How to open a nuvi

parbrook · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 42

I have a 310D and the power switch is playing-up.
I have to press it really hard to switch it on and off.

I'd like to open it to see if I can fix the switch, but before I make a mess of the case, i'd appreciate any pointers from anyone who has already done this.

I'm assuming that I need to insert and twist something flat into the join, but I would to attack it in the right place (if there is one).

Thanks

PhilHornby · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:15 am Post subject: Re: How to open a nuvi

crazyfingers · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:22 am Post subject: Re: How to open a nuvi

parbrook · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 42

Thanks for the replies.

Mine's way out of warranty, so I assumed that Garmin would not be interested.

However, I'll give them a try.

I checked beneath the serial number barcode label and there is no screw.

crazyfingers · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:18 am Post subject: Re: opening a nuvi 310

swing · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:

Indeed - Garmin may take a while to answer the phone, and they may not repair it for free (although there are many tales of them repairing out of warranty devices for free), but their repair charge is a lot less (even now) than a new unit, and they may well supply you a different unit, or at least one with newer maps, so the cost may actually be well worthwhile...
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