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HELP! Broken battery door!

Evening all,
I've seaarched the web, and I have found nothing. Anybody know where I could source a replacement battery door or tthe entire bottom plate?

It's been discussed, search for the "get rid of scratches" thread, or use http://mobile.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=03131.
Silviu

Thanks, but I already saw that...I am trying to find just the battery door or the baseplate. Spending 90 odd dollars for a $1 piece of plastic bothers me.

what is broken the flap or the door itself?
cause my flap is broken

My Flap is broken...
Anyone have an elegant solution or replacement part? The front bottom has warped with use and has come loose from the device, it would be nice to have a smart / tested way of dealing with that issue as well. I hate to take the time and experiment, but for what it's worth I would definately like to find a case with spare parts...
Thanks...
v/r
Bob

no gsm signal no gps signal

i recently lost my battery cover and while waiting for the replacement to arrive i noticed one day that i had no calls all day long which was strange so looking closer i noticed the ! near the antenna icon and also no gps signal at all either.upon closer inspection of every thing i notice that the antenna on the back of the phone was torn.see pic red circle shows where the tear was.so i clean it up and whip out the soldering iron and solder it back together,but it still wont work.is the antenna that sensitive that it wont work even after being soldered back together.do you think replacing the antenna with a new will fix the problem?

junkman123 said:
i recently lost my battery cover and while waiting for the replacement to arrive i noticed one day that i had no calls all day long which was strange so looking closer i noticed the ! near the antenna icon and also no gps signal at all either.upon closer inspection of every thing i notice that the antenna on the back of the phone was torn.see pic red circle shows where the tear was.so i clean it up and whip out the soldering iron and solder it back together,but it still wont work.is the antenna that sensitive that it wont work even after being soldered back together.do you think replacing the antenna with a new will fix the problem?
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when you soldered, you could've damaged it further, even a little overheating can ruin it.
Also, the picture doesn't show any tearing, the places you circled is a point to release the casing in that area.

junkman123 said:
i recently lost my battery cover and while waiting for the replacement to arrive i noticed one day that i had no calls all day long which was strange so looking closer i noticed the ! near the antenna icon and also no gps signal at all either.upon closer inspection of every thing i notice that the antenna on the back of the phone was torn.see pic red circle shows where the tear was.so i clean it up and whip out the soldering iron and solder it back together,but it still wont work.is the antenna that sensitive that it wont work even after being soldered back together.do you think replacing the antenna with a new will fix the problem?
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this is far fetched, but my profession and hobbies bases my know how on situations like this.
when a antenna is placed in a device like this the technicians adjust it to be resonant to specific freq. adding or removing length (like you did when you soldered) adds length to it (the antenna usually in a cell phone is brass or copper) im sure the solder you used is 60/40. so by adding more metal and changing the metals, the antenna is now resonant on diffrent freq's.
instead of giving a lecture on antenna resonation to exlplain here is a link
And like the other member said you might have overheated the board.
So hope this helped. And sorry if it didnt

the pic is not of my phone,just a pic for reference to the area.i used silver bearing solder 62/36/2.the antenna was removed from the phone before it was soldered.i guess ill wait for a replacement to arrive.right now the phone is junk with out a signal.

junkman123 said:
the pic is not of my phone,just a pic for reference to the area.i used silver bearing solder 62/36/2.the antenna was removed from the phone before it was soldered.i guess ill wait for a replacement to arrive.right now the phone is junk with out a signal.
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Well since you have a new phone in the mail nevermind, unless you want to share pics and go into specific detail of EVERYTHING you did. And maybee we can help.

