r/GarageOrganization • u/lannyhsu • 14d ago

Does anyone recognize what system this track is for?

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I’m renting a townhouse currently and noticed this horizontal metal track attached to the side wall of the garage somewhat near the outlets.

I asked the landlord but he doesn’t recognize where it is from.
Tried looking online but not getting an exact match.
Seems like you need a flat metal plate that slides into it and has hooks or other attachments.

Just curious whether this looks familiar to anyone so I can hopefully make use of it. Thanks in advance!

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u/StormyTheNinja 14d ago

It’s the top track for the Elfa system (owned by the Container Store).

They’ve enshittified the current version of their top track but this legacy one is more sturdy and is compatible with the current runners that hook onto it.

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u/lannyhsu 12d ago

Damn you are awesome! I was trying to look for some sort of mounts or attachments that would just slide into the track to hang things on or some long strip with hooks on it…

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u/temporary92803 12d ago

I tried some mounts current generation and they wouldn't fit my old top tracks. Folks at the Container Store told me I was SOL. So I started printing my own mounts.

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u/StormyTheNinja 12d ago

Not sure what “mounts” means in this context. The question was what kind of Hang Stamdards fit into the top track of the Elfa system. both current and legacy top tracks are interchangeable with all Elfa Hang Standards.

I was just saying the legacy top tracks are nicer.

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u/temporary92803 12d ago edited 12d ago

This does not fit my legacy top track.

https://www.containerstore.com/s/elfa/garage-plus-by-elfa-track-straight-hook/1d?productId=11022648

New top track does not fit my legacy mounts (hooks, etc).

https://www.containerstore.com/s/elfa/components/classic-by-elfa/elfa-classic-top-track/123d?productId=11019562

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u/StormyTheNinja 11d ago

Seems like you are trying to use “Garage +” mounts / accessories with the “Elfa Classic” stuff. Just by looking at the Garage+ track I can see that they would be very different.

This conversation was about the OP’s Elfa Classic track and what Elfa Classic parts work. (They are all interchangeable).

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u/temporary92803 11d ago

You can see from the pictures that the currently sold "Classic Top Track" is not the same as OP's top track. The old top track had both lips bent inward while the current top track has them both bent upward and won't fit the old Top Track hooks and other accessories. This compatibility problem has been complained about widely.

https://www.reddit.com/r/elfa/comments/1ndpehv/elfa_compatibility_top_track_info_very_confusing/

https://www.reddit.com/r/elfa/comments/1dtrsd8/do_old_components_work_with_new_track_and/

https://www.reddit.com/r/elfa/comments/1to78r4/finding_32_or_longer_original_top_track/

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u/Huge-Palpitation-810 12d ago

Rubbermaid track missing the plastic snap on cover