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Hello, I have a Qtek 9100 and unfortunately I dropped it and scratched the front of the casing up pretty bad. The phone is still in perfect condition and not even a scratch on the back or the screen. I am looking for the front housing. I do not have any scratches on the rear housing, keyboard, or even the battery cover. I have looked on Ebay and the only thing that I have found is for around $100 (US). I do not want to pay that much for something that I can conceivably drop again. So my question is; is there anyone out there that knows where I can get a front housing? I would even buy the total housing to use as a backup but I do not want to spend an arm and a leg for it. I would greatly appreciate any feedback anyone has.
im looking for one myself.. i dropped my imate kjam a numerous amount of time...and the body has been scratched up rpetty bad
if theres a way to get it in canada, ottawa.. id really appreciate to find out..
thnx
How about vinyl sticker to put on top of the scratches? Like those offered by mytego.com?
you can see how it look like from this thread at howardforum
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=968555
That's my phone in the post by username ToNg
Oh. That's slick the way the background and vinyl work as one.
Hi I have a Cingular 8525 and as usual due to my clumsiness I have drop it twice on the cement. Everything's working fine but being a person with a mild case of obsessive compulsive behavior I am buggin......
Also if you guys are looking for a case for your Hermes you should try to avoid this style. My 8525 was securely in this case and the phone 'flew' out of it when it was knocked on the front side of the case. The phone flew out knocking the battery boor, battery, and the sim right out of the phone. Not good! Also, the case uses a magnet for the flap closure so it goes without saying it is sending my phone into periodic landscape mode whenever I remove the phone from the case.
I have tried ebay for a replacement case and unlike all my other phone nothing is available and I mean nothing. Not even one cheesy knock off is on there for this phone.
Has anyone here looked into getting an OEM housing for the 8525?
Personally I would prefer to keep the phone in a 8525 case versus changing it out for other verients.
Sorry for the long post.....I'm sick in bed with a 103 fever so I figure that I would bug u guys
Thanks.
Derek
Looking for same for TyTN
I need a tytn oem case as well. I dropped and scratched mine. Irony of it is, I've had it for two months, purchased invisible skin two days before I dropped it - idn't get a chance to put it on before i dropped it!
Oh and mine was in a metal case. It rell out of that! So nothing's safe. Gotta put on invi skin!
try this
checkout this site. it has pretty much everything that is available.
you might want to invest in the hard metal case : )
http://www.thepocketsolution.com/cingular_8525_accessories.html
armedmetallica said:
I need a tytn oem case as well. I dropped and scratched mine. Irony of it is, I've had it for two months, purchased invisible skin two days before I dropped it - idn't get a chance to put it on before i dropped it!
Oh and mine was in a metal case. It rell out of that! So nothing's safe. Gotta put on invi skin!
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Did you happen to adjust the hinge(simply by bending it inward slightly) before placing your Hermes inside. I have an aluminum case, and I've test dropped it, and nothing happened.
***Please not from the factory, the hinge merely "clips" over/on the other side of the aluminum housing. If you want to make it more stable you have to slightly bend the "lip" that connects to the lower portion of the housing. YMMV. I had to readjust mine once as the first time I had it way too tight, and it was very hard to get my Hermes out of the case. Now it simply closes with an authoritative click, and I know my Hermes is secure.
Anybody find a place to get the housing for an 8525 yet? There is a large (its not that large, but its visible enough to be annoying) gash on the metal bezel running along 3 of the 4 sides of the display of my 8525
im new to the forums, but my 8525 got knocked out of my hand and got pretty messed up. my "t" key has also started to lift off of the pad. i wanted to know if this has happened to anybody and if there is any replacement keyboards for sale also. can i swithc over to the tytn with the proper front keyboard? any help would be amazing.
i just bought a dummy 8525 off of ebay, Im not sure how they are made, but I am going to see if I can switch the housing
please let me know how it works, i was thinking of doing the same thing...
itlynstalyn said:
please let me know how it works, i was thinking of doing the same thing...
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The dummy thing did not work, it isnt an actual housing, only the front buttons work, the rest are fake and do not move, there isnt even a real battery cover, its one piece. That was a waste of $10.99
still really desperate to get a new housing, anyone know where one is available?
http://cgi.ebay.ie/OEM-Housing-for-...temZ260100290172QQcategoryZ3728QQcmdZViewItem
Well let me add that I am not the seller. so don't ask me any questions, but this is a seller I have bought housing for my imate jam before...
hrm, sorry about bring up an old thread, but I thought it would be easier than starting a whole new one.
