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Title: Failed light bar - Resolved!
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on July 17, 2019, 01:36:52 PM
Giving this company time to mail me the replacement - before posting the end of story.

For now:

July 10th...
(https://i.postimg.cc/G3BSgZ2w/P1030763-4.jpg)

July 11th
Rode the Kymco

July 12th....before morning ride. Found this.
(https://i.postimg.cc/JzgsxDdW/P1030809-2.jpg)

Screw posts broken, both sides. (probably fell to this position at some point on my ride home, July 10th)
LEFT
(https://i.postimg.cc/JzhTJgS2/P1030808.jpg)

RIGHT
(https://i.postimg.cc/yY7Bq1S3/P1030838.jpg)



Emailed letter and photos to the company on the 12th. They acknowledged receipt of my email.
Spoke with rep. on the 16th.
They acknowledged a fault in this light bar, asked for purchase info from Revzilla, and said they would send me another light bar.
I emailed photo of the Revzilla transaction from Feb 2019.

No, the scooter has not fallen, nor has light bar been struck. No damage to it other than the 2 broken screw posts. Road vibes apparently popped it off.
I did notice that the lens cover has no water seal on it. I will fix that on the new bar!

Seller in Canada said that they have seen one screw post break, but never both of them.
I figure the dangling broken R post - with road vibes - then broke the L post on my ride home. Bar is under the top case, and not really visible when backing the scooter into the garage.


I am NOT looking forward to the re-installation. (remove top case and rack and pull tail light assembly again - with electrical splicing)

I'll post further when things are settled with this $135 light bar.

Stig
Title: Re: Failed light bar
Post by: Iahawk on July 17, 2019, 02:35:15 PM
hope this ends well! ...and $135, that's an expensive light bar! Is it a brake light / flashing brake light / turn signal thing? Do you have any pics of it lit up?
Title: Re: Failed light bar
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on July 17, 2019, 02:54:48 PM
hope this ends well! ...and $135, that's an expensive light bar! Is it a brake light / flashing brake light / turn signal thing? Do you have any pics of it lit up?
A few dozen pics of the bar in my photos in "Eye Candy..." heading.
Stig
Title: Re: Failed light bar
Post by: john grinsel on July 18, 2019, 10:32:30 AM
I do not waste money on extra junk---so do not have these/this problem.
Title: Re: Failed light bar - Resolved!
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on July 29, 2019, 10:36:21 PM
8" Admore Light Bar failed after 6 months.

Hot glued - and/or zip ties have been working....
(https://i.postimg.cc/LXXsHLfP/P1030851.jpg)

Replaced under warranty....arrived today.
(https://i.postimg.cc/02pKXGC5/P1070102.jpg)

Now all I have to do is:
Remove the bar holder,
Remove the top case,
Remove the rack,
Remove the passenger grab rail
Remove the tail light assembly

Re-wire with purchased connectors, and Reverse the 5 steps.
A job for next winter, with a cup of coffee.

OR, fashion a nice water-proof connector to the existing wires.

2 emails started the process- but real results came with 2 phone calls.
I explained what happened, they asked for purchase proof (Revzilla) and sent out the new part - no issues.
Will water seal the new one.

Stig


Title: Re: Failed light bar - Resolved!
Post by: Viper254 on August 02, 2019, 07:21:36 AM
Glad you got there in the end with it. I haven't got one at the moment, but did a lot of miles in my early 20s on a Sukida 125 that had a huge amount of LEDs strapped on. I commuted on that through all weathers and just felt happier with it lit up like Christmas!

I've been trying to find a picture, but it looks like it was too long ago now.