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[Closed] Garmin 800 screen replacement.

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Well, like a complete tool i fixed a puncture this week with my garmin on the bars. I just completely forgot it was there TBH.

So i now have a very very scratched screen.

I have found a couple of places online but it does not seem as straightforward as a phone screen replacement. I have emailed garmin support for prices but in the meantime 🙂

Cheers


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 8:20 am
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Can you polish the scratches out with polywatch?


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 8:25 am
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It may do jsync but a couple are quite deep and long. I was descending cairngorm and i must have put my bike on the sharpest and pointyist rock on the mountain 🙁


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 8:29 am
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Unless theyve changed they dont carry out screen repairs but are likely to offer a replacement device for around £80 ish. It was a few years ago when i enquired so price may have changed since then. I decided not to bother as it still works perfectly with a cracked screen

Edit: mines cracked all the way through, not just scratches. I get that you want a nice shiny screen, but realistically it probably wont stay looking new and shiny if its strapped to a mountain bike... Not mine anyway


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 8:47 am
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Ah, thanks creamegg. ill try the polywatch route first and wait to see what garmin say.

I use the mapping a fair bit so thats the only reason its bugging me. I could handle some squinting at numbers but not at OS mapping.


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 8:50 am
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I smashed my Edge 800 screen a couple of years back and Garmin sorted me out with a replacement for 70-odd quid. I had to send the busted one to them too. Definitely worth giving then a call if you can't polish it back to usefulness.


 
Posted : 13/06/2015 11:26 am

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