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the little lens cover on the back cover came off so ill need to clue it back on what would be the most safe and longest lasting cheap clue to do that...also anybody know what i could use to shine up the metal strip on the back with in advance thank you so so very much
I have no clue.
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the little lens cover on the back cover came off so ill need to clue it back on what would be the most safe and longest lasting cheap clue to do that...also anybody know what i could use to shine up the metal strip on the back with in advance thank you so so very much
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Have you tried your local Tmo store? My wife dropped hers while jogging and they gave her a new back cover from a return.
Theres some on ebay for $19.95, OEM.
I would get some CA glue from a hobby store. Probably medium or thick so it doesn't run all over the lens. I would use a dremel with a polishing wheel and compound to polish the stop.. Just take my time and made sure it came out how I wanted...
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So I stupidly had my case off my phone and dropped my phone taking it out of my pocket. It didn't drop that far but dropped just far enough to crack the glass covering the camera lens. So I needed to find a way to fix the cracked camera cover, preferably without much cost. I had no insurance and didn't buy through Verizon or a store.
Possible Options:
1. Having Samsung fix it. Would have to send it to them, would cost at least $70 plus, but possibly more. Would most likely be without the phone for 3 weeks (my guess). And they would wipe my phone and set it back to factory state. This would mean I would lose my unlocked bootloader, most likely. I really didn't like that option.
2. Buy a broken damaged phone that had the chassis with camera cover still in good condition. Unfortunately, finding a broken phone that wasn't expensive was impossible. SG3s on ebay with broken front LCDs were still going for $200-$300, which I thought was crazy. I even found a completely non-functioning phone that wouldn't turn on that sold for $150! vPrices as of this writing.
3. Order i9300 replacement chassis and camera cover. The i9300 version looked identical and several people thought it would work on the VZW SCH-535 version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-camera-...ccessories&hash=item41688e2be1#ht_2658wt_1271
First Fix (unsuccessful):
I went with the i9300 replacement part option. While initially, I thought I was good to go. After further examination, two problems arose.
1. The bottom of the device has an exposed hole that the VZW SG3 doesn't have.
2. The bottom grooves, raised parts, and and two copper looking objects by the SIM card weren't allowing it to sit flush like the OEM part. I debated on trying to force the screws in...but decided that wouldn't work mainly because of the covered parts by the SIM card.
Looking at the picture you can see the exposed round hole towards the bottom of the i9300 part (bottom piece) and the additional opening on the OEM part by the SIM card (top piece) that isn' there on the i9300 replacement piece.
So at this point, I really wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then thankfully, Smoke314 provided some advice in this thread that worked! :good:
FIX THAT WORKED:
I took Smoke314's advice and removed the camera cover from the i9300 replacement part that didn't fit in the VZW SG3. It removed fairly easy with a flathead screwdriver. I did lose the use of the bond, but was able to put the new camera cover into my existing chassis. It doesn't fall out because of the three little prongs black prongs on the camera cover. The cover stayed in the OEM chassis part even without the bonding! I screwed the chassis back into the phone and put the battery door cover back on. The cover really does help hold it in place because of the additional silver on the camera cover. Now I have no more white haze with my pictures and a phone that looks normal again!!!
Posted a pic of the removal and the phone after all completed.
Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you
Neverendingxsin said:
Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you
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Cool, I'm hoping so...going to take my chance and order one. Looks pretty easy to replace. Unscrew some screws, replace, and put screws back in. Hope it's that simple! *fingers crossed*
If anyone else can confirm or add input, would still appreciate it. Thanks!
Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
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Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
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I want to replace the camera cover on the back, not the front LCD. I updated first post. Thanks for trying to provide a solution though.
I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
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I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
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Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.
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Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.
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http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.
Brian Gove said:
http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.
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Thanks, looked into it. Didn't see anything.
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Smoke314 said:
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
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Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Who is that comment aimed at? And how is this helpful??? I know exactly what I'm doing, it's that I can't find a part that matches up correctly with the VZW SG3. I search google and different forums for solutions. I'm not damn noob. I took a chance on the i9300 replacement because it was the only available option to me. I posted for help and then posted my experience to help others from wasting their time and money on the replacement part. I try to give back to the community, to help others. Not put them down by providing their experiences. It's comments like this that drives away all the good and helpful people from forums.
If you can't provide constructive help, don't comment at all!
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So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
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I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.
