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Muffler Deflector

bjt said:
Your wife is still letting you buy Spyder accessories? :D :popcorn:
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I thought the deflector was a repair part. ;)
-Scotty
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BRPjunkie said:
Picked up the deflector today and read instructions twice and got all tools ready for 24 minute install. Masking tape, duct tape, spit, all pretty useless in holding the template in place in 20 degree temps on cold steel. Finally got it in place and marked holes with a punch. You need to drill three holes in the muffler (twice) and pop rivet the brackets that hold the deflector on before you bolt the defelctor to the mounts. 7/64 drill bit, snapped on first hole. Since you have to make holes bigger, I went to my 1/8 bit. Snapped that one too. 9/64 bit finally got through, but you do need to be careful as there is very little space between outer and inner shell. Make sure your bits are sharp as this is pretty tough steel. Next step of making holes larger with 3/16 bit is easier, but be careful the bit doesn't wander. You need to clean the holes out with the 3/16 bit so the rivets will insert. There is very little clearance when inserted as they hit the inner shell. I then grabbed my pop rivet tool for what I thought would be the easy part. Unfortunately, my tool for aluminum gutter, broke when trying to fasten the first rivet. You need a steel pop rivet tool. Drove to my Dad's to get his and you need fingers of steel to break these rivets off as they seat against the inside of the pipe. Got all of them done and then tried to align screws. Fronts went in fine, but back hole had drifted just a bit. Fortunately, the back bracket rotates and the screw hole in the defelector is slotted so it all went together. 1 hour and 10 minute, including drive time.

Good news, it does cover the discoloring. Even better, the stock pipe no longer looks like they mounted the leg of a pygmy rhino on the bike. Worth the $60 which is the rest of the story. Dealer would not comp the deflector. Dealer says discoloring is not a defect and only burned off paint indicates high enough heat that would indicate failure of internals. They will watch and see if that happens, but mine is just a mild discoloring. BRP is probably setting us up. When the muffler does fail, they will blame it on us for nicking the internal wall when attaching the deflector.

Verdict: worth the price, just for the nicer look, but take your time, use sharp drill bits and a heavy duty pop rivet tool.
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man ur dealer rooked u...brp is covering the deflector under warranty....u need to report ur dealer to brp....i took mine in for service and showed them the burn spot...they said brp has a bulletin on it and it will be covered under warranty AND they put it on for free.....
 
BRPjunkie said:
I got the axle nut covers at no cost too. They told me that the deflector was not "the fix" for defective mufflers, but an accent piece designed to mimic the Hindle look. They said that covering an actual muffler defect with a shield instead of fixing it, even though cheaper, wasn't how BRP warranty worked. They said my muffler was still under warranty and would be replaced if actually defective as indicated by a true burn through. In the end, I guess I can't really argue. If I was told I had a defective muffler and the "warranty" fix was a cover, I'd be upset.
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they are NOT telling u the truth....at first brp was replacing the pipe at no charge, but since they did nothing to fix the muffler, it cost them more than just covering under warranty a shield....if ur ok with it i am, but ur dealer is not being honest with u....
 
aubierules said:
they are NOT telling u the truth....at first brp was replacing the pipe at no charge, but since they did nothing to fix the muffler, it cost them more than just covering under warranty a shield....if ur ok with it i am, but ur dealer is not being honest with u....
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I don't like this if its BRP's final position on it. I think that I would prefer they do nothing than to say the fix is to "hide" the defect.
 
bjt said:
I don't like this if its BRP's final position on it. I think that I would prefer they do nothing than to say the fix is to "hide" the defect.
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i thought so too bjt....but what would be worse is if they said u had to pay for it....the original "fix" was to replace with the same design flawed muffler
 
Interesting to see that the muffler deflector has been pulled from the accessories listing on the Spyder factory web site.
 
You would think that they would post a notice regarding availability of accessories letting owners know that items are delayed, back ordered, out of stock, being redesigned, etc. They just randomly appear and disappear.
 
BRPjunkie said:
...the muffler deflector has been pulled from the accessories listing...
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I have theory on this and also why the touring windshield was pulled.

1. The muffler deflector was the same as admitting there was a problem with the stock muffler and the "hot spot".
2. Or, the drilling (by accident) into the inner core of the muffler to install the deflector was creating a bigger problem.

The touring windshield was pulled because Marcel July was threatening a lawsuit.

Remember, these are not facts, just my theories. Anyone else have a theory?

By the way, I just checked out the Spyder accessory list on their website and both items are still listed.

http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/PAC/
 
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Must have been a website glitch earlier today as they did not show them and I was not the only one to check. They are there now.
 
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