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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?
GammaPaladin said:
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.
GammaPaladin said:
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
I know this belongs in accessories but I believe the more people will see it here.
Click here if you want to buy a battery door.
The point of forum separation is to keep things organized. It doesn't matter if more people will see it here, it's the wrong section.
Thanks, that could be a very useful site!
Lol "OEM"
Moved to accessories.
darn they're out of stock. Was thinking of picking up 1 for myself since I scratched mine.
I can't wait for them to come back in stock. Great find.
You sir are the man.
That **** scratches so easily.
thank you for that! now i can save on the back case and just buy a new cover
maybe one of the only pros for Samsung making such a cheap door. :\
I actually got three before they were out of stock an sold two an kept one. These things scratch so dam easy its almost not even worth gettin a replacement cover cause itll be scratched as well in no time. I even put a zagg on the back as soon as i got it an when i took it off to put a bestskinsever on it still had some fine scratches on it an i baby the **** out of this phone, so the only reason i can see spendin more money on a replacement is if i cracked the cover or something
I will buy some once they are in stock.
I will be ordering too once it's back in stock. Already have 2 fine scratches on the back after keeping the "stock" clear plastic cover packaging thingy for over 3 weeks. The scratches came from me wiping the back from the oil in my skin with a lens cleaner. UGH.
But curious, the battery cover has that antenna. I wonder if this OEM cover will have it, my guess it won't. And if it doesn't, I suppose we have to remove the antenna from the old cover?
They have they antenna in them
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They have they antenna in them
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Yeah, seriously why would these not have them. They're OEM.
I want one. Since people have 3... Be sure to list an extra on ebay for those of us that can't get the stock I'd also like a new bezel... Lol. It has some slight imperfection 'mini' chips but I guess I could try sanding it? Lol
zachthemaster said:
Yeah, seriously why would these not have them. They're OEM.
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I would assume so as well. But I have bought OEM parts (for the G1) and when they specify back case, it's just the back case. No cushioning foam or whatever that was attached to the one that came with my phone.
But I just checked the additional pictures and it does show the NFC antenna. Good thing. Just hope they actually ship as that.
Anderdroid said:
I want one. Since people have 3... Be sure to list an extra on ebay for those of us that can't get the stock I'd also like a new bezel... Lol. It has some slight imperfection 'mini' chips but I guess I could try sanding it? Lol
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Anderdroid, I believe the thread is for the back (battery) cover and not the fascia (bezel). I checked the site and there is no listing for what you're looking for.
Nexus MC said:
Anderdroid, I believe the thread is for the back (battery) cover and not the fascia (bezel). I checked the site and there is no listing for what you're looking for.
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Oh yeah I know it's about the battery cover. I need one of those too.
I thought Samsung would have done something similar like they did with the Galaxy S give a spare one with maybe a different colour, or just a spare, I honestly don't know where you could buy these from Google themselves, because this is very much vital to the NFC feature to work, if you break it then you NEED a new one, and one from China might not work the same. These might be OEMs, but it's better than nothing.
Good News : Nexus S OEM Back Battery Cover
Hello folks,
I know we have all been wanting to protect our Nexus S, especially the back battery cover.
I have been searching...and finally found this one site that was selling, but they were out of stock for some time. Recently they changed the status to be available sooner or later than Feb 14th 2011.
This is great news, and thought i will share it with you guyz.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Googel-Nexus-S-Battery-Door-p/smsng6098530.htm
I used to have a black rubberized one that broke, I bought another one (from what I thought was the same retailer on Amazon) and this one does not fit. Anyone want to recommend one?
The Qmadix case works well and is very cheap on amazon. Only problem is that you may break the little "fingers" on the "ring" part of the case that goes around the screen if you remove it which renders it useless. It happened to me. I was able to warranty it through the retailer since it was within 30 days. I tried to contact Qmadix first though but by the time they got back to me it had already been a week and a half which was putting me too close to the 30 day cut off. So I had warrantied it through the retailer. By the time I paid shipping to me the first time and shipping the broken one back I had almost $20 in the thing.
It'll fit with the extended battery from Motorola also if you leave off the back plate. It will go on with the back plate but the top right corner won't clip all the way on.
Comes with a protective sheath thing too that would be MUCH more useful if the belt clip could be removed without breaking it off..or if it somehow folded flush with the back of the sheath thing.
bobberb said:
I used to have a black rubberized one that broke, I bought another one (from what I thought was the same retailer on Amazon) and this one does not fit. Anyone want to recommend one?
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This may sound stupid, but did you remove the insert from the cardock? It comes with a shim installed to hold a naked phone, but it is removable to hold a cased phone.
I am not looking for a case, I am simply looking for a cover that will turn my screen off when I slap it on, much like the smart cover for ipad, nothing on the back just a cover on the top thats it.
I tried to find it but nothing so far.......anyone found anything similar? I dont need a stand AT ALL, all I need is a cover with a small magnet attached to it, dont need a thick protective case or any other feature! A simple magnetic cover will do!
Poetic Slimline Portfolio Case for Google Nexus 7 Android Tablet by Asus Black, I know this is similar, but I dont think they ship to canada
Nothing YET....
Ships on 8/20/12 20USD.
http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Portfo...43077846&sr=1-22&keywords=poetic+case+nexus+7
thats the only one i found too, however they do not ship to canada
I know it's not as pretty and elegant, but this is the closest thing to the Amazon variant I've been able to find (that ships to Canada).
