Why, oh why

[Donald]

Did JBL hide the 4th screw under the name plate?

[Tom Loizeaux]

Did JBL hide the 4th screw under the name plate?
...because they didn't expect, or want, owners to dig into these?

Tom

[Donald]

So they had no concern for their service people?

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[4313B]

At one time, service centers had replacement foilcals available to them. Then the requests became overwhelming because it was easier to just tear the old foilcal off and replace it with a new one. Well guess what? Nothing lasts forever, and JBL finally made it mandatory to use a heat gun to get the original foilcal off instead. JBL did their part...

[andywin]

At one time, service centers had replacement foilcals available to them. Then the requests became overwhelming because it was easier to just tear the old foilcal off and replace it with a new one. Well guess what? Nothing lasts forever, and JBL finally made it mandatory to use a heat gun to get the original foilcal off instead. JBL did their part...
Are any still available? :help:

[4313B]

You can call Consumer and see what they have left:

"If you prefer to contact us by phone and you live within the U.S. contact 516-255-4JBL for JBL Customer Service."

You can call Pro Parts and see what they might have left:

Call Us:
Our parts phones are open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday at 818-894-8850.
The best times to call are between 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. (Pacific Standard Time)

[Guido]

I recently bought 2 pcs 4435 foilcals from JBL Germany.

So I would say there is hope although all vintage foilcals dissapeared from the misc. parts list earlier this year.