Wrong 7993 door

[Dennimator]

EDIT: Whoops, wrong forum, can a MOD/Admin please move this to the News and General Discussion? Thanks.

When I bought the 7993 Gas station, the door that I got was this:

...instead of this:

As you can see in the following picture, tis door doesn´t fit in too well with the red colour...

So, what is this piece?

I have never seen it before, I didn´t even knew that mold does exist!

Best regards

Dennimator

Edited October 25, 2008 by Dennimator

[Badsneaker]

That is a strange door. I have some similiar but with the square molded handle like on the red one in your pic. They came with black frames.

I do see it in the link to Peeron though, red door, red frame. Weird. Maybe they ran out or made a mistake, or just don't make it red anymore. I can't imagine that though with a set so current. I would call them and see whats up.

Has anyone else noticed this?

[Dennimator]

That is a strange door.

Yeah I know, this door looks like a mix up of the red door and this one.

Edited October 26, 2008 by Dennimator

[WesternOutlaw]

Moved from Trains and Town Forum.

Strangely, I have the same grey insert as you.

[Dennimator]

Moved from Trains and Town Forum.

Thanks!

Strangely, I have the same grey insert as you.

Huh?

I bought two 7993´s at the same time, but the other was OK...

Guess I´ll phone/mail TLG on Monday.

Edited October 26, 2008 by Dennimator

[Still Raindrop]

I also got the grey door insert . . . very strange, indeed.

[KimT]

I've heard of this before.

When TLG's production line is out of stock of a particular brick they replace it with a similar brick - knowing that we'll call them later and ask for the intended brick.

It's cheaper to add a wrong (useable) brick than stop the packing of a certain set.

So I normally (the few times this has happened to me) call LEGO Direct and tell them that I've gotten a wrong piece. This they're usually aware of (perhaps they've been warned) and I get the new intended brick within long.

So just call them to get the red door.

[Mirandir]

they can be found on Bricklink. Not inventoried in any sets but there are 4 of them up for sale by two UK sellers.

[Dennimator]

I've heard of this before.

When TLG's production line is out of stock of a particular brick they replace it with a similar brick - knowing that we'll call them later and ask for the intended brick.

It's cheaper to add a wrong (useable) brick than stop the packing of a certain set.

So I normally (the few times this has happened to me) call LEGO Direct and tell them that I've gotten a wrong piece. This they're usually aware of (perhaps they've been warned) and I get the new intended brick within long.

So just call them to get the red door.

Yeah, I´ll do that, thanks!

they can be found on Bricklink. Not inventoried in any sets but there are 4 of them up for sale by two UK sellers.

It doesn´t exist in any sets?

Then it must be a special-produced piece!

I´ll keep this, I like special pieces that "doesn´t exist".

[Freddie]

It's one of the new doors, that are included in this year's "doors and windows" parts-package. You can find it there.

[mania3]

I just went and checked my set. I also got the gray door/red frame.

[Justin]

I saw that piece on Lego's Digital Designer program.