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AdamOutler on XDA TV reports how to best recover from water damage to your device. It's about a third way through the Razr unboxing video.
It's worth watching for when it happens to you.
I put it in rice
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I put it in rice
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Or plain oatmeal.
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I put it in rice
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Uncle Ben knows best
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Purest alcohol you can get for 10 to 30 mins then rice
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Rice ftw I always use it works every time
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I don't like his instructions. He had the phone completely apart...who does that? You also don't want to use a hot hair dryer, you run the risk of melting **** if you aren't careful. And the Alcohol we buy at the store is 70% which I guess is better than the water that is in the phone, but it still has a lot of water content in it that is left behind when the Alcohol evaporates.
What is your suggestion then for dealing with the issue?
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I don't like his instructions. He had the phone completely apart...who does that? You also don't want to use a hot hair dryer, you run the risk of melting **** if you aren't careful. And the Alcohol we buy at the store is 70% which I guess is better than the water that is in the phone, but it still has a lot of water content in it that is left behind when the Alcohol evaporates.
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The rice method takes 3 days.
The method I showed takes 30 minutes.
You take the phone apart to speed up the process.
I gave instructions on how not to melt it.. Keep your hand right there. If your hand gets hot, pull the hair dryer away.
I bought the 91% alcohol in the video at Walmart.
Also, I didn't mention it, but the alcohol is less likely to leave splotches under your screen than water.
any advice on if your 2 year old dropped your phone in a 32 oz. Glass of kool laid while you were in the ****ter ? Same method?
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stepheng said:
any advice on if your 2 year old dropped your phone in a 32 oz. Glass of kool laid while you were in the ****ter ? Same method?
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try 94% isopropyl, followed with rice. Ur phone probably done though, the sugar will probably still be in it.
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haha, love the response!
De-natured alcohol is available in any pharmacy. It has methanol and other un-drinkable chemicals in it.
I have used it to encapsulate water in a gas tank before. You can definatly make Hash with it. I'm glad to know how to use it to save phones as well.
Well my girlfriend dropped her old iPhone 3gs in the washer-- we took it apart and thoroughly sprayed qd electronic cleaner to it! It saved it
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Say that FedEx delivered it like that.
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So I just decided to go swimming with my phone for about 5 minutes before I realized. so i'm wondering if there is anyway it can be fixed, I do not have a warranty. There is a business by me that has a sign out that says "electronic repair" I stopped in and he said he could take it apart, dry it out, and see what's wrong with it and if it can be fixed for $25.
My question is. Is it worth the $25. Or is it pretty much guaranteed to be garbage? Thank you all for Amy help you can give me!!! The phone is an sgs4g
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Considering the replacement cost, $25 sounds like a heck of a bargain!
I do know waiting will only make it worse
Side note**
Warranty doesn't cover water damage
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I have a horror story for you...
One dark and rainy night... riding shotgun down dark, dangerous slippery roads... we stopped.
I got out of the car, in the rain, forgetting my phone was in my lap. It was not in a case, nor did it have a screen protector... My phone fell, face down, onto the wet concrete, then, proceeded to SLIDE down a small slope, into a 4 inch puddle. The phone was completely submereged for about a full second, before i snatched it up.
I was so upset! I went into the house, and took the battery cover off the phone. Then I took the battery out. There was a little moisture in the phone, in the form of a few droplets BEHIND the battery. The water-damage sticker did not change colors, or get wet. There was definately a little water in the phone.
I let the phone sit for about an hour, believing I had ruined it, after only having it for three days. I got up the courage (or stupidity) to mess with it, and see what damage had been done. I put the phone back together, and held the power button... AND IT TURNED RIGHT ON! I looked over the screen, and there wasn't a single scratch! My phone was still perfect! It was dropped face down on concrete, and submerged in fast-moving water, but came out totally fine! Still works perfectly!
Sorry for your loss, OP!
yeah I was literally wearing my phone on my side for about 5 minutes fully in the water before I noticed, I know 25 dollars is a good deal but is it worth it or is it actually junk.
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I think it's worth it considering that the worst that could happen is that you have to get a new phone. You could also try the fridge or a bowl of rice. I dropped my phone in the sink under running water and it did no damage.
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Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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mustang1182 said:
Okay I got it to turn on now But all it does is go to the first galaxy s screen and then it restart so its stuck in a boot loop. anyone have any ideas how to get it to actually boot up.
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Try bhunds one click and try to flash it
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no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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Ok they said the mother board is all corroded on both sides, they tried cleaning it and couldn't get anything to work. They said its garbage.
