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jam lcd replacement

Anyone replaced their own Jam lcd/touchscreen? I'm thinking of getting a replacement screen off ebay for $100. It doesn't look all that difficult, but I want to make sure it's not harder than it seems to do a self-replacement.

nvrnuff said:
Anyone replaced their own Jam lcd/touchscreen? I'm thinking of getting a replacement screen off ebay for $100. It doesn't look all that difficult, but I want to make sure it's not harder than it seems to do a self-replacement.
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Hi nvrnuff,
Opps, I didn't notice there is a replacment screen and already order a Eten M600. Can you please reply back yr end result if you will buy the replacement screen.

Hey nvrnuff,
Are U breaking the LCD (the display) or the DIGITIZER GLASSTOP(the touchscreen sensor) like me. I just found out they are 2 seperate things from http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=51395&highlight=lcd after research

Answering my own question:
Jack, it doesn't matter with the Jam. They're all one assembly. Even PPCtechs can't replace only one or the other on this device; they always replace the whole assembly, LCD and touchscreen both. But I know what you mean, and yes it is possible to have a working LCD and broken touch or vice versa.
Second, I recently replaced my Jam housing and found that the LCD/touchscreen assembly is remarkably easy to replace IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH DISASSEMBLING THE JAM. For more information on that, read the "Jam housing" thread. I posted there about that whole process on page 3.

I want your broken wizard!

Please, its been about a month since the earpiece on my wizard died and i can't find the part anywhere! I found one damaged wizard on ebay which sold for $400 with a damaged screen! obviously a fradulent buyer but the seller hasn't replied yet.
So if your wizard is water damaged, smashed, or simply inoperable i need this one part to fix my earpiece. Also my brothers wizard's speakers are blown so it'd be great if i could get a hold of those two.
What i need is the ribbon cable which connected the main board to the top sliding half of the device. Its a ribbon cable attached to a circuit board on both ends.
Please i really need this so i can bring the phone part of my wizard back to life.
PM me if you know where i can get this part or if you have a damaged wizard.
Thanks in advance!

broken wizard!
i do have a working one with cracked screen. where are you located?

i should have mentioned that.. I'm in austin, texas. If u are over seas i can check to see if i can make it elligible for a corporate rate to ship it to me.
Also how much would u be wanted for it?

I'd offer you mine, but I got the same thing broken.

i just emailed 2 sellers on ebay which have cellphone parts and wizard housings in there stores, awaiting there reply. And i'm working something out with the one person with a damaged one from ebay.
What do you guys think $85 good for a wizard with a damaged screen?

broken wizard
I have a broken wizard--I dropped it, but I can still make calls from it via the bluetooth headset.
PM me if you are interested and I'll give you my phone #.

I've pm'd u, but does that mean your earpiece is broken as well? Cuz what i need is the ribbon cable that powers the earpiece, LCD, digitizer, softkeys, and everything else on the front half of the device. So if yours is broken then probably won't help mine out much.

i guess so. If you need an intact (front) then mine won't help--due to the fact that the "cal answer/hangup " buttons do not work.

The damaged one i bought off ebay came in today, swapped the parts out and now my earpiece is working again!! i'm so excited!!
Now i have all these parts lying around if anyone needs anything send them my way. The parts i got are:
The main board
Camera
Vibrator
Main housing (except for the front its really banged up)
Antenna
Keyboard
But no battery cover, didn't come with one.
Heres a pic of the mess i had on my desk but it all worked out perfectly
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I no longer have the damaged wizard so please don't PM asking for parts.

hey fone_fanatic, wondering if you ever experienced your Wizard creaking when you press down on the front faceplate(below the call/end buttons)....seems to come from the hinge right under the the right soft key (the one connected to the keyboard), only thing is it only makes noise when the keyboard is closed and my keyboard is not loose at all(nice and snug)....just wanted to know if you might know of a fix for my problem, would you recommend me taking it apart or just sending it in for a warranty repair or do you know if it is pretty easy to somehow shorten the gap between the front face and the keyboard?.... appreciate the time.
Regards,
P.S. My Wizard works fine, its just starting to get very annoying when I make/end phone calls.

no, mine doesn't make any noise when i press down there. well there is a noise but its coming from the battery cover. if your device is under warranty, i suggest sending it in if it bothers you that much. the reason being because when u open it up your bound to break a couple of clips which might make it worse.

fone_fanatic: I love that mess on your desk
You might want to mask out your First National Card though - edge detection filters would love that image...
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don't worry about the card, its one of those advertisement cards you get in the mail syaing your pre-approved or whatever. i always keep those cards and use them with taking devices apart.

fro the broken units
check out this site they repair and sell repair parts
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~u...essories-Stylus+-+Enhanced~item~IMT-LCD03.htm

anyone got a 8125 with a cracked LCD but all other functions still working?

yes, i'm aware of pocket pc techs but they didn't have the part i needed to fix mine whihc is why i bought a damaged one and salvaged the part i needed out of it. Now i've got all these extra parts , but what to do with them...?

