Lowrance

[fishin_fool]

Anyone buying Lowrance depth finders beware. They were bought out by a german company and their not warrantying any product they didnt make.My 135 was 8 months old and they refused to honor the warranty

[northgabassfisher]

really i did not know that, were did you here that from

[Wayne P.]

Fishing-fool, it seems your statement is pure HOGWASH.

[northgabassfisher]

sorry fishin fool but i think Wayne is right, were i work we are a Lowrance dealer and i do all the sells and ordering for Lowrance at my store and i think they would have told me or some one at my work that they were selling to some German company

[fishin_fool]

Im just telling you what they told the marina i got it at

[striperone]

The Lowrance merger has been in the works for a long time and it's not been until recently that the law suites created by it have come to head.

With a merger or the sale of a company, you cannot just abandon product warranties. Laws protect us from that. Of course if the company folds, that's a different story.

Also just because you are a "dealer" of a product doesn't mean that you will get notice of a company's intentions to sell, close or merge. Sometimes you will be the last to know.

fishin_fool, Call Lowrance directly. They will give you the PROPER information concerning the repair or replacement of your unit. Lowrance has the best warrantee and replacement agreements around.

[fishin_fool]

Ill give it a try cant hurt Appreciate the help

[Jig Man]

You might want to talk to some one else.  My LMS 480 got moisture in it in Texas this winter.  When I got home my dealer got it replaced under warranty and it was 19 months old.