Custom Battery Door for Extended Battery - Epic 4G Accessories

I really don't like the extended battery door that came with my ebay 3000 mah battery, so I lightly modded the original door to make it fit the extended battery. Keep in mind this is my first attempt... it has a lot of room for improvement.

do you know if you can use the ebay case with a belt clip holster? I am not a fan of the seidio case either, the ebay case looks better.

Looks good, whats tools did you use?
I was thinking about doing this but don't have the proper tool too. Have you considered making a plastic mold to cover the battery? I have heard of people using some thing call shurgoo to make custom plastic pieces.

I have seen pictures somewhere on here of people that are using the seidio clip holster with the back half of the case removed with the ebay battery door, but I now cant find the pictures... i know that mine would fit in a normal belt clip holster because the bottom and top are still as if it was in the stock case.
As far as tools, i just used a pocket knife, a pair of scissors and liquid super glue. Maybe shoe-goo? i dont have any idea what shurgoo is? I do want to try to make something out of plastic or fiberglass resin maybe.

I don't mind having the extra thickness, but all 3 of the extended battery covers I've gotten via eBay always have bad fitment just around the power button. It sticks out past the button and/or that same corner never stays down. I'm tempted to do something like take the stock cover, cut an opening in it, and then epoxy the hump from extended cover onto the stock cover. After that, I plan on finishing it off w/ wrapping it in some 3M DiNOC black CF since I've got some extra sitting around. Anyone wanna donate a stock battery cover?

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Case for diamond with extended battery?

I have HTC diamond with extended 1340 mah battery and I can not find a holster which will fit in with extended battery on. Any ideas? I need clip on holster which I can clip on belt, like this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-Belt-Clip...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If you go to this link, they are selling both the extended battery and the case.
Thread link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=448852
heres the website:
http://www.nakedcellphone.com/htctodip3muu.html
There is no case there, just cover.
I'll also be interested in a case which is big enough for a diamond with extended battery, please inform us.
As for Trizo, you need to know the difference between a case and a back cover...
See response below from one of accessory vendors. Contact them as well to tell them that there is a market need for such accessory.
Dear BoxWave Customer,
Thank you for your product request!
We are currently developing our Holster Clip for new models, so we appreciate your suggestion since we develop our products based on the number of requests we receive for a particular model.
We will let you know when the Holster Clip does become available for your unit.
Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!
Best Regards,
Winkie
Boxwave Corporation
www.boxwave.com
I purchased a leather clip on case from ebay which was designed to fit the standard diamond (I think - there is a little space top and bottom so it could just be a standard clip on case) but the diamond with the official extended battery also fits in it quite nicely. A little snug but works well enough for me.
1stRaven said:
I purchased a leather clip on case from ebay which was designed to fit the standard diamond (I think - there is a little space top and bottom so it could just be a standard clip on case) but the diamond with the official extended battery also fits in it quite nicely. A little snug but works well enough for me.
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Can you send a link to similar eBay item you bought.
sucesfull soulotion
ok here is the link to the case
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PDair-Black-A...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
i can confirm that this case fits the original htc 1350m battrey extended i have bought this alluminum case you must rip out the front plastic screen it just pops out and also you need to take all the stiky rubber cushion from the inside of the case it comes of quite easily but be sure to take your time once all the cushioning has been removed totally and the front plastic screen on the case the htc with the extended battrey will fir very comftably in the case i really like the fit and the case it looks scary at first dont worry it will be fine if you find your phone moves about abit the rubber cushion you took of earliier cut them in small tiny pieces and add them wherever you want you will end up with the best case on the marke for the extended battrey also the case is made from high quality alluminium that used on aircrafts thats why its abit pricy any question or help please dont hesitate to ask irm here to help as allways .pj
Thanks.
I found out that GSM diamond with extended battery is 1 mm higher and 0.5 less thick then CDMA diamond in US. So I got CDMA plastic holster and shaving off 1 mm to make it fit Diamond with extended battery right now. For any stretchable material (silicone or leather) it'll probably will just fine without any modifications.
That looks very good but I've got one of those for my previous device (Kaiser), they fit very comfortabley but the case keeps on opening after using it for a few months and you drop the phone on the floor as the clip becomes loose.
jutley said:
ok here is the link to the case
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PDair-Black-A...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
i can confirm that this case fits the original htc 1350m battrey extended i have bought this alluminum case you must rip out the front plastic screen it just pops out and also you need to take all the stiky rubber cushion from the inside of the case it comes of quite easily but be sure to take your time once all the cushioning has been removed totally and the front plastic screen on the case the htc with the extended battrey will fir very comftably in the case i really like the fit and the case it looks scary at first dont worry it will be fine if you find your phone moves about abit the rubber cushion you took of earliier cut them in small tiny pieces and add them wherever you want you will end up with the best case on the marke for the extended battrey also the case is made from high quality alluminium that used on aircrafts thats why its abit pricy any question or help please dont hesitate to ask irm here to help as allways .pj
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yes but i found the answer to that as i had this problem and i solved it all you do is bend the metal clip farward this will tighten the clip very solidly and works wonders i am really happy with this case and is very secure and sturdy i highly recomend itt to anyone with the official extended htc battrey feel free to ask more questions only here to help.
Thanks, I may buy one soon.
jutley said:
yes but i found the answer to that as i had this problem and i solved it all you do is bend the metal clip farward this will tighten the clip very solidly and works wonders i am really happy with this case and is very secure and sturdy i highly recomend itt to anyone with the official extended htc battrey feel free to ask more questions only here to help.
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I just bought a black Roots Tek Sock for my Diamond with the official HTC extended battery. Although I still have to take the naked Diamond out to use it, it still maintains its beautiful look. In fact it looks nicer with the new battery, from the back.
My old silicone case does fit, but the front left and right sides are not straight anymore, so it looks lame.
sorry this is off topic but i also have the 1340mah battery but i need another battery cover for this battery mine is broken if anyone knows where i can purchase just the back cover please and thanx
cut the back side off?
Noreve
Check this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2963385#post2963385
cheers
artisticcheese said:
I found out that GSM diamond with extended battery is 1 mm higher and 0.5 less thick then CDMA diamond in US. So I got CDMA plastic holster and shaving off 1 mm to make it fit Diamond with extended battery right now. For any stretchable material (silicone or leather) it'll probably will just fine without any modifications.
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Thanks, nice find! I bought a CDMA silicone skin and it only needs some shape up, as the holes for the screen, the camera and for the navigation pad aren't fitting exactly. But now everything's fine.
But why is the CDMA skin so expensive compared to the 2$ skins at DealExtreme?!?
Here's one for a few $,
http://cgi.ebay.ie/BLACK-SILICONE-S...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1301|293:1|294:50
Of course you would need to punch a hole for the front camera.
i would like to buy the backing for the 1340mah htc battery my son broke mine and i need a back lock fr the battery
I found this one, not sure if it is an actual back cover or one that goes over it.
Anyway if you've got a son it probably means that you are over 16, so I don't know about the style!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cover-for-HTC-T...temQQimsxZ20090628?IMSfp=TL090628143006r31061

