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Helo im from asia in the phillipines,, and for qouite a while im using my xda 2
[htc_himalaya] my problem is that my precious hima's housing, is already faded and quite a lot of scratches on, for xda 2 users in the phillipines, specially in bulacan, ahm were could i find a brand new housing
[if there would be] in manila or somewere,, where could i get one, and how much would it be,?
And an0ther one? Is there any video or any sort of guide on how to disasemble xda 2 housing? Coz if ever i wont find any new housing im planning to buz any spray paint? And gonna paint it, my himas housing?, any help would be a big tnx,

Log on to airfagev.com and go to forums. look for the thread about accessories or look for member named artic. he sells accessories for xdaII. pick up is usually in an LRT station that both of you agree upon. Last time I saw list price if from 1,800 to 2,000. For the instructions on how to replace, there is a technical manual for the xdaII that you can download from the internet. Can't remember where I got it just search for it.

Screen cracked need a new one

Ok I broke my screen and need a replacement. Where can I get a true super amoled screen. I have seen some lcd but don't want to go with a different screen
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I thought this sucker has gorilla glass. How did you break it, out of curiosity?

Pics please!
Might want to check craiglist or ebay for bricks to tear down?

I dropped it on a set of concrete steps and it landed at a angle on the edge of the steps and spider webbed the screen. It still works fine but is annoying with the cracks
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I will post pics in a little bit when at the house
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There are a few on ebay atm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-LCD-REPLACEMENT-SCREEN-DIGITIZER_W0QQitemZ400143194981QQcategoryZ20336QQcmdZViewItem#ht_4755wt_1002

mrxela said:
There are a few on ebay atm:
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this is for the i9000, definitely wont work for our phones;
all i can find is replacement batteries, sorry :/

Return to T-Mobile or samsung? warranties?

I could do a insurance claim and get a whole new phone but that's 130 trying to find a cheaper way
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I'm pretty sure your not going to find this screen for less then $130. If you do post it on here.

Well that's why I was asking on here to see if its possible if not then I will go for the insurance
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They told me it would only be $90 for my insurance....

They told me 130, but it is a matter of worth is it worth it to you to maybe save 20-30 bucks on a screen when they will most likely just give you a new phone? Not really worth it to me.

there was someone that posted either in this forum or the i9000 forum that he had found a display screen for his vibrant at a vendor in texas for $65
i'll look for the thread and come back and post if i find it but you might look for it as well -
found it - was in the captivate forum - you might check with the OP to see if he got what he paid for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745467&highlight=screen

I would like to have 2 working vibrants. That would be nice it would give me a test phone and a normal use phone. I will probably just do the insurance and be done. And worry about this screen later on. The screen being cracked has minimal effects on viewing the screen and zero effect to the responsiveness of the the touch screen but it does get annoying to look at after a while. And I do have this one running a 1741 quadrant score with little effort but will work great on the insurance claim phone
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Here is the link that has the captivate screen, you might call them and see if they can get the Vibrant. The price on the 'Cap' is really cheap in compirson to what i thought it would be. Only like $75.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/42.htm

Dougefresh91 said:
I thought this sucker has gorilla glass. How did you break it, out of curiosity?
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Its not unbreakable

It is for sure breakable. No doubt about it.
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If you want to sell it, talk to me!

Vegastouch said:
Its not unbreakable
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Yep.. I have a big scratch on my Gorilla Glass. I'm not sure how it happened. Just looked at it yesterday and there it was. I'm guessing keys in the pocket or something.

My "T" fell off :(

The silver T has fallen off my Desire HD I talked with htc and they said they did not have the stick on letters and i would need to send back for a new case.
I realy dont want all of that hassel but at the same time my top end phone looks stupid. Do any of you know where i could get a replacemrnt?

That's a new one. You could try to glue it yourself if you still have your T with you, if you just find a suitable glue type for that.
If you have any other issue with your phone like loose camera bezel or SIM cover (there is a separate topic regarding all the known faults), then I would probably send it to HTC.
Good luck!

I had exactly the same problem with my Palm Treo Pro (HTC Panther) so now it's affectionately called "Pam" as that's now what it says on the back!
Guess HTC don't use a very strong glue on their devices!

Or perhaps just remove the H and C all together?

