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Hello folks,
I own a Xperia Z since its release, but only recently I bought a dock and a bluetooth headset. Before that, all the time I was opening ang closing the flaps that protect the phone from water. I knew that was not good for those little isolating rubbers attached to the flap, which do the job, but I thought they would take longer to break. Both sim and sd card ports are like new, but the micro usb port and the 3,5mm jack port are damaged, and the water indicator is red =\
Where can I buy new flaps? I want to replace the damaged ones for new ones.
I bought this phone in a travel to USA, because in Brazil it was not lauched, so I can't get the flaps in some Sony repair centre.
thanks
Please, help. I really need a new headphone flap.
Have you tried Ebay, pal?
DrKrFfXx said:
Have you tried Ebay, pal?
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Yes brother, no one found.
paulinodf said:
Yes brother, no one found.
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try either just googling it to see if some online distributor has miscellaneous parts for sale, or check a local cell phone store to see if they have some wrecked one you could buy parts off of
I take it you're replacing the flaps so that you can get service you are not entitled to? There really is no other reason to replace the flaps...
Rekoil said:
I take it you're replacing the flaps so that you can get service you are not entitled to? There really is no other reason to replace the flaps...
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The OP didn't say the phone was damaged, only that the water ingress indicators were red.
Perhaps they want to replace the flaps simply to prevent more water from entering and actually damaging the phone.
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kingvortex said:
The OP didn't say the phone was damaged, only that the water ingress indicators were red.
Perhaps they want to replace the flaps simply to prevent more water from entering and actually damaging the phone.
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That's actually a pretty good point hehe. Sorry for jumping to conclusions OP!
The phone is not damaged really... Some water did get inside it, but nothing a night in the rice couldn't handle. It's working fine now... but not water resistant anymore. The little rubbers on the usb and headphone flaps are damaged, so the indicator is red (I don't think they can go white again). I'm using a dock and a bluetooth set now, but it's too late. I want to buy new flaps and replace them myself, that's it.
And no, I couldn't find any yet =[
http://www.etradesupply.com/sony/all-models/sony-xperia-z-l36h.html?p=2
Are you sure it's the flaps and not the back plate?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2304680
New flaps coming with the new housing, and new housing coming with a new LCD+Touch unit wont be cheap pal.
No point to get new housing alone as you going to crack your lcd anyway when you take the battery out.
For you if you really want to change flaps need to get: a parts only unit.
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New flaps coming with the new housing, and new housing coming with a new LCD+Touch unit wont be cheap pal.
No point to get new housing alone as you going to crack your lcd anyway when you take the battery out.
For you if you really want to change flaps need to get: a parts only unit.
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I changed just my SIM flap I have to check the site I bought them off when I get home but there sold and can be changed without taking the housing apart so please don't scare people with UN true stuff
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As a matter of fact I see someone already posted a link you can get all four on etrade for like ten bucks and there's a whole thread about this plus YouTube videos again open easily and cheaply replaced without part phones and housings
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paulinodf said:
The phone is not damaged really... Some water did get inside it, but nothing a night in the rice couldn't handle. It's working fine now... but not water resistant anymore. The little rubbers on the usb and headphone flaps are damaged, so the indicator is red (I don't think they can go white again). I'm using a dock and a bluetooth set now, but it's too late. I want to buy new flaps and replace them myself, that's it.
And no, I couldn't find any yet =[
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You're right they cannot turn white again (at least not on their own), they turn red as a result of a chemical reaction with the hydrogen(?) in the water.
Jonathan2677 said:
I changed just my SIM flap I have to check the site I bought them off when I get home but there sold and can be changed without taking the housing apart so please don't scare people with UN true stuff
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As a matter of fact I see someone already posted a link you can get all four on etrade for like ten bucks and there's a whole thread about this plus YouTube videos again open easily and cheaply replaced without part phones and housings
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About youtube the guy broke the lcd and with his tool scratched the ribbon,which likely makes the audio not working.