I'm purchasing a used dopod 838 pro sometime this week, and was looking to get a replacement housing for it as it is fairly abused. Would something like the above posted (HTC 8525 case) work well? I notice that, that case doesnt have a powerbutton on the front of the case, will this cause a problem when I go to replace the housing?
Ta.
BSoD_leet said:
hrm, sorry about bring up an old thread, but I thought it would be easier than starting a whole new one.
I'm purchasing a used dopod 838 pro sometime this week, and was looking to get a replacement housing for it as it is fairly abused. Would something like the above posted (HTC 8525 case) work well? I notice that, that case doesnt have a powerbutton on the front of the case, will this cause a problem when I go to replace the housing?
Ta.
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If should be ok, but you wont have the power button on the right side... ahahhahah it would jzu be a 8525 hahah
Why dont you juz get this one instead... tho
http://cgi.ebay.ie/For-O2-Trion-iMa...ryZ15039QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
armedmetallica said:
purchased invisible skin
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armedmetallica, where did you purchase the skin from? could you please PM me, thanks!
I know this is an old thread, but i found this place and its pretty pricey...
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/products.php?cat=156
Has anyone found any other place... to get OEM replacment parts..
I know this is an old thread, but i found this place and its pretty pricey...
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/products.php?cat=156
Has anyone found any other place... to get OEM replacment parts..
http://cnn.cn/shop/tytn-grey-housing-p-1295.html
There you go guys.. I dropped my phone before christmas, and broke the latch that holds the battery door on, and I had to use some tape for awhile. I must have ordered one of the last Cingular 8525 cases, since all they have is the HTC Hermes black cases with the front camera hole.
That shouldnt be too big of deal to you guys though looking for new cases. It took about a week and a half to get here (FL, USA) from Hong Kong at Christmas time. Very good site..
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Also, the case uses a magnet for the flap closure so it goes without saying it is sending my phone into periodic landscape mode whenever I remove the phone from the case.
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I use a case with magnetic closure..............I put the device into the case with the screen facing away from the magnet and I have never had any issue with it.
http://www.gsm4world.us/shop/cingular-8525-8525-c-210_276.html
55 bucks and your back in business
I am having the same problem sourcing the correct housing for my phone. I am from the UK and have searched high and low to find a housing for the UK equivalent the SPV M3100 (HERM100 - so the label says).
I have checked all the sites mentioned above, at cnn.cn they dont have the correct housing as the front buttons are different? and the cingular housing is 1: not a nice colour! and 2:L i dont know if this includes the mid plate as well.
Does anyone know where i can get hold of the correct housing(not silver) i dont mind the branding.
I wanna paint my Wizard. It's got more wear than a 50-year old prostitute. Can anyone give me some tips as to protecting the screen, buttons, and camera lens as well as using a certain kind of paint? Thanks.
I have also been thinking of doing the same and downloaded the Wizard Service guide thinking I would disassemble, paint and then reassemble. I did this in particular because I also hoped to fix the slider which has become loose and the wizard opens on its own and sometimes gets stuck when shifting between potrait and landscape. But the process is just too much to handle and will need heavy studying of the manual.
Befor you should know how to put your mobile in parts. It's explain on this website :
http://www.ce4you.cz/articles/detail.asp?a=263
good luck
Well I was just thinking using masking tape and spray paint of some kind; no dissassembly required. But fixing your slider problem... maybe should be put in a separate thread.
And yeah... these parts are very delicate. I wouldn't want to dissassemble this thing.
I really want to paint my Wizard too, I was thinking about painting the whole thing black. I'm not afraid of taking the device apart, but I have doubts about the paint. Isn't it just gonna fall off like the oruiginal paint did? What paint are you going to use? Please update this thread if u succeed and tell us how did you do it (and what paint did you use)
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qntos said:
I really want to paint my Wizard too, I was thinking about painting the whole thing black. I'm not afraid of taking the device apart, but I have doubts about the paint. Isn't it just gonna fall off like the oruiginal paint did? What paint are you going to use? Please update this thread if u succeed and tell us how did you do it (and what paint did you use)
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I would think that if you painted then put a shieldzone on it would protect your new paint nicely. Any thoughts?
there was a previous thread in the upgrading section, i think it was "badbert" who posted a ford GT look on his wizard, and he even included tips, how and what he used
opps sorry, it was the clear case he painted, but check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=306568&highlight=badbert
lol - without disassemble the wizard will look like a piece of sh**. In addition you have to know something about painting. Its not like just spray with a cheap can of paint. After two weeks the painting will be of.
