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    Altimeter digits failure

    Has anyone been able to get their altimeter digits repaired. Mine are almost unreadable and i just got a price from Mandy of $3250 for a replacement. Thats five times more than a typical GA altimeter.
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    I am pretty sure I paid 1250 from Mandy for a rebuilt one. It works GREAT!
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    SN088 — we just had to replace ours back in September. It was $1250 for the refurbished altimeter and $1100 for the labor and test flight afterwards. We also had our oil pressure gauge replaced at the same time so the labor hours will probably be less if they are just installing the altimeter
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    Has anyone gotten a clue as to what company is refurbishing our altimeters??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Magee View Post
    Has anyone been able to get their altimeter digits repaired. Mine are almost unreadable and i just got a price from Mandy of $3250 for a replacement. Thats five times more than a typical GA altimeter.
    Curious to know - how many hours for it to get this way?
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    I just got mine replaced six months ago and it’s completely dead on both digital displays
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    Quote Originally Posted by Michel Gadbois View Post
    I just got mine replaced six months ago and it’s completely dead on both digital displays
    Sounds like the manufacturer should be giving a break on the price, rather than taking advantage of the situation. Given it’s obviously a defect. The instructor that trained me on the Icon, said they’re all like that.
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    That sucks! So even the refurbished altimeters have the same issues it appears. I had just asked Mandy this morning for a current price on the refurbished ones.
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    Maybe we should all get together and tell Icon: either face a class-action suit or give us an MRA to allow us to install a mechanical altimeter.
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