| [GMCnet] Brake Guards (was Ethanol Wars) [message #340455] |
Mon, 28 January 2019 11:14  |
JerryW
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Are these the same Brake Guatds that the FTC sued the company for false advertising and untrue claims way back in 1995?https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/1998/01/ftc-upholds-charges-against-brake-guard-add-brakes-are-not-abs
I haven’t heard much about them lately except for people removing them and transferring them to the trash bin. Good luck trying to sell them to the GMC community. I think it’ll be an uphill sell. Maybe you should try eBay or Craig’s list. They’ll buy anything.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
> On Jan 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist wrote:
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> For Inline Technologies, I can't help your fuel mileage, maybe the vaporizing magic equipment might. By the same arguments though, I can heklp your
> braking. I have a pair of Brake Guard Sentry units which I can let go for a reasonable price. $50 3ach, plus about eight dollars for a U.S.P.S.
> Small Flat-rate box. $108 puts them in the mail to you.
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> --johnny
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> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brake Guards (was Ethanol Wars) [message #340458 is a reply to message #340455] |
Mon, 28 January 2019 13:11  |
powwerjon
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Emery,
I am with you on the “Brake Guards”. I have a pair that I took off the stretch coach in 2011 when I bought it. They are true FAKE NEWSI think that I might still have them in the storage cabinet. Anyone that wants them can have them for postage. I won’t be back in Michigan till mid April if anyone can wait.
JR Wright
Michigan
On Location in Tucson
> On Jan 28, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Emery Stora via Gmclist wrote:
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> Are these the same Brake Guatds that the FTC sued the company for false advertising and untrue claims way back in 1995?https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/1998/01/ftc-upholds-charges-against-brake-guard-add-brakes-are-not-abs
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> I haven’t heard much about them lately except for people removing them and transferring them to the trash bin. Good luck trying to sell them to the GMC community. I think it’ll be an uphill sell. Maybe you should try eBay or Craig’s list. They’ll buy anything.
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> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Frederick, CO
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>> On Jan 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Johnny Bridges via Gmclist wrote:
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>> For Inline Technologies, I can't help your fuel mileage, maybe the vaporizing magic equipment might. By the same arguments though, I can heklp your
>> braking. I have a pair of Brake Guard Sentry units which I can let go for a reasonable price. $50 3ach, plus about eight dollars for a U.S.P.S.
>> Small Flat-rate box. $108 puts them in the mail to you.
>>
>> --johnny
>> --
>> Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>> Braselton, Ga.
>> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brake Guards (was Ethanol Wars) [message #340494 is a reply to message #340455] |
Wed, 30 January 2019 07:57 |
jhbridges
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The scam was two POs back who bought the things.
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] Brake Guards (was Ethanol Wars) [message #340566 is a reply to message #340455] |
Fri, 01 February 2019 09:56 |
Chris Tyler
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When I was parts mgr for Lazy Days, had a company wanting us to be a dealer for them. [Not sure it was brake guards but same type device]
They did the installation on an out of warranty Bounder with a p-30 chevy chassis.
Basicly they are spring loaded air chambers that compress during braking to avoid lock up
Several of us drove the coach for an evaluation.
P30 chassis did tend to lock up the brakes in a panic stop- and these did reduce that. However it came at the cost of a very mushy pedal and increased pedal travel, much like having air in the lines or misadjusted brake drums.
Our conclusion was people would be better off learning to modulate the brakes themselves.
The potential liability issue was a deal killer
We removed them and I kept them.
Actually tried them on a drag car that had signifigant problems locking up the front brakes. Solved that problem but found an adjustable bias valve was a better solution.
I may still have them in storage
76 Glenbrook
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