I have the same problem with my 5 month old 478. I can literally rub the coating off with my finger. I will try your idea and just remove the coating all together.


Pete

 

YIKES! I timed myself using Windex and micro fiber towel... 3 minutes to remove all of the anti-glare of my 5 month old 478. It took no effort at all to remove. Screen does look much better now.

Pete

 

If you decide you really need the anti-reflective coating back, there are several screen protectors you can buy that have anti-reflective coatings on them.

 

This is good information to know. Thanks!!! I use my 478 all the time and the screen still looks almost like new. Guess I am either very lucky or very careful about cleaning it or touching it.

 

This is good information to know. Thanks!!! I use my 478 all the time and the screen still looks almost like new. Guess I am either very lucky or very careful about cleaning it or touching it.

OR unlike mine your coating was properly applied. This coating should not come off just by light rubbing of a finger. Nor should cleaning with a micro-fiber cloth (without windex) remove the coating either. It's just more junk from China. It was designed in the USA, assembled in Taiwan, but where did the parts come from?

 

If you decide you really need the anti-reflective coating back, there are several screen protectors you can buy that have anti-reflective coatings on them.

I put on one of these protectors the same day I took my new 478 out of the box. Hope it prevents all of this mess.

 

Same here. Clear protector goes on the same day I get it. My screen is still new looking, Knock on wood. I did call Garmin to get a RMA# last week. My black rubber is starting to come off a little on the round button to move you up, down, sideways. He tried to see if he could just send me a new rubber overlay, but he came back and said they are pressurized? and that I didnt want to open it up, only them. I just hate being without it while they are working on it.

 

I have had two 376C, both have had this problem and elbow grease and cleaner have fixed the problem. My second unit has been with me now for over a year and I have not noticed any issues with removing whatever it is that Garmin has put on. Here is the same thread a year+ ago.

http://www.gl1800riders.com/forums/...m/forums/viewtopic.php?t=63237&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=376c&start=25

 

What are you guys doing to your screen to make them get all scratched? Before I got my clear lens, I kinda treated mine like a lair of sunglasses. I never wiped it with a dry cloth, etc. I would either blow the dust off when I cleaned my bike, then wipe it down, or I would use a damp rag.

I'm not ribbing you guys, just curious as too how or why they are scratching so much. I would freak if mine scratched. Thats why I spent $5.00 and got a very tough protecotor with great clarity. I cant even tell its on there by looking at it, just my fingers can feel it. But I never have to worry about scratching, just wipe away.

 

What are you guys doing to your screen to make them get all scratched? Before I got my clear lens, I kinda treated mine like a lair of sunglasses. I never wiped it with a dry cloth, etc. I would either blow the dust off when I cleaned my bike, then wipe it down, or I would use a damp rag.

I'm not ribbing you guys, just curious as too how or why they are scratching so much. I would freak if mine scratched. Thats why I spent $5.00 and got a very tough protecotor with great clarity. I cant even tell its on there by looking at it, just my fingers can feel it. But I never have to worry about scratching, just wipe away.

I treated the lens on my 478 the same way I treat my glasses that I have been wearing for 50+ years, with the utmost care! It started scratching within the first week. This problem is not owner related, but rather Chinese junk fabricated in China by manufacturers that cannot repeat the same process from batch to batch!

 

... I would freak if mine scratched...

Didn't you already send your unit back because the screen was hazing?

http://www.gl1800riders.com/forums/view ... hp?t=82002

For whatever reason, the coating on these units is pretty touchy, even when you don't touch it...

 

It isn't scratching. Whatever the coating is that they put on the 376C begins to delaminate, it just looks like scratches. I suspect the delamination is due to humidity, but this is just a guess. If you remove the coating, with elbow grease and cleaner, it is better visually. Although I wonder what the purpose of the coating is in the first place. I have not seen any negative effects from not having it for over a year now.

 

Would this same idea apply to a 2610?

After 3 years of use, I believe my screen is starting to turn loose.

Dwight