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Dog chewed my phone!!

Hi,
My puppy decided he liked the look of my Kaiser and decided to have a chew on it, resulting in a cracked LCD screen, and teeth marks in the front cover and battery cover.
anyone have a suggestion where the best place for spare parts is??
I'm located in Australia.
thanks
Dazzler

Hi there ,
you may want to search the forum as many people had problems like yours (maybe not because of a dog though ). Try keywords like "spare parts kaiser".
Here is an example of an other post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333670
By doing this, I am sure you can find some good adresses (like here, here, here). You may want to simply try eBay as well.

CNN.CN
Duezeff is correct, I've had the best luck with cnn.cn in finding parts. At the time i was only interested in one LCD screen for a friend and saw that there was a discount for buying in bulk. Now I wish I had done so and set up my own little shop. Also, pay attention to what you're actually purchasing (which part of the touchscreen you are getting) and whether it is new or from a used phone.
Use Mike Channon's guides to disassemble and reassemble your phone and you should be set. it is very easy to do.

dazzler916 said:
Hi,
My puppy decided he liked the look of my Kaiser and decided to have a chew on it, resulting in a cracked LCD screen, and teeth marks in the front cover and battery cover.
anyone have a suggestion where the best place for spare parts is??
I'm located in Australia.
thanks
Dazzler
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Is there an Ebay in Australia? Always a good source of parts.

Thanks for all the suggestions.
EBay came up trumps, and my new LCD screen, digitiser and Case are on the way from Hong Kong.

dazzler916 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions.
EBay came up trumps, and my new LCD screen, digitiser and Case are on the way from Hong Kong.
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Just make sure you dont let your dog anywhere near it next time lol

List of X1 housings on eBay. Anyone installed any of these?

Hi
I am going to buy one of the expensive housings because it will most likely be genuine.
I would however appreciate if any of you can list your experience with any of these shops or parts. All these shops/sellers are in HK or mainland China and ship internationally.
1) Weiting6688
$22, no qwerty
2) Lucky-518world
$25, no qwerty
Similar below $25: zgscnjwxh2008, chenhongfang09sz KEY-2 TECH, goodiness168, tangyunshop899, dashenshop, Sub_power_collection, shen6ay47, wubaizheng05, charm-slim1982
3) EzmobileShop
$26 smiley qwerty + keypad pcb (?)
4) Happyhouse
$34 smiley face qwerty
5) okunisamaz2009
$50, qwerty included (?)
6) edenlives
$54, no qwerty
7) kr-net store
$55, both keyboard + keypad included
8) QCell Global $57 qwerty (no-smiley)
Qcell Fashion Accessory $62 qwerty (no-smiley)
similar $62: wubaizheng05
9) Easyworldwidetrading
$69, no qwerty
10) gsm4world
$81 qwerty
10) hightechhk-com
$82 qwerty
similar $82: Tech-zone4world
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The other pictures.

Sorry, but do you have URL on where I may order these shells? I only really need the back part where the camera is. My used X1 came with a hazy camera plastic cover and I was trying to clean it with a bit of force when it cracked

Hi,
Which did you go for in the end and where from?
Thank you

s_zigmond said:
Hi,
Which did you go for in the end and where from?
Thank you
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I bought this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280509675579&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It looks perfect. The keyboard had some Chinese characters printed next to the English, so I asked them to send me an English only one but it hasn't arrived yet.
Apart from that I'm also waiting for a new flex cable assembly from another store before I will reassemble the phone. I'll post picture then.

I wished there was a full housing on eBay that sold every single outside part.
That one doesn't include any side buttons.
The main front black button.
The two rear rubber screw covers.

i want to buy, but idk how to change it myself. are there any references or nice guides out there?

henryfranz2005 said:
i want to buy, but idk how to change it myself. are there any references or nice guides out there?
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Watch this... Very brilliant guy doin' it...
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DDEF9E3A60E52A13&playnext=1&v=iyGUbxFqvyc

I was looking into a new silver housing recently on eBay due to my battery cover losing color... yes the black X1... while it looks nice, the battery cover is just bad at keeping its beauty even if you take good care of it. Is it complicated to change the housing?

