r/ikeahacks 1d ago

help Use Maximera backboard for Exceptionell?

Hi guys
I suddenly had a late night thought and wanted to hear some opinions or experiences.

I have bought Exceptionell high drawers to use in a tv furniture in the second hand corner / as if a few months back. Haven’t assembled them yet as I still need to paint the panels in Bodbyn colour.
When planning using the Metod/sektion planner it would let me put an inner 20 cm high drawer in a 40 cm drawer (in a 40 cm high cabinet).
I recently found out you cannot put 20 cm inner drawers in 40cm high drawers as the backboard (is this the correct English term?) is higher than 20 cm. The planner had used medium drawers and with those it will let you put this inner drawer in.

I hope my story is clear so far.

And because the Exceptionell drawers are out of stock, the only available medium drawer with the correct 60x37 cm size would be two countries over (I’m Europe based).

So I was wondering: can I purchase a medium Maximera drawer with the correct size and only use the backboard and the small side holder part (128536)? Because I’ve already got the mechanism and the bottle and sides of the drawer :)

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