Have you taken that plastic housing with the antenna off?
Or has ait had a knock?
I ask because there are small plastic lugs around that housing to keep it firmly in place. If any one of those is not fully engaged the connection with the aerials is lost and you get no signal. Of course a crack that allows enough bending will also cause the contacts to be lost.
To elaborate Look at the second picture here with the black aerial housing removed:
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=812152&native_or_pdf=pdf
You will see the gold coloured contacts for the aerial. Any maladjustment or lugs not engaged or a crack can cause these to loose contact with the board. If the plastic is cracked in a minor way, I'm sure you can work out a way to re-establish the contacts.
Mike

Does anyone know where to buy replacement Aerials? Mine kinda detatched itself from the plastic! :S
Please PM or message me if you do know where I can buy one or if anyone has a dead phone that they wouldn't mind selling for spares.

gwinn said:
Does anyone know where to buy replacement Aerials? Mine kinda detatched itself from the plastic! :S
Please PM or message me if you do know where I can buy one or if anyone has a dead phone that they wouldn't mind selling for spares.
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heres one on ebay.
Item number: 260287161407

My Diamond and the manufacture tolerance

Hi there,
I just want to ask a question. Hope somebody can help. I´ve got huge problems with my Diamond. I got it 4 weeks ago an tested a little bit. My Diamond has got a little gap between the Display and the Softkeys below the Display. I think it is about 0.5mm.
I´m not happy with this gap so I have sent my Diamond to the german repair and waranty service in Karlstein. My hope was, that they can dismount the display an rearange it, so that this little gap disapears. So far.
Yesterday I´ve got my Diamond back. Unrepaired. The waranty service says, that the gap is in between the tolerance of the manufacture.
I´m not happy with this, because you can see the backlight behind the softkeys in this gap. I´ve read in the wiki, that the display mounting tolerances are less than 0.3mm so my problem has to be outside the factory tolerance.
My question now. What can I do? What would you do? I´ve paid around 500 Euro for my Diamond. To much to have this gap between display and Softkeys.
Can anybody help?
Thanks and sorry for my bad english

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Sorry sorry just a joke.
No I have no idea what you can do.

Most (if not all?) Diamonds seem to have this, and light is visible in between the screen an the top of the home key. I believe this is not so much due to the gap, but rather to what is below it in terms of components.
The best thing you can do is learn to live with it...

Diplomate said:
Most (if not all?) Diamonds seem to have this, and light is visible in between the screen an the top of the home key. I believe this is not so much due to the gap, but rather to what is below it in terms of components.
The best thing you can do is learn to live with it...
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I don't have any gap between those parts and no lights visible either. I really don't believe you should accept it. Of course, there wil always be some small tolerances here and there but light coming out of gaps in the phone is ridiculous.
I would try again if i was in your shoes and make quite a fuzz in that shop.

watch out! i've heard that a large number of diamond owners disappeared in an another parallel universe after falling into the gap!
there, all ppl communicate only by iPhone that was the only way of communication and entertainment approved by the government.
0.5 mm!!
now serious (it is hard for me but not impossible): you can apply yr screen protector (hope you use protection) 0.5 mm lower and cover the gap.
the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.

I have almost no gaps at all, I can only see a dim glow between the screen and lower touch/button panel when the buttons are illuminated, I can't see any light at all in there from the screen backlight. If your screen protector were placed over a gap it will collect dust and dirt on the exposed sticky edge which will soon become noticeable. I think you should make more of a fuss to whomever your supplier was.

the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.
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You are so right KukurikU. I think I could live with this gap. But the thing with dust an dirt in this gap makes me angry. I can live with certain lacks. But due to the gap below the display it doesn´t fit perfectly into the outside cover. So I have another but smaller gap at the right side. I can make a Pullover out of the dust inside these gap in a few weeks.
I think I will give it a try and send it to Karlstein again. Will see what they say the second time. And in the manufature pdf is written, that a Diamond with gaps more than 0.3mm have to be corrected.

I think you should make more of a fuss to whomever your supplier was.
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In germay you have only a chance in the first two weeks. Now it is week five. My fault.
But the company in Karlstein ( I don´t want to write the name) is the official waranty and repair company for HTC in germany. There is no other chance to get any warranty repairs. Angry thing. But I think I will write an article for a german magazine. I can´t understand why they say it is a tolerance. 0.1mm 0.2mm and perhaps 0.3mm are tolerances. But 0.5 mm not. That is written in the official documents. So why don´t they repair my Diamond?

How does one measure gaps in dimensions around .5mm?

