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[GUILD] DIY Bumper Case or 3 different stylies

There are 3 configurations to mod this case. Since the original bumper case cost $20 and you can mod with different colors cases, this cost $4. If you can find any other cases that's cheaper, than it's a plus.
I labeled where to cut in numbers (1,2,3). How far you want to mod is up to you. Be safe and wear gloves when you're cutting the case. I'm not responsible for any injuries or broken parts in this mod.
1. Cut at box 1 all the way to the right edge. Reasons (sounds doesn't come out as good when you laid the phone on it's back). Skip this step if you're doing a bumper case and go to step 3.
2. Cut at box 2, if the front of your case on both sides is grabbing the phone. Reasons (original design to touch smoothly all the way to the edge) Skip this step to step 3 if you want for a bumper case.
3. Cut at box 3 on the back of the case close to the border. Enjoy!
Sample picture of a N4 case.

sweet

How did this end up?
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Fails...bumper requires stiff or smaller shaped plastic to maintain shape...didn't work out for me...
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androph said:
Fails...bumper requires stiff or smaller shaped plastic to maintain shape...didn't work out for me...
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Figured that would happen. Thanks for being the guinea pig though.
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DIY Nexus 4 Faceplate

So I received my Nexus 4 Bumper today. I was using the Ringke Slim case which was a defective because of the warping of the side near the volume button. Also today I received the replacement for the slim case so I decided to make a faceplate to add onto the bumper. The back is nice with its patterned dots but for now I am going for protection until there are better screen protectors out there.
Decided to cut the defective case to be a faceplate for the back of my phone. Still experimenting how much to cut the side but this is what I have. Some problems so far is that it gives it an extra thickness to what Google originally had for the bumper. So when holding the phone on the edge it has this popping feel. If I cut more of the side of the case this might eliminate the problem. You still get the lipped edge around the screen. Buttons still work but I didn't get the nice satisfying click. But I will work with the sides of the faceplate again
Thought I would share this even though it might seem useless a bit

Make sure Apple doesnt steal this design:beer:
HTC Evo V 4G F/S $150 (x2 extended batts,x1 OEM batt,x1 black trident kraken case,Zune headphones,8gb micro ad card)

It came out nice man great job! A true mygyver
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Nice job! Looks fantastic! But one thing though, it reminds me of a nexus s now lol.

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Nice job! Looks fantastic! But one thing though, it reminds me of a nexus s now lol.
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Hahaha! That's the first this I thought when I saw it.
Looks good though :good:

Looks great. Thinking of trying this with a clear case...
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Nice work! I was thinking of doing the same thing. Can you please take a pic that shows how much of the slim case you cut away?
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.A.J. said:
Nice work! I was thinking of doing the same thing. Can you please take a pic that shows how much of the slim case you cut away?
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Well I was experimenting with it too much and cut the case where it doesn't fit as nicely compared to before. You need some kind of edge around so it doesn't simply fall out of the bumper. Just experiment as you go and place the faceplate then your phone in

Interesting.... and looks very nice to the very least haha. I would totally buy this if it was a case

sounds like a plan

Underwater case for nexus 4

Hi there. I'm looking for underwater case for my nexus 4. I want to shooting fishes when will swiming with the skuba mask and the snorkel.
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I would just buy an underwater camera? The pressure itself would break things in your Nexus.
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your best bet if you want your phone with you is to buy a waterproof pouch like this one. Its not going to be very useful though since it will blur the camera, kill your touchscreen sensitivity and speakers. i guess it's still good to have your phone close to you for an emergency.

Thank you. :thumbup: what you mean when blur camera? Poor image quality when phone in this case?
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samapal said:
Thank you. :thumbup: what you mean when blur camera? Poor image quality when phone in this case?
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yes the pouch is not fully transparent, its going to make your shots blurry. There are some cases for the iphone that are waterproof and with clear plastic so you can take pics but there's nothing like that for the N4. If you want to use it for pictures just get a waterproof camera, they are relatively cheap now and will take much better pics underwater than any phone with waterproof case.
edit : the only thing you can get that is made to fit the nexus 4 is this case(more of a plastic bag). It's a plastic bag with a hole in the back that you put your phone through and then stick a piece of plastic tape over it. Its not reusable and i wouldnt trust it to have it submerge in water.

Yeah I would recommend just getting an underwater camera, even a cheap disposable one over trying to use your phone.
The heavy duty plastic pouches work, but the touchscreen is not going to register very good through the plastic screen, especially with all the water around it interfering with the capacitive sensors, and the pouch itself will cause distortions and reflections on the captured pictures. So even if it did work the images would probably not be very clear.
Now I would recommend one of these pouches just to protect your phone from the sand/salt water. They would be fine to protect your phone while snorkeling and the pressures seen at that minimal depth would not harm the phone at all. Now if you tried to go scuba diving with just a pouch then you will most likely be buying a new phone. At those pressures water will find a way in and in extreme cases the pressure could cause some physical damage.
From personal experience a ziplock bag does NOT work very well even to just protect from getting splashed. They just are not durable enough to stand up to being in your pocket all day and staying closed/sealed.

