need some help about bad inserts on a wakeboard..

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

i ride regular. the bad insert is front foot inside hole and back foot inside hole.. i will most likely never use these holes right? i have 09 ronix relik boots, i have adapter because ronix boots are 6 inch and board is a 8 inch.. thanks for ur help!

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Is the board 09 also?

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

ya its the 09 hyperlite sub 6.. i cant member if hyperlite changed to a 6 inch hole for 09 or still 8 inch hole.. but im getting the board for a heck of a deal its brand new but just has bad inserts..

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Why doesnt the person warranty the Sub6? Since it is a 09 they should be able to get a warranty on the board unless they have used it on sliders.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

no its brand new.. i think they cant get a warranty because it has the 2 bad inserts so there just selling it as is.. its only 250 instead of the usual 500-700 dollar price..

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

They should be able to get a warranty because it has bad inserts. If the inserts are a problem they should be able to handle a warranty claim on it. Be careful on buying used gear. Something does not sound right about that. If the insert has broken free in the binding then Hyperlite will cover the warranty. You cannot get a Sub 6 from them because they do not make the board but they will warranty it with something similar like a Marek or Murray Nova.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Mar 05, 2010 5:53 am Post subject:

the 09 should be 6"

and im with ed. get that thing warranteed. i think you have 1 year. so you should be fine.

if the inserts are bad who knows what could be wrong internally, torn glass, small wood cracks etc.

although you may have to be sneaky. if they warrantee it, there gonna want to sell the new replacement board at full price obviously. so you might buy it damaged, warrantee it threw hyperlite, and enjoy the new replacement board. a bit shaddy, but technically nothing wrong with it. Cool

JeffreyCH · Posted: Mar 05, 2010 6:07 am Post subject:

FlyZone CR · Posted: Mar 05, 2010 6:42 am Post subject:

If I'm correct a board is not warrantied when another brand's bindings have been used on it. Which might be the case here.
How the factory is ever going to find out what bindings have been used... I don't know though.

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Mar 05, 2010 6:50 am Post subject:

09 hyperlite is 8" they didnt change till this year and now they have a 7" board pattern.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

alright so can I just call up hyperlite and they will warranty it or what? never had to do something like this before.. the board is on eBay but it's at a actual dealership at Burbank sports they sell them all the time for around 250 because the get some that had bad inserts, the guy I have been talking to at Burbank says there is nothing wrong with the board but those 2 inserts, it gas never had boots on it at all, just cosmetic.. I'm only 165 so it's not like i should be able to crack it and it's not going on rails, but just seeing what I should do about warranty and all that? thanks!

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

ok found out some more info.. the board is under warranty for one year so if i break it in half i just have to contact hyperlite and they will replace it.. the board is 8inch so i think i will be fine if the the 2 inside holes like i explained are bad because i shud never use them.. there is no cracking of the inside of the wood or anything. thank u all for ur help..

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Something is just all wrong about this deal. You can take a shot at it but I think it is not worth the headache and I really do not see why the shop is doing what they are doing.

If the board is bad HL will give them an RA. They will get a new board worth $700 bucks to sell. So why are they trying to pass it off? That board cost them way more than $250. A bad insert is not cosmetic. A bad insert means that the insert does not work.. Smile

Cosmetic means that there is a scratch on the board or something that looks wrong. Not something wrong with the board.

I would just look for a board that you want and not a board that just happens to be a good deal on an expensive board. You could just be asking for trouble. Get a solid board for $250 that has no problems and that will keep you riding instead of a board that you are not sure what is really wrong with it and that might keep you waiting on a return product from Hyperlite.

Normally you need to go thru a dealer to get an RA so keep that in mind. I bet they will do it for an individual but normally they require you to use a dealer.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

there a dealer. they sell hyperlite stuff out of california.. im sure they got the board from hyperlite or some other company to sell because of the bad inserts, they get boards like this in all the time and turn around and sale them. i talk to the guy and he said they wud not sale the board if it had any other damage. and i have been looking at getting this board not just getting it because its cheap its because i want it.. they get boards like this in through hyperlite.. there called factory blem boards... he said they pay 180-225 bucks for them then just turn around and sale them and make a little money.. there not looking to make a ton of money off the blem boards because they have other brand new boards that they sell...

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I have been a HL dealer since 2004.

I suggest you call HL direct. Ask for Hillary.

You could be looking at a 3rd and not even a blem. A blem cannot have bad inserts. A blem has to be totally rideable. Bad inserts would be considered a 3rd. And a 3rd you cannot get a direct replacement with a current product if there is a break in the board. If it is a 3rd and HL knows somehow that the board was a 3rd they will only replace the board if it breaks with a 3rd.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

it is rideable though.. im never going to use those inside inserts.. but ok thanks i will call her. i appreciate it! how are theyy going to know if its a 3rd or just straight blem without seeing the board..

here is the board..

check it out and let me know what you think.. thanks man!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280471442991&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

If you have to do a warranty on the board in the future you will have to send it back and they somehow will know the board is a 3rd. They have secret powers to determine this.

I think the inserts are not really in a place that you will use them.

My suggestion is still... take that $250 and get you a solid board that has not problems.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

ya but I really want this board though. mind is pretty set.. and if it just has 2 inserts that I will never use then that's cool with me. guess it's opinion vs. opinion though..