Jaheff Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 Doesn't shimano have an over-the-counter replacement warranty? yes, they do that.. best warranty ever. Most of the time they would not charge you for anything. You must live near Irvine? Quote
Georgia Jeff Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 atleast they don't charge you $40 or so like some companies do. Quote
baluga Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Doesn't shimano have an over-the-counter replacement warranty? yes, they do that.. best warranty ever. Most of the time they would not charge you for anything. When you say "over the counter" do you mean if I buy the rod from BPS and then it breaks 3 years later I just return it to BPS and get a new one that day, w/o having to ship it back to shimano. If so, maybe I need to add a Shimano rod the my arsenal of Shimano reels! If there rods are as good as their reels then they will be hard to beat. Yes, the shop I get some of my rods does that. I just bring my rod that I bought from them and they will replace it if they have them available otherwise they will order replacement for it. You should ask your local dealer about shimano warranty/ replacement. For reels, my experience with shimano: I recently sent my discontinued CH50MG shimano which I have for more than a year, the CH50 body was corroding. It's practically disintegrating from the inside. I called shimano and describe the issue, they said that I may have the old version of CH50Mg body and they ask to sent it in. After couple of weeks, I got back my CH50mg w/ new body. No corrosion, no scratches and best of all no replacement fee. Only cost me the shipping going to them. Should I continue with other free fixes on my other shimano gears from shimano? 8-) Quote
baluga Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Doesn't shimano have an over-the-counter replacement warranty? yes, they do that.. best warranty ever. Most of the time they would not charge you for anything. You must live near Irvine? It's about 25 miles from me. Practically can drive there to pickup my gears during lunch time. Just a 20 minutes drive one way Quote
Georgia Jeff Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 Doesn't shimano have an over-the-counter replacement warranty? yes, they do that.. best warranty ever. Most of the time they would not charge you for anything. When you say "over the counter" do you mean if I buy the rod from BPS and then it breaks 3 years later I just return it to BPS and get a new one that day, w/o having to ship it back to shimano. If so, maybe I need to add a Shimano rod the my arsenal of Shimano reels! If there rods are as good as their reels then they will be hard to beat. Yes, the shop I get some of my rods does that. I just bring my rod that I bought from them and they will replace it if they have them available otherwise they will order replacement for it. You should ask your local dealer about shimano warranty/ replacement. For reels, my experience with shimano: I recently sent my discontinued CH50MG shimano which I have for more than a year, the CH50 body was corroding. It's practically disintegrating from the inside. I called shimano and describe the issue, they said that I may have the old version of CH50Mg body and they ask to sent it in. After couple of weeks, I got back my CH50mg w/ new body. No corrosion, no scratches and best of all no replacement fee. Only cost me the shipping going to them. Should I continue with other free fixes on my other shimano gears from shimano? 8-) No, you should sell me that 50MG dirt cheap! Did you get salt water inside it? Magnesium doesn't like salt water. I beleive the outside of these reels are treated to resist the salt water but I bet the inside isn't. Quote
baluga Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Doesn't shimano have an over-the-counter replacement warranty? yes, they do that.. best warranty ever. Most of the time they would not charge you for anything. When you say "over the counter" do you mean if I buy the rod from BPS and then it breaks 3 years later I just return it to BPS and get a new one that day, w/o having to ship it back to shimano. If so, maybe I need to add a Shimano rod the my arsenal of Shimano reels! If there rods are as good as their reels then they will be hard to beat. Yes, the shop I get some of my rods does that. I just bring my rod that I bought from them and they will replace it if they have them available otherwise they will order replacement for it. You should ask your local dealer about shimano warranty/ replacement. For reels, my experience with shimano: I recently sent my discontinued CH50MG shimano which I have for more than a year, the CH50 body was corroding. It's practically disintegrating from the inside. I called shimano and describe the issue, they said that I may have the old version of CH50Mg body and they ask to sent it in. After couple of weeks, I got back my CH50mg w/ new body. No corrosion, no scratches and best of all no replacement fee. Only cost me the shipping going to them. Should I continue with other free fixes on my other shimano gears from shimano? 8-) No, you should sell me that 50MG dirt cheap! Did you get salt water inside it? Magnesium doesn't like salt water. I beleive the outside of these reels are treated to resist the salt water but I bet the inside isn't. lol..I do use it in salt water. That ch50mg is my fav for topwater spook walk-the-dog on harbors for bonita. I usually disassemble my reels when I first got them and apply grease in the wall side and metal parts. This way I would not worry about premature corrosion. The new Mg from shimano seems to be holding up. My core does not seems to be affected. As indicated in their manual, can be used for lite saltwater application. Just wash them after use from the water faucet for about 30 seconds, wipe off dry and remove them from the rod, let the water drip. Additional protection I do, is put a scotch tape on the spool to cover the ported holes to prevent water from getting in the reel. I wish shimano would come up with a lite spool w/o ported holes for their Mgs and DCs reels. Quote
Super User S Hovanec Posted January 28, 2011 Super User Posted January 28, 2011 As a rodbuilder, IMO, lifetime blank/rod warranties are a bad idea. It gives people the sense that the rods are indestructible. If a rod doesn't break the first couple times it's used, then there is no defect in material or workmanship. When I build a rod for someone, the blank gets tested before it's wrapped. I know that the rod is OK when it leaves my shop. High end stuff really is that fragile. Rap it on the gunnel of the boat or hit it with a lure....that rod will break at the point of impact sometime in the near future. Quote
Blue Streak Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 just go buy a shimano, they will replace the rod for free, all you have to pay is shipping. No they won't. I have a Crucial with a broken tip that is about a year old and I am not getting much help. Real disapointed with Shimano guarantees right now. Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted January 29, 2011 Super User Posted January 29, 2011 just go buy a shimano, they will replace the rod for free, all you have to pay is shipping. No they won't. I have a Crucial with a broken tip that is about a year old and I am not getting much help. Real disapointed with Shimano guarantees right now. Take it to where you bought it, and take advantage of the lifetime over the counter replacement Quote
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