I bought a digitizer for my HD2 from eBay that was listed as "New". I specifically bought it because every other digitizer listed for $20-something is "Used". Well, I get it only to see that it is USED, has used foam tape on it and the front has several light scratches with one particularly deep one right in the middle. Seller assures me it's brand new (yeah, right), and that damage must have been caused in shipping. Uh, there was no damage to the protective plastic at all and how is a glass screen going to get scratched by a plastic baggie and bubble-wrap?
I now don't trust eBay sellers that claim their digitizers are new that they are really new. Does anyone have experience with a seller who sells T-Mobile variant digitizers that are definitely brand new and no scratches? Cheap price definitely preferred!
Any source for that thick-ish foam double-sided tape for that matter? The 3M adhesives for iPhones and such is much, much thinner.
Used digitized work fine, as long as the seller has OEM somewhere in the listing. Make sure it is sold from US too, because Chinese sellers sometimes sell fake digitized that are "new".
Btw, the thin double sided 3m tapes work fine, but its a long shot from the original adhesive.. it works and I havent had any problems yet
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Thanks, but the problem with used digitizers is they have scratches so I'd rather get a brand new one.
Does lack of responses mean all the TMOUS digitizers out there are likely to be used?
Go on eBay and look for the seller "dudu Sales". We get all of ours from them and haven't had a dud yet. Not to mention they package tools and tape, all for under 35$
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Thanks, got a link? I wasn't able to find dudu Sales.
you can try here as well
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-HTC-HD2-Digitizer-p/htc733740.htm
Thanks, but globaldirectparts requires a minimum order of 3.
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Hi Guys,
I need to get my hands on a FULL replacement housing for my O2 XDA EXEC. I've look all around with no luck.
Any help????????????????????????????
Thanks
Housing
Have seen them on Ebay, here and here
Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!
Unfortunately, no hinge. They do pop up occcasionally.
Try here
I have found somewhere at claims to have Genuine replacement housing in both Black (£42.95) and Silver (£39.95) go to http://www.mobilefun.co.uk.
Hinges and full replacement housing
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Unfortunately, no hinge. They do pop up occcasionally.
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Found some on Ebay, but not necessarily branded O2, search for Vodafone one, hinges are offered separately and can be purchased to match the main housing cover from the same sellers.
enigma1nz said:
Found some on Ebay, but not necessarily branded O2, search for Vodafone one, hinges are offered separately and can be purchased to match the main housing cover from the same sellers.
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no hinges for a long time
My 2 weeks old Kaiser slipped from my hands and the LCD broke !! I am looking for a good repair shop in Belgium or any links from which I can procure a new LCD screen real fast! Any pointers would be helpful. Also, does anyone know if the LCD screen is covered under the HTC warranty ??
whipout ur htc carepack, call the number nearest you. They probably would fix it for you for a small charge. Keep in mind, repair shops aren't htc specialists.... So my suggestion is that you contact htc and see what they can do for you.
i feel for you :{
my girlfriend just got her LCD cracked from a roller coaster (stupid safety bars). probably going to take a few weeks for us to get a replacement screen since they don't even sell the kaiser here.
she keeps subconsciously trying to touch the screen on her interm dumb-phone... and sighs.
do it yourself! buy a replacement screen on ebay, and look for replacement instructions on this forum
how easy does the screen crack if you drop it? just for arguments sake shouldn't the phones be able to sustain a reasonable drop? After all you are constantly using it in your hands so it is likely you would drop it at least once.
Put this under you favorites
http://cnn.cn/shop/htc-c-277.html
My Tilt has only 2 buttons on the right, the power and camera buttons. http://cnn.cn/shop/images/IMG_5052.JPG shows there are 3 buttons. What's the 3rd button?
I found that on expansys website while i was checking for a good screen protector... Have a look here :
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~HTC_TyTN_II-972~area~repairs.htm
I think 169 $ is pretty good for a whole LCD replacement?
Hope it helps.
EDIT : Heijdemann your link pwns mine even though have to do it self, nothing compares when it comes to the price
Phoneystore.com is now able to not only match, but BEAT that price.
Replacement LCD with touchscreen digitizer attached, and all the tools that you need to change the LCD (T6 screwdriver, philips screwdriver, case opening tool), PLUS a free screen protector to keep your new LCD in top condition.
ONLY $74.99 .... you won't find it cheaper ANYWHERE.
