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840 mount is not as snug as my old 530

I just picked up an 840 solar. I have genuince Garmin out front mounts.

With my 530, it turned in with a bit of tension from friction and was in solid. The new 840 turns in with almost no tension at all. It does lock into place, but I can slightly rock it. Is this normal? I've seen posts where people have the mounting tab actually come off. I checked my screws and they seem fine.

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petrsteiner_ over 1 year ago +4

I have same problem and edge 840 rattle on handlebars
steveadorjan 8 months ago in reply to Garmin-Maeve +4

I'm sorry, but I would definitely beg to differ on this. I've tested the Edge 840 with both original Garmin out-front mounts and high-quality aftermarket alloy mounts (e.g. K-Edge). While the Edge 840…
Cranky K. 6 months ago in reply to pamaba +3

pamaba, Also... Watch this video for how to customize the boot screen to show your name and phone number. Again, it doesn't fix the mount, but gives a better chance of getting it back:

On edit... Not…

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0 scottdeleeuw 6 months ago in reply to changrenyong

Yes I have, my mounting tab is not loose, but the 840 is very loose in the mount. Pushing any buttons will spin it right out.

0 Skordilovich 6 months ago in reply to changrenyong

So you saying that edge 840 needs recall?

0 Cranky K. 6 months ago in reply to pamaba

pamaba, Also... Watch this video for how to customize the boot screen to show your name and phone number. Again, it doesn't fix the mount, but gives a better chance of getting it back:

On edit... Not sure if the same procedure applies to the x40 series, but someone smart will come along and verify or correct me.

0 pamaba 6 months ago in reply to Cranky K.

Thanks so much for sharing that!!

0 Cranky K. 6 months ago in reply to pamaba

We MTB all year long. My buddy lost an expensive NiteRider light, came off the bike before darkness fell so we had no idea when it happened. Fortunately he had his phone number written in silver Sharpie underneath. Some good honest person found it, called, and arranged a meet to return it. I think the majority of people would call if they had a number.

0 2824819 6 months ago in reply to Cranky K.

I recommend everyone to store the user details in the file startup.txt (max. 256 characters). Whatever text you *add* there at the bottom will be shown during boot.

Connect the Edge to a computer with Linux, MacOS or Windows and edit the file “/Garmin/Garmin/startup.txt”.