Megabass, nrx, conquest owners: How or where do you get guides replaced so that they come out matching the factory look?

Why not just contact the factory and get a direct replacement from them?

I can’t speak for Megabass (don’t own) but for NRX & Conquest, I would use their Xpeditor program and get a new rod.  It is $125 for an NRX & $175 for Conquest.  I take care of my Loomis rods and have bought and sold a number of used rods over the years.  The resale is excellent but I wouldn’t pay near as much for a rod that has been repaired.

 

https://www.gloomis.com/pages/warranty

I would contact them directly.   If it's a JDM Megabass rod, I wish you luck.

 

Try contacting the manu directly to repair or replace, or find a local rod builder that can remove and wrap a new guide.

Just get it from manufacturer. Thats what I do.

1 hour ago, Cigarguy said:

Why not just contact the factory and get a direct replacement from them?

Yes, or contact them to get the make and model of the guides used. Any rod builder worth his salt can make the repair indistinguishable from the original, if anything they may have to get a little sloppy to match the rest. 

 

28 minutes ago, BassWhole! said:

Yes, or contact them to get the make and model of the guides used. Any rod builder worth his salt can make the repair indistinguishable from the original, if anything they may have to get a little sloppy to match the rest. 

 

I was thinking about a mb destroyer I have and all the intricacies of the guide wraps. I wasn’t sure how many rod builders are up to the task of redoing a megabass guide.

DId you break one, or is this an academic exercise?  Reminds me of those "asking for a friend" threads.

2 minutes ago, Dumbbassanglr said:

I was thinking about a mb destroyer I have and all the intricacies of the guide wraps. I wasn’t sure how many rod builders are up to the task of redoing a megabass guide.

I don't know % wise, but most of the ones we use can do incredible things. One of them is an OCD, anal perfectionist, that won't even let me fish with MY rod for 48 hours after he works on it. He begs to do intricate work, but we use straight winding, all black, minimum thread on our builds. It started as a joke, and became a thing. 

Local rod builder or tackle shop

Thorne Bros is my local go-to for that.  They make custom rods and are great at it.

I did damage a guide on an expride which got me thinking man what if this happens to the destroyer or conquest.

8 hours ago, BassWhole! said:

 if anything they may have to get a little sloppy to match the rest. 

 

 

I don't know if I can make myself wrap one as poorly as a NRX or Conquest.

2 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I don't know if I can make myself wrap one as poorly as a NRX or Conquest.

Then you haven’t seen a Conquest.  They have a much cleaner finish out than the NRX.  I have never seen sloppy wrapping on a Conquest.

9 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I don't know if I can make myself wrap one as poorly as a NRX or Conquest.

Bourbon helps

8 hours ago, RDB said:

Then you haven’t seen a Conquest.

Then you haven't seen one of Scott's wraps, lol.

11 hours ago, RDB said:

Then you haven’t seen a Conquest.  They have a much cleaner finish out than the NRX.  I have never seen sloppy wrapping on a Conquest.

 

I don't think I can even drunk wrap as bad as this Conquest.

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I don't think I can even drunk wrap as bad as this Conquest.

 

 

 

 

Yikes. 

Don't get me wrong, I don't do fancy thread wraps on my builds either, but my wraps are tight.

1 hour ago, S Hovanec said:

 

 

I'd reject that one for sure.  B stock work.

I’m glad I asked. It’s cool to hear the standards of someone who actually builds rods.

5 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I don't think I can even drunk wrap as bad as this Conquest.

 

 

 

I will admit, that is surprising.  I have had 3 Conquests and the finish was great on all of them.  Tackle Tour even commented that the rods were very clean and refined.  I haven’t had one in a while as I moved back to the NRX so maybe they have dropped the ball as the shine of the rods introduction has worn off.  I stand corrected.

6 hours ago, S Hovanec said:

 

I don't think I can even drunk wrap as bad as this Conquest.

 

 

 

I have to call this one out. I don’t believe in high end rods, because they are just about being expensive. But no way in the world a rod wrapped like that would ever make it to market from a factory owned by Shimano. I have many Shimano rods in many price points. None are wrapped like this. No way.

1 minute ago, CrankFate said:

I have to call this one out. I don’t believe in high end rods, because they are just about being expensive. But no way in the world a rod wrapped like that would ever make it to market from a factory owned by Shimano. I have many Shimano rods in many price points. None are wrapped like this. No way.

 

Ill have the owner post the pics then.  I have no reason to lie.  I've seen NRXs even worse than this and they are notorious for it.  Why is it so hard to believe that Shimano puts out crap too?