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full housing (silver) for htc desire

anyone found a place where to buy an full housing for the desire in silver? i got a urban brown but i prefer silver...

Do tell if you find one. Or black aswell,

full hosing not. Just the back cover can be silver.

Here in holland i saw it in full silver, also the side and front is silver, just looking for a site or shop who can order it or sell it

Here is one on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Full-Front-Back-Housing-HTC-Desire-G7-/110556787710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_1386wt_907
I asked the guy, (speaks engrish) and the add is actually for the housing not a battery. Appears that the chrome on the camera must be a sticker or something. Guess a guy would just have to order one, wait a month and see what it looks like.

i just found this while searching....
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/full-cover-housing-for-htc-desire-g7-p-2855.html
i was wondering... say i purchased it, i was wondering how hard who it be to change it over and if it'll be dangerous to swap? and would i need special tools?

360nitrous said:
i just found this while searching....
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/full-cover-housing-for-htc-desire-g7-p-2855.html
i was wondering... say i purchased it, i was wondering how hard who it be to change it over and if it'll be dangerous to swap? and would i need special tools?
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i actually mailed htc about this a few weeks ago because i wanted to see if i could pay to get them to change my brown casing to silver, this is what they told me:
Dear *** ********,
Dear ***, Thank you for contacting HTC. I understand that you would like to change the casing of your Desire phone into a silver colour. Unfortunately this is not option we currently offer to our Desire customers, the main reason is that the touch screen would also need to be removed and changed. Should you require any further assistance, don't hesitate to contact us again. Best regards Aurélie
To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number 10GBCW33ENA001976.
Sincerely,
Aurelie
HTC

AndroHero said:
i actually mailed htc about this a few weeks ago because i wanted to see if i could pay to get them to change my brown casing to silver, this is what they told me:
HTC
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thanks for that, i was teetering on the edge of buying it, but if theres all kinds of problems or extra replacements needed.... i think brown is a good colour now lol

360nitrous said:
thanks for that, i was teetering on the edge of buying it, but if theres all kinds of problems or extra replacements needed.... i think brown is a good colour now lol
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i bought this the other day instead, i think its really great silicone case cuz it covers the whole phone and makes it look black lol
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/silicone-case-for-htc-desire-black-p24300.htm

Are these silver fronts?
http://shop.brando.com/htc-desire-replacement-housing_p04686c0587d004.html

i think only here in holland its available on silver colour, and looks a bit risky to try to change the body totaly..

I also want to replace my housing with a silver one...
Did someone managed to do it already?

Same here, want to change it to silver, but dont know the instructions to do that.

Here are instructions on replasing screen on desire. Could be hard to remove the old touch panel without breaking it. Haven't tried personally.
tjworld.net/blog/htc-desire-tear-down

Here's the official HTC repair videos. They will show you how to take it apart and put it back together again.
HTC Desire Disassembly video
HTC Desire Assembly Video

HTC Desire Siver Front Housing
I Think What You Need Is This: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-HTC-Desire-Front-Housing-p/htc738710.htm

Yeah but it's the wrong colour... lol.
Just had a thought.. buy the housing in the link above, use masking tape over the non-grey parts of the housing, then spraypaint in silver!
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You Are Fantastic!!!!
MasDroid said:
Yeah but it's the wrong colour... lol.
Just had a thought.. buy the housing in the link above, use masking tape over the non-grey parts of the housing, then spraypaint in silver!
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That's A Very Very Very Good Idea. Paint It In Silver. Just DIY... You Are Fantastic.Lol....
Happy New Year!!!

lee_bruice said:
That's A Very Very Very Good Idea. Paint It In Silver. Just DIY... You Are Fantastic.Lol....
Happy New Year!!!
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Thank you
Happy New Year to you too! lawl

Hey,
My Desire is Silver it is only available in Holland!! I purchased it on Salland.eu! But I think they don't have any more of them The only way to get a silver Desire is, I think, on EBay
Msfan01
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screen replacement

I tried searching all over googleverse and youtube but not luck on a guide on how to open a G2 to replace a LCD. so this is my last resort at looking for an answer. does anyone have a guide or can tell me that its simple to disassemble the device?

Sadly, I wouldn't think there would be a simple fix to a screen like this, simply because of the hinge, although I could be wrong. What happened to the phone, these things have only been out for like a month.

Maybe OP was doing some durabilitiy test... or he was like his avy and fell off the skateboard crushing it =[

lol no, I was going to buy one off some guy on ebay to fix for my GF but so far no dice on the repair guide.

repair guide? LMAO
i think you're going to have to make your own repair guide
you will be a hero to many

Maybe pm the guy that tore his apart on here. He may have some tips.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

if you send it to me, I will figure it out for you...dont wanna take a chance with mine yet..

lightningtrip said:
if you send it to me, I will figure it out for you...dont wanna take a chance with mine yet..
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What do you think about the screen bezel? I'd love to get it off and have it and the batt cover anodized.