PM me, or visit the link below for more details.
http://www.phoneystore.com/product.asp?id=114327
Kaiser LCd
I found them at www.htclcd.com for $69 thats where i got mine at and it worked great.
njbridges said:
Phoneystore.com is now able to not only match, but BEAT that price.
Replacement LCD with touchscreen digitizer attached, and all the tools that you need to change the LCD (T6 screwdriver, philips screwdriver, case opening tool), PLUS a free screen protector to keep your new LCD in top condition.
ONLY $74.99 .... you won't find it cheaper ANYWHERE.
PM me, or visit the link below for more details.
http://www.phoneystore.com/product.asp?id=114327
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I can get them at less then half that price from china.
kms
kms108 said:
I can get them at less then half that price from china.
kms
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Well, I've taken up a hobby of repairing all makes/models of phone that I can get parts for, so I'd be exceptionally grateful if you could provide some info as to WHERE and HOW you get them so cheaply....
TIA!
there are a few shopping mall in china that sell only spare part for pc, mobile phones and all micro electronics part.
and because most of the oem and third party parts are all made in china, its always cheaper to buy from there, I travel to china a lot, and in search for some parts, I did come across some tytn II parts.
but then you need to live in china or hong kong just like me, so you can go back and forward.
I can also let you know that only micro electronics parts and mobile spare parts are cheaper in china, PC stuff are cheaper in hong kong, as well as back up service.
you need to go to wha qheung ( my own english translation) street along the china railway system, most of them do bulk buy and send overseas, but its best to be there in person, as you cannot trust them sometime.
next time i'll get the address when I go over again, but i'll don't think you will travel there.
kms
I'm wondering about this size issue of the T-Mobile USA vs EU T8525 vs AU T9193.
If i take the housing off the Tshmo USA and replace with an european 8525 housing I get off ebay, would I be dealing with issues like the digitizer being too big for housing or the wifi board not fitting in the housing? Where is the differential coming from?
I do not think LCD would be any different. I guess I look forward to a Tshmo USA DISASSEMBLY!!!
Any thoughts?
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I'm wondering about this size issue of the T-Mobile USA vs EU T8525 vs AU T9193.
If i take the housing off the Tshmo USA and replace with an european 8525 housing I get off ebay, would I be dealing with issues like the digitizer being too big for housing or the wifi board not fitting in the housing? Where is the differential coming from?
I do not think LCD would be any different. I gess I look forward to a Tshmo USA DISASSEMBLY!!!
Any thoughts?
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That sounds INSANELY unnecessary.
Well I do phone repair for lots of people so it isn't too crazy. Plus what if someone bought a T-Mobile USA HD2 and cracked housing outside of warranty and needed to repair for themselves. All that is on market right now is housing for european models from what I have seen. It's not to strange trust me.
i agree. but the only thing on the market is European because the phone has been out for 3 days... and people only could buy on day one.. no sales the last 2 days...
long story short... there will be housing for the new hd2 in due time, and anyone that needs housing already is an idiot in my mind (i mean the one that came out Wednesday)... and i hear the new hd2 is 1.5 mm taller... i don't think it would have been if it wasn't necessary...
Yeah but, don't you wanna find out WHY it is taller?
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i agree. but the only thing on the market is European because the phone has been out for 3 days... and people only could buy on day one.. no sales the last 2 days...
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I got mine on friday, it wasn't advertised but a lot of the stores got shipments on both thrusday and friday.
Hahaha I wouldn't even try doing that. I have replace many housings nokia n95,n82,moto mings and their not too easy but i seen how they take the hd2 apart and it doesnt look something you can do just like that. you need a damn oven for the glue a freaking oven lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGSsk2mMq84
I did not use oven:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640328
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640328&page=2
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I did not use oven:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=640328&page=2
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LOL are you sure? any how is the screen really glues into the pieces or its just a normal glue?
Normal glue? No such thing.
I used a hair dryer instead of an oven to weaken the glue bond that was between LCD and plastic mid-frame.
I believe most adhesives in cellphones are silicon based.
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Normal glue? No such thing.
I used a hair dryer instead of an oven to weaken the glue bond that was between LCD and plastic mid-frame.
I believe most adhesives in cellphones are silicon based.
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makes sence i usually just get a really this plastic card and slowly pull the screen out of the device while using the card to cut through the glue so far it has never failed me (not that im tring to use it on the hd2 unless i break it and i think ill go with ur idea better.
So my idea of swapping parts of US HD2 with Euro HD2 is not so crazy after all. This can mean lots of money saved pending on the fix and where your phone is from. Thanks to asterix005 for posting pics of Digitizer / Housing comparisons.
Anyone with more input on the idea of cross model repair, post in here!
Euro 8525 FITTING with Tmobile US housing:
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00953.jpg
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00952.jpg
New 8525 Euro Digitizer vs Tmobile Digitizer size comparison:
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad178/asterix005/DSC00948.jpg
So the next logical question(s) to ask is:
"OTHER THAN PERFORMANCE, DO THE PARTS INTERNALLY DIFFER BETWEEN TMO US and 8525 EURO ON THE ISSUE OF SIZE / ARRANGEMENT?"
"WHY IS THE HOUSING 1.5mm LARGER ON TMOBILE US?"
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"WHY IS THE HOUSING 1.5mm LARGER ON TMOBILE US?"
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It's just a guess, but an extra 512MB of RAM has to have somewhere to live
I was wondering the same thing... if I can tale my T-MoUS insides and put them in a t8585 casing. My main reason is there are lot's of nice leather cases for the euro model like the vaja case that won't fit my us hd2.
It doesn't have 512mb of extra ram
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It doesn't have 512mb of extra ram
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Yes, right, ROM....but it's still memory that would likely require a 2nd module.
Vaja Case
zarathustrax said:
I was wondering the same thing... if I can tale my T-MoUS insides and put them in a t8585 casing. My main reason is there are lot's of nice leather cases for the euro model like the vaja case that won't fit my us hd2.
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Are you certain the Vaja case wouldn't fit the american model? Just asking cause i placed an order without even thinking about the difference in size.
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Are you certain the Vaja case wouldn't fit the american model? Just asking cause i placed an order without even thinking about the difference in size.
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Pretty sure. The way it closes over the top of it won't work cause it won't reach over the top. Plus the vaja case is pretty exact fitting without any wiggle room. I contacted Vaja to see if they could make a version that fit the US model, but unfortunately they said they have no plans to. I have the noreve case which is made for the euro version, also, but luckily it does have some wiggle room and doesn't have such an exact fitting closing mechanism... so it fits decently. But you can tell that the volume button and camera are a couple mm higher up and the top goes a little higher. I had to cut a little extra off the camera hole.
Good luck... hopefully you can return or cancel the vaja case. Otherwise, if you get it and figure out a way to mod it to get it to fit, please let me know because I would love to have a vaja case. But I'm pretty sure it's not gonna fit without you modifying it someway. I don't know how you could mod it, though.
Where can I buy more exterior casing for the G2? I am going to replace the spring with the stronger one very soon and I wanted to swap the casing for the a brand new one.
OEM preferably, but aftermarket is fine.
after some more investigation i found out its called housing. Has anyone ever purchased anything from a specific site?
Front and rear housing. Seperate parts. Here's a good site: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/T-Mobile-G2-s/6531.htm
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Front and rear housing. Seperate parts. Here's a good site: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/T-Mobile-G2-s/6531.htm
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OEM HTC G2 Digitizer Touch Panel with Front Housing (T-Mobile)
Our Price: (login to view price)
(Minimum order): 3
WTF? 3...
Mog said:
OEM HTC G2 Digitizer Touch Panel with Front Housing (T-Mobile)
Our Price: (login to view price)
(Minimum order): 3
WTF? 3...
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Oooo... I missed that part. When I was a cell tech, we used to order stuff from that company all the time. It used to list the price without a login and didn't make you buy in bulk. That sucks! Well, at least you can use that page as a guide by having all the OEM names and part numbers and just google those individually. Sorry about that. I had it bookmarked just in case and haved viewed it in half a year...
Look it up on eBay there is one for like $19.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170696032912?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
Let's make a deal. I will give you a spring (if you did not buy it yet) and...
when you replace it, can you sell me your power button? The plastic cap... Thanks.
Those guys just sell to shops, not individuals.
Hi All,
One of my family members broke their Nexus 4; tripped and fell and threw the phone across the pavement... cracked front screen and no touch response. Thus, I need to find a replacement screen and digitizer with front housing. Does anyone know of a good place to an original part besides etradesupply (they have been out of stock for a while)?
Thanks,
Joe
Why not sell it on ebay for spares or repair and get another one with the proceeds (new or secondhand)? Thereby neatly side-stepping the problem by giving it to others!
I don't know how much I could sell it for. I think replacing the screen would still end up cheaper than buying a new one. Anyone know a reputable ebay seller?