Housing questions Mytouch 3.5mm - myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories

Will the regular mytouch housing work for the 3.5mm jack?
Anything new i need to worry about that diffs from the original mytouch when opening?
*Want to change faceplate.*

I wouldn't change the housing like that... You'd lose the 3.5mm jack (Which I'm pretty damn jealous about haha) and it could result in other problems, for example: Vibration not working.

spammer said:
I has the instruction, if you need, just contact me.
thanks
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Who asked for instructions? He asked if it would work.
Useless.

theres a 3.5mm official tmobile fender housing. its will run you about $80 + S&H and not to mention buying torx screw drivers if you dont have any. hit up cnn.cc and click on tmobile mytouch.

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theres a 3.5mm official tmobile fender housing. its will run you about $80 + S&H and not to mention buying torx screw drivers if you dont have any. hit up cnn.cc and click on tmobile mytouch.
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$80 for housing? thats horrible!

theres a 3.5mm official tmobile fender housing. its will run you about $80 + S&H and not to mention buying torx screw drivers if you dont have any. hi
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$80 for housing? thats horrible!
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A quick search on eBay shows about $25, plus about $10 for shipping.

I'd say the front face plate housing looks the same. It's just the middle part and back cover that's different?
Care to keep us posted if you do decide to try it? I'm actually interested in doing this too. Thanks.

I actually did this a week after I started thisd thread.
I completely changed my white mytouch to fender.
Very easy with the Mytouch HTC manual pdf.
only thing different is disconnecting the 3.5 MM jack.

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Dust Caps?!?!?

I was wondering if anyone has any links to dust caps for the mini-USB and 3.5mm phone jack?
I don't use the phone jack all that much and I noticed it getting a bit dusty.
Cheers!
i would like this,
just go to mobile phone shops and pinch the ones of the dummy models, any one surely other manufacturers have caps for this sort of thing.
which phone originally have this? cause dummy phone is exactly the same like the actual model so i think xperia dummy also should not have right
ahh dust caps.. In need of those!
There are only 2 solutions:
1) http://www.instructables.com/id/Apple-IPhone-Headphone-Jack-Plug/
2) http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15259
Tell me if you ordered one for the Xperia. [iphone 3G headphone socket/port should be the same as Xperia's port]. After that tell me if it is a good plug.
i mean pinch them of any dummy phone not the xperia dummy model,
gotta pop to voda shop todaytake my GF crappy W980 back for repair 6 times now, ill have a look,
im not gonna pay for a small piece of rubber.
Dust caps... hmm... sounds useful... unfortunately haven't heard of anything like for these either over here in Singapore.
same here. if any news for where to find in Singapore pls share.
http://www.renchi.com/renchi/PS3_Accessories_PS3_Dust_Cap_3_Hori.htm
you could cut the mini usb caps in this product to suit maybe......
or
http://www.renchi.com/renchi/PSP_Accessories_PSP_Dust_Cap_Black.htm
daiash said:
or
http://www.renchi.com/renchi/PSP_Accessories_PSP_Dust_Cap_Black.htm
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I was looking at that, but needed a 3.5mm as well! Looks like I'll have to grab them separateyl!
all you would need to do is trim some bits off the psp headphone cap and its done