KukurikU said:
watch out! i've heard that a large number of diamond owners disappeared in an another parallel universe after falling into the gap!
there, all ppl communicate only by iPhone that was the only way of communication and entertainment approved by the government.
0.5 mm!!
now serious (it is hard for me but not impossible): you can apply yr screen protector (hope you use protection) 0.5 mm lower and cover the gap.
the only thing that bother me with the gap (yes, i have it also but in the upper part) is that dust and dirt is piling and i have to clean it using a wood toothpick.
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Sounds good in theory- must admit I did try it in practice on a mate's Diamond with the gap- luckily I don't have the gap myself (hence my eternal immunity to the world of abducted Diamond owners reduced to using iCraps). Point is- I thought I would also lower the screen protector a bit on me mate's Diamond to cover the gap but then I feared it would cover the 3G camera and make all video calls look hideous...
PS. KukurikU: Had to remove one of your smilies (and the second one I wanted to use) because that crossed the limit of 4 for the post... I blame the iPhone for that limitation.

mkhattab said:
PS. KukurikU: Had to remove one of your smilies (and the second one I wanted to use) because that crossed the limit of 4 for the post... I blame the iPhone for that limitation.
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and that's the reason or friendship is over!! (please don't remove this one...)

I almost sent my Diamond back due to this, but after seeing some vids on You Tube decided it's obviously not unusual.
It's pretty annoying, but will I care in a few months? Probably not. There's always Orange insurance if it causes any problems!

KukurikU said:
and that's the reason or friendship is over!! (please don't remove this one...)
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Going completely off-topic here and just for the sake of friendship- I hereby give you your smiley back plus another one on top as a gift

is this housing a rip-off?

is this housing http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260453968402&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123 a FURTHER rip-off in quality as the OEM found here http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-SONY-ERICSS...ries?hash=item2ea6dd8d1e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
i want to buy a new housing but i don't wanna buy one with less quality than the original
what are your thoughts on the pics there?

Judging by the pics both fascias seem identical. Although don't know why this big pricing difference. Maybe the first auction is for a replica housing? Don't have large pics as the second auction so we can tell for sure.
Also, at CNN http://cnn.cn/shop/sonyericsson-xperia-c-28_638.html the housings are pricey. For me go for the second auction or buy from CNN, you will be 100% sure that the housing is the OEM.

yeah i was looking at the $24.00 on ebay too... someone should buy it and tell me how it is

i think im gonna let this pass and sell my x1 as it is, im thinking of leaning towards the touch diamond 2 i will miss my keyboard but what the heck

Yo!
I ordered the $24.00 last week... When I receive the housing parts, I will take pictures and spread the message....
Fingers crossed......

Damn the cracks....Its a pity to sacrifice a gd device just now that some gd new things are coming....senseUI....Leo...sure it'll come for d2 too.....but no KeyBoard there.....I have ur very same problem...but I'll try the case !!

Received the housings yesterday.
They're certainly not OEM (maybe the backcover is, the rest not). The outside looks quite nice finished, the set is quite complete (with some tools for the fitting). From the two sets I ordered, one has a large gluestain on the top part of the housing (below the LCD). This gluestain damaged the paint. So I decided to start transferring the phone in the other housing.
After dissecting the phone I started with the assembly of the screen part. The speaker fitted not quite nice, so took some feddling to get mounted. At last it fitted (the print on top of the speaker fitted just). Closing the top part of the housing was a mess. The snap-locks didn't snap (partly) and on one side the housing did not flush fit. The (original) screws did not fit in the thread bushings.... With some fiddling I sort of managed to fit them. Then on with the bottom part. The new chrome buttons do not fit in the new chrome housing part.......
This is were I give up for yesterday. I think I'm going to rebuild the old housing en give up on the new one....
So.....
Decide for yourself if it's worth the trouble.... The housing looks quit neat (not as good as OEM though) but the fitment process is quite troublesome. Delivery was fast and the package is complete (including self-adhesive rubber for screen and speaker fitment). I will get in touch with the guy from Ebay with my findings.... Maybe I'm doing something wrong....
Will post some pictures tomorrow or something....

