Should I risk F-ing it up?

[Delicieuxz]

I recently bought a refurbished Asus PG329Q monitor for a great price. The monitor is flawless in its display and cosmetic condition, so I think it was a great buy. The monitor base, though, is missing a rubber foot pad on one of its legs, which is the only issue with the monitor. Asus has told me they don't have spare foot pads, but can send me a replacement base. It's not a new base, but is a spare they have, and apparently has some scratches on it: "If this is okay do you mind the scratches on the base (not brand new, found the spare one)".

 

The base that came with my monitor is in perfect condition, apart from missing the one foot pad. Should I peel the foot pad out of the replacement and move it onto the original, to have a base without scratches (but maybe the foot pad won't stay in place), or use the replacement base with intact foot pads and apparently some scratches? Is there an adhesive material that will bond the foot pad into my original base very securely?

 

Both these images are of different legs from my monitor's original base.

 

[TetraSky]

You can just glue the pad on it with cyanoacrylate glue. Pretty sure you could literally put any old piece of rubber about the same height on there and it would work just the same without the need for a whole new base.

There's next to nothing to "f up" here if you get the base Asus sends you and remove a pad underneath it to glue on yours.

[Poinkachu]

4 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

I recently bought a refurbished Asus PG329Q monitor for a great price. The monitor is flawless in its display and cosmetic condition, so I think it was a great buy. The monitor base, though, is missing a rubber foot pad on one of its legs, which is the only issue with the monitor. Asus has told me they don't have spare foot pads, but can send me a replacement base. It's not a new base, but is a spare they have, and apparently has some scratches on it: "If this is okay do you mind the scratches on the base (not brand new, found the spare one)".

 

The base that came with my monitor is in perfect condition, apart from missing the one foot pad. Should I peel the foot pad out of the replacement and move it onto the original, to have a base without scratches (but maybe the foot pad won't stay in place), or use the replacement base with intact foot pads and apparently some scratches? Is there an adhesive material that will bond the foot pad into my original base very securely?

 

Both these images are of different legs from my monitor's original base.

 

 

A simple double tape should do IMHO.
I believe it's the most non-possibly damaging option.

The weight of the monitor will do the rest of the job.

 

[OhioYJ]

3 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

Is there an adhesive material that will bond the foot pad into my original base very securely?

No need for adhesive. It was likely held on with a double sided tape to begin with. They make thing clear double sided tape. I would use that. Just cut to size.

 

Here is an example.

 

The 3M VHB tape you usually see mentioned would be thicker, and not likely what would be used in this application.