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Halycon is going to put the wing back in good working order, for $100? You only pay for shipping it to them? Why would you NOT do that? That is a bargain, and you will have a very good wing afterward.After some research it looks like I have an old broken pioneer wing... So back to my original question. Should I go with a halcyon wing or does it make sense to buy a cheaper wing? Is Halcyon worth the extra cost?
Ah, I get it. Now I see why you made the comment. Let us know what they say after they receive the wing.Halcyon told me $100 for a bladder when I told them it was an eclipse. Now I find out it is a pioneer and the bladder is not replaceable. I sent it to Halcyon to see what they say but there is no internal bladder and the flange is welded I'm sure there is not much they can do
I believe DSS will replace the bladder in one of their wings, if necessary, for $50. That sounds a lot better than Halcyon's deal.
I have a Hog 23# wing and a DSS LCD 30 wing. I have repaired 3 pinch flat holes in the LCD wing myself.
Stuart, pretty sure you have a first generation DSS LCD wing with a 12 mil bladder in it. There is a good reason we moved to the current 30 mil i.e. 2.5 times thicker urethane bladders ~9 + years ago.
All bladders can be pinch flatted, but the 30 mil urethane film we have custom blown for our bladders has proven to far more robust.
Tobin