Question? First TX & Fisher

[Dixie Digger]

i know they quit making the CZ20. iv been told you cant get service or parts on them any longer.i know a guy that sent his in and they wanted $800 to repair it.if this is true,what about the life time warranty? does it mean nothing any longer? id like to buy a used CZ20 but i have a problem giving $800 for something i cant get fixed! so my next thought was a 1280X and i found some new with life time warranty,BUT if they don't honer the CZ20 life time warranty,how do i know they will honer the 1280X.?

 

[Anonymous]

is because the person that made the rubber cover for the pinpoint switch retired, and FRL / First Texas has yet to find a replacement supplier.

The 1280 is still being made because it does not have a pinpoint switch.

I'm hoping something changes soon, as I have a CZ-20, and I know that at one point, sooner or later, it will have to be fixed.

HH from Allen in OK

 

[Dixie Digger]

WOW! id just get rid of the pinpoint (that i never use).if they would just do that and come back out with the CZ20..that would be Awesome!

 

[Mr.Bill]

The lifetime warranty's are still in affect to any units that qualify, be it new ones, or those owned by original purchasers.

If you purchase a 1280, it will come with a lifetime warranty. Now let me just clarify, it's the 1280's still in stock in warehouses or dealers.

I have quite a few in stock, please contact me if I can be of help to you.

The CZ-20, like all of the CZ's, with the exception of the CZ-3D have been discontinued. This was done long before First Texas purchased Fisher.

I read about that supposable $800. repair bill, there's more to the story than what you wrote. The unit was a very old, used detector that was in real bad condition. That guy never had any warranty on it ever.

 

[Mr.Bill]

Me thinks someone was pulling your legg on that one.

 

[Anonymous]

and that the new Texas Fishers will have a 5 year. Fisher users would have been up in arms otherwise.

If someone was quoted $800 clams to fix a CZ-20- then they obviously were not the original owner, or they messed with it to somehow void the warranty. Maybe they ran it over with a car, or drowned it? Just the hardwired coil & waterproof headphones are big bucks right there even before labor.

Don't let one rare case repair story of most likely an abused 1990's CZ-20 steer you away from a great detector. Broken CZ-20's are expensive to fix, but it's still the best built water unit of all time in my opinion.

Jack

 

[Dixie Digger]

thanks MR.Bill for clearing that up.I'm a long time Fisher Fan and maybe with some luck they will see the light of day and come back out with a CZ20 of some type.guess for now il just buy a 1280X iv had 4 of them and no problems at all with them!

 

[Dixie Digger]

[quote ArizonaJack]and that the new Texas Fishers will have a 5 year. Fisher users would have been up in arms otherwise.

If someone was quoted $800 clams to fix a CZ-20- then they obviously were not the original owner, or they messed with it to somehow void the warranty. Maybe they ran it over with a car, or drowned it? Just the hardwired coil & waterproof headphones are big bucks right there even before labor.

Don't let one rare case repair story of most likely an abused 1990's CZ-20 steer you away from a great detector. Broken CZ-20's are expensive to fix, but it's still the best built water unit of all time in my opinion.

Jack
[/quote]that is just the problem.i want to buy a used CZ20.and that means NO warranty for me.and i have a hard time giving $700/$900 for a used one that i might have to put $$$ into for repairs.i do think they are the best water machine ever built .and if i could find one new today id buy it only if i could get a warranty.and that wont happen.so i guess il just settle for a 1280X until Fisher comes out with another CZ20!