Sadly karma has stricken me for posting in this thread I assume. I had a Zagg Invisibleshield installed, and the "solution" got underneath my screen and has messed it up.
Anyone ever find a replacement for this?
Also I was thinking of calling HTC but figured they wouldnt fix it.

Tear down is here:
http://tjworld.net/blog/htc-desire-z-tear-down
BE SUPER CAREFUL WITH THE MICROSD RIBBON CONNECTOR. 2 pins on mine got messed up and now the vibration doesn't work...so be aware/be careful!
http://cgi.ebay.com/TMOBILE-G2-HTC-...Cell_Phones&hash=item35aeb64eae#ht_500wt_1156
Here's one you can use as spare parts/replacement screen. If you do get this, I might want to buy the main-board off you to repair the stupid microSD connector...ugh, still can't believe I broke 2 pins on it!
Thanks!
verkion

Oh...I just found these too:
http://www.ecrater.com/p/9626084/original-s-lcd-display-screen-for-htc?keywords=t-mobile+g2
http://www.ecrater.com/p/9618055/original-touch-screen-digitizer-for-t-mobile?keywords=t-mobile+g2
Lots of spare parts available!

verkion said:
Oh...I just found these too:
http://www.ecrater.com/p/9626084/original-s-lcd-display-screen-for-htc?keywords=t-mobile+g2
http://www.ecrater.com/p/9618055/original-touch-screen-digitizer-for-t-mobile?keywords=t-mobile+g2
Lots of spare parts available!
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Damn even the replacement screens says TMO I jst want to change my G2 just the HTC
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jojo_16 said:
Damn even the replacement screens says TMO I jst want to change my G2 just the HTC
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Me too. I want the HTC logo on the front dammit! Let me know if you find what we're looking for. I already bought the HTC battery cover without the "G2" logo.

Replacement parts

I need a new cover for my battery compartment and a new cover for the similar compartment. I truest calling HTC, they told me to go to shopamericahtc couldn't find anything there.
If anyone can tell me where I can get these Patsy let me know
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA

bigslimoid said:
I need a new cover for my battery compartment and a new cover for the similar compartment. I truest calling HTC, they told me to go to shopamericahtc couldn't find anything there.
If anyone can tell me where I can get these Patsy let me know
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA
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learn to search a bit before opening a thread. This is not a customer support forum so if you cant be bothered with a little google in your life, this isn't the right site for you. just sayin'.
this was the first thing i found in google when i looked up "htc inspire parts"
http://www.ibootech.com/products/55239/

Ok a BIG BIG BIG question.
I have a several problem with my Inspire...
Somebody tried to open my phone (I suspect it was my little cousin) and broke a Flash LED. Today while trying to take a picture at night I realized this... I'm very well you kwon...
Could you recommend a place to buy the spare? And also do international shipping since I live in Mexico ...
I found this: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-Inspire-4G-Volume-Key-Flex-Cable-Ribbon-p/htc742880.htm
Saludos

looks like the right module youll need to replace

hello i bought my inspire off of craigslist and it has a broken volume rocker anyone know were i can buy one

All of the parts requested in this thread are available on eBay.

Black Housing

ATTN All TMOUS HTC ONE S Owners-- If you have been looking for a T-Mobile black housing to replace your stock Grey/Blue housing, I've got some good news for you!
http://www.etradesupply.com/htc-one-s-rear-housing-t-mobile.html
Choose the black color, and scroll through the pics, and you can see that just like the stock t-mobile housing, it is missing the bottom part, which means it will be a quick replacement. Good luck

There is a thread here somewhere that has instructions and links to all parts needed to convert your T-Mobile HTC One S into the black MOA version.

dharvey4651 said:
There is a thread here somewhere that has instructions and links to all parts needed to convert your T-Mobile HTC One S into the black MOA version.
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correct, but that is using the EU black housing. This is the T-Mobile black housing, so you don't need to make any modifications to the housing itself. Regardless, I was just trying to help people out.

dr_rick13 said:
correct, but that is using the EU black housing. This is the T-Mobile black housing, so you don't need to make any modifications to the housing itself. Regardless, I was just trying to help people out.
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I wasn't bashing you or anything. Just stating that a similar thread existed. I'd be all over it if they posted a complete black housing for the T-Mobile One S on there. They have the black complete housing but it's not the T-Mobile version. It's for the WWE version.

dharvey4651 said:
I wasn't bashing you or anything. Just stating that a similar thread existed. I'd be all over it if they posted a complete black housing for the T-Mobile One S on there. They have the black complete housing but it's not the T-Mobile version. It's for the WWE version.
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haha no worries man all good. and by complete housing, do you mean the sim cover and bottom speaker cover? if so, I found many many reliable sellers on ebay that Zarboz used to buy, and those are the ones I purchased too.