Update...
So I finally recieved my housing yesterday, and the first thing I noticed was the two rear 'rubber-feet' were not included. WHEN IT SHOWED IN THE PICTURE THEY WOULD COME WITH! The back black piece behind the screen, that slides up, was scratched and looked used.
DON'T BUY FROM THIS EBAY SELLER: tangyunshop899.
It came with a stylus which I wasn't aware of. Wow. It doesn't even hold itself in the phone. It keeps falling out.
The quality I think is almost the same. It looks like the metal is a little itty bitty silverish-color, more then OEM. The font on the keyboard was thinner on the Chinese-made. When the backlight turns on, you can see more then just the 'lettering', you can literally almost see the whole key light up. Kinda ugly and cheap.
Each key on keyboard doesn't quite fit, but it's trying.
When they ship the housing to do, it's already put together, it was a pain, taking it apart, because it was so stiff, I thought I almost broke the rear parts, that border the battery.
Everything fit snuggly. The phone felt study again. I had to reuse all the old electronic stuff, bolts, screws, and anything gold, such as the things that hold the screws in internally. Reuse the white plastic 'flash-lens' from the camera. Re-use side buttons. Don't forget the microphone!
I also bought a new screen that was faulty. Screen lit-up, but no touch-response.
DON'T BUY FROM THIS EBAY SELLER: moonmoonlam.
I guess you could say it was worth the money. I spent $59.00? Looks a hecka lot better than my old one. (Cracking, huge dents, scratches.)
Now I'm just waiting on a new digitizer, and 3600mAH extended battery for this thing.

CNN Housing
This is not eBay but maybe you could check out this online seller: http://cnn.cn/shop/sonyericsson-xperia-c-28_638.html

Can I have my housing changed at a service center? I'm scared of changing it myself. I'm willing to pay more for it, just to avoid the headache.

[Q] Lost cover for USB port - need replacement - where to buy?

Hi there,
the cover for the USB port of my HTC Dream /T-Mobile G1 became loose. The little plastic cable that holds it to the phone ripped but I still had it - I planned to glue the cover back to that plastic cable thing.
Unfortunately I lost that cover now. I was searching the web (including ebay) for replacement but even if I bought a complete housing they'd come without that little plastic cable holding the USB cover.
Does anybody know where to get replacement? By the way I would like to know where to get good (high quality) tools for opening the housing without breaking it.
I appreciate your help.

You would probably have to buy a broken phone and hope that the cover is still intact. While I managed to maintain that cover on mine, I did find it highly frustrating. Many people actually PREFERRED to rip it off. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to replace it, since that cover really is quite redundant. You won't hurt anything by not having it.

Yes, you're right somehow, it is redundant. It looks a little ugly, though. Maybe someone can still point a way to that cover

2 bricked G1's for sale on ebay for parts:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-BRICKED-G1-PH...652?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b72aa884

Thank's for the ebay link. I am already bidding on some broken phones on ebay.de. though. I though was hoping to find that cover as a sparepart somewhere.

jdb78 said:
Thank's for the ebay link. I am already bidding on some broken phones on ebay.de. though. I though was hoping to find that cover as a sparepart somewhere.
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Try topicovers.com if you are still having problems. I bought some and now is a big fan of them. Good luck!

I cracked my screen, time to replace

I dropped my nook on the patio last night and I have a spiderweb series of cracks on it. Everything still works which is good. I've looked at a couple tutorials on the web for tearing it apart and it seems pretty easy. The only place I found to buy a new screen is this auction on ebay.
So, has anyone bought one from this place? Know of any others? ANyone here done a successful screen replacement?