Sorry I'm not scaring, I used to do that almost every day... If an small piece of the original flap's white joint still inside, there is no way you can close it properly even if you stuff the new in, because it will be on the way. You need to dismantle the unit to get the broken piece out. there is no spare room inside. At work when we have an xpz with battery change we just order a new LCD+Full housing with it then remove battery and mainboard than fit it in the new housing with a new battery because the Battery 90-95% cracks the LCD when we pull it out. To remove the mainboard we need to take the battery out.The LCD just 2mm thick not even a frame on it, and the battery is glued onto the LCD with a strong glue. That's why when you drop your phone your lcd breaks, not because is a piece of glass rather because the battery breaks it. Consider this i just want to help, not scare. Top of that you not supposed to know any of this info. I only know because i been trained to do it, by a sony tech, as i working in an official service provider for EE.
donottouch said:
About youtube the guy broke the lcd and with his tool scratched the ribbon,which likely makes the audio not working.
Sorry I'm not scaring, I used to do that almost every day... If an small piece of the original flap's white joint still inside, there is no way you can close it properly even if you stuff the new in, because it will be on the way. You need to dismantle the unit to get the broken piece out. there is no spare room inside. At work when we have an xpz with battery change we just order a new LCD+Full housing with it then remove battery and mainboard than fit it in the new housing with a new battery because the Battery 90-95% cracks the LCD when we pull it out. To remove the mainboard we need to take the battery out.The LCD just 2mm thick not even a frame on it, and the battery is glued onto the LCD with a strong glue. That's why when you drop your phone your lcd breaks, not because is a piece of glass rather because the battery breaks it. Consider this i just want to help, not scare. Top of that you not supposed to know any of this info. I only know because i been trained to do it, by a sony tech, as i working in an official service provider for EE.
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No I understand but there changeable without breaking a piece inside I did it plus there's a thread I just popped out my SIM one now because I have a full set,I'm gonna get my girl to record as I do the micro sd one and post it on here you can change them without taking apart the phone or breaking anything or leaving a piece behind I'm not the only one who's done it,There's other people on here also I'm sure if a piece does break then I'm screwed but I've been careful and had no problems
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Ok. No worries than. Good luck. Personally I using an MW600 bt and a DK26 charging dock to free of this problems. And opening the ports only when needed. The SIM tray is a mess, too difficult for Sony to use a trayless design. Bah.
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donottouch said:
Ok. No worries than. Good luck. Personally I using an MW600 bt and a DK26 charging dock to free of this problems. And opening the ports only when needed. The SIM tray is a mess, too difficult for Sony to use a trayless design. Bah.
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Totally agreed and the best way is to use dock and Bluetooth earphones I'm gonna start doing that now that my flaps are new,and thanks for the advice I know you were trying to help,I was just saying it's possible without disassembly if lucky now if a piece breaks I'm screwed again thanks
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Thank you for the info, guys.
I eventually found new flaps on rounded.com and I'm gonna order two today.
Until they arrive, I'll try to learn how to replace them myself...
Here, it can be useful to someone:
http://rounded.com/sony-xperia-z-l36h-micro-usb-cover-black.html
http://rounded.com/sony-xperia-z-l36h-headphone-cover-black.html
See you on the road
paulinodf said:
Thank you for the info, guys.
I eventually found new flaps on rounded.com and I'm gonna order two today.
Until they arrive, I'll try to learn how to replace them myself...
Here, it can be useful to someone:
http://rounded.com/sony-xperia-z-l36h-micro-usb-cover-black.html
http://rounded.com/sony-xperia-z-l36h-headphone-cover-black.html
See you on the road
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Just take your time you'll be fine, most important to get full white strap out,also I realize u only needed those two but the link on the first page sells all four for like $11
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will be this phone waterproof after replacing digitizer only?
First, you will not be able to replace only the digitiser. The screen and digitiser are glued together. Also, when removing the screen and digitiser from the frame, they will almost certainly break. You will have to buy a complete screen/digitiser assembly.