Buy something like this:::
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Letraset-Rub-Down-Transfers-Teen-Silver-/320663841484
any hobby/arts/stationery store should have them. As its the 'T' thats fallen off, it doesnt even have to be the same font.... a bigger, fancy 'T' would look like a logo
OR just remove the T and C and use a new font for all 3 letters
Or buy this::
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LETRASET-PROMARKERS-METALLIC-SILVER-Pen-ACID-FREE-/120602813835
just use the fine tip to mark in the 'T'
Andy

Boradan said:
Buy something like this:::
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Letraset-Rub-Down-Transfers-Teen-Silver-/320663841484
any hobby/arts/stationery store should have them. As its the 'T' thats fallen off, it doesnt even have to be the same font.... a bigger, fancy 'T' would look like a logo
OR just remove the T and C and use a new font for all 3 letters
Or buy this::
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LETRASET-PROMARKERS-METALLIC-SILVER-Pen-ACID-FREE-/120602813835
just use the fine tip to mark in the 'T'
Andy
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Problem with that is that the letters are plastic and in-set into the back of the handset, so a transfer would not fit in the gap exactly and would look tacky.
Similarly, using a silver pen to fill in the indent would probably still not look so great, would not have the chrome finish of the other letters, and wouldn't sit flush like the actual physical plastic letters would.

If you have the piece still, what I would do is use a bit of epoxy and that thing will never come off again
Other than that it sounds like your stuck sending your phone in if you want it fixed. Maybe you could get a new one sent to you first then you send it back once you recieve it
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H C=holy crap. Just kidding.
You should get a replacement from HTC, I think the warrenty covers that.
Just go to the place where you bought it for a replacement.
Sent via psychic transmittion.

If you don't want to send it in, you could also buy a new unibody case. Of course that would void your warranty
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Given the likely hassle you'd get from swapping the entire case, I would just prize off the T from the new case and epoxy it into the existing one. Dunno what you'd do with the rest of the new case though. Quite an expensive and wasteful way to do it. I wonder if dummy handsets use the same letters. Maybe you could convince a mobile phone shop to part way with either a T or a whole dummy phone....
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Xperia X10 Disassembly Video

I know there is the written guide already, but I'm those type of people that likes to have a video of these type of thing, so I figured I'd make one.
I looked at the written guide and it goes a step further than my video, I pretty much stop when I reach the camera. If you still need the written guide, here you go:
Written Guide by McKebapp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6368979
Without Further ado, Here's the video:
If you need assitance after the LCD, Here's the rest of the process
Again, if any questions arise, please let them be known :]
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Thanks for doin this for all those that ask too many questions. Lol. I like what your doing here.
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Voelker45 said:
Thanks for doin this for all those that ask too many questions. Lol. I like what your doing here.
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Thanks :] hope it helps!

thanks.
it'll come handy.

Thanks a lot buddy!
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Nice, thank you. Hoping I won't need to use it

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys :]
Make sticky?

Cool!!!!
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Hey Guys,
Added another video with further disassembly instruction to the first post. In case anyone needs help taking out the LCD and digitizer.
Hope it helps!
take care

Digitizer
So, I cracked the glass on the housing of my X10 and was taking it apart to see if the LCD was okay. In the process of doing this i got to the fron housing/digitizer and from the guide that I read the digitizer is glued/double sided taped to the fron housing glass...anyway the guide said to heat the glass/digitizer to make removing it easier (so you dont have to buy another one) and while i was peeling it off, I ripped the ribbon cable for the digitizer. Now, I am looking on eBay for a white housing and black digitizer but a few of these auctions have a lens that is black with the white housing which is a little confusing to me now. So is the digitizer clear and on the back of this so called lens or what?
White Housing w/Black Lens
Black Digitizer
White Digitizer
So you think the digitizer is glued to the "lens" and nobody really goes through the trouble to remove them and just resell them as a black/white digitizer or is there a digitizer that you can just buy that would be clear or something that you would glue to the lens...

darkgoth678 said:
Thanks for all the positive feedback guys :]
Make sticky?
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I agree, make a sticky! Also, you shouldn't make a video with your mailing address on it...now I can stalk you...jk

I it possible for someone to make a USB repair vid? I tried soldering the points but the connection just wouldn't work :/

nice job,man
but i don't wanna break my warranty stamp
it will decrease the cost when i need to sell my x10.

ngocbeo90 said:
nice job,man
but i don't wanna break my warranty stamp
it will decrease the cost when i need to sell my x10.
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There is a warranty stamp? I dismantled mine at one point and they took it back... the only thing the look for is the water damaged sticker

Z3X said:
There is a warranty stamp? I dismantled mine at one point and they took it back... the only thing the look for is the water damaged sticker
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yeah there is definitely no warranty stamp, and even if it did, once your warranty is over, it would be much cheaper just to buy the part and fix it yourself rather than pay someone to repair it.

now i can change my scratch screen thnkz

darkgoth678 said:
I know there is the written guide already, but I'm those type of people that likes to have a video of these type of thing, so I figured I'd make one.
I looked at the written guide and it goes a step further than my video, I pretty much stop when I reach the camera. If you still need the written guide, here you go:
Written Guide by McKebapp: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6368979
Without Further ado, Here's the video:
If you need assitance after the LCD, Here's the rest of the process
Again, if any questions arise, please let them be known :]
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Thank you very much....life saver!!

