*warning* on aftermarket seat covers in the winter

[Tommy 17]

do not ride in the winter with a aftermarket seat...


my friend wouldn't listen to me and put a stk seat on his 400ex... htis is after one ride on it... brand spankin new seat cover ruined bc they freeze and crack...


they will not last 15 mins in the cold

[Tommy 17]

hes out 60$ now and his graphics will never line up with the new seat cover:o

[roostin_dale]

ouch! that sucks!

[toledo ex]

Do you know of anyone else who has had this problem????? i was about to get a graphics /seat kit and if they are going to rip and look like crapola ima just ad;lkfjal;kdflasd yea that......??

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by toledo ex
Do you know of anyone else who has had this problem????? i was about to get a graphics /seat kit and if they are going to rip and look like crapola ima just ad;lkfjal;kdflasd yea that......??


2 years ago... 3 of my friends bought graphics kits... they all put them on... 1st winter ride all 3 cracked... i went adn bought a stock 02 seat so i ride with that in the winter and take my one seat off...



i've seen factory effect, n-style, one, ceet all do this;) it's b.s. and not many people know about it so i figured i'd post since his seat is at my house...

[RiPPiNiTuP7]

well thats rather gay:eek2: :(

[roostin_dale]

will a quadtech cover do this since it is Vinyl on the sides?

[toledo ex]

wow,,, thanks for bursting my bubble.... jerk

[spincr4hire]

duct tape that ******...

really though, I had zero problems with the one industries seat cover I had, and rode in the cold many times.

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by toledo ex
wow,,, thanks for bursting my bubble.... jerk


would u rather bust ur seat... then go do it @$$:o

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by spincr4hire
duct tape that ******...

really though, I had zero problems with the one industries seat cover I had, and rode in the cold many times.



we tried duct tape, super glue, rubber cement... no matter what u do it cracks in 50 differn spots till it falls apart completely....


mayb its pa air:huh

[big bad beny]

LOL mine did not crack but hay i hop you guys get your stuff looking good. take it to a apostery place and se if they can do eny thing with it some times they can fix it some what.



P.S. Ride Red ans Ride Hard

[jtej]

Umm doesn't duct tape compliment just about anything.:D I don't think you can own a quad and not have duct tape, zip ties, or chicken wire holding something on/together.:D

[ralph2]

same happend to mine:rolleyes: :grr:and i live in jersey

[infantry317]

Thanks for the warning! :( I was planning on putting one on soon. Its -15F here right now. :mad:

i got a sold gripper seat and it wont crack its only the ones with the vynil crap on the sides. but not even most of those will crack just depends on how retarded ur bein.

[alberndt]

I have CT racing seat cover and haven't had one problem. I've had it two years and ride all winter long in Wisconsin.

[Varmit57]

Same thing happend to me!

Then I got a new one from Baldwin. Its a great cover that is not Vinyl and is good for winter riding.

[speedy400]

its literally -16 degrees out right now and I went riding today, no problem, I've never had a problem except the front of the seat where it rubs against the gastank plastic when I put on and off the seat, that has a few small holes.-darren

I own a ceet seat covor

[jay's 300]

My Ceet flamed seat cover done the same. It's now in the trash! :D

[brandonpeake]

i ahd a kandk setup graphics and seat cover on my banshee and it was fine but it was installed in the summer if that matters, but i live in alabama also
it still like 35 and up here at night

[zlam27]

happened to my friend too, must be a factory effects thing :devil:

[Red Rooster]

Has everyone that had this happen to them running Factory Effects seat covers? I have a one ind. kit sitting here, and wonder if anyone has had trouble withthat particular Brand.
Thanks

its just the vynil on the seat cover. its not the brand.

[Tommy 17]

my friend one seat cracked...

[lil400exman]

Originally posted by Tommy 17
my friend one seat cracked...
what aobut the gripper part? my whole seat is that so would it be safe?:macho

the gripper part is fine.

[Tommy 17]

yep the actual GRIPPER part is fine... its the thing plastic on the side that cracks...

[ZSK]

Thanks for the heads up tommy, I'm going to hold off until spring to put mine on and buy a new seat to run in the winter.

[muff]

Originally posted by Red Rooster
Has everyone that had this happen to them running Factory Effects seat covers? I have a one ind. kit sitting here, and wonder if anyone has had trouble withthat particular Brand.
Thanks

I havent had any problems with mine....its been around 0 degrees for a little while and a few rides w/ no crackage

[A4StrokeGuy]

My bro has a Ceet seat cover and it cracked big time the first time he rode it in the cold weather, it may look good but the only thing that seat cover is good for is a lazy boy!

[rhandw69]

Cascade Innovations is the way to go for the seat covers and have them put the gripper pad in the middle.

[T.Hopp]

Has anyone ever tried getting a refund. It sounds like faulty product materials to me. I installed a Factory Effex seat cover/ grafics kit a month ago. I'm affraid to ride it now that it is cold. I was thinking of calling Rocky Mountain and explain the issue and see if I could exchange it.

[xc400ex]

You guys that your seats are cracking are your 4 wheelers stored outside or in a heated basement?

[Tommy 17]

Originally posted by xc400ex
You guys that your seats are cracking are your 4 wheelers stored outside or in a heated basement?

this one was stored in a non heated garage connected to the house...


my other friends were stored in everything from heated garages, to sheds, to just sittin out in the snow...


everyone still cracked:o

none of them have ever called about a replacement... i'm goin to call factory effect monday for my friend... see what i can get done about it...

[Ex_Rider43]

well if only we could be at -15 all days.. 3 weeks ago we were between -40 and -50 all week long, the week after it was -30 and this week it was -20 to -30.:mad:

[raceex]

my grafix and seat cover hasnt done that yet and i ride it all the time in the winter

[KASCHAK]

happened to mine too

[Tommy 17]

good news on factory effect!!!


they said take it to the dealer we bought it and have them send it back and they will replace it... my friends is in the mail... now we'll see how long it takes to replace it... hopefully not forever...


i give them credit for replacing it... we didn't evne have a reciept

[KASCHAK]

what if the fx grafix kit came with the quad?? should i take the seat to the dealer with th recipt with the quad?? think they would replace it??

[Tommy 17]

i'd try 2

[Martin Blair]

does this happen during riding? if not my bike is in my garge which is on the house so its in the 60s no matter what.

[Tommy 17]

yes during riding... the seat gets cold and the sides don't want to bend so they crack;)

[Bill Fuller]

I have had both(One Ind/Factory Effect)and neither cracked.Now I will admit it wasn't -15 degrees but they lasted through 2 Mid South seasons(1 each season)with no cracks.