Having said that, it depends on how well the phone is put back together afterwards. If all the adhesive strips are replaced with new ones and properly applied and everything is properly assembled, then it should be.
See this thread for a guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417650
If you're not comfortable or experienced with working with mobile phones or electronics in general, this is not a good phone to start messing with. My advice in that case would be to take it to a reputable service centre and save yourself some trouble.
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http://allegro.pl/dotyk-szybka-sony-xperia-z-l36h-c6603-c6602-i3997213157.html i found this and this is service and they can replace it in their services I only i ask u will it be waterproof if they replace digitizer good?
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If they do it properly, it should still be water resistant.
I would be wary though. Like I said, it's highly doubtful that they will be able to separate the digitiser from the LCD or even remove them from the front cover without breaking them both as extremely strong glue is used.
A full screen assembly is around 160 Euros (675 Zloty), so you may finish up having to spend more than you're expecting.
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kingvortex said:
If they do it properly, it should still be water resistant.
I would be wary though. Like I said, it's highly doubtful that they will be able to separate the digitiser from the LCD or even remove them from the front cover without breaking them both as extremely strong glue is used.
A full screen assembly is around 160 Euros (675 Zloty), so you may finish up having to spend more than you're expecting.
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ty so much If i buy broken phone and han i buy lcd+ digitizer can i send it to sony services for replacement?? or i need warranty?
Since my frame is bent and my back glass is broken I really have to replace them as the dust got between back glass and the camera rendering camera with flash useless.
I'm thinking about replacing it myself, but I'm worried if it's still going to be waterproof after I replace it.
Have any of you guys replaced the back glass by yourself? How's the waterproofness after you did that?
Water resistence will be gone for sure and back glass wont stick for long.time to time you have to push it back.
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I'm talking about replacing it. Both bent frame and back glass. Have you done this?
No, they will keep the water-proof capablility of the phone. First they will replace the back, remove all the old glue and rubber gasket then replace all with new glue, etc...then use high compression machine press the back cover tight to the glue. Atleast that is the process of replace back cover in my local Sony center, not sure it's applied to all....And after repair they will allow you to put the phone into water to test...
FFS
My adhesive on the back just completely stopped holding the back glass. I can take it out by shaking the device a bit or even by picking it up. I'll be sending it for the repairs...
No more Z1 development, really.
olokos said:
FFS
My adhesive on the back just completely stopped holding the back glass. I can take it out by shaking the device a bit or even by picking it up. I'll be sending it for the repairs...
No more Z1 development, really.
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That suck! Hope you got the phone without any problems later on...
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That suck! Hope you got the phone without any problems later on...
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Yeah. The worst thing is that I have to ship the phone on my own. I mean wrapping, talking with DHL and stuff like that to get it to authorised sony service ... -_-
Good thing is that although I'll pay a lot for the replacement of the frame and the back it will be waterproof again.
I'll send it in this weekend or at the begging of the next week.
If anyone would be interested in the state of my Z1 then here's what's wrong with it:
USB flap fell off again.
Back glass is broken
Main frame is bent
Middle frame is cracked
To fix it I'd have to buy:
Glue for middle frame, main frame
Back glass
USB flap
Middle frame
I'll propably fix it myself becaus the cost of doing this in the service would be propably as high as a new Z1. Too bad I'm not rich so I can't buy those parts yet.
If anyone is interested then I finally made pictures of my phone. At least the screen and the electronic hardware is allright.
http://imgur.com/a/MRcra?#0
olokos said:
If anyone is interested then I finally made pictures of my phone. At least the screen and the electronic hardware is allright.
http://imgur.com/a/MRcra?#0
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hope you can get it fixed soon miss your dev work
AnrgKrshn said:
hope you can get it fixed soon miss your dev work
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Hopefully I will, but I'll have to wait untill all of the parts that I need get available on witrigs.com so I could order OEM parts for my device.
olokos said:
Hopefully I will, but I'll have to wait untill all of the parts that I need get available on witrigs.com so I could order OEM parts for my device.
