This last spring I took my Joovy Groove
stroller with me to Disney as well as the Joovy TooFold stroller with second
seat. Since there was no stroller bag on the market that I felt could accommodate
both of these strollers I sewed my own stroller bag so that my strollers would
be protected once they were gate checked at the airport {best decision ever by
the way- my strollers were dry and clean and undamaged}. But somehow while being
used around the parks the foam parent handle on my Joovy Groove got damaged. There
were large tears in the foam handle and although I was still able to use the
stroller theses tears drove me crazy and I knew that as soon as I got home I
would need to replace them. And replace them I did. After searching online for
a tutorial on how to replace the foam handles on my Joovy Groove stroller I
finally gave up {as there were no YouTube videos that I could find or
directions anywhere!} and decided to just jump right in and do it.
How to do it:
I took some scissors and cut off the old foam
parent handle that was damaged. I had no plans of saving this handle, so
cutting it off was the quickest solution to the problem of how to remove it.
When you do this you can see that the top
plastic part of the handle is screwed in and can be removed with a simple Phillips
head screwdriver. {DO NOT try and pry the plastic tip off of the stroller
handle.}
Next up is putting the new replacement foam
parent handle on. I ordered my replacement parent handle foam set from
Joovy for $14.99 for a set of two. They sell these in grey and in black. If you
do not use any type of lubricant, these will be a beast to put on. I used soapy water to lubricate the handle bars so that I
would have an easier time sliding on the foam grips. I applied the soapy water
with a q-tip to both the metal handles as well as the inside of the foam parent
handle grips. Then I pushed the foam grips onto the parent handles of the
stroller until they were completely on.
Replace
the plastic tip on the end of the handle bar and screw it back into place.
Voila! You have just replaced the foam handle
on your stroller!
I love my Joovy Groove stroller and I was incredibly
upset when it got damaged. I did not want to get rid of it. I did not want to
purchase a whole new stroller. I wanted mine and I wanted mine to be fixed. I
was really happy that there were replacement parts for the Joovy Groove available for purchase online. Once I got home from Disney it was
easy for me to locate the part I needed and place my order. It was also nice
that the replacement part I needed was pretty inexpensive.
I hope
this little how to helps you and that
you are able to fix your stroller with relative ease and little to no stress.
Thanks for stopping by!
