broke armrest on ace 250

[allen]

The title says it all, but I need to get a new one now,
where do i look and about how much will it cost me?
Any information will be appreciated !!!

[Sandman]

Contact Garrett and they might just send you one for free like Tesoro does.

[Dwight S]

Contact Garrett and they might just send you one for free like Tesoro does.

I agree, call them up. I called them about a broken coil bolt.
I broke mine being heavy handed and I told them the truth and they sent me two for free.

Doesn't hurt to ask.

[gordygroover]

just spin the broken one over and use the "other side" of the arm rest until your new one shows up.

[allen]

I will call and ask them, thanks for the responses !!

[Keppy]

The first thing i do when something break's on my detector.... Is call the company that made the detector.............. Then if they do not have the part any more ............ Then i start to look for one else were........ So your best bet is CALL Garrett..................

[mydejavooo]

So my question to you, is, how did it meet it's demise? Did it take a lickin' before it broke, or was it a "I TOLD you kids not to walk so close to me while I was digging that signal" thing? I know I cringe when my kids stumble about when they are out with me detecting, although I wouldn't NOT take them with me for all the silver and gold on earth! HH!

DeJa

[allen]

So my question to you, is, how did it meet it's demise? Did it take a lickin' before it broke, or was it a "I TOLD you kids not to walk so close to me while I was digging that signal" thing? I know I cringe when my kids stumble about when they are out with me detecting, although I wouldn't NOT take them with me for all the silver and gold on earth! HH!

DeJa

I was in some thick weeds and was swinging when
the coil caught on some low lying roots and the
armrest broke.
Great news though, Garret is sending me a new
armrest and should have it by the weekend.


"just spin the broken one over and use the "other side" of the arm rest until your new one shows up"

I tried that and it was very uncomfortable, but thanks for the tip.

[allen]

11-18-11 was my lucky day as I got my new armrest and im
back out in the fields (and high weeds) detecting once again !!

[Local_coins]

Mine broke last year. I epoxied it together, works fine now.

The plastic tends to deteriorate over time.

[FatCat]

I have gone through 2 of them already. I love my ace but I finally made one out of metal. I have also had one of the box mounting pegs and the coil mounting screw break. I hunt hard and I hope it will not have to many more breaks.