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Can somebody please explain how powder coating weakens the rail ?.....Just when you thought you've heard it all. :face-icon-small-sho
DPG
DPG
Bent Rails - Warranty?
- Thread starter boondocker97
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Aluminum loses it's temper once it gets above 212 degrees. To do rails or other critical aluminum parts correctly you can only put them in the oven just long enough for the powder to melt and then take the parts out quick before the metal actually heats up. If you have a powdercoat guy that doesn't know what he is doing with aluminum he will leave the parts in the 350-400 degree oven too long and take the temper right out. A friend of mine had it happen to both front spindles on her new ski-doo this year.
Any issues I've had with BDX since getting the sled have been handled when I call them on the phone. I knew I would be taking the rail issue to them if there was even a chance of it being covered. I only asked here to see if anyone had ever had a set covered through an OEM or their dealer. My initial thoughts are holding true that this one is on me.
Any issues I've had with BDX since getting the sled have been handled when I call them on the phone. I knew I would be taking the rail issue to them if there was even a chance of it being covered. I only asked here to see if anyone had ever had a set covered through an OEM or their dealer. My initial thoughts are holding true that this one is on me.
boondocker97 nailed it from the tech side
Those are classic powdercoated wobbles as well. bend an OEM or Ice Age rail, they dont wobble like that. Bend a powdercoated rail, they look like a squirming little worm. big wobbles in and out.
There is a reason all of the OEM's paint their rails!
Rails are a tough warranty as most damage is landing on something. Give me a call and I can at least help you out on new rails.
Jeff
Rail Braces
Arctic Cat does actually make a good set of rail braces, however they are very hard to get a hold of if you are not a Team Arctic Racer. See rails in the photo. So if you know someone that knows someone's friends brother that races in the RMSHA circuit you may be able to get a set. If not I'd go ICE AGE. For the price of a new set of OEM rails and these style braces it'd be better to go aftermarket.
Arctic Cat does actually make a good set of rail braces, however they are very hard to get a hold of if you are not a Team Arctic Racer. See rails in the photo. So if you know someone that knows someone's friends brother that races in the RMSHA circuit you may be able to get a set. If not I'd go ICE AGE. For the price of a new set of OEM rails and these style braces it'd be better to go aftermarket.
Might as well go aftermarket regardless. Those 'braces' alone should tell Cat that they are building swiss cheese for rails. That's the most intense set of braces I've ever seen.
Like the old saying. Fix it once. Fix it right.
"Bombers" for those who want the best money can buy
"Bombers" for those who want the best money can buy
i agree on the bombers...i have a set,the oem rails are terrible on all the brands..
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