I just bought a Muttley, and the body was a little twisted in relation to the feet, and in trying to straighten it out I sprung the spring.

Is there any source for replacement springs?
I've tried contacting Funko but have gotten no response.

I know it seems small when some of you are paying $1000+ and I only want to fix an active wobbler that is still available that I could replace for $9.99, but I just hate to give up and buy a new one. I don't buy the wobblers as collector's items, I just buy ones I like. I bought Muttley because he's the perfect co-pilot in my car.

any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
-Jeff

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Postby cliffd64 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:42 pm

Well, I can only offer this... I was working on some customs, so if you want a spare spring I can send you one if I can locate one :)

PM me your address and I'll see what I can do :)
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Postby mrfunkowacko » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:09 pm

replacement springs that's a new one !
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Postby Jeff » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:43 pm

I sent an email to Brian and he says it's the first time he's every heard of it too.I can't believe that noone's wobbler has ever had a mishap with a child, or other similar ailment

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Postby cliffd64 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:15 pm

Jeff wrote:I sent an email to Brian and he says it's the first time he's every heard of it too.I can't believe that noone's wobbler has ever had a mishap with a child, or other similar ailment


Well, you are in the land of die-hard collectors... some of them have probably fainted hearing you blew out a spring :)
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Postby shannon » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:38 pm

If I remember correctly bluesbob received springs from Funko.

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Postby CocaColaKid » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:39 pm

Welll thats a new one. I have heard of having to do surgery on your wobblers because there heads have come loose. I guess you can spring a spring. Oh well I hope you are taken care of.

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Postby b00gedy » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:57 pm

Hey your not taking protos and putting springs on them to pass them off as regular wobblers are ya? :-D
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Postby Jeff » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:53 pm

I was indeed performing surgery. I should have left well-enough alone. New out of the box, the body was slightly crooked in relation to the feet so I was attempting to straighten it out. I hadn't yet figured out how to properly turn the spring and instead sprung it.

I have no intent to every sell this or any of my bobble heads I don't even consider myself a collector, I just have a few that I like. So no worries of my repaired wobbler being passed off as new.

But thank you all for your help I got two different offers for springs, hopefully one of them will have the proper diameters and length, I've noticed that not all funko springs are made the same.

But thank you all for your help.

-Jeff

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Postby Steck » Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:24 pm

A while back I e-mailed Funko about a broken spring on my sea monkey and they sent out one that fit, not exactly right mind you, but it got the job done. :-D

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Postby mrfunkowacko » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:12 am

Boy's i blew a spring !
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Postby MyRidesHere » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:28 am

I contacted Funko once about springs, but all I got was a bag of pasta...

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Postby mrfunkowacko » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:04 pm

mmmm pasta get in my belay.
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