THE IDEA
So i just got to college. I made some great new friends. one of them happens to have a 3D printer. (he is joining xda to assist in the documentation of this project) he will also help provide details on the materials and questions about the printer.
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WHY?
I had a droid 1. i loved the industrial feel. i miss the sharper edges. the atrix is an amazing phone. but it feels to much like... an iphone. and thus the idea was born.
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PLANS
kick stand
less iPhone like
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Project Details
SOFTWARE: blender 3d (4+ years experience)
MATERIALS: ABS plastic - black or white. (The stuff legos are made from XD)
PRINTER DETAILS: Makerbot Cupcake CNC
Automated/heated build platform
Extruder Mk5
Usable Build Area: 100mm Width x 100mm Depth x 130mm Height
X/Y Positioning Resolution: 0.085mm
Z Positioning Resolution: 3.125 microns
Maximum X/Y Feedrate: 5000mm/minute
Maximum Z Feedrate: 200mm/minute
Typical Z-layer height: 0.3725mm
Outside measurements: 350mm x 240mm x 450mm
Thanks to TheOneMonkey
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WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU!!!!
IDEAS. i need ideas on how to make the atrix battery door. i am accepting screenshots. hand drawn images. and almost any standard format 3d model. please post your ideas!!!
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PROJECT STATUS
Currently modeling. posting screen shots soon. i am starting by making an exact copy of the current battery cover. if you have an scale models or references. please post
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PHASE 1: model and test print an exact copy of the original battery door
PHASE 2: ensure copy is correct and functional
PHASE 3: modify scale model and test print new design
PHASE 4: design kickstand and implement it.
PHASE 5: ????
questions? fire away.
high quality reference images for 3d modeling.
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I envy your 3D printer access...
Just some advice, you might know this already but there are three antennas on the ATRIX, the radio, WiFi and bluetooth (together) and lastly, the GPS antenna. Just make sure not to interfere with those and you are good to go.
FYI the locations are as follow
Radio: bottom (quite obvious)
WiFi and bluetooth: Directly below the camera you see a small metal exposed part next to a screw. Thats it.
GPS: On the extreme other side of the phone, running the length of the battery.
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matthew5025 said:
Just some advice, you might know this already but there are three antennas on the ATRIX, the radio, WiFi and bluetooth (together) and lastly, the GPS antenna. Just make sure not to interfere with those and you are good to go.
FYI the locations are as follow
Radio: bottom (quite obvious)
WiFi and bluetooth: Directly below the camera you see a small metal exposed part next to a screw. Thats it.
GPS: On the extreme other side of the phone, running the length of the battery.
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thank you. i will take that into careful consideration. the type of plastic we are using is ABS. being it is plastic we should not have any issues. but i do have plans, once/if this works to have a metal one of some sort made. where as i will need to pay more attention to the antenna positions. in that situation i will most likely use plastic in the areas where the antennas are located. but i am not concerned with making a metal one at all right now. i just want to get the project off the ground.
glad to see some people are interested
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thank you. i will take that into careful consideration. the type of plastic we are using is ABS. being it is plastic we should not have any issues. but i do have plans, once/if this works to have a metal one of some sort made. where as i will need to pay more attention to the antenna positions. in that situation i will most likely use plastic in the areas where the antennas are located. but i am not concerned with making a metal one at all right now. i just want to get the project off the ground.
glad to see some people are interested
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Very interested. It would be nice to have a different back on the Atrix that fits in all the docks. Great idea!
Hello,
It is great to see independent projects like this. As a regular guy i'd like premium touch, look and feel. Maybe something like Razr2 V8 Luxury edition battery cover will do for me.
Would help if someone had a digitizer and made a 3d model of the stock door so it could be modified
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Would help if someone had a digitizer and made a 3d model of the stock door so it could be modified
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I believe the OP said he was doing this?
i am modeling the stock door. that is the first step. after i make a semi flawless recreation i will begin to modify. if anyone has access to an accurate 3d model or a 3d scanner i would greatly appreciate your help!