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Auto-Sleep-P...Accessories&hash=item2320993168#ht_1632wt_729
To be honest OP, I don't think you'll be able to find just the front side cover ala iPad's Smart Cover, because
1) Google + ASUS would be sued by Apple on patent infringement as usual
2) as far as I know, there's no magnetic piece on the side of the N7 for such a cover to "click" onto, so a back cover is needed to be able to stay attached on the N7
ECBomb said:
I know it's not as pretty and elegant, but this is the closest thing to the Amazon variant I've been able to find (that ships to Canada).
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Auto-Sleep-P...Accessories&hash=item2320993168#ht_1632wt_729
To be honest OP, I don't think you'll be able to find just the front side cover ala iPad's Smart Cover, because
1) Google + ASUS would be sued by Apple on patent infringement as usual
2) as far as I know, there's no magnetic piece on the side of the N7 for such a cover to "click" onto, so a back cover is needed to be able to stay attached on the N7
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I supposed you are right, I am only looking for something similar, it doesnt have to be magnetic cling on like the apples smart cover.
I dont mind a back cover to hold the device, as long as it is not too bulky that is all I am looking for. All the cases I have seen so far are quite flimsy, especially the part holding the device, it just looks so...bulky, almost feel loose to be honest!
The one I found on amazon.com is exactly what i am looking for, however they do not ship to canada as i previously mentioned the one you showed is fairly good i guess, do you happen to have one yourself by chance? If so, how is the "smart" function working out for n7? I have heard a lot of so called smart covers arent really working as intended, Often times they just dont turn off or on lol.
Anyways thanks for showing me that.
hhwong said:
I supposed you are right, I am only looking for something similar, it doesnt have to be magnetic cling on like the apples smart cover.
I dont mind a back cover to hold the device, as long as it is not too bulky that is all I am looking for. All the cases I have seen so far are quite flimsy, especially the part holding the device, it just looks so...bulky, almost feel loose to be honest!
The one I found on amazon.com is exactly what i am looking for, however they do not ship to canada as i previously mentioned the one you showed is fairly good i guess, do you happen to have one yourself by chance? If so, how is the "smart" function working out for n7? I have heard a lot of so called smart covers arent really working as intended, Often times they just dont turn off or on lol.
Anyways thanks for showing me that.
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the nexus 7 has a magnetic sensor in a specific place and smart covers have a corresponding magnet in the correct place on the front cover. When sensor detects magnet it turns off screen.
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hhwong said:
I supposed you are right, I am only looking for something similar, it doesnt have to be magnetic cling on like the apples smart cover.
I dont mind a back cover to hold the device, as long as it is not too bulky that is all I am looking for. All the cases I have seen so far are quite flimsy, especially the part holding the device, it just looks so...bulky, almost feel loose to be honest!
The one I found on amazon.com is exactly what i am looking for, however they do not ship to canada as i previously mentioned the one you showed is fairly good i guess, do you happen to have one yourself by chance? If so, how is the "smart" function working out for n7? I have heard a lot of so called smart covers arent really working as intended, Often times they just dont turn off or on lol.
Anyways thanks for showing me that.
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I didn't end up getting this case as I found it too flimsy (like you said with a lot of current N7 cases). I ended up opting for a clear hard case just for the base side of the N7, but it hasn't arrived yet. And since I didn't buy this, I can't comment on the smart cover functionality unfortunately. The Amazon one does look awesome. I guess if worst case scenario, if you have family or friends in the States that you can ship the case to them, and then have them mail it to you later, that'd work. Just a lot more hassle obviously.
ECBomb said:
I didn't end up getting this case as I found it too flimsy (like you said with a lot of current N7 cases). I ended up opting for a clear hard case just for the base side of the N7, but it hasn't arrived yet. And since I didn't buy this, I can't comment on the smart cover functionality unfortunately. The Amazon one does look awesome. I guess if worst case scenario, if you have family or friends in the States that you can ship the case to them, and then have them mail it to you later, that'd work. Just a lot more hassle obviously.
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Guess i will just have to wait till they have the same kind of product in canada lol, it DOES look perfect from the pictures, hopefully places like bestbuy will have n7 accessories soon so i can see them hands on hehe
Ya no kidding. The device is still new and unfortunately I dropped my N7 for the first time last Friday...I was completely shaken and pretty upset at how stupid I was lol. Screen is fine but the 3 out of the 4 sides have scuff marks now. Sigh...just couldn't wait till I got my case :crying:
You can get it from Hong Kong if you're not in a hurry. I just bought one. $1.25 + 11.99 shipping to Canada
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330776352956#ht_5833wt_905
Now that I finally got a new battery (as Motorola literally told me to screw myself, over the unlocked bootloader which is BS and illegal owing to Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Oh well.) - however I ran into a problem with fitment of the phone - while the battery is already pre-bent to the conformation of the Nexus 6 back cover shape, I wonder if it should be okay to squeeze a bit in or should I buy another Lithium polymer cell?
I would like to use Nexus 6 until I can afford to buy a new phone which is a bit pricey however (I am no longer going down Verizon's subsidiary process - I despise locked bootloader. Locked bootloader is nothing but security problems. Seriously.)
You bought a different type of battery for the phone? When I replaced mine, I noticed the shape of the original, and tweaked the new battery and stuffed it in.
My phone lives in a Incipio dual pro case. It fit and I haven't seen anything splitting or the device popping open when I take it out of the case.
Same model. I had to double-check to make sure they're the identical batteries before I attempt to stuff a new cell in. Looks like USPS' mail processor did flatten it a bit. Oh well.
I figured it out, it was the screen frame clips that was applying too much torque, so I had to push the frame in until the clips snap in. It's all good now, keeping eyes on the battery now. I am amazed that there's 22 screws to hold Nexus 6 together.