I know that because i've painted a lot of stuff (like cars, PC's and so on)
I started off with an Audiovox SMT 5600 and bought a dummy phone on Ebay for $8.00. Took apart both and used the dummy phone's casing and it turned my Audiovox into a brand new phone.
Maybe you could find a dummy Wizard or a Wizard with a broken screen on the Cheap and use the casing to bring yours back to snuff?
Now I have the HTC TMO Wing -- You can buy the battery cover back door on Ebay for around $10.00. I bought two of em. So now when I **** up the finish - just replace the door which essentially half the phone.
Hi all, just throwing this out there as I have had no luck anywhere. My streak is now looking mighty shabby since I dropped it once couple weeks after I got it, and again had a nasty fall yesterday from waist height onto paving with force and this scraped up the side quite bad and split the top earpiece part. Ive seen a dissasembly of the streak on a tech site and they claim its super easy to dismantle, 5 screws and some prying, and I assume Dell would rip me off a treat if I send it off. So if anyone can or knows where to get a replacement housing, mainly the plastic surround and the bits above and below the screen please give me a shout or post here and I will be forever greatfull.
Not seen a Housing any where on the net,its so new things like that have not filtered through yet i would say your best bet is to see if a broken one comes on ebay or have you tried dell to see how much they would charge
As long as it's only the back and side housing you need, something might come up in the future. As already said, it's new and replacement cases take a while to come through...if at all.
The Gorilla Glass and the screen are glued together though, so replacing that would need to be done by Dell. As you'd need a replacement screen and the Gorilla Glass glued to it.
Do those form fitting covers come in solid colours or just clear? might be a relatively cheap temporary solution.
Posted on the pocketables forum
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003F2WZKI/ref=ox_ya_os_product
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Posted on the pocketables forum
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003F2WZKI/ref=ox_ya_os_product
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Thanks I might give that a shot in the meantime, would cover up the damage nicely. I will email Dell see how much they would want anyway...
Guess I will have to wait till people start leaking OEM parts or stripping broken phones, never get the knock offs theyre always a really poor fit.
Cypher84 said:
Thanks I might give that a shot in the meantime, would cover up the damage nicely. I will email Dell see how much they would want anyway...
Guess I will have to wait till people start leaking OEM parts or stripping broken phones, never get the knock offs theyre always a really poor fit.
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I'd steer clear of that skin - per a couple posts in the 'Accessories' section, doesn't seem like a reliable Amazon seller...
[Can't post links yet... but take a look in the Accessories section.]
I'd stay clear of that skin as well. As far as I can see it covers up the proximity sensors and the front video camera.
Hi all,
Just looking for some advice. My Defy, which has been dropped many of times and never broken, dropped out my pocket from a ladder last night. It landed on the top where the power button is and the screen shattered and also the LCD has broken and is just lighting up.
Now, had a sniff around this forum and found a website in the US that say they can send me a new digitizer, adhesive and lcd for just under £40.
My question is, is the Defy an easy phone to take apart and more importantly, is it easy to re-assemble? Just looking for some advice before I waste £40. I had a quote of a couple of repair shops and cheapest I got quoted was £70, in that case I would just buy a used one on ebay for about the same.
Any advice welcome and much appreciated.
Baldy
Ive tuk mine apart to replace ear piece and it tuk no mor than 10mins to disasemble and reasemble and it was easy as hell im going to buy a full new housing for my defy to makebit look new agen hehe
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Baldy2012 said:
Hi all,
Just looking for some advice. My Defy, which has been dropped many of times and never broken, dropped out my pocket from a ladder last night. It landed on the top where the power button is and the screen shattered and also the LCD has broken and is just lighting up.
Now, had a sniff around this forum and found a website in the US that say they can send me a new digitizer, adhesive and lcd for just under £40.
My question is, is the Defy an easy phone to take apart and more importantly, is it easy to re-assemble? Just looking for some advice before I waste £40. I had a quote of a couple of repair shops and cheapest I got quoted was £70, in that case I would just buy a used one on ebay for about the same.
Any advice welcome and much appreciated.
Baldy
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Very Simple.. but careful
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola+Defy+Teardown/7260/1
Part 1 + 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uSH1UuEOvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=UG&hl=en-GB&v=5eiFQ39Ypmc
Easy to take apart and reassemble.
But if it's been dropped before there's a good chance that one or more of the screw holes will break off in the process - these are very weak and flimsy.
Also, you may lose your waterproofness on reassembly unless you are very careful.
Also take care of dust getting between the glass and the screen on reassembly.