The Bionic one looks simple but nice I think:
Kickstand
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BBock9 said:
Kickstand
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+ 1 would love a kickstand
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id like to try this someone sprayed liquid rubber on the battery door http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1230743&page=13
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Kickstand
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fantastic idea. ill add it to the first revision. why didnt i think of that
Go droid style. Metal battery door with soft touch paint. I would buy it!
filthyfnj24 said:
Go droid style. Metal battery door with soft touch paint. I would buy it!
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i want to attempt a droid like look. starting with plastic. then move to metal if it turns out REALLY good. i need ideas on how to change the shape of the case. if you have a good idea. please make the best attempt to draw or model it.
I'd like a metal door but not for looks or feel. I want something that will dissipate heat better than the stock battery cover. I'm sure everyone has noticed that the Atrix does tend to get warm often.
If it has a kickstands and is made of metal/good plastic I will deffinitelly buy one. Keep us posted.
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Adding a kickstand would be awesome as well as making the cover so that it isn't so slippery. Maybe something similar to the way the ruggedized battery cover is. I'd be willing to buy one as well if it all works out.
I like the idea you have. I'm taking a class on surface coatings, so hopefully by the time this semester is over, I'll be a whiz about what types of substrates and coatings are best for this type of applications. good luck
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Being very impressed by the Vibrants 720P video recording and since my aging 2005ish point and shoot looks like crap compared to it I needed something to hold up the phone while I shoot video.
I am still working on it. It's still in "beta" I need to stableize it and balance it and what not but it works good for FREE! Its very ghetto
So my creative little mind came up with this...
Check it out.
Materials you will need:
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MOAR PICS!
I made this side bigger for the little hump on the back
Sweet!
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ahaha That looks awesome brohan :3 I still don't wanna mess up my box though lol
I use my boxes when i sell my phone when i upgrade. Plus i dont need a tripod that bad
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Sweet!
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TY! Still working on it so I will update as this project progresses.
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ahaha That looks awesome brohan :3 I still don't wanna mess up my box though lol
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lol, it took some balls to gut into it hah.
acjames said:
I use my boxes when i sell my phone when i upgrade. Plus i dont need a tripod that bad
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I highly doubt I am going to sell it and even if I do oh well. You can use any other box you have around the house.
I just went with thing because it's sturdy and fit perfectly.
Hilarious!
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Hilarious!
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/me gets up onto his soap box..
[ahem] [cough]
Tripod is a word generally used to refer to a three-legged object, generally one used as a platform of some sort, and comes from the Greek tripous, meaning "three feet".
You have made a 'ghetto' base or 'ghetto' dock.
If you used any duct tape at all, that will also change your device from 'ghetto' to 'redneck' dock.
Now that you have be schooled.. I am gonna finish my beer and wipe the laughter tears outta my eyes. Good show man..
Just as a tip though, on the serious, I was at Walmart and picked up a black plastic business card holder, a little bit of single sided craft felt and cut the felt to fit inside the card holder and made a nice looking base/dock.
Breach said:
/me gets up onto his soap box..
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Tripod is a word generally used to refer to a three-legged object, generally one used as a platform of some sort, and comes from the Greek tripous, meaning "three feet".
You have made a 'ghetto' base or 'ghetto' dock.
If you used any duct tape at all, that will also change your device from 'ghetto' to 'redneck' dock.
Now that you have be schooled.. I am gonna finish my beer and wipe the laughter tears outta my eyes. Good show man..
Just as a tip though, on the serious, I was at Walmart and picked up a black plastic business card holder, a little bit of single sided craft felt and cut the felt to fit inside the card holder and made a nice looking base/dock.
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I actually ran out of duct tape I am going to buy some tomorrow.
hehehe
Secondly there is no fun in just buying a business card holder. This is more creative and I got to use the bubble balance app
LOL!
nice work OP.
Please make a step by step tutorial w/pics!
maybe even a video tutorial!
want to make sure I get it right the first time.
LOL N1
Looks pretty bad. Are you going to carry a big box around with you all the time?
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LOL!
nice work OP.
Please make a step by step tutorial w/pics!
maybe even a video tutorial!
want to make sure I get it right the first time.
LOL N1
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I will definitely be doing a tutorial on it.
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Looks pretty bad. Are you going to carry a big box around with you all the time?
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lol no it's just for recording youtube videos. This is staying in my house lol.
It's still in beta so the final product will come out way better.
Why not do the paper clip stand? A lot less work and looks a million times better.
