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K2 Warranty Question

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Jonzo
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Have last years Domain's, purchased less than a year ago and have maybe 10 real days on them.  I hit something a couple weekends ago and the edge pushed into the base.  I've read K2's warranty policy relative to rocks/rail/box damage, but I after looking at the ski it looks like the base more or less gave out right at one of the seams in the "K2" design in the bottom.  The edge isn't cracked at all and doesn't appear to have any nicks/dings at what I guess is the point of impact. 

Anyways, that being said, has anyone had success returning damaged skis to K2 even when its borderline against their warranty policy?  Kinda bummed, really fun skis!

Jan 24 2012 9:09AM
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nagelthebagel
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I didn't have luck when the back of one of my kung fujas was more rockerd/ bent then the other one :(
Jan 24 2012 9:48AM
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rozboon
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I'd say your SOL unfortunately, impact damage is impact damage.

How hard would it be to fix? Might be best to just suck it up and take them to your local shop and see what they can do.

Jan 24 2012 6:12PM
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Jonzo
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Yeah man, kinda thinking the same thing.  I've taken it to a couple shops; both balked at the idea of fixing the edge since they both stopped doing edge repair work years ago.  The base just needs some filler/ptex love.  I could probably take a soldering iron to the edge and bend it back into place, but was hoping to get a few educated opinions prior to abandoning the return idea.
Jan 25 2012 3:05PM
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tomPietrowski
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its not a warrenty, but its a very easy fix, the shop just needs to get some expoxy under the raised base and clamp it down. I did it to the underfoot of one of my skis 2 weeks ago. Just part of park skiing.
Jan 25 2012 3:11PM
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rozboon
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Edges are reasonably ductile, I'd be surprised if you couldn't bend it back without heating it. Heating it significantly may damage the ski around that area further, so I wouldn't.

Epoxy is your friend here, if you can't get it in under the base where it's popped up I'd seriously consider cutting that part of the base out and patching it to ensure you get plenty of adhesion between the base and the core. A well-done patch is no worse than the rest of the die-cut base, reliability wise.

Jan 25 2012 11:28PM
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