Ikea Besta Drawers - Unfortunately Disappointing

Hello!

Has anyone of you already taken a closer look at the new Besta drawers? I recently bought some for the 38cm high front and turned doors into drawers with them. Unfortunately, these drawer runners are no longer from Hettich but from another unknown manufacturer and don't run as smoothly. There is no such good ball bearing inside as with Hettich. Also, these are no longer full-extension drawers :(

I am already disappointed, I thought new products would bring progress and not a step backward. The same goes for the flap doors, Inreda aluminum drawers and Framsta glass back panels are no longer available. It's a pity because I bought Besta for the office exactly because of the aluminum drawers for hanging files. The selection for cabinet furnishings has overall decreased.

What is better though: The hinges have integrated dampers, and the shelves are no longer necessarily included but must be purchased separately. I have way too many shelves lying around from my furniture.

Best regards, fleptin

Hello fleptin,

take a look in my thread here on page 2 quite far down:



I was also annoyed that the Inreda drawers are no longer available, because I like the glass/aluminum combination best. Ikea expert wrote here that the old drawers still fit, only the fronts no longer close properly. Maybe you can still find old drawers through classifieds or something similar