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Why not do the paper clip stand? A lot less work and looks a million times better.
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the phone is at an angle with the paper clip this is not. This is more stable and more fun.
Samsung monitor + Samsung SGS = Win.
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It's still in beta so the final product will come out way better.
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You'll need quality assurance testers if its in beta.
So, I had a dream last night.. why not put clay in the opening of the hole to make a soft seating surface and to grip the phone. Then make 4 slits in the bottom of the 'tripod' to worm some velcro straps through.. whala.. tripod to arm strap mount to watch movies while jogging!!
Are you going to post a demo vid?
hahaha, it's ghetto allright. Nice
PROGRESS!
Progress has been made!
I bought some black glossy tape to cover the whole box and its starting to look a hell lot nicer. I will upload pics!
So I was asking to myself.... how hard could have been? I also thought... is common sense the the phone needed some kind of mechanism to lock the phone when closed and opened, right?
Well, then after thinking I came to a conclusion that well we, users could get creative and do something about it, so I went into a quest looking for the smallest and thinness magnet I could find and I came across magnets that are only 1/32" thick.... now... I thought if I could find a way to cleanly attach them to the phone in places that I already have thought of ( will show tomorrow when I get to my computer ) and would be the least visible.
What do you guys think? Any ideas about attaching the magnets?
Juan I have been looking for magnets, and finding the ideal location....there was a thread a while back regarding tape on the inside between the ribbon and the "z" leg.....I like this idea, but my concern is over GPS use. I'm sure one ca calibrate the bearings, but not sure how it would affect GPS signal....
Please post pics and experiences...really interested in doing this myself, as TMO will no stand by the defective hinge...sorry "design feature"!
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So I was asking to myself.... how hard could have been? I also thought... is common sense the the phone needed some kind of mechanism to lock the phone when closed and opened, right?
Well, then after thinking I came to a conclusion that well we, users could get creative and do something about it, so I went into a quest looking for the smallest and thinness magnet I could find and I came across magnets that are only 1/32" thick.... now... I thought if I could find a way to cleanly attach them to the phone in places that I already have thought of ( will show tomorrow when I get to my computer ) and would be the least visible.
What do you guys think? Any ideas about attaching the magnets?
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I posted a pretty detailed post in the accessories forum. You might want to look at the "hinge fix" thread over there.
Magnets might interfere with the compass
Look into how the magnets might effect your signal a well.
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That's why I'm going to buy the magnets and do tests and see how much will interfere with the phone. So if anyone of you guys is interested, I will keep y'all posted.
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juanshop said:
That's why I'm going to buy the magnets and do tests and see how much will interfere with the phone. So if anyone of you guys is interested, I will keep y'all posted.
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I could swear I saw what looked like magnets on the display g2's at the tmobile stores I went to this week. They all looked like they had a small strip of magnets on each side by the hinge (on the under side of the screen and the body).
Maybe it was just a display model thing, but the phones were active demos.
this is exactly what i was thinking about doing but there seems to be to many problems with compass gps and possibly mememory loss if only there was a way to magetize the ones already in there
I personally think I see an easier way.
I'm going to try to attach a tiny piece of felt to the side of the Z hinge so it wedges a little more securely inside the recessed area on the top of the screen.
Open your keyboard, and you'll see where the hinge arms sit inside the recessed areas with small 1mm or so gaps on either side.
I think it'll work...
we need velcro
Keep us updated with your progress
I just picked up a package of (2) 5x8 inch magnetic sheets (self adhesive). The cost was under $2.
It is super thin (looking for my digital calipers, but I would guess 1/32 or thinner. Im going to give this a try and post some pics if it works well. If it works, this should be enough magnetic sheet to fix every G2 produced by HTC this year.
Well, I have found no ill effects of the magnetic material and it WORKS... I can now hold the phone upside down, sideways, backwards, etc. Of course if you shake it, it will open. But it will not open or close during natural use.
Took about 2 minutes to do, cost under $2 and I could do another 100 phones with the material I have.
Here are the pics:
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How the F do magnets work, anyway?
im worried about putting magnets near a hard drive or radio.
What about rubber bands of some sort, such that when screen is fully out they lock, but otherwise snap back?