MyTouch/Sapphire housing

Hey all! I just wanted to share what I found. Not to sure if anyone found this and or mentioned it here somewhere. I looked around and saw another post asking about it. But thats all I saw. I am not sure how easy it is to dis-assemble the device and or how well the housing varies with hardware. I changed my T-Mobile Wing into the HTC 4520 with housing replacement, yes they were the exact same hardware wise yet some components were off some how. I had changed more then a few others that wanted the HTC branded housing and same so idk. I'm going to order one of these soon so i will share with pics of my experience unless someone does it first. Here you all go.
http://www.truesupplier.com/_search.php?page=1&q=htc+magic
ps: trackballs too!!!!!!!!
Nice! Too bad the custom ones are ugly as hell
Nice I was JUST looking for housings. Thanks for the heads up!
Just in case you guys aren't aware, 32A and 32B motherboards are different, so a HTC Magic housing will not fit a MyTouch, and vice versa.
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Just in case you guys aren't aware, 32A and 32B motherboards are different, so a HTC Magic housing will not fit a MyTouch, and vice versa.
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ya i had a feeling about this. but i think im still gonna try and see what needs to be modded. you never know, htc might have made the molds the same so they dont lose on machining time. like i said in op my wing and the 4520 were off by just a lil but i still got it to work 100%. I only had to switch out the keyboards so i bet this will probably work. I will get it and try it out for mt3g users.
iPhone iWing said:
ya i had a feeling about this. but i think im still gonna try and see what needs to be modded. you never know, htc might have made the molds the same so they dont lose on machining time. like i said in op my wing and the 4520 were off by just a lil but i still got it to work 100%. I only had to switch out the keyboards so i bet this will probably work. I will get it and try it out for mt3g users.
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I'm speaking from personal experience. I bought a G2 case from ebay, and the case has some holes on the opposite side of where the MyTouch case has them. I ordered a second one and had to return it because despite asking the seller in advance if it indeed was for a MyTouch and not an HTC branded phone they didn't have the right one. I've seen recently that some have started popping out on ebay that state "will fit US models" or something to that effect, these should be safe. My advice is to ask before you buy if it will fit a T-Mobile MyTouch, and what happens if it doesn't fit after you order it.
yep i can confirm. the thickness is different. but i managed to match them i have a 32a front and back pannel (black). And 32b middle section (silver UK Vodafone stock). This works just fine. Otherwise your vibration motor will never work since it is to tight.
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yep i can confirm. the thickness is different. but i managed to match them i have a 32a front and back pannel (black). And 32b middle section (silver UK Vodafone stock). This works just fine. Otherwise your vibration motor will never work since it is to tight.
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I double that, I just figuered that out the other day while I was trying to change the housing for my magic.
I was wondering if anyone has found a source for a housing replacement that will automatically fit the 32B? I am in search of one and can't seem to find one. I found some that say mytouch compatible but I think they will have the same issue as mentioned here about being different on the inside.
Thanks.
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I was wondering if anyone has found a source for a housing replacement that will automatically fit the 32B? I am in search of one and can't seem to find one. I found some that say mytouch compatible but I think they will have the same issue as mentioned here about being different on the inside.
Thanks.
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Same here. In need of a new housing. There must be SOMEWHERE we can get one. Anyone? Help!
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Same here. In need of a new housing. There must be SOMEWHERE we can get one. Anyone? Help!
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I'm also looking for a housing that will be compatible with my MT3G, it looks pretty banged up.
yea the housings cause vibrator problems.
I bring great news, I e-mailed cnn.cn asking when they will have MT3G housings in stock and they replied saying they should have it in stock in early march.
iPhone iWing said:
Hey all! I just wanted to share what I found. Not to sure if anyone found this and or mentioned it here somewhere. I looked around and saw another post asking about it. But thats all I saw. I am not sure how easy it is to dis-assemble the device and or how well the housing varies with hardware. I changed my T-Mobile Wing into the HTC 4520 with housing replacement, yes they were the exact same hardware wise yet some components were off some how. I had changed more then a few others that wanted the HTC branded housing and same so idk. I'm going to order one of these soon so i will share with pics of my experience unless someone does it first. Here you all go.
http://www.truesupplier.com/_search.php?page=1&q=htc+magic
ps: trackballs too!!!!!!!!
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I bought one of the housings available from the website posted in the OP (and quoted above). The only part of my MT3G that was messed up and scratched was the front face plate, so I didn't bother trying to swap out the rest of the housing. The face plate fits perfectly and looks awesome. The chrome buttons and HTC logo instead of the T-Mobile logo give it a much nicer look. $17 to make my phone look nicer and brand new again is not a bad deal at all.
I'd actually be willing to bet that, with some minor modifications to the middle section of the housing, we could get this entire kit to fit our MT3G's. We'd need to drill a tiny hole for the mic (the one that shipped to me has the mic hole on the opposite side), and perhaps cut away at some of the plastic near the vibration motor to allow it to move freely, but it should work. I might try this if I get bored. I'll let you know if I have any success.
Thanks for posting the site.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300400807287&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300400807287&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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I bought from this guy, and he has sent me the wrong size screwdriver. Check out his feedback first, it's not very reassuring.
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I bought from this guy, and he has sent me the wrong size screwdriver. Check out his feedback first, it's not very reassuring.
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Other than the screwdrivers, was the housing nice?
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Other than the screwdrivers, was the housing nice?
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It was okay, but just okay. It definitely looks like OEM product, even down to the fact that the HTC branding was tinged blue instead of being silver and the middle chassis part was cracked. I waited 3 weeks for it to arrive in this condition, and I'm still struggling to get a refund from him so I can try another seller. Don't waste your time with him.
I did notice one or two listings on ebay actually do say original not OEM, one in particular from the UK, going to give one of those a try.
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It was okay, but just okay. It definitely looks like OEM product, even down to the fact that the HTC branding was tinged blue instead of being silver and the middle chassis part was cracked. I waited 3 weeks for it to arrive in this condition, and I'm still struggling to get a refund from him so I can try another seller. Don't waste your time with him.
I did notice one or two listings on ebay actually do say original not OEM, one in particular from the UK, going to give one of those a try.
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Let us know who you get it from. I dropped mine and there are little chips around the phone, I'd like to replace the housing eventually.
guys I need a housing for my Tmobile Mytouch without 3.5 mm jack ASAP. my back looks like crap, and scratched like hell.
here are 2 different ones from ebay. can you guys tell me if it will fit? I mean the pic does say "tmobile" and I am waiting from the sellers to hit back.
both of em are shipped from hong kong
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280476103537&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290413949633
btw both are similar products but 2 different sellers.
none of those come with screws. and one of them states, I would need existing "screw holes" idk what that means, I believe these "screw holes" are already inside my pre existing housing (stock).
sorry but these guys are foreign sellers and have bad communication skills, most of there responses are half assed.

