any one else have trouble with their hood not fitting good on the sides there is about a 1 inch gap on one side or the other or is that how they fit
diamoand s hood fit?
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mtn mike on boost
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ya their fit is fair at best.you gotta love the big snow scoop up front too
I don't even think its Scott's fault at all
I think it is more the parts the hood mates to.
I believe the nose cone, side panels, and thingy my knees bash into are all Injection Molded. My personal opinion is its the cooling process after the shot fills the mold. Maybe its the size of the shot? Tooling? Maybe the post processing?
There are a lot of variables.
I know from experience making custom stuff for Scott's hoods for my friends and I that my templates NEVER match from sled to sled EXACTLY. I always have to make new ones, and I have done a bunch now.
I do know the nose cone templates i have match better than the side panels or the gas tank thingy. I think this is because of the thickness difference between these parts. The thicker part will cool slower than the thinner part. A thinner part(like a side panel or gas tank thing) will distort to temperature variances more quickly.
My opinion
Its not Diamond S, its cheap manufacturing and crappy quality control.
Here is what I did in the nose cone. I use factory holes, no drilling in nose cone. 5 feet of powder, no snow under the hood and I like to play Das Boat.
I think it is more the parts the hood mates to.
I believe the nose cone, side panels, and thingy my knees bash into are all Injection Molded. My personal opinion is its the cooling process after the shot fills the mold. Maybe its the size of the shot? Tooling? Maybe the post processing?
There are a lot of variables.
I know from experience making custom stuff for Scott's hoods for my friends and I that my templates NEVER match from sled to sled EXACTLY. I always have to make new ones, and I have done a bunch now.
I do know the nose cone templates i have match better than the side panels or the gas tank thingy. I think this is because of the thickness difference between these parts. The thicker part will cool slower than the thinner part. A thinner part(like a side panel or gas tank thing) will distort to temperature variances more quickly.
My opinion
Its not Diamond S, its cheap manufacturing and crappy quality control.
Here is what I did in the nose cone. I use factory holes, no drilling in nose cone. 5 feet of powder, no snow under the hood and I like to play Das Boat.
no icing here...his stuff fits like crap...but you can make it all work well with some thinking yourself and then a great hood...it would be easy to come from the factory to fit good and hinge good for very little cost...its a real disapointment that they themselves have accepted these issues as the status quo
