Just for an update the FEL 3023 isn't your traditional Cork and Rubber material like with the doo grips. I just took it out of the package tonight and it is more like a flexiable chemical treated cardboard. So I decided to give it a shot, as I am just looking for an insulator against the aluminum. It comes at 1/32 and 1/64. From what I read online, briefly it is what they make carborator gasket material out of. I cut the cork to shape, spraid the 3M 77 adhesive on both the bars and cork, let it tack up for about 15 seconds then applied into place and locked them in with about 8 tie wraps per handle. I will let that sit overnight. I am then going to reapply the heater elements with the adhesive tomorrow let it sit over night with tie wraps then put heat shrink over that. I hope that will be the trick.
Cheers
Shawn
Update:
The 3M 77 Adhesive doesn't cut it with the stock bars (it's a common spray adhesive from HD). If you have looked at the stock bars they are polished or shiny on the end's where the grips play. Tonight, after letting the adhesive set with the cork on the bars overnight, I then applied the heater elements over the cork with the 3M adhesive, let it set for 30 minutes then put on the heat shrink. I noticed after putting on the heat shrink I had play on the cork over the bars. I attempted to put on the grips with hair spray, with 125 PSI of Air and everything started to shift. The weak point was very obvious, the 3M 77 didn't stick to the bars enough.
Having said that I was able to remove the heater elements from the cork with much more effort than the bars, but a lot less effort than removing the stock heater elements from the aluminum bars. I will not be using that adhesive during any step of this process going forward nor would recommend it for long term use. 3M has so many cool products I am positive they have the right product for each step of this process.
Looking forward I am leaning to trying the ski-doo 1/16 cork with doo XP grips cut down. After trying to install the stock Pro grips over 1/32 cork and less than 1/64 of heat shrink I think the fit is too tight as of now (It was a pain trying to get it on beyond half way) . I looked at a XP grip I had in the shop and the ID of the grip over 7/8ths and 1/16 cork is larger than the stock Pro grip.
Also as the poster above indicated, I think with the larger heat shrink it might become too hard and slick after the heat cycle of shrinking and might not keep a firm surface for the grips or elements to stick to overtime without an adhesive ie glue, basically defeating some of the advantages of it.
I feel like I am going back to what is proven, but wanted to share the journey as a way to add value to the site. I will keep you posted, just don't follow my steps until I give it a go.
