RangerGuy Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 My terrova battery test button broke this fall. I'm wondering which shop is best to take it for warranty work. I don't remember the name but there used to be a place in Mississauga but am hoping some where easier to get to from Aurora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Aikmans in Mississauga, on Norvar Rd, not sure the number, or Rocky's in Orillia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Aikmans in Mississauga, on Norvar Rd, not sure the number, or Rocky's in Orillia yup they are the 2 I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 (edited) Try this guy Greg, I don't know anything about him but someone posted this a few years back and I saved the info. *********** Boat Tech 1058 Copperstone Dr, Unit 2 Pickering, ON L1W 3V8 905-686-5008 Edited November 30, 2013 by lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnet Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Boat Tech is Grant Mills has parts and good guy. Rocky's same thing has the parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 I'll be interested to hear how you make out regardles of where you go. Please let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workwear Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 i would be more inclined to go to rocky's than with aikmans didnt have a good experience with aikmans......but when i brought my riptide to rocky's....he knew exactly what he was doing....a straight up guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 aikman's isn't want it used to be. i would never send anything I own there. i believe the son has taken over for the father, and their expertise isn't what it once was. i had a 80lbs maxxum go there three times before he finally got it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 aikman's isn't want it used to be. Kinda disappointing to hear that Steve, they used to be good folks to deal with a few years back. I remember going in there about 12 years ago with a PD unit that stopped working. He said he was swamped and couldn't look at it for several days. I told him I lived 30 miles away and he said "OK, go grab a coffee and gimme an hour" I came back an hour later and he had all taken care of. Yup, used to be real good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 i work up the street from his location. while my maxxum was going through its issues, i visited every few days to get updates (it was middle of fishing season, and the motor was brand new). each time he replaced more and more things, until finally the whole bottom end was replaced. while there I saw folks picking up their reels and very few were happy. one fella said he picked up his stradic for the third time only to still feel the broken tooth on the gear. when this fella questioned what was done, the guy's reply behind the counter (the son of the original owner), was "oh, I thought you just wanted a standard service". when the now frustrated customer pointed out the service order said replace gears, all that was said was I'll have to order a new set of gears...be three more weeks. any reel work that now needs to be done goes back to peterborough for me. at least I know it gets done correctly, the first time. thats too bad though, as aikmans in right near my office. i asked fishing world about it, as they are the ones who told me to go there. mike commented now that the son has taken over, things aren't as solid as they once were....guess the father was a stand up, quality repairman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 ....guess the father was a stand up, quality repairman. Yeah, the father was a great guy and the one who fixed my motor. I have dealt with the son too and there was a definite difference. Nearly all of my fishing gear is Shimano and I'm only 30 minutes north of their Peterboro office, so any repairs I need go straight to them...but being Shimano, nuthin ever breaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yeh that's why I was asking about another place. I didn't want to say because I couldn't remember his name lol! I took 3 diawa td's there, they were very expensive back in the day. They weren't casting well, they had them for a month, I picked them up and nothing was different, questioned them. They blamed it on the frames. Rocky's was the place I was thinking couldn't remember what it was called awesome thanks! I will call him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdodgetruck Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Angler Outfitters in Woodstock . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Rockys does good work at wait prices !!!! He fixes lots of trolling motors too and can always get parts for everything !!!! Edited December 1, 2013 by fishindevil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 I'll second Boat Tech, Grant Mills is a stand up guy, does quality work and really knows his stuff when it comes to Minn Kota trolling motors. He is a authorized dealer and warranty centre. I too have had bad experiences with Aikmans but that was for servicing reels. Had 3 baitcasters serviced, all he did was clean the outside. I had to take one apart to see why it was still "grinding" and the inside of the reel was still with the old grease which blackens over time. I took the other 2 apart and same thing, he didn't even look at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerGuy Posted December 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thanks guys, called Rocky's yesterday to get their hours. They aren't open on Saturday so it will have to wait till next week when I working from home. I'll let everybody know how it goes when I get it back :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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