Garmin Instinct Watch Wristband Replacement

Has your Garmin Instinct watch wristband torn? Is it dirty or damaged? No worries! It's simple to replace the band!

🚥 Repair Difficulty:
Easy / 5 Minutes

Very simple and requires minimal tools. No easily damageable parts.


 

Parts you'll need 🧰



Tools you'll need 🪛 

If the tool cost seems prohibitive, check out our repair catalog to see if we offer repair services for your device. If it's not listed, we don't repair it.


 

Sim card tool or pin pushers

 

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Steps to Replace Your Garmin Wristband


1. Push the pin out of the band using your pin tool

1.1: There is a small metal pin that holds each band into the housing of the watch. You can use a small metal tool to push the pin out of its place.

Using a thin metal tool to push the wristband pin out of a garmin instinct watch

 

1.2: With the pins pushed in slightly, the band should slide out with a minimal amount of force on the side you pushed the pin out from. You may need to pull it out while you push the pin in.

Removing the wristband from a Garmin Instinct smartwatch fitness tracker

 

1.3: Now repeat the steps for the other part of the wristband.

Remove the top side band from the Garmin instinct fitness watch after it ripped

 

2. Clean Your Watch

Since it's not often that you will have the band removed from your watch, take a minute to clean it thoroughly with a rag and some rubbing alcohol. 

 

3. Installing the new Wristbands

3.1: The shorter wristband with the clasp on it will attach to the top of the watch as shown below. 

Replacing the shorter ripped part of the wristband on a Garmin Instinct watch

 

3.2: Slide the pin into the wristband piece.

Sliding the pin into the shorter top band with the clasp on a Garmin instinct fitness watch

 

3.3: Line the wristband up so that one side of the pin is in the small hole in the housing of the watch

Installing the top band into the garmin instinct fitness watch

 

3.4: Use your fingernail to push in the pin on the other side then slide the band into the housing of the watch. It may take a bit of wiggling to get the pin locked into place.

Use your fingernail to push the pin into the wristband of a garmin instinct watch

 

3.5: Repeat the steps for the bottom band and you're all done!

Repeating the steps to install the other half of the garmin instinct band

4. Get back to enjoying your watch 🤓

 

If you have any questions in regards to this repair, feel free to shoot us an email or text and we will do our best to reply to you as quickly as possible. Please inquire using our Repair Catalog if you are wondering how much a certain repair will cost. If you do not🛒 see your item in our repair catalog, it means that we do not offer repair services for it.

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