RPM 1/4" Snap-Tite Body Savers for Traxxas Nitro Slash (Black) (5)
About this part
This is a set of five optional RPM Snap-Tite Body Savers, and are intended for use with any vehicle that uses 1/4" body posts. One of the weakest points on a Lexan body is where the body mounts to the chassis. The holes put in the body for the body posts have a tendency to crack & fracture. This is the reason RPM designed these cool body savers. With their ideal two piece design, it allows one piece to slide through the bottom of the body while the second piece snaps into place from the top of the body. These body savers stay right where you put them, on the body, so you never have to worry about chasing them around! RPM has found that body life tends to triple when they are installed! Molded from black nylon and sold in a set of five, four for the body mounts & one for the antenna hole!
Reviews2.5 · 11 reviews
Purchased these and recently and have not been able to get them to work properly with any of my models. Either they will not crimp or they will not fit due to body curves around the body mounting holes! Nice idea if it worked!
These work great if you know how to put them on. The key is to put them on before you paint your body. The 10+ layers of paint make it too hard to snap the body-savers on. If you put them on before, they actually snap faily easy. If you're having trouble, put your thumbs on each piece and push and twist them together, that usually gets them to snap. Only reason for 4 stars is because one of them came off once, but if you want them to stay there permanently, put a drop of CA glue between them.
ordered these, thinking they will work, but unfortunately, they fall apart easy, which causes them to get lost easy, and just lead to your body cracking eventually.. wold be great if it held on better!
These things will only work on a perfectly flat area with a thin body. If there is a slight curve or the body is very thick they don't snap together secure and come loose very easy.
Like everyone says, the theory behind the product is excellent, but the execution is horrible. 1. Nearly impossible to fit on the body. My JConcepts SCT body is a pretty standard model, and when I drilled out the hole to fit the washers, i found that you have to go quite a bit bigger before anyone can snap the two washers together (to allow the inner part to flex enough so it would reach the mating part). I am a 6'2" 240lb man with strong hands, and it was all I could do to snap them together. Once together, the don't want to stay together. Because body post positions on a SCT are often in corners or curved sections, anytime there is movement, the two sides are pried apart. I ended up CA gluing them, but suspect they'll pop off the first bad wreck I get in. Disappointing cause i can't go back since the holes are now so much bigger, and even more disappointing cause I put these on a brand new body I had just meticulously painted with a four color masked scheme (ie, a lot of work). 2. Once on, the body post clips are nearly impossible to put on. Due to the increased thickness of the bodysavers, the holes on the body posts are too low. I had to Dremel down the post flange a bit to get the clips on (which incidentally means you will need new posts when you go back to NO bodysavers on future bodies, which I certainly will).
Reviewers broadly agree the body savers are a sound idea but poorly executed. Common complaints are that they are hard to fit: holes often need enlarging, and thick, curved or contoured bodies prevent the two halves from snapping together. Many report the pieces loosen, pop apart or get lost during use, with some crash-related losses, and several reviewers ended up super gluing or using Shoe Goo. A minority found them workable on thinner bodies such as P-L, with thumb pressure and twisting, and one noted a fit with a thin body after trying. Reviewers also mention the fit may vary by body model, and that the hole size for Slash bodies was not matched in some cases.
- + Clean appearance on the body
- + Works on some thin bodies with careful installation
- + Less bulky and less easily lost than nylon washers
- − Hard to snap together on thick or curved bodies
- − Holes often need enlarging to fit
- − Pieces come loose or get lost during use
- − Requires glue for secure hold