Toilet seat hinge - help!

paolouno

Hi everyone,

I need to replace 2 soft-close toilet seat hinges (one broken and the remaining one badly tarnished). Could anyone point me in the right direction to find hinges that would fit, rather than have to get an entire (expensive!) replacement seat?

Picture attached with broken hinge removed to show the attachment stud. The toilet is a GSI Traccia.

Any help much appreciated!

Cerco

Try GSI Traccia spares. ��

https://www.mytoiletspares.co.uk/gsi-panorama-traccia-soft-close-hinge-set-for-white-buffer-seat-2006002-w-16153.html

paolouno

Thanks Cerco, that looks like the very thing. Pricey though... does anyone happen to know if there's a generic replacement that might fit, or will I have to fork out for the real thing?

Sleeper12

You'll get a white soft closing seat for less than 50 euros at a plumbing trade counter. I wouldn't be messing around with try to repair it

listermint

Argos or Screwfix click and collect . Don't be faffing with hinges waste of time.

paolouno

Thanks guys, that could be worth a try - the only thing is that I don’t think the seat is a standard shape so I presumed it would be (nearly) impossible to find the exact fit. Maybe I’m wrong though?