broke armrest on ace 250

allen · Oct 31, 2011

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 · Oct 31, 2011

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

Dwight S · Nov 1, 2011

Sandman said:
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 · Nov 3, 2011

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

allen · Nov 3, 2011

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

Keppy · Nov 3, 2011

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 · Nov 7, 2011

So my question to you, is, how did it meet it's demise? :laughing7:

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 · Nov 8, 2011

mydejavooo said:
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 · Nov 23, 2011

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 · Nov 30, 2011

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

The plastic tends to deteriorate over time.

FatCat · Dec 1, 2011

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.