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Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD
AnrgKrshn said:
Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD
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I only had Xperia Play apart from Z1, flashed xperia S just few days ago, lol ^^
I didn't test it myself, but if you buy a genuine back glass assembly (that includes glue, you can buy this from, for example www.witrigs.com) and replace it properly, wait a week or so for the glue to align and stick properly it should still be waterproof. I did replace almost every part of my Z1, that is camera, back microphone, back glass - 2 times, minijack with proximity sensor, battery, main frame with all the buttons and flaps, speaker mesh and propably something else I don't really remember anymore. It doesn't matter anyway, what matters here is that if you replace middle frame - take close attention to the speaker mesh hole - the one from a phone has some sort of a gasket there, whereas the replacement one - doesn't and you can't really buy it separately. I bought the middle frame assembly from witrigs and it was also missing that gasket. Also, speaker mesh from witrigs is different from the one that was in the phone. These parts render my phone not waterproof anymore and I don't think you can buy replacements for it that would still make the phone waterproof, even if replaced with surgically perfect precision.
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Back glass assembly (complete genuine replacement part with glue, nfc, camera etc. already on it) replacement, if done properly, may not cause your phone to lose it's waterproofness. At least from my experience.
Replacing main frame and speaker mesh, even new genuine will void it. Not because there were some mistakes in replacing them, they simply don't have all of the elements that the parts originally shipped with a new phone have. Replacing them will definitely remove its waterproofness. (with all parts from witrigs.com, that is very trusted to ship genuine, new replacement parts.
Just posting this so people googling around could find the answer.
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AnrgKrshn said:
Ah, okay. I've been following you since the Xperia S xD
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Try out my new kernel if you want Make sure to read entire first post before flashing if you are still using XZDR recovery though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/stockbased-ok-kernel-v4-rock-solid-30-t3281806
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I only had Xperia Play apart from Z1, flashed xperia S just few days ago, lol ^^
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I swear I saw you on the XS Carbon Rom forums or something xD I'll give the kernel a shot! Was planning on flashing RR today after a long time on stock, but I guess that can wait
The covering on the bottom of the z1 (Loudspeaker/microphone) area got removed. Now it looks like my phone is no longer water proof. Where can I get that covering? Will be covered under warranty? I've used my z1 for over a year...
http://www.witrigs.com/sony-xperia-z1-replacement-parts
Sammy183 said:
The covering on the bottom of the z1 (Loudspeaker/microphone) area got removed. Now it looks like my phone is no longer water proof. Where can I get that covering? Will be covered under warranty? I've used my z1 for over a year...
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It is waterproof. You can take it to a Sony service center and wait for them to repair it (should take about two weeks) and pay for the privilege, or get the cover from Witrigs, AliExpress, etc and do it yourself.
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It is waterproof. You can take it to a Sony service center and wait for them to repair it (should take about two weeks) and pay for the privilege, or get the cover from Witrigs, AliExpress, etc and do it yourself.
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Thank you so much for the info, my speaker grill was loose for quite some time and came off a week ago. Good to know it's only a 2 dollar replacement. I understand the phone is still waterproof without the grill? Thanks once again, also the person who posted the link.
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Thank you so much for the info, my speaker grill was loose for quite some time and came off a week ago. Good to know it's only a 2 dollar replacement. I understand the phone is still waterproof without the grill? Thanks once again, also the person who posted the link.
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Yes, you don't need to worry about the water resistance: it's still water resistant without the grill. Mine was dropped into water, washed etc many times without the damned grill while I waited for the replacement to come from China.
This is one of the issues with the Z1, its build quality isn't top notch. Mine lost the grill and the power button ring in less than 18 months.
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Yes, you don't need to worry about the water resistance: it's still water resistant without the grill. Mine was dropped into water, washed etc many times without the damned grill while I waited for the replacement to come from China.
This is one of the issues with the Z1, its build quality isn't top notch. Mine lost the grill and the power button ring in less than 18 months.
