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Touch Diamond Replacement Housing!! Help!!!!

I just dropped my diamond by accident while running to my car to avoid the rain =="....
It was in a PDA case, but it still somehow popped out of the case and got scratched up...
So I am in DIRE NEED OF A REPLACEMENT HOUSING!!!
lucky for me, the only damaged parts were the metal rim around the front side of the phone and the battery cover...
I am thinking of just getting an extended battery so i can get a new battery cover with it as well.
But I can't find the Replacement part for the rim around the front of the phone...
I took a lot at the phone and it seems easy enough to replace the rim....but i need to find the part first....
Please guys, any help will be very much appreciated....
Really need this housing replacement...can't stand looking at my scratched up diamond =(

phones still in its early stages so gonna be hard to get hold of housing so quick. Usually best place is here
http://cnn.cn/shop/touch-diamond-c-277_533.html
but they only have screen and back plate at the moment
just be patient a little bit longer.

does that shop deliver quickly??
would it be possible to ask for oem parts directly from htc...?
i talked it over with htc canada today and it may cost upwards 100 CDN to fix the cosmetic damage =(

no insurance?

uh no...i've never insured a phone before....
never thought it would the belt clip would break and let the phone fall and get scratched =="
argh...
any ideas on what to do...
should just take out the rim and touch it up myself ^^"....

oh i've got an idea =D!!!!
I can buy a dummy phone and replace it directly that way...
right.....?

pizzachips said:
oh i've got an idea =D!!!!
I can buy a dummy phone and replace it directly that way...
right.....?
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In a very rare occasion you can use dummy phones.
Mostly the inside is completely different, no way of using those dummies for housing parts.
Haven't seen a dummy Diamond yet, so I can't tell if it is usable, but mostly HTC dummies aren't usable.

the-equinoxe said:
In a very rare occasion you can use dummy phones.
Mostly the inside is completely different, no way of using those dummies for housing parts.
Haven't seen a dummy Diamond yet, so I can't tell if it is usable, but mostly HTC dummies aren't usable.
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i'm just lokoing to replace the outer rim on the front side of the phone and the battery cover....?
so maybe its possible...
ill drop by a local mall and see if its possible i guess....

loads of dummy diamond phones on ebay the last time i check it out.

i wouldn't say loads...
i saw a total of 4 =P lol
average 20-30 dollars CDN
which is fine for me if i can use it as housing and battery cover replacement
anyways heading out to check the dummy model =)

it doesn't work =(
its one giant piece, so i can't really take it apart to replace the piece i want...

How hard is it to take apart the diamond?
The invisible shield really stuffed up my screen. I can see parts flaked off the screen (looks like a thin protection layer) which is believe is the touch sensor itself. It has not affected the use of the phone but looks ugly.
EDIT: Home from work and did a search and found this: http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor-htc-touch-diamond/
Looks like a lot of work to get to the digitizer.

wow amazing find...was looking for a page like this...
aw man...the housing is one whole piece from what i can tell from the last picture...guess a DIY housing replacement is not really gonna be easy....
i'm gonna ask HTC for an estimate....
just minor cosmetic damage on mine on the corners so nothing too huge but it pains me to see it every time =(
at least this seems a bit easier than fixing the iphone....its so much work to put in a new digitizer cause of the way the housing is built

Looking for the Telus Black rear cover
If anyone finds a place that is selling the black rear battery cover for the CDMA version of the phone i would be interested.

anyone have any lucking finding a replacement housing?

I can provide the replacement housing
It cost about 36 euro

Like this??
http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350260913226&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Do we need cases/covers for the sensation?

Hey,
I used to be on the look out for cases for most of the smartphones I've had. Mainly to protect them, but they always managed to make the phone look ****.
I dropped my sensation the other day a work and it got scratched to buggery( The battery door that is not the screen). My work mates cracked up as they knew i liked to look after it. Some of them saying i should get a case for it , showing me their cased up iPhone 4's.
Then i found the beauty of HTC having made it a unibody construction and bought a replacement battery door from ebay for £25.
Now it looks brand new again. My work mates thought i had bought a new phone! (tards).
So now i use the scratched battery door for work and slip on the fresh one for when not.
So no point buying a case as the battery doors are so cheap. And cases/covers look ugly.