Case for galaxy s + 3000/3500mAh battery?

Anyone had any luck in finding a case to fit this beast? Preferably one that you don't need to remove to access the phone. Cheers.
This one maybe help:
http://www.batteryupgrade.com/shopB...rtmentProductId/42252157/shopGroupId/46205854
Regards
Hey, thanks, but I meant a case for the phone with the extended battery attached.
Search for mugen batteries. They make outstanding batteries fire the i9000 and I own the 3200mha bat that comes with a case for it . Phone looks stupidly fat but at 2.3-2.5 times the battery life who cares. I also bought a 1600mha battery strom them typo replace the garbage samsung ships with and man battery life is way way better.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
At the moment, i have the pdair aluminium case, which is awesome, although will be useless with the new battery in place. Will probably have to saw a hole in the back of that case or another.
I got a cheap sheep skin case from ebay 3 months ago which had a glued on back hard plastic back cover to snap the SGS into it (its a right to left fold out case with magnet to keep front on) What I did was ripped the slim plastic holder out and hot glued the big new battery cover in its place. Sure its a little tight but it does the job as I simply cannot find a case to fit my 3500mah battery into

[Q] case for epic with extended battery.

I have 3500 batery, so phone is quite thick.
I want a case that fully covers the screen. I like the pdair leather case.
http://www.pdair.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=10100000_10000000_11001061&products_id=31412
But I doubt it would fit. Any Ideas as to first, if i could force the thick phone into the plastic sheath, without breaking either phone, or sheath.
Or if not, any other ideas for full case?
i ordered 1 from amazon and it adds way too much thickness to the phone...the case was from eforcity
it was only 2 bucks, but i never drop my phone anyway, so i don't really need a case
I was hoping someone could help with this also. I have a pouch case I bought at Wal-Mart but it still fits a bit to tight.
I would also like this. Something without a belt clip.