dr_rick13 said:
haha no worries man all good. and by complete housing, do you mean the sim cover and bottom speaker cover? if so, I found many many reliable sellers on ebay that Zarboz used to buy, and those are the ones I purchased too.
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yah this would be like one step rather than 14-19
good find

Zarboz said:
yah this would be like one step rather than 14-19
good find
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So then if we purchased this back housing, we would only need the red camera lens and the speaker/sim covers correct?
We wouldn't need the mid-frame component?

dharvey4651 said:
So then if we purchased this back housing, we would only need the red camera lens and the speaker/sim covers correct?
We wouldn't need the mid-frame component?
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what mid frame component are you talking about? and personally, I'm gonna keep the blue camera lens for a while and see how it looks.. btw found this vid, check it out. Removing the housing seems fairly simple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jGY2N2h1U
watch first 2 mins.

Of course black is out of stock.
Did you order this? I am hesitant to purchase a black housing from anywhere because there's no indication that it is treated with MOA and not just painted black, regardless of it saying it is OEM.

PcFish said:
Of course black is out of stock.
Did you order this? I am hesitant to purchase a black housing from anywhere because there's no indication that it is treated with MOA and not just painted black, regardless of it saying it is OEM.
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yep I ordered one last night ...and its supposed to ship today or tomorrow. so far its the only site that has the black T-Mobile housing. the rest are all EU
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

I just got the shipping confirmation-- supposed to get here friday, they shipped it through Fedex, so it all seems legit. We shall see

Let us know how it is. I dropped mine a few times and the dinged case is bothering me. I'd really like a black one. Too bad they are out of stock. What modifications need to be made to the other black housings?

DarkSideGTI said:
Let us know how it is. I dropped mine a few times and the dinged case is bothering me. I'd really like a black one. Too bad they are out of stock. What modifications need to be made to the other black housings?
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will do. And I don't think any.. you just gotta buy the bottom speaker cover and sim cover which both have to be black and I think that's it.

I just got a one S with fido in Canada, so you guys know if I need the eu version or tmobile?
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DangerPanda said:
I just got a one S with fido in Canada, so you guys know if I need the eu version or tmobile?
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that's a good question man ..Im not sure, you can try googling it and see what kind of housing fido uses. or maybe someone here has an idea?
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

GUYS!! They have the Black T-Mobile one in stock again!!
get it before they run out again.
http://199.83.94.162/htc-one-s-rear-housing-t-mobile.html

dr_rick13 said:
GUYS!! They have the Black T-Mobile one in stock again!!
get it before they run out again.
http://199.83.94.162/htc-one-s-rear-housing-t-mobile.html
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Good thing tomorrow is payday!
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda premium

are the top and bottom covers unique to tmobile too? Cuz the black ones are out of stock.
Also, if you don't get a new front housing then the front/bottom of the phone will still be blue.

Has anyone found a white housing from the one s se??
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DarkSideGTI said:
are the top and bottom covers unique to tmobile too? Cuz the black ones are out of stock.
Also, if you don't get a new front housing then the front/bottom of the phone will still be blue.
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don't think they are unique-- but I agree with you on the point about bottom/front of phone will still be blue, but I want to try out the black housing to see how it is, then maybe order the mid-frame component.. although it will be a lot of work to completely take the phone apart.
UPDATE: got the housing today, but it was damaged-- dented in the top and middle, so I have to talk to them to see if I can return. sad, sad day

Cheap broken OPO - Help me decide

So there's someone near me that is selling a OPO with a broken screen for about $100. My question is, should I buy it? I have a nexus 4 right now that works perfectly, but I've been interested in the OPO since it was officially announced. Is it worth spiting out the $100 and then another $118-130 for a replacement screen? That's not even including the cost of labor, that's just eBay prices

Buy it.
Sent from my One A0001

Yes. Then fix it yourself. It's quite a lot of fun actually.

Yuvin said:
Yes. Then fix it yourself. It's quite a lot of fun actually.
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Have you replaced the screen on your OPO? If so how was it, and how difficult was it?

vincentallen2 said:
Have you replaced the screen on your OPO? If so how was it, and how difficult was it?
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I haven't on the OPO specifically but I have on many other phones. It's as easy as building with Legos as long as you have the right tool set. Without the correct tool set, it'll be quite a bit more difficult. If you're confident with getting involved with working on technology, this would be a great place to start and you might learn something. If you aren't comfortable with that you could take it to a cellphone store

Is the screen the only part damaged? How's the motherboard etc?
Sent from my Nexus 5

Thanks guys, but I went to buy it and the guy said that he had just sold it. My soul and my mojo were crushed. Thanks for your help.
Mods can close this thread now.