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    Kirby Heritage 16" Rug Plate

    scrap off the old one. might be easier if u heat it up to loosen it. once u got it off clean the surface with some isopropyl alcohol then just start to stick the new one down. the replacements will have stick stuff on it already u just have to peal off the protective layer no need to glue or...
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    my kirby heritage.

    i got my stickers i think from usavacuum. as far as i could tell the bottom stickers for heritage, heritage 2 and legends just aren't made anymore they just make a generic one that's says Kirby on it. the top stick the only one u can get now is the one for a legend ii. i checked high and low to...
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    my kirby heritage.

    actually what i did was buy a 16 inch one. i put the left side on then pulled as hard as could then marked off the hold on the right side and used a drill to make a hold for that side put that on then cut off the extra. i kinda figured that's all Kirby did being that the heritage ones i saw...
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    my kirby heritage.

    ya this was heritage 2 small nozzle. i swapped the bumper and belt lefter to the matching gray ones unfortunately there's no way to get the original labels anymore these were all i could get.
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    my kirby heritage.

    here is my kirby heritage 1 been working on it the last year. today i just got a 13 inch nozzle for it. polished it up put on a new 4 row ball bearing brush thanks to forum member A007kirbyman for that. i also replaced the rubber gasket on the bottom of the rug plate. other things i've done to...
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    kirby attachment question

    awesome thanks for the part number. googling that seems like its a replacement for the part that hooks on to the vacuum and the dif being that it has a moveable switch to turn on either the top or the bottom safety switch on a g series. guess i wont be needing that being that i have heritage and...
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    kirby attachment question

    @lesinutah do u happen to have the part number for it i tried emailing Kirby to ask about it haven't heard back yet. the first tools you were talking about i believe that's the extend crevices tool part# 238499S there's only a couple guys left on ebay selling them i ordered mine from...
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    kirby attachment question

    @kirbyclassiciii that's what i was thinking but looking at that picture it looks like a tool pulled right into the end of the hose and dont seem to be the elbow piece with the suction control. also tech that wouldn't be an optimal tool since u would get that with the tool set by default...
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    kirby attachment question

    i been trying to get a full set of all the genuine Kirby attachments the other day i got in the mail the attachment made for cleaning fan blades. in the box for the attachment there was an ad looks to be from early in the g series life it only shows g 3-5 the ad had a date of 1999. in the ad for...
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    kirby heritage head light

    does any one know what the part# is for the connectors that the light fixture plugs in to. i can find the full wire replacement for the white wire part# 110873 but the red wire goes into the motor and dont seem like u can replace that without replacing the whole motor field so i assume they...
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    Can't figure Royal Metal uprights out

    @lesinutah u said u couldn't find an led that worked. the ones u tried were they 12v ac or dc. when i was looking for a replacement led for my kirby heritage the first one i got only supported 12 dc power when powered on it did work but the light was very dim and flickery. the Kirbys actually...
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    Kirby Heritage Light Cap

    i was thinking it wouldn't fit due to the 1hd boot being a oval shape vs round. but it fit tightly i had to use a screwdriver to get it over the boot i also put a bead of silicone around the boot to help seal it. i was able to put 2 zip ties at the bottom boot and 3 on the bag adapter i pulled...
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    Kirby Heritage Light Cap

    update for u guys. i figured out that the size u need is a 3/16" or 4.5mm in metric. ordered a 3/16" roll pinch punch made by gray tools and used a ball peen hammer was able to pound it out replaced the headlight cap and put an led bulb in. i also replaced the fill tube with one of the new...
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    Kirby Heritage Light Cap

    would u be able to try some out and see what one fits. problem is i don't have a set and id rather just buy the size i need rather then buy a whole set that ill probably never use more then one time.
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    Kirby Heritage Light Cap

    i looked it over i see were he says he used a punch but i don't see anything about what size of punch was used.
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    Kirby Heritage Light Cap

    Does anyone know witch size punch is required to knock out the roll pint for the Light cap on a heritage.
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    Kirby handi buttler jigsaw

    can anyone tell me what blades i need to fit in the Kirby jigsaw.
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