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I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.
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Cool...thanks for the info. I saw the prongs and thought about superglue. Just curious...you said your first. So I'm assuming you got another SG3 for another reason?
Did the one that you made the fix on, did you actually use it for a while? Just wondering if you had any problems with it after making the change. Good point about the silver trim. The battery door does cover a good amount of that silver trim. I may try this fix. Worse case scenario...I buy a broken SG3 to get the part I need or send it to Samsung to fix.
FIXED!!!
So I took Smoke134's advice and was able to fix my camera cover for my SG3!!! :good: I rewrote the first post with my experience, hopefully others might benefit and be able to fix theirs if they encounter the same problem.
Glad you got it fixed!
I'm sure your misfortune and your end result will be of use to others that find themselves in the same position. I'm sure you won't be the only one.
Thanks for posting this! Good to know it can be resolved!
Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.
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Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.
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Good idea, glad it worked for you! :good:
I ordered one of these today. Will let you know if it resolved my issue.
It is just the camera lens cover part without the frame.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120989016566?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Hey guys,
I did a quick youtube review (my first!) of the Nillkin Fresh flip case with stand:
I purchased this cover from ebay, it arrived in a few days from Singapore. The quality is very good although the stand function isn't perfect. It offers a reasonable level of protection for the handset and overall I'm very happy with it.
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Hey guys,
I did a quick youtube review (my first!) of the Nillkin case with stand & flip cover:
youtube.com/watch?v=OKmFkbxSAXg
(can't embed it due to new xda account - perhaps mod can edit my post?)
I purchased this cover from ebay, it arrived in a few days from Singapore. The quality is very good although the stand function isn't perfect. It offers a reasonable level of protection for the handset and overall I'm very happy with it.
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Great review, thanks. I just have one question regarding the case, does the flap remain shut and if so, how? i.e When you hold the case facing down, does the flap open?
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Great review, thanks. I just have one question regarding the case, does the flap remain shut and if so, how? i.e When you hold the case facing down, does the flap open?
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Thanks.
Unfortunately the front flap doesn't stay closed, it's similar to the samsung galaxy flip if you've seen those.
I don't find it an issue for me but I can imagine for some it could be a problem (for example: if you were going to put your phone loose in your bag).
Cheers
Like you said on the video about it not standing up quite right. Would it with time wear and become more flexible in order to do this better. Also how is it pressing the buttons and also as you mentioned when you dropped it, which part of the phone did it hit.
Also for those who want your phone to unlock as you open the cover and vice versa heres a free app I found
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Thanks.
Unfortunately the front flap doesn't stay closed, it's similar to the samsung galaxy flip if you've seen those.
I don't find it an issue for me but I can imagine for some it could be a problem (for example: if you were going to put your phone loose in your bag).
Cheers
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That's what I thought
How does it fare in the pocket?
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Like you said on the video about it not standing up quite right. Would it with time wear and become more flexible in order to do this better. Also how is it pressing the buttons and also as you mentioned when you dropped it, which part of the phone did it hit.
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Yeah I expect it will wear in over time and should stand up upright a little better, the fold in the flip cover is still quite "springy" at the moment.
I can't say which part of the phone hit the floor when it fell as I wasn't watching whilst it happened. It probably fell from a little under a meter on to hard marble floor, it certainly made a loud bang (suggesting it hit somewhere on the hard back). The phone was still secure in the case and there is no visible sign of damage.
I have a little concern that if the phone hit floor on the very top or very bottom then there is a chance it will completely bypass the case. Although I think this is the same with most hard back cases.
Cheers
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How does it fare in the pocket?
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I find it great in front pocket. The front cover stays closed & the case doesn't add much extra bulk. :good:
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I find it great in front pocket. The front cover stays closed & the case doesn't add much extra bulk. :good:
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Excellent, thanks again for the info! Before I buy, can you tell me what color case yours is, I'm looking to buy that one
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Excellent, thanks again for the info! Before I buy, can you tell me what color case yours is, I'm looking to buy that one
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Mines the blue colour, it's a sweet case, I think you'll be pleased with it!
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Yeah I expect it will wear in over time and should stand up upright a little better, the fold in the flip cover is still quite "springy" at the moment.
I can't say which part of the phone hit the floor when it fell as I wasn't watching whilst it happened. It probably fell from a little under a meter on to hard marble floor, it certainly made a loud bang (suggesting it hit somewhere on the hard back). The phone was still secure in the case and there is no visible sign of damage.
