I went to the dealer today and they informed me that my blown speaker is not covered. Imagine that a $40,000.00 bike and a $2,000.00 extended warranty and a known issue with those cheap *** Rushmore speakers and they are not covered. Why am I not surprised 😁

 

Ugh that sucks for sure. Which speaker? Fairing speaker on an Ultra or such?

 

What was the reason they gave you for not covering it?

 

I have the extended warranty, the factory having longe since expired.
Been a while since I read it but I'm pretty sure the only things not covered are wear items like brake pads, clutch, etc.
I'd want to know why it was denied and maybe even get a second opinion.

 

Mine was covered under warranty.

 

Good time to upgrade and get rid of the Harley junk speakers.


Did you have an aftermarket amp pushing the Rushmores? That would be one reason why they won't warranty it.


Surprising they wont cover it. I bet the dealer has stacks of take offs laying around.

 

It was the right rear speaker on my 2014 flhtkse and the bike is stock, no amp other than the one that came with it. The dealer said he called and the extended warranty didn't cover speakers. I said Bull **** but what could I do, he said I had to pay for the speaker. I said it would be a cold day in hell if he thought I would pay for a speaker that won't last and is not covered. I left with the bike with a blown speaker.

 

Definitely good time to go aftermarket. Go over to Audio Systems forum and you'll get some great advice on replacement speakers and even a amp if you choose.

 

Be very careful and do your homework before just changing out speakers with your amped HD system because I've heard of those running extremely low impedance and matching up ohm ratings will be very important. You can always go to a higher ohm speaker, but will lose volume and sound quality. Hope this helps. Also if you think you just had a bad speaker, go to the audio section of the classifieds and post you are looking for a factory speaker. I gave mine away, but guessing you could find a stocker that will match pretty easy.
Kris

 

Is it the factory warranty, or an aftermarket plan? If they had to call the claim in, sounds like it's aftermarket.