Replacement housing on Ebay

Was looking to buy a new outer housing for the phone as I dropped it and there are grooves/pits in the soft rubber part of the housing. This one on ebay says it oem, but the camera does not extent as far as out on the original case, and there are no metal edges around the camera bezel (these may actually be better for the device). Was wondering if anyone can confirm if this is indeed oem, maybe htc changed the housing in later models?
Link here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-HTC-HD...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item45f16d3a99
thank you...
It looks like the real thing. not sure about the camera bit though. Also, the mini picture in the first image is definitely not the hd2. Might be worth asking the seller.
hello n4v1n,
same housing as original, when you will take off your outer housing, you will see that camera's extention with metal edge doesn't come with it (it's part of the camera's module, not housing)
agree with kengel77.. the camera module is by itself, therefore it will be on your board..
I can confirm that the camera part is part of the housing as I have taken it apart already. The board has just the lens attached to it, nothing else.
Would this work for the T9193 as well as the T8585?
I scuffed the corner of my housing (dropped it onto pavement in the leather sleeve, just happened to land on the exposed corner...) and removing the Telstra branding seems like a plus.
$20 is a pittance.
Also, how difficult/risky is the actual process of replacing the housing?
Ok I can confirm this is NOT an OEM housing as truesupplier.com has it for $98.00!!! too expensive imo. Also @spike15, removing the old housing is easy although you will most likely damage the original housing in the process as u have to pry it open with some sort of plastic edge and it's really tight. I have little grooves in the plastic above where the earpiece is now.
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@spike15, removing the old housing is easy although you will most likely damage the original housing in the process as u have to pry it open with some sort of plastic edge and it's really tight. I have little grooves in the plastic above where the earpiece is now.
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I don't care about the original housing -- it'll be going straight in the garbage.
Can anyone confirm the quality of these housings? Can anyone confirm that the T8585 housing is identical (at least in shape and size) to the T9193 housing?
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I don't care about the original housing -- it'll be going straight in the garbage.
Can anyone confirm the quality of these housings? Can anyone confirm that the T8585 housing is identical (at least in shape and size) to the T9193 housing?
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Since its not oem and from china, MOST likely will be garbage, considering an oem version costs 5X more. just my 2cents./ Also the antenna leads for the wifi, gps etc. are not included, so you will have to take them off the original, they look like stickers and if they tear, you're screwed. I didnt mess with them but they look very fragile.
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Since its not oem and from china, MOST likely will be garbage, considering an oem version costs 5X more. just my 2cents./ Also the antenna leads for the wifi, gps etc. are not included, so you will have to take them off the original, they look like stickers and if they tear, you're screwed. I didnt mess with them but they look very fragile.
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Does the truesupplier one include these leads?
No one has an answer for whether or not the T8585 and T9193 housings are identical? : /
maybe this thread can give the answer
DN41
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maybe this thread can give the answer
DN41
edit: look at the size...so it won't match...click
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The T9193 is not the T-Mobile version, it's the Telstra version...
afaik ALL US versions are the t9193's.
the internationals (europe/asia/etc) are the t8585's.
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Does the truesupplier one include these leads?
No one has an answer for whether or not the T8585 and T9193 housings are identical? : /
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Yea the one at truesupply includes the leads built into the case because it is officially OEM
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afaik ALL US versions are the t9193's.
the internationals (europe/asia/etc) are the t8585's.
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No, because the T9193 is the Telstra version, and Telstra is an Australian telco.
Do I need to take a picture of my Telstra HD2 box which says "T9193" on it?
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No, because the T9193 is the Telstra version, and Telstra is an Australian telco.
Do I need to take a picture of my Telstra HD2 box which says "T9193" on it?
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yes you have t9193, the housing will NOT fit, end of story.
Are you sure this won't fit?
Someone on page suggested the only reason difference in size might be standard of measure difference. Sounds very ridiculous.
Why are you saying it won't fit?