I have a little concern that if the phone hit floor on the very top or very bottom then there is a chance it will completely bypass the case. Although I think this is the same with most hard back cases.
Cheers
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Great, are you in the UK and if so where did you order one from. I already ordered one from ebay (~nillkin_case or something) but it said it'll take between a month and month and a half. So if there's a more viable option i'll cancel that one.
It looks great this case and there is little to choose from wrt cases that have a stand.
EDIT: Trust me to order it during chinese new year :/
Looks good, I've currently got a TPU SLine case, but putchased a TPU case with kickstand, which I'm hoping is alright for a daily driver, but if it isn't I might have a go with this case.
Thanks for the review.
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Looks good, I've currently got a TPU SLine case, but putchased a TPU case with kickstand, which I'm hoping is alright for a daily driver, but if it isn't I might have a go with this case.
Thanks for the review.
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What do you think of them S-Line cases? How would they fair with a drop from shoulder/chest height? Also let us know how the tpu with a stand goes.
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Great, are you in the UK and if so where did you order one from. I already ordered one from ebay (~nillkin_case or something) but it said it'll take between a month and month and a half. So if there's a more viable option i'll cancel that one.
It looks great this case and there is little to choose from wrt cases that have a stand.
EDIT: Trust me to order it during chinese new year :/
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yeah I'm in the UK too. I ordered off the same ebay seller and despite them saying 4-6 weeks it arrived in about 5 days... Hope your case arrives quickly too
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yeah I'm in the UK too. I ordered off the same ebay seller and despite them saying 4-6 weeks it arrived in about 5 days... Hope your case arrives quickly too
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I emailed them and they said because it's Chinese new year, they're not working till the 14th . If only I ordered it the day before lol.
So overall you're very happy with it and would you think about getting a good TPU case like Diztronic? or even Otterbox if it's available?
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So overall you're very happy with it and would you think about getting a good TPU case like Diztronic? or even Otterbox if it's available?
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Yeah, I do really like it and it's certainly good value for money (£7.50/$10). I will probably get a TPU case at some point too and a bumper to boot. I guess they're all good and suit different purposes.
Yes, during Chinese New Year's it tends to get a little busy and slow especially since Singaporeans celebrate it, some other vendors online have warned about it being slow during this time.
The back seems a little slippery. I had a Mercury TPU which is as slippery on the back as it is on the front glass, so I feel it slide when I hold it with my fingers on the front and back. I guess with a textured front cover on this it shouldn't be as bad? Has any slipperiness from the case been a problem for you? Thanks for the review, it's very helpful.
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The back seems a little slippery. I had a Mercury TPU which is as slippery on the back as it is on the front glass, so I feel it slide when I hold it with my fingers on the front and back. I guess with a textured front cover on this it shouldn't be as bad? Has any slipperiness from the case been a problem for you? Thanks for the review, it's very helpful.
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I guess it is a little slippery but it isn't something that I've really noticed or found to be a problem. The naked nexus 4 was crazy slippery, it would just glide across the desk etc. With this case it's more like a normal phone, it stays put when left alone. Perhaps the stand latch helps anchor it a little better other hardback cases.
When answering calls you'd usually fold the cover over so the inside of your hand is connected with the microfibre material which helps secure it. A small observation is that due to the flip cover having enough material to also cover one side of the phone, when folded back there is more cover than back of phone. It's a minor criticism with the design and one that doesn't really bother me.
Overall I've found the case makes the phone much less slippery but I imagine that a soft backed case (eg: TPU) would secure it even further.
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Has anyone done a replacement on their own? I'm hoping someone's done it and can say simple or watch out for X. I've got a heat gun, all kinds of tools, and have watched the teardowns.
I dropped it a month ago and just the corner was cracked, now most of the back is a spider web.
HTC branded ones are $80 on eBay and aren't the kind of thing you want to go cheap on. Thanks for any feedback.
I too need to know. Didn't even play with it for 6 hours and it tumbled and completely shattered. From the vids, it doesn't look too difficult but ya, if there is anything to look out for let us know. Thanks!
In the teardown videos you can usually see what you have to look for, like if there's something attached to it (NFC antenna for example).
Watch a few different ones and you should be good.
The only advice i can give from fixing a lot of phones is, to not rely on the adhesive which usually comes already placed on the part.