UPDATE Yesoo extended battery tpu case DOES fit Hyperion cover.

Saw it on amazon. They said it would only work with their extended battery setup. It also appears the button areas are covered so that would make me think the case is stronger on the lip area near those buttons. I'm so curious to find out if it would fit on a Hyperion extended battery setup. Anyone try this already? I'm aware of the Hyperion tpu case and I don't like it one bit. It's too thin and the case is cut out for the buttons and weak in that area. A month or so ago, that honeycomb case was the only one out there for extended batteries.
UPDATE
It does fit the Hyperion extended life battery and door. It was a tight fit. I had to put the bottom in first then work the lip of the case over the edge of the screen all the way around. I've seen better quality tpu cases but this one does the job. It looks like you could take an exacto knife on the edges where they combined the top and bottom half. There's a little extra material there but no big deal. The volume and power buttons are not cut out so that will make the case lip area stronger in those spots. I didn't test the feel of the buttons with the case on. I just put the door on and case to see if it fits. For eight bucks, I guess there's not a whole lots to complain about. The case is gloss around the edges but matte on the flat back part. This is the most snug tpu case I've owned. It's not hard to put on, it's just snug and suggested you insert the bottom first. If you have a screen protector that is film, and not glass, and not perfectly centered, it might peel up the edges of it. I will post pictures from my other phone in a few minutes in case you're curious.
UPDATE 2:
Just tried getting the case on the phone with the battery installed too. It kinda fit but the lips of the case wouldn't completely catch over the edge of the screen. It would probably stay on but not perfectly. The Yesoo back cover, for their extended battery, must be a hair smaller than the Hyperion.
oscarthegrouch said:
Saw it on amazon. They said it would only work with their extended battery setup. It also appears the button areas are covered so that would make me think the case is stronger on the lip area near those buttons. I'm so curious to find out if it would fit on a Hyperion extended battery setup. Anyone try this already? I'm aware of the Hyperion tpu case and I don't like it one bit. It's too thin and the case is cut out for the buttons and weak in that area. A month or so ago, that honeycomb case was the only one out there for extended batteries.
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i read the review on the gs3 yesoo extended case. and according to that...its another flimsy tpu. I would assume the s4 case is the same.
seidio released their new extended case on their site. But you have to buy their set up. Case and back door..which would set you back $55 total.
I wouldnt mind paying that..But i had a seidio extended case for the s3...and the rubber was so flimsy around the edges. And loooking at the s4 case on their site...it seems to be another flimsy set up.
That being said. The seidio is the best protection u can get at this moment for the extended battery at this moment and time. and thats not saying much.
Seidio extended batteries with my past phones, the back battery for was very thin and flimsy and never fit perfectly. There were always gaps and would never snap completely shut.
Today I said to hell with it and ordered one to see if it fits. It should be here in the beginning of next week. The shipping damned near cost as much as the case. I hope it's good and fits. I'll report back when I finally get it.
I just received my Seidio extended battery today and I got the extended Active case and holster and it's great. It's probably the slickest setup you're going to get as far as extendeds go; a little pricey but worth it.
Sent from Beanstown, USA.
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Links?
oscarthegrouch said:
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That looks like a decent case. Have you got a link for it?

S4 + 4500mAh Extended Battery + Holster Hack

So I was pretty bummed that Seidio did not release a surface case and holster for the S4 compatible with the extended battery. Next best thing was to get a holster for the S4 and extended battery but even that they aren't making. I really like the holster and it is the first thing I do when I get another phone.
After looking at photos it seemed that the extended back cover changes nothing in terms of dimensions at the top; it just gets fatter at the bottom. I decided the buy the regular holster and bend the two flaps that keep the phone in the holster. Works perfectly.
All I did was get some tape and press my fingers onto the sticky side to wear it out a bit so it could be removed easily from the new cover. Then I took a heat gun and warmed up the tabs for a few seconds. Once that was done i just carefull slid the S4 into position and waited for the plastic to cool off and presto...bigger battery with a holster that works!
After sliding it in after heating it up with tape to protect the cover.
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