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Were you swimming in salt water?
No just a pool with the usual chlorine.
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I did try plugging it in to my computer and getting Odin to recognize it, but the same as its in a boot loop when trying to turn it on it does the same thing on the computer, I.e. when you plug the phone in to the computer, then you go into my computer you can watch the removable harddrive show up for a couple seconds then goes away and comes back and continues that loop.
Guess i'm just s.o.l.
Does anyone have
An old phone that is a Droid they would sell?
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I have a vibrant. Cracked screen, but works perfectly. Rooted, ics, bla bla, bla. If you want it you can have it.
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Put in rice my help dry it out, take out bat
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Listen to that man right there.. Or for anyone who drops there phone in water.. Immediately when you drop your phone in water. First thing you want to do is take the battery out so you don't short the motherboard then drop it in rice for at least 24hours to get the moisture out.. Take my advice I deal with this most of my days working for a repair company for electronics
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Where are you from? I would be interested. I am in Indiana, I would pay for the shipping and such. Let me know.
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Happened to me many times. I went swimming at the beach for like 2 hours in. I was hanging out with some friends then I was like "Oh, I need to call my mom..." so while in the water I took my phone out from my pocket and everyone laughed. It was a Razor and of course it couldn't be repaired.
Another anecdote... I was in a beach resort with my family. I was resting, I said no beach for me so when I woke up everyone was down at the beach but me. I decided to put on some short jeans, nice shirt, shoes... I was dressed up not for the beach with my phone and wallet in my pockets. I went there, sat down with my mom and a friend of her when suddenly they start screaming that there was a little kid drowning. I started running toward the beach looking for the kid and I just went into the water, swam, got the kid, pushed his stomach to get him to puke the water and returned him to his parents. Just so you know, I received no thanks from them. Nothing. Believe me. When I sat down, my family and friends and random people were coming by me to say that I was a hero and thanks and congrats and stuff like that. Everyone seemed glad but me. I realized I got my phone and again it got f'ed up. Next week, dad got me the SGS4G phone and still rocking it for 16 months.
I fear summer is coming and beach is there waiting for my phone. LOL So maybe in June or July I will get a newer phone. LOL
Anyway, you should give the 25$ to the repair store. The worst that could happen is that you need to buy another phone. So take the risk. Also, follow the tips you have gotten from here. Put in on rice, some minutes in the sun, your mom, sister or gf's blower and you may have a functional phone soon. Hope you do. Only thing I have noticed is that you haven't mention which type of water were you swiming in? Pool with Clorox or something... and beach are no good but regular water I think it's no big deal. You just need it to be dry.
Good luck. Hope you had a laugh at me to ease the pain.
My heart began to race as I picked it up, wondering what was going to meet me on the other side. I flip it over...
And it's still scratch less. Wow
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You can thank the rim around the screen. What kind of surface did it fall on?
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Holy macaroni, you love starting new threads lol. On topic, glad to hear it survived.
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You can thank the rim around the screen. What kind of surface did it fall on?
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My bathroom tile
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Sounds like you got lucky. Put mine in an Otterbox before I left the store !
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My heart began to race as I picked it up, wondering what was going to meet me on the other side. I flip it over...
And it's still scratch less. Wow
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It doesn't have any hard cover when it fell?
That's really good to hear. This phone is worth buying.
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It doesn't have any hard cover when it fell?
That's really good to hear. This phone is worth buying.
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No case, no screen protector
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No case, no screen protector
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That's so perfect. I don't want it to happen to my phone just to prove, but you can attest to durability of HTC One.
Yes, this phone is alot tougher than it looks (and it looks pretty tough) lol. I dropped mine on asphalt from about six feet about an hour after buying it and it landed facedown. No case, no screen protector. No scratches and no dings in the metal. HTC would never warranty their screen for six months unless they were damn sure it wasn't going to break easily. Especially since they are in financial hardship already. It's a big risk. Thankfully, this phone is tough as nails. Not like the S4. I broke three s4 screens in less than a year.
Dropped mine within 24 hours of purchase when it slipped out of my gym shorts exiting the car. Had one minor scuff on the top but a nice small scratch on the back. i was so mad, went and bought a case for it asap.
Consider yourself lucky.
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Dropped mine within 24 hours of purchase when it slipped out of my gym shorts exiting the car. Had one minor scuff on the top but a nice small scratch on the back. i was so mad, went and bought a case for it asap.
Consider yourself lucky.
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But everything works fine still?
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But everything works fine still?
