UTRUSTA wire basket, 15x24"

This one is a miss. NancyWe have experienced the same issues that other reviews have noted, when installing according to the directions, the wheels will not roll and start to scrape the side of the brackets. When taking the plastic shims out (even just one shim out), the basket won't stay on the track. With the attention to detail in other ikea kitchen accessories and cabinet add-ons, this one is a real disappointment. We'll find something else to use in it's place but it either won't be what we were planning for this space or we'll have to spend double/triple through another company. Engineers need to take another look at this item and rework it so that it is up to the standards that we expect from Ikea products. 1

Great, not perfectJanVery nice, well made, but has a tendency to jump the track under certain circ*mstances.4

Poor engineering, but solvableBritneyLike others have said, we had the same issue with the plastic rails- they put too much tension on the basket at the back and they wouldn’t roll, but without the plastic rails, the front of the basket is prone to falling off the rails. We ended up cutting the plastic rail and using only about 3” of the front of the rail. Suddenly, everything fits and glides perfectly. I’m not sure why we were able to troubleshoot this clearly ineffective design while IKEA engineers couldn’t. We shouldn’t have to modify products that have complaints going back a few years. 2

Wont fit on roller properlyDanielThe back wheels scrape the metal and do not roll when installed with spacers as per instruction. When I removed one spacer to make more space the rollers in the front are to far apart and one side wont sit properly while the back rollers were still tight. Overall probably the worst product I've ever purchased from Ikea. Will just replace with shelves. On the other hand their regular drawers are amazing, need to get whoever designed them to revamp these things.1

Great Baskets!Christina B.I purchased these about 5 years after I installed my kitchen. Love these! I use them currently for holding pots and pans and they are sturdy enough.5

Poor DesignJeffThe worst Ikea product that I have purchased. Recently installing sektion cabinets in 3 areas in my home with many cabinets and drawers, including drawers that fit inside other drawers, etc. Everything has been great aside from this item. I should have paid closer attention to the reviews, as they are spot on for 1-Star. It appears as though there has been a product revision at some point where there are spacers included in the 24 inch wide version. These spacers go between the cabinet and the slide. With the spacers installed the wire basket will not slide. I had to remove a spacer from 1 side in order to get it to function at all on the first drawer, and both shims on the 2nd drawer. As stated in other reviews, the front roller does an inadequate job of keeping the wire basket in place once you have it "installed". Ikea needs to re-think this design. I will likely be removing these. These were put below a "fixed shelf so the cibinet spacing was spot on for width. Dont buy.1

Kitchen storage improvementJeffreyPull out wire baskets are a great update over the original shelves. No more unloading cabinets in search of items stored in the back5

Poor QualityANTONELLAPurchased 4 of these for a pantry cabinet. Instructions seem to indicate plastic spacers are required, though after install it seems obvious that they are not and are only included to accomodate imprecise sized baskets. The baskets are not consistently sized/shaped. One of my 4 baskets scrapes the sides as it goes in and out regardless of which of the 4 glide positions it's installed on (using none of the plastic spacers). One of mine is not square so without a significant amount of weighted items in the basket, it does not sit flat in the glides. As other's stated the open wheel which the wire edge sits in is easy for the basket to jump out of, especially with little weight, or if the basket is not perfectly shaped. This all may be part of using bendable wire construction which makes these inexpensive, and able to see through. I would rather pay the significant difference for the superior quality maximera drawers.2

Works great in the ikeaTerriWorks great in the ikea cabinets.5

trashANTONELLAthese are terrible, don't waste your money. they don't stay on the tracks. and Ikea claims there is no guarantee on these even though right there on the product page says 10 YEAR GUARANTEE. nice false advertising IKEA! they deserve 0 stars for customer service and not standing behind their products.1

Very disappointed, due to poor qualityMattThe quality on these is very low. The placement of the screws gets in the way of the basket gliding on the rack if you cannot get the screws 100% flat (which is most of them, and they got stripped in the process of trying to do so). Additionally, the wheel is an open design in the front and the basket can shift left to right easily therefore not aligning with the wheel making it not roll. Overall a very poorly conceived design that leads to bad implementation and a lot of frustration.1

Replaced pantry shelvesDianaReplaced shelves with these pullouts for breads and boxed goods. Perfect solution and we don’t lose anything in the back of cabinet anymore.5

Great back saverMarthaGreat back saver5

I first bought these pullJeannieI first bought these pull out shelves 21 years ago when I did a major kitchen remodel. this is my first revision to my new house as well, wonderful product.5

Glides easily.ErGlides easily.5

UTRUSTA wire basket, 15x24" - IKEA (2024)

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