RT valve and stars

[Greedisgood]

Hi everyone,

Got my first minimag and I'm looking forward to upgrading it. I have a newbie question though. If I get thr RT valve and trade in the old valve, what's the deal with the stars? Do I loss my four free fix-ups?

[magnj]

i think so but maybe not lol. I trded mine with a friend not agd. I do know that all retro valves are no longer under warranty after Jan1 this year. DOnt worry you should never need a star ne way. If somehting goes wrong some one here can tel lyou how to fix it.

[BajaBoy]

Wait there not under warranty after this year? why? lol i just bought a brand new one a week ago (ill never break it but its good to have)

[PyRo]

They will soon begin putting 2 stars on retro valve. Read teh warreny on www.airgun.com, some retros are considered to have 2 stars, even though there are non on there.

[magnj]

oh lol i have VV00129. its such an early one i think i dont have warranty ne more

[PyRo]

Yup no warrenty, only on newerones. www.airgun.com, read teh warrenty policy.

[DeepFrz97]

All of the retro valves have the equivalent of two stars. The only RT valves that are out of warranty are the older RT valves below 4000. The original RT's that are above 4000 will be out of warranty after this year. RT Pros, Retro valves, etc. all have two stars, even if they aren't engraved.

[magnj]

wait mines a retro but under 4000 is it under warranty?

[PyRo]

http://www.airgun.com/WarrantyPolicy.shtml

AIRGUN DESIGNS WARRANTY PROGRAM

We offer a 90-day limited warranty from the date of original retail purchase. This limited warranty covers some parts, labor, manufacturing defects, and malfunctions. It does not cover abuse such as wrapping the marker around a tree when you lose a game, nor does it cover damage that occurs as part of an accident such as a house fire or hurricane.

After the 90-day limited warranty ends, we have what we call star warranty program. There are one to four stars laser engraved above the serial number on your marker's valve assembly. Each star entitles you to a free repair of your marker.

When you send your marker in for repair, we will drill a small dent into one star and so "punch" it out. After we have punched a star there is again a 90-day warranty to make sure we fixed your marker properly. If the marker still has the same problem it was sent in for, we will fix it again without punching another star, as long as the marker is returned to us within 90 days.

We will still service your marker after all the stars are used, but we will charge you a standard rebuild fee of $45 ($65 for E-Mags), which covers the replacement of soft parts and return ground shipping. There will be additional charges for hard parts such as bolts or sear assemblies. Just as there is a 90-day warranty on repairs done under the star program, there is also a 90-day warranty on rebuild repair work.

PLEASE NOTE:

RTs with serial numbers under 4000 (1 to 3999) are out of warranty and are subject to the $45 rebuild fee. RTs with serial numbers 4000 and up will receive free service until December 31, 2002, at which time all RTs will be out of warranty and require a rebuild fee of $45. We will consider making an exception if our records show the valve has never been in for repair before.

All E-Mags, RT Pros, Retro Valves and Flatlines without engraved stars have the equivalent of 2 stars. We will "punch" the valve to show that a warranty repair has been done on the valve.