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^ ^ ^ You got me good with that one!

This thread has grown entirely too silly!

squirebass wrote:This thread has grown entirely too silly!

No, it hasn't!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkjDuSVXiE

Here is my 2016 4003 truss rod cavily. Long slots and no dot. 16th week of 2016, I think. SN starts with 1616

Chromes?

Yes.
.104 Chromes on Hipshot Ultralite tuners.

Your's is not a Mapleglo. The dot has been "painted" over.

Paint is translucent and you can see through it there. Even an inspection with flashlight reveals no dot.
Maybe it washed out in the paint. I wonder what they are for. Maybe just a "done" indicator for the next fella down the assembly line?

oops... I meant .100 chromes set.

lumgimfong wrote:Paint is translucent and you can see through it there. Even an inspection with flashlight reveals no dot.
Maybe it washed out in the paint. I wonder what they are for. Maybe just a "done" indicator for the next fella down the assembly line?

No one really has a clue about "the dot." Just fooling around; fun. Unless Mr. Hall chimes in, we'll probably never know. And if Mr. Hall did tell us something that could be even remotely understood, or worse, misunderstood about the dot during manufacture, there could a landslide of "worried" Rick owners bugging RIC HQ.

Here, I'll put a blue dot on mine.

Should we start a new thread about the dot?

I am wondering why no one from the company has cleared this up yet.

I really think its just an inspection mark.

^ ^ ^ That could be it -- makes a lot of sense.

cheyenne wrote:Here, I'll put a blue dot on mine.

blue dot II.jpg

That's the spirit!!!