Less than 2 years old Garmin Edge 530 Screen starting to unglue....

mine did the same thing and continually has gotten worse. did you wind up finding a solution for yours?

Being still under warranty and never misused i got new one as a warranty replacement..

I have long history of using Garmin Devices and this is first time happening something like this..

And about this 530 i was really very careful while using it... Never ever dropped, scratched and used in rain just few short rides..

So i was really curious why this happened at all with this 530, and especially because  previous devices i had was used in more extreme conditions (much longer rides on really hot weather, and longer rides on rain)  and never had this problem with them (Edge 500 and 520)

So while waited for new device i checked few videos how 530 is build and realized they use some kind of glue for the screen.. When i analyze my rides before this problem happened i realized that i had 2-3 longer rides summer time (but again nothing extreme in term of hot weather or extreme temperature. I had much more rides on my edge 500 and 520  in much hotter weather) when the screen started to show some traces of this problem... One ride 150km in August, then another of 205km end of August and third ride in September 175km... After every of this ride screen showed some spreading of this, but i still hoped is just cosmetic and nothing serious.. Until i rode really shortly next day from last long ride of 175 km, and got caught in rain for 10-15 minutes.. Seem that rain found the way inside, screen started to have some movements since probably glue give up, and after a while device died :(

So my assumption: There was probably some production issue when they applied glue (too much, or less then ideal, or maybe low quality of glue or whatever...), then riding summer time probably slowly degraded that glue, and after a while first rain ride killed the device..

But more than obvious is production problem, and not because of usage or any misuse.. Now with the replacement device i got i wonder should i use protective case to prolong the life of it.. On 530 i did not used the silicon protective case, since i realized that friends who used on 520, had sweat trapped under the case and that destroyed their rubber buttons from the side..

So question to everyone reading this: Should i use Silicon Case on 530 or just use it as it ?

Andreevski said:

Should i use Silicon Case on 530 or just use it as it ?

I do not see how it could help with screen getting detached. The protective case is for mechanical protection against impacts, and by no means will it stop the glue from degradation, if that was the reason for the screen failure.

I dont worry about mechanical protection of my device, since i use safety rope attached to handlebar and really take care about my device..

I thought about protective case to avoid  if some sweat on climbs dried on the edges of the screen and if eventually that lead to premature glue damage somehow... But this is really less likely scenario especially that im wiping off and cleaning all sweat or dirt i found on my edge after the ride with soft cloth...

So probably u are right.. No need for a protective case, and just bad luck with my previous device...

Same issue except I hit a bump and the entire screen lifted off 2 weeks after water got under bezel after riding in heavy rain

Same with mine... started from one spot and got worse. Everything is still working, so hopefull the screen stays on, mine is well out of warranty now...