So I bought this camera lens cover for my HTC HD2 as the glass was broken. It was $5 from Ebay. Now I am wondering, how in gods name do I replace it?
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JazzyStahh said:
So I bought this camera lens cover for my HTC HD2 as the glass was broken. It was $5 from Ebay. Now I am wondering, how in gods name do I replace it?
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Replacing HD2s camera is not that hard. You need to open up the phone to the point where you can see the motherboard and rigid-flex. Then use something to lift the metal casing outside of the camera off and pull the camera out.
Put new camera in and put the metal casing back and you are good to go.
Is there a video?
davibs said:
Is there a video?
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Search Leo ds. from youtube and follow it to about 1.28. Then you are at the point where you can remove the camera.
Can't post links.
Didn't watch the whole video but it may even show how to remove the camera.
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I need to manually repair my fuze nothings wrong with it internally but on the outside there are several scratches that Irritate the crap out of me. So I'm trying to find out where to get a faceplate and how to replace it. I'm not under AT&T and so I don't have a warranty. I know that a battery cover can be replaced easily but I also need the outer lining off my phone to be replaced as well.
There is a webshop that sells spare parts for the touch pro.
However, they are located in The Netherlands and don't know if they send abroad.
http://pda-parts.nl/htc-htc-touch-pro-c-113_131_886.html
gguy1 said:
I need to manually repair my fuze nothings wrong with it internally but on the outside there are several scratches that Irritate the crap out of me. So I'm trying to find out where to get a faceplate and how to replace it. I'm not under AT&T and so I don't have a warranty. I know that a battery cover can be replaced easily but I also need the outer lining off my phone to be replaced as well.
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Have you tried ebay?
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_tr...touch+pro+faceplate&_sacat=See-All-Categories
or
http://www.cellphone-antenna-hologram.com/htc-fuze-faceplate-holo.html
or for the housing
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/htc-touch-pro-replacement-housing-p18346.htm?referer=FR_PROD-PR-P-18346
or
http://mobile.brando.com/htc-touch-pro-replacement-housing_p03811c1149d039.html
or the manual
http://htcwinmobile.blogspot.com/2009/03/htc-raphaeltouch-pro-service-manual.html
Try ebay first. Read the instructions on how to dismantle, and trust me, its not as hard as it seems.
so all housings come with the front camera opening, looks like!
whistler4ever said:
so all housings come with the front camera opening, looks like!
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Nope, I'm sure I saw the one without camera hole in ebay. Just search for "HTC Fuze" not "Touch Pro".
u2pop said:
Nope, I'm sure I saw the one without camera hole in ebay. Just search for "HTC Fuze" not "Touch Pro".
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ok, I'll check..thanks!
Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online
AbdullahT said:
Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online
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im sure ebay have them
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-HD2-T8585-PLASTIC-CAMERA-CAM-LENS-COVER-/330423159671
Bingo, I Googled it. You can probably find it cheaper.
Kalavere said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-HD2-T8585-PLASTIC-CAMERA-CAM-LENS-COVER-/330423159671
Bingo, I Googled it. You can probably find it cheaper.
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i dont think thats what he's after, thats just a plastic cover for the glass, abdullah wanst the actual glass.
djchubbs said:
i dont think thats what he's after, thats just a plastic cover for the glass, abdullah wanst the actual glass.
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It says it's a 'replacement lens'. As far as I am aware there is only one cover/lens, be it glass or plastic.
Kalavere said:
It says it's a 'replacement lens'. As far as I am aware there is only one cover/lens, be it glass or plastic.
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read it again, thats a replacement lense COVER.
meaning, it covers the lens. Have a look at your HD2 and tell me thats what you camera looks like, its not even transparent.
ive had a look, and it looks like the only ways of doing it are the following.
1, send to HTC to get repaired
2, do a bodge job and make one yourself
3, have a look on ebay for exdisplay/dummy phones and buy it, user the lense from that.
djchubbs said:
read it again, thats a replacement lense COVER.
meaning, it covers the lens. Have a look at your HD2 and tell me thats what you camera looks like, its not even transparent.
