How to assemble IKEA VIHALS Sideboard

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1 · manual step 1–3

   Screw the 4 cabinet runners onto the sides and the divider.

   3 screws (10048881) each. Mind the CL / CR marks — the divider gets one on each face, so turn it over (step 3).

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2. 

   Step 2 · manual step 4–5

   Press the 6 feet into the bottom panel, turn it over, push in 4 dowels.

   Feet 10061178, wooden dowels 101345.

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3. 

   Step 3 · manual step 6–8

   Stand the bottom on its edge and hang the sides and divider onto it.

   Their pins go into the keyholes — press each panel down so it locks in.

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4. 

   Step 4 · manual step 9–10

   Push 4 dowels into the edge of a back panel and slide it into the grooves.

   Slide it all the way down onto the dowels in the bottom panel.

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5. 

   Step 5 · manual step 11–13

   Fix it to the divider, slide in the second back panel and fix that too.

   Each time 2 sleeves (10050769) first, then 2 pins (10050771).

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6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 14–15

   Hang the top onto the pins, then tighten 4 bolts with the Allen key.

   Bolts 10077982, one in each corner. Two people make this easier.

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7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 16

   Stand the cabinet up.

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8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 16–17

   Screw 2 brackets and 2 wall brackets under the top.

   Brackets 10003780 with 4 screws 105811. Wall brackets 106989 with 1 screw 109049 + washer 100823 each.

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9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 18–19

   Fix the cabinet to the wall with the 2 wall brackets.

   Plugs 121714 + screws 109048 with washers 100823. The right screws and plugs depend on your wall — see the manual, page 20.

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10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 20–21

    Press in 8 shelf supports (10051660) and lay in the 2 shelves.

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11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 22

    Screw the 8 hinges (10071303) onto the doors.

    Lay the doors face-down — 2 hinges per door, on the hinge edge.

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12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 23

    Hang the doors and screw each hinge plate to the cabinet.

    2 screws per hinge. The outer doors hinge on the sides, the inner doors on the divider.

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13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 24–25

    Fit the 4 handles, stick on the 4 bumpers, then close the doors.

    2 screws (146114) per handle, from inside. Bumpers 102384 go on the shelf edges — see the manual, step 25.

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14. 

    Step 14 · manual step 26–27

    Drawer: screw 4 cam bolts (130449) into the front, then fit the sides.

    Lay the drawer front face-down on a rug.

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15. 

    Step 15 · manual step 28–29

    Lock it with 4 cam locks (119030), then slide in the drawer bottom.

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16. 

    Step 16 · manual step 30–31

    Tap the wire (10040242) into the drawer back, then lay the back on.

    The wire goes on the inside face — position: see the manual, step 30.

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17. 

    Step 17 · manual step 32–33

    Push in 4 connectors (145718) and lock them with 4 cam locks (119030).

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18. 

    Step 18 · manual step 34–35

    Turn the drawer upright. Screw on the runners and the handle.

    Runners DL / DR with 2 screws (146114) each; the handle (10071494) from inside the front.

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19. 

    Step 19 · manual step 26–35

    Build the second drawer the same way.

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20. 

    Step 20 · manual step 36

    Slide both drawers in.

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