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Review on ๐Ÿ’ช Enhance Your Fitbit Surge with CreateGreat Compatible Bands โ€“ Perfect Replacement Straps for Fitness Tracker Original Wristband, Available in Small & Large Sizes! by Jennifer Johnson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The new strap is firm but doable

This is the perfect solution to the problem you, dear reader, must have encountered when reading this review. Broken strap for your Fitbit Surge. You may also have watched help videos on how to change the belt, but it's not as difficult as it sounds (at least not what I watched, not this seller's video but another eBay seller's video). . Basically you don't need any glue. If your bottom band (when you hold your watch face up) is broken then you're in luck, you don't have to worry about tilting the GPS antenna either as that is for replacing the top band (the one with the buckle). . If your upper band is broken (like mine) you don't have to worry too much about the GPS antenna. You simply unscrew the broken tape with the included mini screwdriver, remove the broken one, then use the included cleaning tool to gently remove the old dirt and stick under the old tape. After that, be careful not to scratch the antenna. below (it looks like a brown or dark yellow piece of tape with a white arrow on it), then you can just snap the new tape on, screw it on and you're done. There is no need to apply fresh glue before applying new tape and in fact I would say don't do it because the hardest step is applying new tape. You must use enough force to hear a distinct click to tighten properly. Otherwise you cannot rotate it. So if you have glue underneath there will likely be a big mess with the considerable force required to snap the tape in place. Again, you must hear a click before attempting to use the screws. A few words about screws. I would keep the original screws used by Fitbit and not the ones that come with these replacement parts as the old ones work fine. The included screws may work; I cannot confirm this. Others seem to have written that they don't quite fit and therefore the strap doesn't sit flush with the watch. The screws are tiny, so if you can't see well up close, I would use reading glasses or other magnification when attaching the screws to the watch. It took about 10 minutes total and I now have a 'new' Fitbit. for about $10! As you can see from the photos, the strap fits well, there are no gaps between it and the watch, and again without the use of glue. I've been wearing it for a week now with no problems. It's worth at least trying before buying a new $200-300 watch. As I struggled to get the strap onto my watch, I decided I had nothing to lose by using a lot more force than I thought was safe. You should too, after all it only costs a fraction of a new watch and if successful you can get a new one for 1/10th the price. If you fail and end up breaking your watch trying to break the strap, what do you have to lose but a watch you can no longer wear?

Pros
  • Wearable Technology
Cons
  • No Power