Truglo TFO Replacement Rod?

[ArizonaJK]

The rod in the front site of my Truglo TFO blew out from my M&P during today's trip to the range. I assume that the rod can be replaced but I can't seem find any info about what size it is or what part number to look for. Anyone had success replacing the rod in their Truglo?

Any help is greatly appreciated as I don't want to order a full new set of sites if I can avoid it!

Thanks!

 

[red2rider]

Sorry to hear that.
I've heard a few stories of this happening with the folks getting with TRU GLO for a replacement sent to them for just a few bucks in a timely matter.

 

[dixie_boysles]

You can replace the rod with a normal Fiber Optic rod, but then you won't have the tritium defeating the purpose of having TFO sights. Truglo cannot send you just the rod due to government regulations regarding the radioactive tritium. Only certified licensed people can work with it. You only have two options as I know this as I am facing the same thing with a cracked rod.

1). Send them your slide after you email them and they give you a return authorization number. You only send the slide along with a check of $12.50 for processing and return shipping. Make sure to ship well insured.

OR

2). If you do not feel comfortable sending your slide, you contact them as above and once they give you return authorization number, you call with credit/debit card number. They charge you $50 and proceed to ship out new sight. In meantime you send your broken one. Once they receive your sight they refund you $37.50 and keep $12.50 for processing.

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[ajamesp51]

If his fiber optic rod fell out, that is different from the Tritium vial. The vial is buried deep in the metal housing and still glows even if the whole plastic fiber optic is removed. Truglo has a great warranty, take the sights back to who installed them. They should replace the sights, and then Truglo will replace the dealers/gunsmiths defective sight.

 

[VMaxSplat]

The front plug holding the tritium vial (and fiber optic rod) came out of my TFO sight recently. Fortunately I noticed this before any of the parts were lost and resealed the front of the sight with epoxy to retain the parts. Looks fine and works the same as it ever did. I love TFO sights, but obviously there is a problem here that TruGlo needs to address from a design perspective.

 

[ArizonaJK]

Second blow out

And the saga continues... I followed dixie_boysles advice (Thank you, sir) and sent my front sight only (no slide) to Truglo with $12 and got the replacement in the mail about 7 business days later. Went to my LSG and had them reinstall the replacement for $25. A month and 2-3 sessions at the range go well, then this past range visit the front fiber rod busted out AGAIN. No joke. I think my M&P must hate these sights or something. At least this time I was able to locate the rod on the ground. I've epoxied it back back in place which is ugly but maybe it will hold... will be curious to see what happens next. The Truglo TFO rear sight is still fine, but I'm thinking it is time to try something different after two TFO front sight failures.