Depends if the replacement is actually OEM - I don't like buying replicas

Yes, I was worried about that, but its definitely OEM. Ill post the seller.:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270793284...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1156
Irie.

Well there are reasons why people use cases (shock absorption,...) but I agree with you. Also, I don't see why some people prefer the unibody of Desire HD/S compared to Sensation. I like it much better this way and you can make the phone different color by just replacing the back
Swyped from my HTC Sensation

I don't actually NEED a case. Having one does give me piece of mind though. Plus, if I ever do drop my phone, there's a much less chance of the screen hitting first and shattering.
-- Sent from my HP TouchPad using Communities

The glossy black tpu case I bought does not make the sensation look ugly. It also gives me peace of mind, plus it is much cheaper than a battery door.

omnianick said:
Hey,
I used to be on the look out for cases for most of the smartphones I've had. Mainly to protect them, but they always managed to make the phone look ****.
I dropped my sensation the other day a work and it got scratched to buggery( The battery door that is not the screen). My work mates cracked up as they knew i liked to look after it. Some of them saying i should get a case for it , showing me their cased up iPhone 4's.
Then i found the beauty of HTC having made it a unibody construction and bought a replacement battery door from ebay for £25.
Now it looks brand new again. My work mates thought i had bought a new phone! (tards).
So now i use the scratched battery door for work and slip on the fresh one for when not.
So no point buying a case as the battery doors are so cheap. And cases/covers look ugly.
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I bought the same one. I like the look of the phone, so I refuse to use a case. I would like a real nice screen protector, one that fits, but the few I've tried suck.

[Q] White Back Housing for cheap?

does anybody know where i can buy a white back housing for my sensation? ive been trying to look everywhere but all i find are really expensive ones.. amazon and ebay an some random sites i find on google

marcviado said:
does anybody know where i can buy a white back housing for my sensation? ive been trying to look everywhere but all i find are really expensive ones.. amazon and ebay an some random sites i find on google
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How much are you looking at paying?
I use a cover from Platinum Communications, it's quite good, not perfect, but it's quite up there.
Pros
-Doesn't stick in your pocket
-Doesn't change size dramatically with the temp.
-Doesn't flex and warp
-Extremely durable
-Doesn't mark easy
Cons
-Doesn't cover the rear camera as much as I'd like
-I had to modify the charger port hole to make it a little larger rather than a perfect fit
-Rough edges on the side
But other than that, I rate it highly.

Trying searching for Sensation Housing Cover Case on amazon.
I bought this one grey/black back plate from amazon, not as good as the oem, but it does the job. =)

Original screen glass replacement?

Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?

fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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My kid cracked his phone as well. Went to this lil kiosk in the mall and they cost like 150 to fix. Better off going thru the asurion to get a new phone.

I'm also interested, there's no way to find any information of the screen quality on the Internet as far as I can see.
I'd like just the glass as the phone works well, don't mind trying to replace it with tutorials available.

A friend of mine actually broke his screen and found a place to buy a replacement. He has the Sprint variant... I doubt they're not compatible... I'll ask him and see what I can find!

I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.

vinniej said:
I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.
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Ah, I was wrong, he literally only needed the outside glass so.... that's why it was so cheap. Sorry!
But that site looks like they have legit stuff.

At SSC very Expensive

fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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You can buy from witrigs.com. I heard it from other members who bought the replacement parts of Sony Xperia Z1 from here. It seems not bad.

vinniej said:
I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.
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Thanks! I ordered from there (with OEM clear LCD adhesive and tools), it seems legit OEM indeed

Jul84 said:
Thanks! I ordered from there (with OEM clear LCD adhesive and tools), it seems legit OEM indeed
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Good luck. If you are doing just the glass, just remember to take your time. The adhesive on the OEM glass is quite a pain to remove but it can be done without damaging the digitizer. Slow and steady! :good:

I replaced my severely cracked screen with a $6 replacement off ebay. Slooooow, steady process to remove the original screen being stuck to the digitizer with a clear adhesive. There are several videos on youtube to demonstrate the process. The new one works fine, although it is a little more reflective than the original. The touchscreen works well, but perhaps slightly less sensitive than before. A nice touch of the new screen is that the Back & Menu buttons are now blue, which looks good and is less bright than it used to be, which is an upgrade, to me. I'd say it leaves the phone about 95% as good as as it was before I dropped it. To me, well worth it to save $170 to extend the life of the phone until the S6 or S5 Prime or LG G3 or whatever phone is a big enough upgrade to make me jump. I did have a Note 3 for 9 days and it was epic, noticeably better than the S4 in pretty much every aspect, except that it was simply too big to deal with on a daily basis. But it did give me a nice dose of the level of performance I can look forward to with my next phone.