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I just picked up a package of (2) 5x8 inch magnetic sheets (self adhesive). The cost was under $2.
It is super thin (looking for my digital calipers, but I would guess 1/32 or thinner. Im going to give this a try and post some pics if it works well. If it works, this should be enough magnetic sheet to fix every G2 produced by HTC this year.
Well, I have found no ill effects of the magnetic material and it WORKS... I can now hold the phone upside down, sideways, backwards, etc. Of course if you shake it, it will open. But it will not open or close during natural use.
Took about 2 minutes to do, cost under $2 and I could do another 100 phones with the material I have.
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exellent! exellent!!!! just what i had in mind! that was exactly my plan, now, here, the same can be applied here ( i dont see on the pics but did you applied for when the phone is open or closed? or both? if is only when the phone is closed, well look at my picture, is paint quality LOL but i think it can be understood, with the magnets aldeady on the back of the screen, a couple of other magnets can be placed on the red area of the picture, thats a perfect area because there's an indentation there, and a little piece there would not affect the keyboard at all.
pd: info on where you got that material would be awesome, thanks!
pd2: i will do my own too and try different things and test the phone for at least a couple of weeks and see whats happens, also i will let you guys know the end results, i have insurance on my phone so if something happens i can get a new one on the way
pd3: i read for the phone to be affected by magnetic fields, it has to be a really powerful magnet, just look at other phones with magnets in the market... they seem perfectly fine.
I only did this for when the phone is open. Ive never had the phone open from the closed position.
I picked up the package of magnetic sheet at Target. It was in the craft section in a purple plastic envelope. It is made by Horizon Group USA and the SKU number is 765940168059.
going there right now!
Just an FYI, all 3 of my old Sidekicks had magnets so they won't interfere with cell or GPS signal. I am unsure about the compass however. I was considering a similar idea as well only with a couple tiny round silver magnets on the bottom section tops corners and screen section middle sides.
Sorry for this off topic but, why is your phone so shiny? like a polished metalic grey. Looks actually very nice. Polished? full skin?
Most likely took picture using a flash so we could see the magnets
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And like always my local target doesn't have any gonna try Walmart.
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Attention all Vibrant owners who are sick and tired of the flimsy plasticity of their phone!
***UPDATE 1/12/2011***
We have taken your ideas into consideration and have decided that the following features WILL make it into the final model (these are subject to change)
-brushed aluminum build
-option for consumer to select soft touch accents, soft touch body or pure aluminum body
-ID/Personal engraving
-kickstand D)
-custom colors
The FOLLOWING features MAY make it into the final build but are not at this time top considerations
-external LED (for custom, bootleg flash and flashlight)
-custom prints (upon request)
Thanks for all your suggestions, keep talking! We're a week or two away from a prototype. Don't spring for those Vibrant 4gs just yet-- even though I know you're all chomping at the bit to get your hands on one ;]
A few colleagues and I are currently hard at work developing aluminum replacement backplates (not cases, backplates. The battery cover things. Like the two interchangeable ones that came with your vibrant out of the box) with a few designs featuring some soft-touch accents. No branding either. Sweet :]
They will be available for order as soon as they go into production. Details to follow.
The designs look pretty sexy. Stay tuned for production updates and pictures. If the project is dropped or something changes, you will know as soon as it happens.
PLEASE! I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IDEAS/DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY IMMINENT PRODUCT. WOULD YOU GUYS BUY ONE? HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SPEND? COMMENT AWAY, BUT PLEASE, KEEP IT CLEAN, KEEP IT FLAMELESS.
Can't wait for this
Make them multi colored for sure you'll make a ton of money maybe some design on the back good work man can't wait to see them
My dream has been something made out of real carbon fiber for my phone. If you guys make a carbon fiber version, THAT would be sweet!
I'll be watching for this. Thank you!
EDIT: Gimme a starting price and we could work from there lol.
Awesome! i'll buy one! As far as any ideas.... How about making a backplate that supports an extended battery. Not like that other company (can't remember name) that makes one supporting an extended battery but it's huge. Make it different to where only the battery part sticks out, not the whole plate.
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Honestly wish you luck.
My personal opinion is that the plastic covers had helped my phone from braking a couple of times.
Aluminum or any metal tends to not absorb but transfer impact to other components, when the plastic phone hits ground (it happens a lot to me) the plastic absorbs most of the impact. If i add metal there the metal with transfer the impact much more to the components of the phone. So with a metal case, I would have to add a rubber case to protect phone better.
Sometime we just think they do it just plastic because they are cheap, but that may not be the only reason......
That's my humble opinion..
I cant wait!
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Would this not be better suited in the Accessories section instead of general?
Pretty sure you guys are already aware of this, but a full aluminum backplate could cause signal issues. You would have to design it so as to avoid these problems. Just want to make this known as Id hate for a great project to go away if something was overlooked.
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Pretty sure you guys are already aware of this, but a full aluminum backplate could cause signal issues. You would have to design it so as to avoid these problems. Just want to make this known as Id hate for a great project to go away if something was overlooked.
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Been looking into this issue, and it seems the only big gripe was with Macbook pro aluminum unibodies detracting from wi-fi signal reception. These problems were inconsistent at best, and were supposedly few and far between.
I know that wrapping a phone in aluminum foil will make for a no reception situation, though... will look into this further. Maybe will use some kind of brushed metal instead. Something a bit more benign. HTC G2, for example?
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Honestly wish you luck.
My personal opinion is that the plastic covers had helped my phone from braking a couple of times.
Aluminum or any metal tends to not absorb but transfer impact to other components, when the plastic phone hits ground (it happens a lot to me) the plastic absorbs most of the impact. If i add metal there the metal with transfer the impact much more to the components of the phone. So with a metal case, I would have to add a rubber case to protect phone better.
Sometime we just think they do it just plastic because they are cheap, but that may not be the only reason......
That's my humble opinion..
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Soft touch rubber accents, such as those found on the HTC Desire or HTC Droid Eris seem to be a logical solution, and would absorb impact much better than plastic
Something like this, where the user could have their own QR (for a lost and found) would be amazing:
For a backplate... I honestly wouldn't spend more than $12-15....
but with a custom QR code, $20ish.
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The g2 backplate certainly adds a large amount of weight to the phone. You should try carbon fiber or a carbon fiber synthetic. I would most def buy that.
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Been looking into this issue, and it seems the only big gripe was with Macbook pro aluminum unibodies detracting from wi-fi signal reception. These problems were inconsistent at best, and were supposedly few and far between.
I know that wrapping a phone in aluminum foil will make for a no reception situation, though... will look into this further. Maybe will use some kind of brushed metal instead. Something a bit more benign. HTC G2, for example?
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Do you have any ETA on when you possibly would start rolling this out? Or a planned release period? If not, no issue, thought i'd ask to make sure i have funds ready for when these are released. This should make the phone feel and look 100% better and fill like a better built product.
I would pay about 15 for an aluminum black soft touch backplate
this sounds really cool but im wondering will this affect the antenna in any way?
I would like the extra added weight. I figure a few dollars us is reasonable maybe 5 to 7 dollars? maybe im over doing it?
Carbon Fiber w/kickstand attached: $20 sounds pretty reasonable for it.
It'll be one of your best sellers, guaranteed.
So the clear coat on the battery cover to my phone was peeling so i decided to polish it
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A little too shiny for my taste, but it still looks great.
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Looks like you could bounce a laser off that one. Yeah, too shiny for me. It is also kind of a fingerprint/smudge magnet. Nice work though.
It looks great! Personally I wouldn't do it to mine right now. The ipods have a shiny back like that too and it lives finger orbits and scratches.
If my backing starts to look bad I may do this. How did you do it?
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I think it looks good, but does it make that cover more slippery?
You should chrome it
/In the future everything is chrome.
What did you use?
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its not that slippery just slightly
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What did you use?
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Automotive Wet/Dry sand paper
400-600-800-1000-1500-and finally 2000 grit
You must work at a body shop or on cars as a hobby. That just screams it to me. I have plenty of gearhead friends that do the same type of thing. Nice work btw! The best I can do is change oil and brake pads on a good day lol! I did just redo the gasket on my oil pan and it wasn't too bad plus changed one of my O2 sensors. That was a royal pain without the proper wrench.... anyways, sorry to ramble on good work! Might have to steal that idea. Ever think of doing the same to the phone bezel so it would match? You'd have to be EXTREMELY careful though.
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Lol! That's hilarious! Plus, everyone wears those grey uniformed suits Good old 70's tv/movie references.
How did you do it? Did you use automobile metal polish? Do you know what type of metal its made out of? I was thinking about doing this a little while back and forgot about it. And I also want to etch some custom art into it as well. Make it more personalized
I would also like to do the trim piece but it would be tricky to do it without touching anything else, and I don't see myself taking it off.
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That is straight G bro. I'm going to do that too because the clown that I got the phone from surface scrated the hell out of the back. I do keep a velcro patch on the back so I can stick it the my center consel it keeps it from getting sratched anymore too.
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sino8r said:
You must work at a body shop or on cars as a hobby. That just screams it to me. I have plenty of gearhead friends that do the same type of thing. Nice work btw! The best I can do is change oil and brake pads on a good day lol! I did just redo the gasket on my oil pan and it wasn't too bad plus changed one of my O2 sensors. That was a royal pain without the proper wrench.... anyways, sorry to ramble on good work! Might have to steal that idea. Ever think of doing the same to the phone bezel so it would match? You'd have to be EXTREMELY careful though.
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its a hobby. I'd like to be phone savvy like these devs
wayde187 said:
How did you do it? Did you use automobile metal polish? Do you know what type of metal its made out of? I was thinking about doing this a little while back and forgot about it. And I also want to etch some custom art into it as well. Make it more personalized
I would also like to do the trim piece but it would be tricky to do it without touching anything else, and I don't see myself taking it off.
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basically wet sanded it with the sandpaper in the order described and used eagle one nano wheel polish.
Wow that looks like. Kind of too shiny for me but I know a lot of people that would love this though.
Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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wayde187 said:
Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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id like to see this
wayde187 said:
Word. I'm gonna hit mine up when I get paid and take to a metal engraving place that does zippos or trophies and whatnot. Will post some pics when I have the finished product. Not exactly sure what design or layout I'm gonna go with but its gonna combine the brushed finish and polished finish. 'Til next time.
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I remember someone talked about engraving their battery cover but they either never did or never posted back about it. Sounds cool though. Let us know...
znanoDA said:
its not that slippery just slightly
Automotive Wet/Dry sand paper
400-600-800-1000-1500-and finally 2000 grit
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you should have finished it off with wetsanding with 4000 and then polished it with a rotating cloth and some oil (but not to intence, the oil can make the metal dark and ugly if u let it heat up too much from the friction)
i polished a piece of metal like that one time, made it clearer than my bathroom mirror
but still nice work
Exanimus said:
you should have finished it off with wetsanding with 4000 and then polished it with a rotating cloth and some oil (but not to intence, the oil can make the metal dark and ugly if u let it heat up too much from the friction)
i polished a piece of metal like that one time, made it clearer than my bathroom mirror
but still nice work
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Sounds like a good idea. I might do but i was just using what i had on hand. Thanks for the tip
Finally pulled the trigger and bought a RAM Mount to mount the XOOM in my GMC Sierra truck. It couldn't have been much easier and it works and holds great! I got really tired to putting my XOOM in my passenger seat and then having to hold it to type or whatever. I am on the road a lot so this is going to work out great! I also have a charger hard wired that I can plug in that is hidden (when needed) and I just pull it out when needed... which is very rare.
I have an Incipio Silicrylic Case (which I really dig) on my XOOM so here is what I used:
Ram Mount RAM-HOL-TAB6U http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...77045072079076045084065066054085/Default.aspx
Ram Mount RAM-B-138U-C http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...65077045066045049051056085045067/Default.aspx
Here are some pics:
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The only real downside as of now is the hole on the back of the ram mount does not line up with the power button on the XOOM so it is a bit of a pain to try to turn it on. My answer is going to try and find an app of some sort that just lets you touch the screen to turn on the XOOM (although it may be something it already has, I just haven't looked into it yet).
Looks great! A tad pricey, though. With a setup like that your Xoom should be covered by insurance, too. I'll keep this in mind for when I get bored and break down wanting this guy in my Bronco.
zehkaiser said:
Looks great! A tad pricey, though. With a setup like that your Xoom should be covered by insurance, too. I'll keep this in mind for when I get bored and break down wanting this guy in my Bronco.
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It wasn't too bad price wise. I actually bought it from expressmounts.com (I believe it was) and I think it was about $50 for everything. That is well worth it in my book to be able to have the XOOM mounted like that.
Ok I have to ask. Where did ya get that wallpaper? That is cool!
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I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.
zone23 said:
I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.
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Just speculating here, but I'd say there's a pretty good chance he put some sort of backing plate on the other side of the plastic. I know I would have done it that way. OP, that looks awesome. Nice job.
hammer4203 said:
Ok I have to ask. Where did ya get that wallpaper? That is cool!
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I got it from submicron at deviantart. Here is the link: http://submicron.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3e0qnx EDIT: I forgot that I added the XOOM logo at the top of the wallpaper.
Here is my home screen:
zone23 said:
I'd be a little worried about the screws pulling out. Plastic never holds very well. You could maybe use some liquid nail (or similar product) on the screws might help.
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I didn't use screws. I used a bolt with a locking nut (with a washer), it isn't going anywhere. lol The plastic would have to tear or rip apart, that's the only way the thing would fall.
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Just speculating here, but I'd say there's a pretty good chance he put some sort of backing plate on the other side of the plastic. I know I would have done it that way. OP, that looks awesome. Nice job.
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I just drilled holes where I wanted to put the bolt and nut. The whole plastic console pops out so it was very easy to do. It only took 5-10 minutes.
Looks good man. I just pulled the trigger and did the mount. But i went with the RAM POD I Universal No-Drill Vehicle Mount. I have a Silverado and and Cadillac STS-V. I did the no drill as i think putting it in the cup holder are might prevent me from shifting in my car.
http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...45051049054045049045050051056085/Default.aspx
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Looks good man. I just pulled the trigger and did the mount. But i went with the RAM POD I Universal No-Drill Vehicle Mount. I have a Silverado and and Cadillac STS-V. I did the no drill as i think putting it in the cup holder are might prevent me from shifting in my car.
http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogRes...45051049054045049045050051056085/Default.aspx
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Thanks! Yea, I thought about getting the seat mount like that but just figured I would do it the way I did so I could get it closer to me. Post pics after you do yours, I would love to see it.
ghoticov said:
Thanks! Yea, I thought about getting the seat mount like that but just figured I would do it the way I did so I could get it closer to me. Post pics after you do yours, I would love to see it.
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I will. I mainly did it to see the paformance data on my sts-v. I got a Bluetooth odb reader and bought torque pro. Shows all the goodies like hp, torque, spark plug fire....etc.
Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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How's the vibration on it? I've been thinking about doing this but I drive a big Dodge Ram and I'm worried that it'll be vibrating too much to be functional.
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Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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I have two of these style coming for each of my cars. I was a bit worried about the height of the mount but it looks good. Thanks for posting the pics.
muzz3256 said:
How's the vibration on it? I've been thinking about doing this but I drive a big Dodge Ram and I'm worried that it'll be vibrating too much to be functional.
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I Have a 06 Silverado 1500 Z71 With 4In lift and over sized mud tires. The vibration from the road noise was no problem for the RAM kit.. And it did well with all the potholes here in Houston.
goinovr said:
I have two of these style coming for each of my cars. I was a bit worried about the height of the mount but it looks good. Thanks for posting the pics.
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I think it should be fine. I was worried about that in my truck. But it ended up giving me a perfect height.
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Well here is mine. It is pretty strong. Would be sweet if thier were more trapster users now. I really like it.
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Looks great!
I absolutely love having my mounted in my truck, I can't imagine going back to having to hold it now in my lap.
My friends and I made 2 little aluminum tabs that angle up, and insert between my stock stereo and the plastic in the dash on my Ford Edge. Its incredibly ghetto, but it works!
Binge said:
My friends and I made 2 little aluminum tabs that angle up, and insert between my stock stereo and the plastic in the dash on my Ford Edge. Its incredibly ghetto, but it works!
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Dont look half bad. Man spend some extra time making it stronger and better looking and sell it.
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Dont look half bad. Man spend some extra time making it stronger and better looking and sell it.
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I agree, that would be ideal for smaller vehicles where space is limited. like a 4runner or tacoma truck.