Topic reminds me of one of the company's at CES this year, HZO protection or whatever. Hopefully the technology becomes standard for phones in the future.
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You would love have more luck with the Sony xperia Z or the water proof Motorola.
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Ace42 said:
You would love have more luck with the Sony xperia Z or the water proof Motorola.
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Even with that protective coating Motorola advertises I would be concerned about salt water. That stuff is very corrosive and once the salt starts to crystallize I would worry that the coating could be compromised. Basically electronics and water, especially salt water, do not mix. I would think that if this coating was effective dive computers and lights would be using this instead of the heavy rubber gaskets and silicon grease that always seem to fail.
Motorola even just calls this "Splash protection"
invisible nano-coating splash protection inside and out

AW: Underwater case for nexus 4
I ordered this for my S2 and the N4 fits in too.
http://www.digicamcase.com/de/produ...tztasche-wasserdicht-bis-zu-10m-jis-ipx8.html
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samapal said:
Hi there. I'm looking for underwater case for my nexus 4. I want to shooting fishes when will swiming with the skuba mask and the snorkel.
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here is what i found http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KRUSELL-S..._PDA_Taschen_Schutzhüllen&hash=item2c6b03b01e

Ok, i have purcrased the Salabox 3xl and the ipega.
the salabox fit well but there is some issue to push the power button. I use ipega with iphone 4 4s and 5. I made with it different videos. Search for "pinna marchera" on youtube. The s3 version fit very very very well on nexus 4 but i can't push the power button to out of the standby. Does somebody have any ideas? sorry for my english, i'm an italian boy.

Aluminium bumper Cnc made it

Hi! I buy this bumper on ebay, and I think is very good choice for galaxy s4. Here the link : http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=300908845468

Only thing is the metallic frame must to slide on protector or plastic, to noot damage the screen

Neat! I wish Taurus would make aluminum bumpers for the S4 ,I loved mine for the s2,..only needed that bumper , screw it on you could take the back battery cover off with the case still on,...made it so easy to switch batteries,..and was very sturdy
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The good thing on this, is the price. Taurus maybe is better but much more expensive and more bulky. No screws on this, only slide frame

So want this but with a flip down cover to match the old s2 cover...
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Does it fit tight?

Yes, it has rubber inside.

Curious about signal drop with this on. It plagues other aluminum cases and battery covers.
Sent from my SGS4. Go Blue!! Buck the Fuc keyes!!

Is just a bumper. No drop the signal. With battery cover drops.

Update : missing the hole for the microphone on top.. I made it right now. 3mm drill.

though being on work I'm unable to go with the link given here . but surely will catch up it at night .. and if seems suitable it'll get a deal from me..

There more sellers on ebay with this bumper. This is chipper, and is come with normal screen protector and stylus. Outside off eBay on different sites, cost 29€..Oo..and there more different models on ebay also. From China directly is 8€ only

I'm gonna order one too, cheapest I found so far: $6.57 eBay

I dont like the sliding connector thing... the videos ive seen show the slider being kinda loose. I might get one that screws together instead.
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I think these are better overall.
I will provide link if asked
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Xcor3 said:
I think these are better overall.
I will provide link if asked
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Please do for the first one :good:

xmsnx said:
Please do for the first one :good:
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here you go sir http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2013...er-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-I9500/952873724.html

Wat about this :

I would recommend going with a bumper that takes screws instead of the slide on bezel. The slide on bezel tends to slide off and get things caught in it.

Xcor3 said:
here you go sir http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2013...er-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-I9500/952873724.html
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Dangit... I had made up my mind not to get a bumper and to get the NEO.... now I might have to get that thing.

Xgear Tempered Glass Protector for the back

Seen it, searched the forum, and thought I'd share.
http://www.xgearlive.com/products/android/lg/sentinel-41
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Nice! Will the official Google bumper still work with this?
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FallN said:
Nice! Will the official Google bumper still work with this?
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I'm hoping so. I just ordered it.
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obtained said:
I'm hoping so. I just ordered it.
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Great! Did you get an estimated shipping date?
I don't want to wait ages for a $$$ protector... (A lot of the other Nexus 4 glass protectors seem to have horrible delays in shipping or never seem to materialize at all...)
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FallN said:
Great! Did you get an estimated shipping date?
I don't want to wait ages for a $$$ protector... (A lot of the other Nexus 4 glass protectors seem to have horrible delays in shipping or never seem to materialize at all...)
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It just said orders are shipped out 24-48 hours after they are received. I chose USPS priority mail.
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I hope I'm wrong but I think this will add bulk to the phone which might be an issue for some if not most cases/bumpers, specially if you are already using a front glass protector. Again I really hope that I'm wrong and look forward to seeing any pictures/video reviews of the item from the community.

freezeburn said:
I hope I'm wrong but I think this will add bulk to the phone which might be an issue for some if not most cases/bumpers, specially if you are already using a front glass protector. Again I really hope that I'm wrong and look forward to seeing any pictures/video reviews of the item from the community.
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"bulk" ? It's .5mm!