thnx ur comments were of gr8 benefit to me.....will be gladly w8ing for the pics !

thnx, ur comment were of gr8 benefit to me.....will be gladly w8ing for the pics !

thnx dude, im waiting on mine to be delivered,

looking forward for more reactions...
@Fliptil
From a scale from 0-10, how hard was it to do?
Before starting myself, I want to know if i'm capable of doing this.
To be honest, I know how to fix stuff, but don't know if I can do this trick..
Thanks for sharing anyway

Does anybody know, where i can buy a non branded battery cover for my sliver x1?
It is branded with T-Mobile, but i would like to have it blank or non-branded.
An original one is 25 € in ebay Germany. That's too much. So a cheap one would be fine.
Thanks in advice for all tips!
Best regards
Jog

ebay dude, i purchased one 2 weeks ago for about 10 GBP
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170363212269

OK guys....
I managed to revive the Xperia tonight.... It has become a hybrid with the metal (original) front and black backside. The middle part is also left original. So the only part I ended up exchanging has been the back cover.
First of all; kudo's to HTC for making the Xperia somewhat sturdy (at least the inside is...). The amount of mechanical havoc tha has been put through the innards of the phone are substantial... And still everything functions!!
After the initial assembly attempt a few weeks ago, I was sure that I had wrecked my phone trying to assemble it with the new housing. Some parts did not fit really well, and the (original) screws did not quite fit the (new) threaded bushings. Halfway through the assembly process I ran into the new chrome buttons not fitting in the new chrome middle part and I gave up on assembly for the time being. After recharging myself for a couple of weeks I forced myself to take up the task of finishing the assembly of the phone tonight...
First I had to disassemble the phone (I was halfway assembling it...) again. I decided to use the original front (had some scratch damage and a very small crack) to surpass the not-fitting thread bushings in the new part. This was a problem... One of the screws had settled in the not-fitting thread bushing and decided to not unscrew, but turn the bushing in the plastic instead. After trying careful and not damaging anything for some time I decided it was time for the hobby knife and screwdriver (as crowbar...). The new front cover did not survive this operation. The screw and the innards of the phone did however!! Reassembly using the old front cover was quite easy, as was reassembly of the back using the original middle part. In the new back part was the thread bushing missing for fixation of the speaker... I used the not-fitting bushing from the front cover as bushing for the speaker fixation. Off course after I made the bushing fitting by forcing the screw in the bushing using a sturdy screwdriver and a set of pliers. This bushing was hammered (carefully...) into the location where the bushing should have been.... This sort of worked. The new back cover does not fit as neat into the original middle part as the original back cover, but it did fit (with some force). The plastic lip that fixes the SIM card was a bit to long, so I had to cut of 0,5mm to make it fit the SIM card. And last but not least only one of the two new battery covers was able to get a grip on the phone...
Then came the thrilling moment to switch on the phone.... Everything worked as if nothing had happened!! So end good all good; I have a phone that looks quite neat (part brushed metal - part black) and functions.
If it was worth the hassle... I doubt it... When you've got a phone that is in pieces and you want spare parts to repair it (as cheap as possible and you like some hobbying) then go ahead and buy this housing. If you want a phone that looks as good as new (and you don't want to risk a heart attack or nervous break down) then I guess you're better off leaving this housing as it is.... For a phone that's worth a few hundred bucks I think this housing is not OK. For a scrapheap phone that needs revitalisation for a small amount of money than it's OK.... If I had to do it all again I think I would have gone for an OEM housing.... After all, I'm happy that my phone functions again so I can leave the TYTN at home. I was to stubborn to buy another housing...
This has become quite a story, hope it will be of any help to somebody. Now I must see if I can post some images....
Grreetz,
Ronald

Some pictures.... try if it works....