Where to purchase original HD2 silicone case?

Anyone have a source for a original HD2 silicone case that came with the phone? Tried eBay and they all look like cheap copies.
i can sell u mine
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Anyone have a source for a original HD2 silicone case that came with the phone? Tried eBay and they all look like cheap copies.
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At T-mobile stores.
stim141 said:
Anyone have a source for a original HD2 silicone case that came with the phone? Tried eBay and they all look like cheap copies.
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My wife doesn't use hers. I can sell you that one.
how much do you want?
Got one too if that doesnt work out.
Are you talking about the one offered in T-Mobile stores?
If so, stay away. It fits very loose and because of it the phone slides around. During calls, the proximity sensor cant work properly so the screen goes on and off during calls. Your face will constantly hit buttons.
Im pretty sure i have the stock one for you .... I wont bother selling it to you you can just have it PM me
If you want the one that comes in the box just go into a T-mobile store I'm sure they would give you one out of a return.

MyTouch 3G 3.5mm housing replacement

Ok, so I wanted the damn Fender edition MyTouch 3G, but I had to nag a certain boyfriend to get off his butt and order it (since our T-Mobile account is in his name) for weeks, and by the time I got him to do it it was out of stock.
I've been watching ebay, but new in box ones go for $300-400, and that's a bit steep for me. However, I saw someone selling the Fender edition housing and chassis and shipping from Hong Kong, and T-Mobile is selling the MyTouch 3.5mm for $50 with contract at the moment, so I figured what the hell, I'd trade in my old Wing (Which has been acting flaky for a while now) and get a standard MyTouch 3G 3.5mm version, get the Fender housing, and voila, I have the phone I want!
So I've gone ahead and ordered both and only now realized I don't know for sure how to do the replacement.
I know there are threads about Magic housing replacements, but the Magic and the MyTouch have different housings. I'm assuming the MyTouch 3.5mm should work perfectly with the Fender edition housing since the 3.5mm is basically the Fender edition without the Fender branded housing.
But has anyone done this specific replacement? Is there a walk through or video somewhere?
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Ok, so I wanted the damn Fender edition MyTouch 3G, but I had to nag a certain boyfriend to get off his butt and order it (since our T-Mobile account is in his name) for weeks, and by the time I got him to do it it was out of stock.
I've been watching ebay, but new in box ones go for $300-400, and that's a bit steep for me. However, I saw someone selling the Fender edition housing and chassis and shipping from Hong Kong, and T-Mobile is selling the MyTouch 3.5mm for $50 with contract at the moment, so I figured what the hell, I'd trade in my old Wing (Which has been acting flaky for a while now) and get a standard MyTouch 3G 3.5mm version, get the Fender housing, and voila, I have the phone I want!
So I've gone ahead and ordered both and only now realized I don't know for sure how to do the replacement.
I know there are threads about Magic housing replacements, but the Magic and the MyTouch have different housings. I'm assuming the MyTouch 3.5mm should work perfectly with the Fender edition housing since the 3.5mm is basically the Fender edition without the Fender branded housing.
But has anyone done this specific replacement? Is there a walk through or video somewhere?
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if your boyfriend is to lazy to drive to t-mobile then he is gonna be to lazy to swap the housings, and if you attempt it yourself you'll probably break the phone so your you should just stick to the phone you got from t-mobile and not swap them.
I'm not sure why you would think I intended to have my boyfriend do the replacement. I intend to do it myself, and have from the beginning.
My housing still hasn't arrived, but it should do so soon. The seller gave a shipping time estimate of 7-15 business days. When I do the replacement I will take pictures and post a walkthrough, since no one else seems to have done so. I build my own computers, and have done some electronics work (I fixed my DVD player when one of the capacitors in its internal power supply died, by desoldering and removing the old capacitor and soldering in an equivalent replacement) so I figure I can probably handle this.
