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Old May 23, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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Has anyone ever heard of a chrome reg. cover being the culprit for a Reg. crapping out? I heard both sides of the story on this one. Whatcha think?
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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Why would a chrome cover make a regulator fail? The regulator is already encased so that rules out heat.
 
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I've heard that HD doesn't recommend the chrome covers on newer bikes because they hold heat and can lead to premature failure of the voltage regulator. I have no idea if it's true or not though!
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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I have a buddy that had his replaced under warranty. They said that it wasn't helping anything, but still covered it. The Chrome regulators are not covered under warranty, don't ask my how I know this...
 
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Why would a chrome cover make a regulator fail? The regulator is already encased so that rules out heat.
I feel that it may contain the heat more with the cover on in addition to the original cover.
 
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If I was worried about heat being an issue, I wouldn't start my bike. I've been running mine with a cover for about 1 year now. No issues. H-D sells, it, I bought it.
 
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I would argue that they would be liable anyway if their product "the chrome cover" caused the failure of another one of their products.
 
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I have a buddy that owns a successful indy shop. He is a pretty sharp guy when it comes to HD trouble shooting as far as what causes what to fail. For years, he has claimed that chrome covers are a cause of regulator failures. He says they trap the heat. He says he sees more failed regulators with covers than not.
 
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I would argue that they would be liable anyway if their product "the chrome cover" caused the failure of another one of their products.
Trouble is....you gotta prove it.
 
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