Hmm i've dropped my poor x1 on the concrete sidewalk as i got out of my car.
Amazingly it must be good quality because there are a only a couple of scratches on the front and some damage on the rubber around where the
stylus is, but otherwise everything works and is functional.
What this experience did, was got me lookin for spare parts in case I'd
ever need them. As a result I ordered from the same person on eBay 2 days ago
and I just now found this post. Needless to say, I'm damn scared that I've
wasted the money. You tried to fit the black parts on a silver X1, and mine is black,
so I'm crossing my fingers that for some unknown odd fantastical reason, it fits better on the black version. Also may ask whether your model is an x1i or x1a?
I'm guessing b/c its silver its an x1i but u can nvr be to sure. As for me, mine is
a black x1a. I'll post back if i have any updates.

Hi Nick.
I've got a X1i, as you had already guessed.... The mixing of the parts is also a bit of a risk.... The chrome middle part (original) has suffered some damages during my disassembly actions to start with... And has developed some new cracks in the use as a hybrid. Maybe I've overtightened some screws, or maybe the bottom part does not fit well enough so it develops to much tension I don't know...
I've decided to use the X1 till it dies, and to buy something else (no slide keyboard) a little bit more sturdy when it does. I am not going to do any repairwork on it. The design is simply flawed, I have had it repaired at SE once, when it came back it was broken again within two months. These stories can be found al over the internet, so I am not going to repair it again (just to get it broken again). I am not careful enough for a phone like this (however, my colleague also has a X1 that's broken and he is very careful...) I guess.
Just my two cents.

thanks fliptil I'll keep those things in mind.
Before i dropped my x1 for the first time. There was some kind of defect in the silver middle part. At first it was a slight crack so i thought nothing of it, until a piece fell right out of it. Until now i've never needed to go through the process
of getting something fixed and was my experience painful. I got mine through a carrier (Rogers) so I called them on the phone. I was on hold forever, and when I finally got through they told me I had to go to a rogers store to have someone
personally take a look at it.
I got to the store, got on their phone, and was on hold for 20 minutes. When I got through they told me they would connect me to a specific department.
Another 20 minute wait.
I got through and then gave the phone to a rogers employee there. He confirmed that it should be a defect as there were no signs of dropping it and then HE waited 20 minutes while the guy on the line called sony.
I waited all that time to find out that I cannot get it replaced through my carrier but had to go through sony themselves.
I looked up some stories of experiences with SE's services and found that most (if not all) of the time they replace your x1 with a refurbished one, and I wasn't about to trade a perfectly brand new one with a minor ding in it, for
one that could be potentially scratched up and badly treated.
Now that I've dropped it though I fear that whether the defect gets worse or not I cannot get Sony's warranty on it. However, after what you've just told me I don't think I want to. Here's to hoping that i won't have to do x1
surgery anytime soon...

[Q] Hardware fixes - anyone tried...

I am the proud owner of a new I9000, the b*&tard love child of 2 ebay purchases. Just wondering whether the leftover entrails are worth keeping. Specifically:
- broken USB port. I have a replacement part and looks easy enough to de/solder. Anyone tried??
- vol down button. Looks a nightmare to try to replace. Anyone tried??
- chip in screen. Not worried about it being perfect but its too deep to polish out and when you put a screen protector on it a bubble appears. Any ideas?
- chrome bezel. WOWOW didn't Samsung make it a separate element easy to replace...?? Has anyone done these successfully (first time, every time), or is there any way to make it look good? Other than hiding with a case which I have already done!
Thank you for all, any, or even no help.
H.

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Thank you for all, any, or even no help.
H.
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look at manuals and guides in My Android collections for your answers

If you're handy with a soldering iron and have a good one (not one of those fire-starting ones that plugs straight into the wall with a handle like five inches away from the tip) then the micro USB and button shouldn't be too tricky to replace. The button isn't that terribly important anyway depending on how you use your phone.
As far as the screen chip, I'd be tempted to use one of the screen protector methods using alcohol, perhaps the alcohol would fill the gap and stay there? Probably wouldn't work, but it might be worth a try.
I replaced the chrome bezel with a cheap, crappy gold one from china (and a gold battery cover) and it's totally pimp. The bezel is actually the very last piece in the phone though. You have to take EVERYTHING apart to get it out, it's a huge pain. I ended up slipping with a knife while I was doing it and cutting the vibrator off so I spent a few weeks waiting for the replacement touch button/vibrator/microphone board to come in.