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My power button is REALLY squishy. I'm scared. Using gravitybox to preserve it right now....no servicing in India
Thanks everyone! I ordered a loupspeaker mesh online. I'm not sure how to fix the new one as the exposed area has a lot of dust and may have lost it's adhesive ability altogether. Any info on how I can fix it myself?
I think they usually come with an adhesive tape already attached..so should just be able to peel the back off and stick it on.
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Thanks everyone! I ordered a loupspeaker mesh online. I'm not sure how to fix the new one as the exposed area has a lot of dust and may have lost it's adhesive ability altogether. Any info on how I can fix it myself?
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be very careful, 1 drop of glue on the microphone (located in the center), and no one will ever be able to hear u again.
Hello there,
I need to replace my LCD display. Does anybody can tell me where to buy a compatible LCD panel + frame, possibly original at a competitive price?
I own a Redmi 4 Note global snapdragon. I'm based in Italy.
Thank you,
Davide
caravaggio971 said:
Hello there,
I need to replace my LCD display. Does anybody can tell me where to buy a compatible LCD panel + frame, possibly original at a competitive price?
I own a Redmi 4 Note global snapdragon. I'm based in Italy.
Thank you,
Davide
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You have to be very lucky to receive a well glued frame. Even if you buy from the same supplier a lot of screens some of them will be terribly glued. The problem is that there are almost no edges at right and left so that it can be properly glued and backlight doesn't pass through the front glass and the frame. It might be fine if you test it first but when you're done with the replacement and it's time to put the back cover you will realise that it stretches the frame alot so if it's not properly glued you will have problem. My suggestion is to get separately an lcd and a frame and glue them by yourself with this glue https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...C1.A0.H0.Xb7000.TRS0&_nkw=b7000+glue&_sacat=0 . Also compare the lcd flex cables of the new screen with the original broken one and if you find exposed connections just transfer the yellow duct tape from old screen to new (you can use regular electric duct tape as well). Finally transfer the white paper at the back of the buttons backlight to the new screen, that will make the button backlight to appear correctly, most screen replacement don't have that paper.
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Sp_Ark said:
You have to be very lucky to receive a well glued frame. Even if you buy from the same supplier a lot of screens some of them will be terribly glued. The problem is that there are almost no edges at right and left so that it can be properly glued and backlight doesn't pass through the front glass and the frame. It might be fine if you test it first but when you're done with the replacement and it's time to put the back cover you will realise that it stretches the frame alot so if it's not properly glued you will have problem. My suggestion is to get separately an lcd and a frame and glue them by yourself with this glue https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...C1.A0.H0.Xb7000.TRS0&_nkw=b7000+glue&_sacat=0 . Also compare the lcd flex cables of the new screen with the original broken one and if you find exposed connections just transfer the yellow duct tape from old screen to new (you can use regular electric duct tape as well). Finally transfer the white paper at the back of the buttons backlight to the new screen, that will make the button backlight to appear correctly, most screen replacement don't have that paper.
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Seems to be quite challenging... And the outcome more likely mediocre.
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Seems to be quite challenging... And the outcome more likely mediocre.
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i replaced 2 screens with screens (plus frames) from this seller:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...-Frame-Assembly-Redmi-Note-4/32800302529.html
Maybe i was just lucky, but the panels are really good. Only the button lights are a lil bit darker than the original ones (still very usable). And i ve ordered a lot of display on alix, sometimes you get ****ty ones but these panels were solid!
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i replaced 2 screens with screens (plus frames) from this seller:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...-Frame-Assembly-Redmi-Note-4/32800302529.html
Maybe i was just lucky, but the panels are really good. Only the button lights are a lil bit darker than the original ones (still very usable). And i ve ordered a lot of display on alix, sometimes you get ****ty ones but these panels were solid!
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Thanks for the feedback. It seems that buying on Ali can be disappointing. I was wondering if you know any other websites where to buy original spares.
Thanks again.
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