V-RIDE QUESTION

(spherren) · (spherren) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-29-2008, 8:57 AM

I have a 06 v-ride. Took it to my dealer for some warranty issues. I have read on here that malibu has a reflash for the computer for the cruise control at slow wakesurf speeds. Does anyone know if this applies to the V-ride. My dealer says they do not know of any program. Also on another forum I see some people are having problems with thier vinyl discoloring and they felt it was a problem with the glue. My sundeck is discoloring but only on the dark grey color. Not the white. My dealer says it is transferred from the boat cover. I feel if that is the case then the white would do it to. Any suggestions?. My boat was built back east.

(cavlxenvy) · (cavlxenvy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 03-29-2008, 12:42 PM

You would use Diacom Marine to reflash. It's something they should have. I'm not too sure about the discoloring. I would contact the mfr of the cover.

(05mobiuslsv) · (05mobiuslsv) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 03-29-2008, 1:03 PM

Everyone keeps saying it's the glue they used on the 06' boats, but wouldn't that be the issue on all the 06' boats then?

(spherren) · (spherren) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-29-2008, 1:16 PM

Nu bu, good point, but it only happened on the dark color on my boat. The darker color is a different vinyl, more coarse, so maybe the dark color soaks up heat and the coarse vinyl is porus. Not sure but I would think that if the cover was causing it, then the white vinyl would do it to. I even have put a blanket in between the cover and sun deck and it still discolors.

(05mobiuslsv) · (05mobiuslsv) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 03-29-2008, 4:01 PM

I have the darker grey on my boat to but nothing has happened to it. I keep my boat inside a garage year round, maybe that makes a difference I don't know. I don't think it's your cover either, I'm very curious about this issue and hope someone figures it out. Maybe they fixed the problem on the boats manufactured in late 06'??

(beef) · (beef) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 03-31-2008, 8:19 AM

We have an '05 V-Ride, and have not had this issue. We store ours outside and have not had an issue with the cover, but then our cover is that generic off-white color. Maybe if you have a colored cover, the color would bleed through after a rain, and then the sun sets it in?? But then, why wouldn't it stain everything? Hmmm.

By the by, what is a "reflash"? We've set PP as low as 7ish mph, and have had no problems.

(spherren) · (spherren) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-31-2008, 9:02 AM

Reflash is reprogramming a controller such as the power train computer in this case. My boat has the Malibu cruise control. I can only set it to around 12 mph then have to back it off to 9 mph.

(alex2012) · (alex2012) **Join Date: May 2003** 03-31-2008, 9:35 AM

What do you clean the vinyl with? Most have some UV protection and maybe you stripped it off. The dark colors are always more effected by UV rays.

(spherren) · (spherren) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-31-2008, 9:45 AM

I use 303 cleaner and protectants. If you leave it in the sun, it will bleach it out some. But then it always comes back.

(cavlxenvy) · (cavlxenvy) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 03-31-2008, 3:57 PM

Off topic but I would not use 303. Every time I had a demo with a customer and they used 303, I could tell.

(spherren) · (spherren) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-31-2008, 10:35 PM

Ryan Pereira, what do you mean?

(dukeno1) · (dukeno1) **Join Date: May 2006** 04-01-2008, 6:06 AM

Scooter

I also have an 06 vride. I had my dealer reflash my computer to correct the cruise control issue last year. He wasn't aware of it either at first but checked in to it. I had heard about the fix over on themalibucrew.com site. The reflash fixed my cruise problem. Before the fix, I could only get my cruise to hold around 11 or so. Now it seems to lock in at any speed down to 9 and lower with no issues.
I have not had an issue yet with my vinyl discoloring. I have some gray vinyl as well.
Good luck