For those of you that will eventually buy a carbon chinpad.
I will try to forget the events of the past and give you a good look at a $140 Waterdawg Kustoms chinpad verses a $240 Blowsion chinpad.
Enjoy!
opcorn:
The first of the 2 Blowsion chinpads I received was way worse that the one in the photos as far as the holes being misaligned and the fact that Blowsion forgot to send the little bushings needed to make it fit a stock pole. The first one was unmountable after wrestling with it for 45 minutes. The second one mounted after wrestling with it for 30 minutes and almost cross threading the holes twice due to the amount of flex I had to put on it while trying at the same time to ge a bolt to begin threading while also trying at the same time to hold the stupid little bushing in place.:banghead:
The Waterdawg chin pad went on in 1 minute and 30 seconds with zero effort.
Some things I noticed:
I can stand on the WD with no problem! I would be afraid to stand on the Blowsion one as I really don't think it would survive. I think I could break it with my hands if I really wanted to. I am 6' and 195 pounds. As a matter of fact, the blowsion chinpad has already cracked from me wrestling with it to put it on. I don't know if it will show in pics but the little foot that slides in to the OEM chin pad grabber (under the front of the chinpad) has severely cracked/ripped on both sides and I wonder now how long it will last. WD uses metal here and it is VERY strong!
I can flex the blowsion chinpad anywhere I want. This is the reason they use the little steel rod that hits your steering assembly nut. It is for support because the unit cannot withstand a rider sitting on it. It will bend down easily. Not as easy as a stocker but pretty easy.
The WD chinpad is (and I'm guessing here) 3-4 times stronger and $100.00 less. I cannot flex it ANYWHERE!!! Its a good thing I could flex the blowsion because it would never go on if it was as tough as the WD. The holes are to misaligned.
I am no enginer so I can't really tell how they were made but it appears to me that WD uses a plastic injection mold for the mounting part of the chinpad. This would explain why the holes line up perfectly much like a stock chin pad. I assume using this method insures that everyone of them fits. The blowsion chinpad uses what appears to be billet tabs mounted thru the carbon and then the holes are drilled and tapped. Or maybe the holes are drilled and tapped and then the "ears" are bolted to the carbon. Either way it does not seem to produce consistent results. That reminds me of yet another TINY point. The bolts that ship with both are SS hex head. The WD ones are better with deeper holes for your hex key which in my eyes means they are less likey to strip/wear out over time.
Another comparison:
Both chinpads have what a appears to be the 25mm underpadding except that blowsion left a way for water to get in. I don't know-maybe it is waterproof padding but even if it was, eventually it is going to get water logged and add to the weight. WD's is sealed everywhere that blowsions is except their is no huge opening under the chin pad where water can get in.
Alright this is getting to be long and the end result is that if you are in the market for a carbon chin pad for a stock SJ pole then WD is the way to go. It is $100.00 dollars less:bigeyes: :bigeyes: and WAY stronger!!!!
Anyone can feel free to email me or PM me with specific questions or pic requests.
And before we even go there......both chinpads shipped in the same amount of time, about 2 weeks.
I will try to forget the events of the past and give you a good look at a $140 Waterdawg Kustoms chinpad verses a $240 Blowsion chinpad.
Enjoy!
opcorn: The first of the 2 Blowsion chinpads I received was way worse that the one in the photos as far as the holes being misaligned and the fact that Blowsion forgot to send the little bushings needed to make it fit a stock pole. The first one was unmountable after wrestling with it for 45 minutes. The second one mounted after wrestling with it for 30 minutes and almost cross threading the holes twice due to the amount of flex I had to put on it while trying at the same time to ge a bolt to begin threading while also trying at the same time to hold the stupid little bushing in place.:banghead:
The Waterdawg chin pad went on in 1 minute and 30 seconds with zero effort.
Some things I noticed:
I can stand on the WD with no problem! I would be afraid to stand on the Blowsion one as I really don't think it would survive. I think I could break it with my hands if I really wanted to. I am 6' and 195 pounds. As a matter of fact, the blowsion chinpad has already cracked from me wrestling with it to put it on. I don't know if it will show in pics but the little foot that slides in to the OEM chin pad grabber (under the front of the chinpad) has severely cracked/ripped on both sides and I wonder now how long it will last. WD uses metal here and it is VERY strong!
I can flex the blowsion chinpad anywhere I want. This is the reason they use the little steel rod that hits your steering assembly nut. It is for support because the unit cannot withstand a rider sitting on it. It will bend down easily. Not as easy as a stocker but pretty easy.
The WD chinpad is (and I'm guessing here) 3-4 times stronger and $100.00 less. I cannot flex it ANYWHERE!!! Its a good thing I could flex the blowsion because it would never go on if it was as tough as the WD. The holes are to misaligned.
I am no enginer so I can't really tell how they were made but it appears to me that WD uses a plastic injection mold for the mounting part of the chinpad. This would explain why the holes line up perfectly much like a stock chin pad. I assume using this method insures that everyone of them fits. The blowsion chinpad uses what appears to be billet tabs mounted thru the carbon and then the holes are drilled and tapped. Or maybe the holes are drilled and tapped and then the "ears" are bolted to the carbon. Either way it does not seem to produce consistent results. That reminds me of yet another TINY point. The bolts that ship with both are SS hex head. The WD ones are better with deeper holes for your hex key which in my eyes means they are less likey to strip/wear out over time.
Another comparison:
Both chinpads have what a appears to be the 25mm underpadding except that blowsion left a way for water to get in. I don't know-maybe it is waterproof padding but even if it was, eventually it is going to get water logged and add to the weight. WD's is sealed everywhere that blowsions is except their is no huge opening under the chin pad where water can get in.
Alright this is getting to be long and the end result is that if you are in the market for a carbon chin pad for a stock SJ pole then WD is the way to go. It is $100.00 dollars less:bigeyes: :bigeyes: and WAY stronger!!!!
Anyone can feel free to email me or PM me with specific questions or pic requests.
And before we even go there......both chinpads shipped in the same amount of time, about 2 weeks.
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