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Perfectly. It wasn't a big drop, just shows how easily the back can be scuffed.
Dropped mine at the gym too and wasn't so lucky. Glass shattered. My new case was sitting on my porch for me when I got home so I was about 30 min from getting it when it fell. Called HTC and they sent me a new phone overnight. I'm so lucky they have the 6 month glass warranty. I didn't even consider it when buying the phone, but now I'll buy HTC every time if they keep this warranty going.
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Dropped mine on concrete from about 4 feet flat on its back. Not a scratch. Glad HTC is still building quality rock solid devices. I still put a spigen slim armor or tpu case on it though. This phone is so smooth that I know I'm going to drop it eventually
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ReyStunner said:
Dropped mine within 24 hours of purchase when it slipped out of my gym shorts exiting the car. Had one minor scuff on the top but a nice small scratch on the back. i was so mad, went and bought a case for it asap.
Consider yourself lucky.
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Did the exact same thing but getting into the car from the gym - this is one slippery phone. It bounced a few times on the pavement which is not smooth. The left corners are both scuffed up but the screen does not have a scratch on it. No case on it at the time - I only use the case while biking as I have broke too many phones on the MTB.
I was riding my bike over a bridge and heard a *thud* behind me, felt my pocket and phone was gone, looked back and there it was sitting face-down on the bridge lol. Went and picked it up and not a scratch!! Man I love this thing.
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Well, it happened to me today. Girlfriend had the phone and dropped it getting out of the car. Not as fortunate as you guys because the screen is now cracked . Took my otter box case off this morning too...
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richii0207 said:
Well, it happened to me today. Girlfriend had the phone and dropped it getting out of the car. Not as fortunate as you guys because the screen is now cracked . Took my otter box case off this morning too...
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HTC Advantage!!!
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HTC Advantage!!!
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Haha. thanks! did it earlier and will receive a replacement tomorrow
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Haha. thanks! did it earlier and will receive a replacement tomorrow
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So you did the HTC Advantage route? I was curious about that. How exactly does it work? Do you have to send your device to HTC and have them fix it? Or do they just send you a new device?
Help I was at the beach with my family and in got saltwater in my nexus.it turns on but it now has horrible battery life, won't read SIM cards and heats up much more.is there anyway to say "fix"this
No. Claim insurance or buy a new one. Water is very corrosive and if you turned it on before proper dry and clean, it is screwed
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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When I open the phone no corrosion is visible. In order to do this do I need to take the phone apart and just soak the main pcb with the SIM card slot on it?
I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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I would however one of the liquid indicators turned.
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I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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cant rma a self caused water damaged phone
Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Yeah ikr I was thinking of taking the phone apart and soaking the main board in rubbing alcohol.
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.
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Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Sincerely hope you're joking
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I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.
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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.
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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.
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The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.
i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Because if they repair it, the repairs are under guarantee and since the extent of water damage can never be fully known, they can lose money by constantly re-repairing the same issue or other related issues for free. Why waste time or money on something once that's most likely screwed? Let alone multiple times.
If a phone gets water damage, its beyond economical repair. Get insurance
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The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.
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Then don't worry about the tooth brush. Just let it soak and swish it around a bit. I didn't brush either of mine, so it was more just a suggestion than anything. Google it and read up on the technique, a lot of people have had great success with it.
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i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Why should they have to spend money to fix a phone that YOU messed up?
I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.
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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.
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That's pretty much what my earlier reply said.
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exactly they wouldn't be losing money
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off they charge you
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I brought my note 5 a month ago and in the case it dropped and the back glass has cracks. Anyone know how much sprint or samsung charges to replace it?
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just report it lost
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just report it lost
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They will charge a 200$ deductible to replace a lost or stolen device with insurance. It will be much cheaper to replace it yourself. I would just stop by a repair center and ask them. They may tell u its a sealed design and it has to be replaced. Or u may get lucky and they might hear it up and take it off for about 50 dollars.
Ok I'm going to try a center. I saw on YouTube you can get a replacement back but I debating on trying it
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If you're a handy dude, it's a 10 minute job at best. Now replacing the glass? That's a *****.
Mobiledefenders.com has the part, rip that cracked crap off without losing most adhesive, use a blow dryer on low about 2 inches from back and heat it slightly and all around, place a book on it for 5-10 minutes and your golden.
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Ok I'm going to try a center. I saw on YouTube you can get a replacement back but I debating on trying it
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Ya if you are 10% handyman u should be able to do it a crap load cheaper than taking it. The front i would not try unless your use to taking apart and puting back together. The back is a cake walk