@ fone_fanatic
thanks for the advice....off to warranty it goes...hope it comes back with no new problems (fingers tightly crossed)....
Regards,

hey can I see that pic of the parts u got left?
I wouldnt mind buying a wizard with just a broken LCD if it was cheap. $180 to send it in to fix a LCD is super expensive when the phone is like $350 on ebay

fone_fanatic said:
yes, i'm aware of pocket pc techs but they didn't have the part i needed to fix mine whihc is why i bought a damaged one and salvaged the part i needed out of it. Now i've got all these extra parts , but what to do with them...?
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... wait for the next thing to break? :lol:

tonydt1g3r said:
hey can I see that pic of the parts u got left?
I wouldnt mind buying a wizard with just a broken LCD if it was cheap. $180 to send it in to fix a LCD is super expensive when the phone is like $350 on ebay
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The reason i bought it the this one with the damaged lcd is because i couldn't find the part i needed (Rigid Flex Board) anywhere so i swapped my broken one out with this one. So if i was to put this back together not only would the lcd be busted but the earpiece won't work also the speakers would be blown (sold good speakers to a friend). Also the front case is heavily scratched/dinged, looks like someone smashed a brick on the phone.

Cingular 8525 housing availablity?

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..

spanky310 said:
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.

Replacement Screen overlay?

I got my htc off ebay and the screen is a little scratched, it doesnt effect use at all but i was wandering if it were possible to replace just the front plastic layer and not the whole screen?

cycloid said:
I got my htc off ebay and the screen is a little scratched, it doesnt effect use at all but i was wandering if it were possible to replace just the front plastic layer and not the whole screen?
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Yes it´s possible
But first to know what HTC you have?
This section called Universal does not means all HTC devices, it´s a model!!

Orange SPV M5000 / HTC Universal.

Are we talking about screen protector? Then just buy another one and apply.
If we are talking about digitizer, it's a part of the screen that is responsible for the touch function. That part is better replaced by an experienced technician, and I take it, you are not an experienced technician.
The alternative is to replace the entire LCD unit.

It looks like it's integral to the unit but is definitely plasticcy and not glass-like like i'd expect the front of an LCD to be, guess it must be the digitiser. Replacing any part of it shouldnt be a problem i've soldered and hacked smaller devices before, guess it'd just be getting hold of the part cheaply that'd be the problem.

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It looks like it's integral to the unit but is definitely plasticcy and not glass-like like i'd expect the front of an LCD to be, guess it must be the digitiser. Replacing any part of it shouldnt be a problem i've soldered and hacked smaller devices before, guess it'd just be getting hold of the part cheaply that'd be the problem.
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Not a problem to buy a digitizer at all, they are just a few bucks on eBay. Just make sure you know what is involved before you do. Good luck.

Found some on ebay, will read up on the procedure before I take the plunge, thanks for the tips

cycloid said:
Found some on ebay, will read up on the procedure before I take the plunge, thanks for the tips
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You had better read the following dialogue...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3906555
I ended up having to obtain a whole new screen+digitizer. Soldering is not the issue - it's the way you do it! Be warned.
I've put the dialogue together on the Wiki here

Universal housing - gluing. Need some advice.

Sup guys.
As the title says, my recently bought uni housing have a crack. It's located right under bottom right corner of uni's display. As far as I know it's pretty frequent damage of uni housing, and it's not doing any harm to my pda but I just don't like it. Would prefer to have it sealed ;]
There goes the question - is there anyone who tried gluing it?
Which glue would you recommend for this?
I'm thinking about model glue (does it have some other, certain name in english? I dunno about it, as english isn't my native, and I'm not into models too ;] Anyway it's the one you use to glue plastic models). It have needle, so it's precise - I don't want to left any marks of gluing on my uni.
What do you guys think? Is it even possible to glue it neatly? Is the model glue okay? Or should I pick another one? If so - which one?
Thanks in advance.

I think some might say you can get a new housing off ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FULL-GREY-HOUSI...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4cedb9772e
US $42.49 ---> GPB £27.8364
just typed 'XDA Exec' in to ebay US and found: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=XD...&_odkw=HTC+Universal+housing&_osacat=0&bkBtn=
Also found: http://cgi.ebay.com/O2-Xda-Exec-Qte...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45f1fac0d9

Yeah, but I don't need new one. One I have actually is in good condition, and not really worn out - only this crack bothers me.
Also it's not doing any harm to pda, so paying 40$ for new housing is out of question. If there is no way to glue it (I think it will work, though), then I will just live with it ;]

am starting to get that =]
i think you should try and purchase a 6 start screw driver.
and dismantal the screen then try to glue to.
if not just spend $37 on a scrren outer housing for the screen and base