I also broke my glass few days ago and was thinking with replacing it with the new black edition glass that has no texture, just pure black. Does anyone know where I would be able to get my hands on that glass?
Thanks in advance!
Sent from my GT-I9505 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Thumbstarrepair.com fixed my wife's busted screen on her S4 for $58. Looks like a brand new phone.
DieselDawg

vinniej said:
Good luck. If you are doing just the glass, just remember to take your time. The adhesive on the OEM glass is quite a pain to remove but it can be done without damaging the digitizer. Slow and steady! :good:
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If you don't want to mess with the adhesive buy the screen with the frame included. It's more expensive but much easier to replace and keep the phone in perfect condition.
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fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original. Check that is compatible for your version, and that it's not for s4 mini or zoom versions either.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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Search eBay for "galaxy s4 screen frame genuine", at least if they send you a counterfeit item you can open a Paypal dispute for selling fake items.
You can buy the screen with the frame or not. I always buy with the frame.
Here's an example of the screen+digitizer (no frame), 132$
Genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 i9505 i337 M919 LCD Screen+Digitizer Touch Glass
Screen+digitizer+frame, 217$
Details about Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 4G LTE Black Screen LCD Glass on Frame *GENUINE SAMSUNG*

The screen & digitizer will fit any S4 variant. But if you're buying one with the FRAME as well, there are 4 to choose from.
i9505 - fits i9505 ONLY
i9500 - fits i9500 ONLY
i545 - fits L720 & R970 also
i337 - fits M919 and i9505G also

I had mine done by a guy on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/usr/thumbstar?_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754
Cost be about 65 bucks shipped. He uses the LOCA glue method (OEM style), not the double sided tape like most of the retail stores do. Sent it off and had it back within a few days. I just sent him my phone w/o battery and cover. Came back perfect in my opinion.

my local sprint store was going to repair my damaged LCD for $75... included new glass

[Q] Are there 3rd Party cases that attach like the official book cover?

As you all know, our tab has these two button-like things on the back that are actually locking mechanisms for Samsung's official book covers. Are there any covers/cases made by 3rd party brands that make use of those nifty things? I love the idea of the official book cover, but the price is rather ridiculous for something so simple.

There were some Chinese made knock-offs of the book cover on eBay that were very cheap but they seem to have stopped selling them. I'm guessing Samsung complained. I would never pay the ridiculous price Samsung charges for the book cover. I just purchased one brand new in retail box on eBay for $33. That's about what it is worth to me. BTW, it looks nice and the snap-on feature is nice but it's very light and doesn't look like it would afford much protection if you drop your tablet or store it in baggage. Search eBay for deals you may find one at less than half price like I just did.

I have looked everywhere and cannot find any.
EDIT: Found one for the 8.4. They may also do 10.5 but I haven't checked.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=331512328829&alt=web

nice! I might give those a try. I'm very careful with my gadgets so I'm not too worried about the level of protection this type of case can provide, but my hands are small and I'd rather keep the device as slim as possible without having to worry about scratching up the back and screen when I lay it down on a table.
As a follow up question though, I saw these metal shell cases with round cut-outs in the back. I wonder if these were meant to be combo'd with the simple front cover of samsung that also plugs into the button thingies but don't cover the entire back of the device...
http://www.olx.ph/index.php/view+cl...+4+case&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-19,19

pawces said:
nice! I might give those a try. I'm very careful with my gadgets so I'm not too worried about the level of protection this type of case can provide, but my hands are small and I'd rather keep the device as slim as possible without having to worry about scratching up the back and screen when I lay it down on a table.
As a follow up question though, I saw these metal shell cases with round cut-outs in the back. I wonder if these were meant to be combo'd with the simple front cover of samsung that also plugs into the button thingies but don't cover the entire back of the device...
http://www.olx.ph/index.php/view+cl...+4+case&event=Search+Ranking,Position,1-19,19
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Just found another case, this one is slightly cheaper so i just ordered it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/20129380260...49&var=500489168508&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT