Zumo 550s Dying?
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RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
Oops, new at this forgot the pictures of the mounts I made.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: No. Alabama
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
Bought mine in Jan, 07. Sent back to Garmin in Dec. Had several problems with touchscreen selecting wrong area, mp3 player locking up. All minor stuff. They sent me what I think is a refurb'ed unit. For the most part, it's worked OK. Still has an ocassional mp3 problem. They give a 60 day warranty on repairs and that's just about run out, so now I guess if it fails, it's mine. I'd buy it again, though.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Broadview Heights, OH
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
Bought mine a year ago, use it on the bike and in our cars - no problems thus far. It's real easy to move from vehicle to vehicle. I'm not a fan of the security screws, I don't think they'd stop someone from taking the unit (they just have to loosen the ball mount). I'm actually thinking about removing the security screw, since I take the unit off each time I park.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Plano, Texas
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
ORIGINAL: PhilM
Mine is close to a year old & has never missed a beat. One of my riding buddies had one die in the first week or two, but the replacment has been fine.
Mine is close to a year old & has never missed a beat. One of my riding buddies had one die in the first week or two, but the replacment has been fine.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: MA
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
I'm on my second 550 unit now. I had my first unit for 7 months and then it was just dead one day. Had to spend $35 to send it back(insured) and took about 2 weeks to get another unit. We'll see how this one works out.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Michigan
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
ORIGINAL: Bulldogge
Rodent - You can get a security screw from here http://www.zumoforums.com/index.php?topic=1153.0 without buying 5. I ordered 2 and got them fast.
Rodent - You can get a security screw from here http://www.zumoforums.com/index.php?topic=1153.0 without buying 5. I ordered 2 and got them fast.
If I loose one or someone needs one, I will have spares. If I'm going to order them, I will most likely get a five pack. I could always sell the others.
I'm suprised someone locally hasn't made these screws.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Texas
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
I've had mine for about 9 months now. It locked up on me twice. I removed the battery, re-installed it and everything was fine. It hasn't done that since probably the first month. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
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Road Master
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From: NH
RE: Zumo 550s Dying?
Rodent,
I bought 2 of the screw from the guy on zumo forum. they work slick,alot easier to remove the zumo from the base,than the special screw driver was,that was a real pain in the a$$ ! placed my order for the screws took approx. 7days to receive them,not bad concidering they are coming from the netherlands,one note ....... my zumo mount had a very small o-ring on the original screw to keep it from falling out of the hole, I was able to reinstall it on the new thumb screw with just a tiny flat blade screw driver,by holding it in place while i removed the original screw and twisted in the new one, alot of people never realized there was a o-ring holding the original screw in the hole and lost them,maybe not such a big deal but i didnt want to have to always be looking to make sure the screw was still there,they are very small.
I bought 2 of the screw from the guy on zumo forum. they work slick,alot easier to remove the zumo from the base,than the special screw driver was,that was a real pain in the a$$ ! placed my order for the screws took approx. 7days to receive them,not bad concidering they are coming from the netherlands,one note ....... my zumo mount had a very small o-ring on the original screw to keep it from falling out of the hole, I was able to reinstall it on the new thumb screw with just a tiny flat blade screw driver,by holding it in place while i removed the original screw and twisted in the new one, alot of people never realized there was a o-ring holding the original screw in the hole and lost them,maybe not such a big deal but i didnt want to have to always be looking to make sure the screw was still there,they are very small.