After having the front one from them which is .4mm I found that it adds a little (for lack of a better word) bulk to the phone. The cases/bumpers would normally have a nice lip around the phone so when you put the phone face down the screen would never touch the surface but with the front glass SP that nice space that the lip would create would be diminished because the cases/bumpers don't go on top of the glass SP but right next to it pushing against it, so in my head I'm thinking that having that in the back or having both in front and back would be a bad result. Maybe I'm not explaining myself right but it makes sense in my head :silly:

Has anyone received this yet?
I'm very curious about this product, I'm wanting to use my phone naked (yes I'm crazy - but extremely careful) never ever dropped any of my phones.

I agree. Has anyone received this yet??
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Curious to know how this would fit with my rearth fusion. Does anyone know?
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We're all still waiting to hear from anyone whose gotten this... No replies so far...
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Hey I did receive it a while ago. I had some complications with it. When I applied it to the back of my phone it made it look really weird... It looked kind of like there were air bubbles underneath and looked kind of smashed on the bottom. I removed it to see if I applied it again if it would look different. Same thing. I was a little disappointed about how it looked and took it off. The bottom where it appeared to be smashed wasn't actually smashed. It was part of the adhesive that was not sticking to the glass. The entire back of the protector is a thin layer of adhesive. I ended up peeling the adhesive off the screen protector. It was kind of like a double-sided, thin, sticky piece of rubber, if that makes sense... I'm sorry I don't have pictures. I love xgear products but this is the poorest experience that I've ever had from an xgear product (really the poorest experience I have ever had from any product i've bought for my n4) . I think maybe if the adhesive was only on the edges like it is on the screen protector it would have been better. I think the air bubble looking effect was from the adhesive sticking to the phone... I don't want my money back or a replacement if it was even possible. My phone was very very clean before I applied it, I understood fully what I was doing when applying it. It just wasn't a great product at all. I still love xgear though.
Edit: Oh and to answer the question about the official nexus 4 bumper, Yes it will work with this. Also, shipping was very quick.

Wow so sorry to read that you had such a poor experience with it. That sucks!
If at all possible, could you take a few pictures of the screen protecter and the adhesive that was bubbling up? Thanks!
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Could be possible that it was a bad batch?
Hopefully someone will upload some photos soon!

I thought the full clear no border tempered glass protectors had the same rule as the dry screen protectors. Namely that you get the bubbles out that you can and then the rest come out after 24-48 hours. If you look at the installation instructions on the clear protectors for other phones I believe that is correct.
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obtained said:
Hey I did receive it a while ago. I had some complications with it. When I applied it to the back of my phone it made it look really weird... It looked kind of like there were air bubbles underneath and looked kind of smashed on the bottom. I removed it to see if I applied it again if it would look different. Same thing. I was a little disappointed about how it looked and took it off. The bottom where it appeared to be smashed wasn't actually smashed. It was part of the adhesive that was not sticking to the glass. The entire back of the protector is a thin layer of adhesive. I ended up peeling the adhesive off the screen protector. It was kind of like a double-sided, thin, sticky piece of rubber, if that makes sense... I'm sorry I don't have pictures. I love xgear products but this is the poorest experience that I've ever had from an xgear product (really the poorest experience I have ever had from any product i've bought for my n4) . I think maybe if the adhesive was only on the edges like it is on the screen protector it would have been better. I think the air bubble looking effect was from the adhesive sticking to the phone... I don't want my money back or a replacement if it was even possible. My phone was very very clean before I applied it, I understood fully what I was doing when applying it. It just wasn't a great product at all. I still love xgear though.
Edit: Oh and to answer the question about the official nexus 4 bumper, Yes it will work with this. Also, shipping was very quick.
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How did you removed it?
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I've already thrown it away. When I say it looks like air bubbles I mean something different. They weren't air bubbles at all. That's just the best way I could describe it. You can remove the protector by just prying it off from one of the edges..
I should have taken pictures but I was so disappointed I just threw it away. It was a really weird issue. If you have the money to spare try it out yourself. I love the idea of the protector but I won't be buying another one. I wouldn't even want one if it was free. I don't think it was defective... I think it was just the way it was made. And just to make it clear I'm not wanting to make the company look bad, I myself just wasn't satisfied with the product. I love xgear and the screen protector I bought from xgear that is on my phone right now.
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