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I'm not sure why you would think I intended to have my boyfriend do the replacement. I intend to do it myself, and have from the beginning.
My housing still hasn't arrived, but it should do so soon. The seller gave a shipping time estimate of 7-15 business days. When I do the replacement I will take pictures and post a walkthrough, since no one else seems to have done so. I build my own computers, and have done some electronics work (I fixed my DVD player when one of the capacitors in its internal power supply died, by desoldering and removing the old capacitor and soldering in an equivalent replacement) so I figure I can probably handle this.
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ok well good luck on the screen. let me know how it works out for ya.
Seems like you are a tech geeky gf. Anyway, just buy a set of security screw mini bit set. Cause for the phone on most smart phone uses either mini or macro security screws. Get a set from home depot. What I am worry is, I ran across two interior hardware setup for both fenders and mytouch 3.5mm edition while cleaning the interior of my phones. (Got a ass sister like to drop in washing machines ).
What I meant is, your case you order maybe off set on some screw holes or just do no fit.
You might notice those housing are not Genuine housing partz. Maybe more flimsy and break easier.
sent from myTouch 3g 1.2 using XDA app
Well, as you can see here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150485093942
The kit comes with a set of tools, which I'm assuming should cover things. Otherwise I do have a bunch of electronics screwdrivers laying around somewhere. Honestly from the looks of the kit and how complete it is (Assuming it's not just a total scam) my guess is that whatever company in China or Taiwan they have producing service kits for T-Mobile is selling them out the back door.
It could be a cheap knock-off of course, but it doesn't seem to be. I guess I'll see when it comes, along with whether or not the screw holes line up. At worst I can always rebay it, and it was only $27 anyway. I think I can download a service manual for my phone from T-Mobile that includes disassembly and re-assembly instructions.
And yes I'm something of a geek, or at least I'm good with my hands. I make furniture. Since all the nice custom OEM docking stations and car docks for the MyTouch seem to have long since sold out and been discontinued, I'm thinking of getting a block of burl wood of some sort, and a set of mini USB connectors, and carving my own. It would match the dash in my Town & Country better that way anyway. Plus if the design worked out I could sell them
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Well, as you can see here:
The kit comes with a set of tools, which I'm assuming should cover things. Otherwise I do have a bunch of electronics screwdrivers laying around somewhere. Honestly from the looks of the kit and how complete it is (Assuming it's not just a total
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not trying to be mean, but you do understand how it works swapping out the housings?
it'll be easy taking the back part off, after that the screen will not be easy, and really time consuming if even possible. there is a digitizer glued onto the housing, so unless your capable of removing the digitzer successfully, and reapplying it in working order i wouldn't suggest it.
Well, several other people have posted that they have swapped their housings successfully, so I'm hopeful.
Finished a couple days ago (Been having too much fun with it to post about it). It wasn't very hard. Only separating the screen from the faceplate was even a little bit tricky, and that was no big deal.
The sapphire service manual PDF from HTC that you can find on these forums is all you need, and most of the steps on it aren't even needed.
I was going to make a walkthrough, but when I went to take it apart I realized my phone is my only camera, and I didn't want to wait for my boyfriend to get home from work so that I could use his phone.
The only real annoyance was that the housing kit I got from ebay didn't have the little clear plastic piece that goes across the hole in the battery cover that the camera snaps pictures through, or the mesh looking thing that covers the speaker port. But I got out my hobby knife kit, which had a tool in it that was perfect for peeling those things off my old battery cover, and the adhesive from that stuck to the new battery cover fine, so that took care of that.
Oh, if anyone wants a stock black MyTouch 3G faceplate and battery cover, I'll sell 'em cheap
Hope to see at least pics, I'd love to do this on my 1.2 as well, dirt and dust is too easy to see on my stock black housing xD

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