A factory refurb is now $199 on eBay with free shipping. I think I would go with that and not mess with this, but if you want a challenge.......

I too need a new screen. I have a friend that basically makes a living repairing phones and replacing screens. I think he could do it, but I can't be sure that is the correct screen. Price seems a little high. I message that seller, but no response.
While I was at my friend's business talking about this, someone else called looking to replace a nook color.screen.

I cracked the screen on my first NC, and it's now a pile of parts waiting for a replacement. Side-note, thanks for that link...
It's really easy to change. If you've ever serviced electronics before, this is a no-brainer. No soldering required, all you need is a small flat blade driver or the proper T5 torx driver. I used the flat blade on my Leatherman. B-)

If you can take pictures on how to replace the screen or open a separate thread, that would rock!!

you can see pics of the teardown here.
or youtube video

Does that mean we can replace the battery-pack ourselves if there's replacement?

Yea, should be easy enough. It's adhered to the mounting plate, which needs to be removed to access the battery wires and connector.

Bestbuy sells a replacement battery from Nook.... Hence another +1012398414 to the nook

slider2828 said:
Bestbuy sells a replacement battery from Nook.... Hence another +1012398414 to the nook
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I doubt it's a Nook Color battery. Replacements for the original Nook are commonly available and easily changed.

Back Cover White Replacement?

Does anyone know where I could get a white back cover like the ones they had on the I/O Nexus 7 Devices? Off eBay or Amazon or wherever.
I'm looking for a replacement of the entire back cover, not something to go over it.
Thanks!

Doubt you'll see many third party rear covers, since the stock cover has all the wireless antennas mounted to it.

rohan32 said:
Does anyone know where I could get a white back cover like the ones they had on the I/O Nexus 7 Devices? Off eBay or Amazon or wherever.
I'm looking for a replacement of the entire back cover, not something to go over it.
Thanks!
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no way you can get one- too triky installation and will cost a helf of a price you bought it..
i recommend a sticker if you really want a different backing..
xo skins
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Nothing is attached to the back cover and it's not particularly complex. I popped mine off with a credit card - it's just a plastic cover, nothing special. Still, I suspect that the market for replacements would be pretty small, but who knows?

drewd said:
Nothing is attached to the back cover and it's not particularly complex. I popped mine off with a credit card - it's just a plastic cover, nothing special. Still, I suspect that the market for replacements would be pretty small, but who knows?
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You didn't look very hard... it has at least the NFC antenna in it and if I recall other antenna connections as well. Look for the connectors that connect it to the back of the device.

Good lord, I'm a dumbass. You're right. But it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch to duplicate the antenna placements. I suspect, though, that there just wouldn't be enough demand.

It's like anything else, replacement parts are a narrow and usually expensive market. A replacement cover with the antennas would probably run double the coat of a regular replacement back. And that's once dealers get a demand big enough to warrant making them at all. -Ara
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Hehe well it was worth a shot
I'd love to get it to match my white HTC One X on AT&T but I guess not
thanks anyway!

One option would be to "Paint" the cover. With the correct paint types, it should be easy to do... I've no clue what those proper paint types would be, but it would need to be something that covers well, stays on and doesn't impair the use of all the antennas.
My daughter who makes toys might know. I'll ask her tonight.

Use a vinyl paint such as duplicolor or sem. That's how I painted my gnex and how I plan on painting the n7
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When I had my Xperia X1, I bought entire replacement housings for $30 on ebay, buttons and metal bits included lol. Cant the actual antenna itself be removed from the back cover and mounted on a new cover?
I dont see why this would be such an impossible idea.

Interesting, in removed my back cover a few times to pull the battery. Didn't see any connections. Guess I didn't look hard enough. What kind of connections? Metal pins I'm assuming
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I was wondering if you can hear a noise from the back casing when you hold the tablet from the right side with your fingers?
My white nexus 7 feels empty on that side, the rest of the tablet feels tight on all the other sides.
I appreciate it!