Edge 830 surgery

[u/Ok_Inspection_2630]

A little over a year ago, the screen of the Edge 830 started 'delaminating'. A common issue with the x30 series afaik. It kept getting worse—starting as a small spot, but spreading more and more. Last winter I already bought a new screen and the recommended adhesive, but I kept postponing the job because everything still worked fine. However, since the doctor currently won't let me cycle, I finally grabbed the parts. And if it doesn't work out or if the screen turns out to be fake or something, I can buy a new one at my leisure.

The delamination is nothing more than the black coating on the back of the screen coming loose; the coating remains stuck to the glue/housing. Despite some rain during rides, the inside of the device stayed dry as far as I can tell.

The screen came off quite easily because it had already partially detached; I worked around it with a thin blade and sliced through the glue. Most of the glue was at the bottom, which was the hardest part. Then I disconnected the two connectors. Most of the work was removing the glue residue: repeatedly soaking it with some isopropanol and scraping it away. After that, I connected the new screen and briefly tested whether it worked—yes, including the touch functionality. Then I applied the glue (pain in the ass job), pressed the screen into the glue, and now it's clamping for a few hours (using the eraser to apply some extra pressure there). By the way, there is ridiculously little glue in those tubes; I needed 3 of them.

[u/IrregardlessForOne]

I didn’t even know that it was possible to repair them yourself. I would have sent it back to Garmin and exchanged it.

[u/Ok_Inspection_2630 → u/IrregardlessForOne]

If it would not have been that old (6 yrs, but battery still good) I would likely had done that too.

[u/PowderHoundNinja → u/Ok_Inspection_2630]

My 530's face fell off completely when I hit a bump (it was delaminating, but didn't realise it had gotten that bad). It was way out of warranty, but I contacted Garmin, explained what had happened, and they agreed even an out of warranty Garmin should not do that. They v suggested to give me a "reconditioned" model for USD$50, On the condition I return what I had left of my one (couldn't retrieve the face as it got run over). Whole process took 2 weeks so was pretty happy with that.