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It looks exactly like mine. There is the camera housing, the elevated metal cover that protects the lens and the glass that sits on top of it. That cover on eBay is a replacement for a smashed/cracked lens cover, which is exactly the same as mine. Unless I am being unbelievably stupid, I am pretty sure he just means that. A picture would be nice.
I broke mine, too a while ago and sent it to HTC Germany's service partner for repair. Cost me over 60 Euros plus my initial shipping costs to get it done. Just to give you a hint of what an official repair might cost you.
I guess you could contact HTC in a different country than yours and ask them if you can send your HD2 for repair there. Should be no problem scince you have to pay for the repair anyway and won't cost them anything.
thanks guys for your replies, I will put a picture of my HD2 at the end of the day so that everyone knows what is exactly the problem
Somebody else?
My wife droped mine HD2 too... so... I was wondering if I can just replace the glass with this plastic replacement....
I will buy it on my pay day thursday and let you know!
Any news on this? I broke my camera glass, too
Hey guys,
Ive ordered mine, should be here in the next week.
Will report back
I broke mine too
No idea how I did it. It was in my pocket on a flight from Kansas City to New Orleans. First time I got it out to take a picture I noticed it.
Really would like to know what my options are.
has anyone found a fix? I have same prob. If there is a replacement, how do you fix it?
Hey Guys,
Mine arrived today, did not look like much (came in an envelope) but i fit it in quite easily and it looks great!
All you need to do to install is click it in place.
AbdullahT said:
Good day All
as shown in the subject, I had dropped my hd2 and the camera glass has been broken.. can anyone tell me where I can find replacement camera glass ?
mind you that we dont have htc dealer in our country (Kuwait) therefore, I have to order it online
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i bought one of the ebay replacement lens covers and a dummy phone as insurance. both of these covers appeared to be made of plastic whereas i'm pretty sure the original is optical glass. since this cover is going to have a direct impact on the quality of your pics, you will want it to be as clear as possible and since it will inevitably be wiped off countless times, scratch-proof. for these reasons, i came to the conclusion that it might be better to source a glass cover from another phone (not neccessarily an hd2) or get a legit htc replacement.
Spoofy said:
Hey Guys,
Mine arrived today, did not look like much (came in an envelope) but i fit it in quite easily and it looks great!
All you need to do to install is click it in place.
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Which seller did you buy it from?
EvilBetty said:
I broke mine too
No idea how I did it. It was in my pocket on a flight from Kansas City to New Orleans. First time I got it out to take a picture I noticed it.
Really would like to know what my options are.
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kaneda68 said:
has anyone found a fix? I have same prob. If there is a replacement, how do you fix it?
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theabsurdman said:
i bought one of the ebay replacement lens covers and a dummy phone as insurance. both of these covers appeared to be made of plastic whereas i'm pretty sure the original is optical glass. since this cover is going to have a direct impact on the quality of your pics, you will want it to be as clear as possible and since it will inevitably be wiped off countless times, scratch-proof. for these reasons, i came to the conclusion that it might be better to source a glass cover from another phone (not neccessarily an hd2) or get a legit htc replacement.
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Hey i bought the replacement off ebay, I'm fairly sure it's glass. I find it has not affected camera quality when the images are viewed on PC, It seems its made of good quality.
EvilBetty said:
Which seller did you buy it from?
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Gsm4world was who i purchased it off.
Not under warranty, purchased off CL. Is there an easy way to clean the rear camera? Dust is literally under the lens.
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hkbladelawhk said:
Not under warranty, purchased off CL. Is there an easy way to clean the rear camera? Dust is literally under the lens.
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hi
gowtham3834 said:
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Spam...
I have dust in ffc rfc and under the screen. Had similar problems with LG one. Short of a can of compressed air, I can't think of any way to resolve other than disassembly.
Disassembling this phone is really complicated. If have to do it, I recommend taking pictures as you go along with a working camera of some sort. I have had luck with compressed air as well.
Not sure if it will help for the rear facing camera, but was able to quickly find a YouTube video showing scary disassembly of the phone. For dust under screen and ffc the last part of the video shows using a heat gun or hair dryer on the front to pry the touchscreen off. Not sure how it goes back on though.