[Q] How is this part of htc magic called?

Hi, nice forum you got there
I recently bought htc magic, but one part is missing (see image, at the bottom of the phone)
img856.imageshack.us/img856/8867/dsc00882u.jpg (I am not allowed to post link to that image directly yet, just add http behind it)
how exactly is it called and where can I buy it online?
Regards
httcfan

httcfan said:
Hi, nice forum you got there
I recently bought htc magic, but one part is missing (see image, at the bottom of the phone)
img856.imageshack.us/img856/8867/dsc00882u.jpg (I am not allowed to post link to that image directly yet, just add http behind it)
how exactly is it called and where can I buy it online?
Regards
httcfan
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Looks like part of the case missing. No idea what you would call it or if you could buy it by itself
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I was told its antenna (thats why I can not get good signal most of the time). But I can't find it where to buy it.

Housing or cover. More specifically - back cover or battery cover
It has nothing to do with antenna.
Just search on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-Door-Ba...016215?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e60bcf957
http://cgi.ebay.com/Housing-Case-Co...981478?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item41554cf6a6

mumilover said:
Housing or cover. More specifically - back cover or battery cover
It has nothing to do with antenna.
Just search on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-Door-Ba...016215?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e60bcf957
http://cgi.ebay.com/Housing-Case-Co...981478?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item41554cf6a6
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I think he was talking about that missing piece at the bottom. Theres a part there that comes off first when I take apart magics that I guessed might be part of the antenna
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Ohh... my bad :0)

mumilover said:
Ohh... my bad :0)
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Do you know if that can be bought seperate? Or would he have to buy a replacement housing for just that one part?
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tvall said:
Do you know if that can be bought seperate? Or would he have to buy a replacement housing for just that one part?
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Good question. By the way I don't see that part included in that housing ebay listing he posted either. Should it be included?

httcfan said:
Good question. By the way I don't see that part included in that housing ebay listing he posted either. Should it be included?
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You might have to buy a complete housing to get that one part.
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What I was trying to say is that I don't see that part included in any housing packages that are being sold online.
Any more opinions?

If it's a complete housing then it should have it.
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That thing is the antenna, I know when I replaced 32A black housing with white one, that part didnt had any flex antenna in it, and the signal was extremely low, so if you are buying this from ebay, you must get that flex black antenna with it, otherwise its of no use. Hope you can get it somewhere=)

The housing will not have the antenna.
I just replaced mine... the housing did not include that part.

Serris said:
That thing is the antenna, I know when I replaced 32A black housing with white one, that part didnt had any flex antenna in it, and the signal was extremely low, so if you are buying this from ebay, you must get that flex black antenna with it, otherwise its of no use. Hope you can get it somewhere=)
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That flex antenna thing which goes to the top of the phone? Its already in my phone. I don't think that flex thing goes at the bottom too. Might be wrong though.
Another thing - may be it is possible to DIY somehow? I mean usually antennas are just "piece of wire". So maybe good electrician could work something out? Just an idea.

that is antenna, but changing housing wont have that part.
you dont need to change that part to change housing.

httcfan said:
That flex antenna thing which goes to the top of the phone? Its already in my phone. I don't think that flex thing goes at the bottom too. Might be wrong though.
Another thing - may be it is possible to DIY somehow? I mean usually antennas are just "piece of wire". So maybe good electrician could work something out? Just an idea.
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The upper flex antennas are for Bluetooth and GPS, bottom one is for mobile signal
About DYI, I belive its possibile, as you have said it is "a piece of wire" , though I dont know wil that end up, if you manage to do that somehow could you inform us how?
But you could buy flex anntenas for BT and GPS from ebay (upper ones), and cut them so they fit to signal antenna, just a thought =)
Here is the link to ebay.

Serris said:
The upper flex antennas are for Bluetooth and GPS, bottom one is for mobile signal
About DYI, I belive its possibile, as you have said it is "a piece of wire" , though I dont know wil that end up, if you manage to do that somehow could you inform us how?
But you could buy flex anntenas for BT and GPS from ebay (upper ones), and cut them so they fit to signal antenna, just a thought =)
Here is the link to ebay.
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Thx for the link... i actually need them... i had to change the housing without those items... They just costed me 7.5$
Hope its worth it :0)

mumilover said:
Thx for the link... i actually need them... i had to change the housing without those items... They just costed me 7.5$
Hope its worth it :0)
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I think 'antennas' can be replaced with foil - at least that's what I have in my magic after realising the original was missing. Its not ideal but it works!
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