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Gear covers ?

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So, Im trimming my new marwan opt mid lwb body set, and go to fit a gear cover. Uhoh, none of the 5 on hand will fit. They are all apparently for lazer.

Question, what cover do I need? Its a lwb optima mid with lazer zx shock towers. The motor plate does not hit the shock tower, so there shouldnt be any special need?

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I guess the real concern is that the opt mid gear covers on ebay all look like lazer gear covers. Is there a specific feature difference so I can identify one from the other?

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FROM WHAT IVE SEEN ITS GOT TO LOOK THE SAME SHAPE AS THE MOTORPLATE.DON

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Looks to me like an Optima Mid gear cover. TeamBlueGroove sells repro's, but be forewarned that they just BARELY fit...they're a slight bit undersized because TBG does repros of existing bodies, not molds, so everything they make is just a tad smaller than it's supposed to be...but I guess the price is right. You'll pay a lot more for an OEM cover, I'm sure.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/KYOSHO-TURBO-OPTIMA-MID-SE-GEAR-COVER-free-ship-w-body-/150404301498?pt=US_Radio_Control_Control_Line&hash=item2304cb82ba
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Hopefully this next batch of parts incoming will have some mid gear covers. If not, Ill order up some of those tbg parts. They have a nice selection of repro lexan.

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You know that Marwan RC make those too right? They come with the belt protection kit. Here's the link for the LWB kit.
http://www.marwanrc.com/product.sc?productId=79&categoryId=2
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Post by Coelacanth »

That's actually a good price for all that Lexan, and with Marwan, you know you'll be getting the correctly-sized parts. I've bought Optima bodies from both Marwan & TBG, Marwan's are more clearly detailed and not a few percent undersized. I found the Lexan of TBG bodies was nice and thick, but the overall clarity of the body details & lines is rather indistinct. With a body as detailed as the Optima, this makes it a real challenge to paint.
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