It doesn't go back on! You would need to replace it once it's off
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Just noticed a crack on the back of my camera going across, the plastic/glass part. How can I fix it? Can I just take it off and put on a new one? Do they sell those online anywhere?
chmura said:
Just noticed a crack on the back of my camera going across, the plastic/glass part. How can I fix it? Can I just take it off and put on a new one? Do they sell those online anywhere?
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if you mean the part with camera glass then it isn't that hard to replace but if back cover is also damaged then you will also need g2 back cover and using a video like g2 screnn replacement but you only need about the first 5 minutes which is about removing the back
XxZombiePikachu said:
if you mean the part with camera glass then it isn't that hard to replace but if back cover is also damaged then you will also need g2 back cover and using a video like g2 screnn replacement but you only need about the first 5 minutes which is about removing the back
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Thank you for the link, it is the glass. Is there no easier way? Only the glass needs to be replaced. http://i.imgur.com/2yu1zmH.jpg
chmura said:
Thank you for the link, it is the glass. Is there no easier way? Only the glass needs to be replaced. http://i.imgur.com/2yu1zmH.jpg
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well it isn't that hard all you have to is remove some screws switch the part and place the screws back, but I don't think there is any other way
Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??
EvilKing009 said:
Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??
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Toothpaste method is for removing oleophobic coating, it doesn't really remove the scratches but the whole thing on top of your lense. If it doesn't work for you, then it might be that the camera lense on g2 is different from the phone the guide you were following was written for. If your pics quality is really affected by the scratches, you should change the rear housing backplate that contains camera lens & volume buttons. It's around $20 I think.
MilanStojkovic said:
Toothpaste method is for removing oleophobic coating, it doesn't really remove the scratches but the whole thing on top of your lense. If it doesn't work for you, then it might be that the camera lense on g2 is different from the phone the guide you were following was written for. If your pics quality is really affected by the scratches, you should change the rear housing backplate that contains camera lens & volume buttons. It's around $20 I think.
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yes.Camera is creating foggy and grainy pictures so thats why i am looking for it,how about if i use metal polish on it ??
EvilKing009 said:
yes.Camera is creating foggy and grainy pictures so thats why i am looking for it,how about if i use metal polish on it ??
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Metal polish doesn't sound like a good idea, it might damage the glass (if it's glass underneath anyways). Just noticed mine is scratched too, but pics seem decent. It's a really bad quality I guess since I use double layer hard case for my phone and I doubt lens is in contact with anything most of the time. I dunno man, google a bit about it. Replacing the part if nothing works, or if you mess things up. Be careful. There are some guides online but I think finding out which material is it made of is essential. For example, if it's polycarbonate you can use something with hydrofluoric acid. It will remove everything from it leaving the lense clear. But if it's glass, hydrofluoric acid will dissolve it and make it look like frosted glass.
MilanStojkovic said:
Metal polish doesn't sound like a good idea, it might damage the glass (if it's glass underneath anyways). Just noticed mine is scratched too, but pics seem decent. It's a really bad quality I guess since I use double layer hard case for my phone and I doubt lens is in contact with anything most of the time. I dunno man, google a bit about it. Replacing the part if nothing works, or if you mess things up. Be careful.
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Thanks.I guess it is the only way to fix is to replace its rear cam housing.
Pretty cheap fix, I'm having the same problem with the rear can pics coming out foggy with streaks.
EvilKing009 said:
Hi,
My camera lens is badly scratched.I tried to fix using toothpaste,water,lotion etc but nothing works on him.
Pics are in attachment.
Is there's any thing that should be able to remove its scratches??
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pretty sure you are over it by now, but ill leave this gem over here.
buy off a low quality phone housing and replaced only the camera lens glass cover by popping it out. ebay had an offer for $5+ as i remember.
well, its not that so hard for you to find its housing.For me, in my country , its really really hard to find as no one sells LG parts so much.
If you are having trouble finding it and you don't mind waiting, order it online. AliExpress for example