It was easy to take out a few screws and replace the old rusting lid with this new one. (I had tried repainting the old lid once, but that fix didn't last very long.) The only problem I had was with the magnet in the lid that activates the safety switch, which allows the washer to run only when the lid is closed. The new lid had a magnet installed, but it was smaller than the old magnet and did not activate the switch. Fortunately it wasn't too hard to remove the old magnet and install it on the new lid.