Hi,
I have dropped my Desire and smashed the Digitizer, the AMOLED is working fine. I have had a look at some instructions and decided I want to DIY replacement.
Can anyone recommend a good place to buy? Ebay has plenty - any experience on any of these vendors?
Jackofallgames has it listed but I have called 6 times and no answer!
I am in the UK. Any experiences/recommendations appreciated.
Thanks
I had the same problem a few months ago. Bought the cheapest one from eBay (which was still around €50) and it was identical. Works flawless, no difference compared to the original digitizer. Bought it from eBay-seller siansmobiles: http://myworld.ebay.nl/siansmobiles Don't know if he still sells them.
Note that you use the right tape though! The repairmanual I used suggested to use 3M 9088 double sided tape. I couldn't find the tape in the local stores, so I settled with some other double sided tape and it was crap! A month later I decided to do it all over again, but with the right tape this time! (Ordered 50 meters of it from a wholesale)
I've been looking around for a replacement housing for my G2, it's pretty knocked up (bought it 2nd hand), had a look at faulty used phones and official replacement housing, but both are surprisingly expensive (you wouldn't believe how much people pay for an old waterdamaged phone with an unrepairable screen and dents left right and centre.
Anyway, I've seen a full housing (minus screen/ glass) by Ecell which is (quote) "New Genuine ... For HTC Desire Z", previously it was £300ish on eBay, I've now seen it for under a tenner (still direct from Ecell).
Thing is it's black, so the use of the word "genuine" is questionable (do they mean "genuine" Ecell, or "genuine" HTC?), although in the description they say "Official HTC product". Also I've never bought anything Ecell before.
I just wanted to know if any of you guys have bought one of these replacement housings, or anything from Ecell before? Feedback would be greatly appreciated .
Best I have found is about 40$ for a full housing replacement OEM, if considered it the past but haven't been able to justify that just for aesthetics. I recently stopped using my dock and just use one of the original T-Mobile cases I fond for a few bucks (thick rubber, bulky but real nice) since then I gave up on pretty.
Never bought from ecell before so I couldn't attest to their reputation
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I've seen the E-CELL product on eBay for about 10 pounds and it seems a good price for it.
However, while I'm not sure of its' quality, for that value I'd be willing to take a risk and see what's it about.
@demkantor Thanks, according to Google $40 = £25, and official HTC housing goes for around £30, which is absurd 'cause that's well over half of what I paid for my G2. I don't fancy a case, the Vision is already thick and heavy without one (can you even use the keyboard with a case on? )
@geojoking Yep, that's the one I found, previously £300 (wtf?!). Unless anyone highly cautions against Ecell I might go for it, besides as you say it is less than £10 so probably worth the risk. Anyway, if I do get it I can post a review here !
you can slide it fine, i would prefer not to use one but im running low on spare phones at the moment and i dont mind the bulk, but yes definitely bulkier!
i believe the original leaked photos of the g2/dz were of a black model or at least real dark grey. supposedly there is some mystic black version that is near impossible to get a hold of with a different bootloader then all the others, it had a different name but fell under the vision still i believe... cant remember much about it
so that would mean its possible these are genuine and being they were once 300 that may mean that ecell had them since the very beginning as when phones first come out parts like this tend to cost more than a new phone! they could have gotten the original casting and colors prerelease to the public... just a thought
either way for that price go for it, if it turns out not to fit not a huge loss, if it works great then you have one of the few(if any) black visions!
i would suggest getting some 3m adhesive tape (2mm?) as moving the digitizer will require this as well as holding down the flex. let me know how it turns out! maybe ill try it myself
I saw these a while back, almost bought it but was sceptical of the quality. Really wish I did now..
I cracked the screen on my N5 and planning replace the LCD and digitizer together. The LCD is fine but I've read separating the two is very difficult so I'm just going to suck it up and buy the whole fused unit. My question being is their a noticeable difference in quality in the replacement units? I have found the from $88 up to $150. If they are all the same I just go with the best price.
Example: this one on ebay says its OEM for $88 http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-LCD-Dis...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a899bddcf
Amazon has an OEM for $145
http://www.amazon.com/ePartSolution...16&sr=8-1&keywords=nexus+5+screen+replacement
Just looking for anyone with experience buying a replacement screen and how the quality was.
I would buy the one from the bottom because it comes with the frame and i think it's legit because read the reviews. It is also the white screen version of the nexus they have. Read the reviews
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Hello, I smashed my N5 screen and needed a new screen + frame to replace it , there are many retailers on-line that sell them but was not sure about their quality so was wondering if anyone out there could recommend me one.
Price is not that much of an issue I just want one that is official or as good as the official.
PS: I live in the UK.
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Just pick a seller on Amazon with a 95% + rating
Having bought one from amazon and one from eBay, I'd say its not worth it. Both were about $120. One had severe bleed and later got washed out, the other had glossy black sides and no adhesive. Ended up sending to LG and it came back like new for about $150.
Etradesupply.com best for replacement parts
I am on the hunt for a replacement touch screen and lcd assembly.
Is there a source for quality parts?
Kindle fire HD10 2018.
eBay might be your best bet.
I have been looking for a couple myself. and I too have been having trouble finding reliable resources that carry the entire assembly. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the assembly should include more than just the glass correct? I wish I had gotten the couple I have seen a few months ago that were $24 a piece. Those were the cheapest ones I've seen since. I looked a few days ago and most of the prices we're high enough that you may be better off just buying a brand new tablet. So my advice would be to look for damaged or irreparable tablets for parts where the screen is not damaged or broken but everything else maybe such as the board. But if anyone does come across some decent replacements at a pretty good cost that's not expensive let me know because I'd definitely buy a few.