Buy some special liquid glue for it! It will save you a lot of headaches, keep it dust free and preserve the waterproof feature.
With the delievered adhesive you will soon have dust in your camera, and if you don't clean every bit of the old adhesive before
replacing it, sooner or later it will get loose.
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;75529420]In the teardown video you can usually see what you have to look for, like if there's something attached to it (NFC antenna for example).
Watch a few different ones and you should be good.
The only advice i can give from fixing a lot of phones is to not rely on the adhesive which usually comes already place on the part.
Buy some special liquid glue for it! It will save you a lot of headaches, keep it dust free and preserve the waterproof feature.
With the delievered adhesive you will soon have dust in your camera, and if you don't clean every bit of the old one before replacing it,
sooner or later it will get loose.
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Will do. I have a pile of parts for phone repair and glue tape. If a liquid glue is really better for the water sealing, is there a specific phrase to punch into Amazon to get the stuff you use?
Oddly enough, the part was $80 on eBay and they all disappeared. There's only $40 'used' but cosmetically perfect ones. I got the cheaper one and will be happy.
Thanks for the feedback. It should arrive this coming week. I'll post results.
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Will do. I have a pile of parts for phone repair and glue tape. If a liquid glue is really better for the water sealing, is there a specific phrase to punch into Amazon to get the stuff you use?
Oddly enough, the part was $80 on eBay and they all disappeared. There's only $40 'used' but cosmetically perfect ones. I got the cheaper one and will be happy.
Thanks for the feedback. It should arrive this coming week. I'll post results.
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There's no amazon where i live
Quick google search should give you some options
Used ones do not come with the double tape adhesive on the back and I'm not sure you can find that anywhere to buy. If you use some kind of liquid glue, which I did on an S7, because the phone is sealed, all the vapors will affect the internal components and you need to reopen the phone in order to clean them ( mine had a problem with the light on the menu button ) which will result in breaking the glass back.
You have two options:
1. buy some glue that is made specifically for this
2. buy some double sided tape ( best option ).
Good luck !
It actually came with the factory tape on and an extra set of 3m tape. It was exactly the same as the stuff used by the factory. The only area not covered was a section of the lower right of the phone. I cut up some of the extra and stuck it down. Heat it all up and its new again.
Zero complaints, easy. Thanks for the pointers!
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It actually came with the factory tape on and an extra set of 3m tape. It was exactly the same as the stuff used by the factory. The only area not covered was a section of the lower right of the phone. I cut up some of the extra and stuck it down. Heat it all up and its new again.
Zero complaints, easy. Thanks for the pointers!
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Where did you buy the back glass from?
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Where did you buy the back glass from?
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I got it from eBay. KK Parts was the vendor. I got a screen a few weeks later from them because they sent what they described. They were honest with a small scratch on the screen I got a few weeks later. When I looked at eBay vendors (all China), a lot had taken pictures from another post. KK was one of 2 or 3 who showed pictures of what you were buying.
Plus... the rear glass had the factory waterproof tape mounted on the back and they gave extra strips. I'd buy from them again
Hi Jimbob,
Do you have a link to the ebay page? I am having trouble finding that vendor.
Thanks for your help.
https://www.fonejoy.com/htc/u11.html
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https://www.fonejoy.com/htc/u11.html
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That's just the glue mate, not the cover, but yea I can fix it.
HTC U11 Life back cover repair
I've seen some repair video online and it seems not difficult. I had a HTC U11 and crack on back cover accidentally, bought a new cover from witrigs and replace it myself, it's quite easy than I thought, just follow the tutorial and heat up for enough time.
This vid shows how easy and simple it seems to take apart and peel the back cover although it's on another language. Just wondering has anyone done it already. Looks kind of cool
https://youtu.be/fgLzJDmykUY
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This vid shows how easy and simple it seems to take apart and peel the back cover although it's on another language. Just wondering has anyone done it already. Looks kind of cool
https://youtu.be/fgLzJDmykUY
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watch the jerry rig everything teardown. he does the same to his device. you will probably lose any water resistance though since you are tearing up the adhesive strip that holds the back panel on.
Get a case with a clear back, and have a custom skin made with the insides.
Put the skin on the back of the phone and the case on top.
They'll sell it on witrigs soon enough for like $45US
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Get a case with a clear back, and have a custom skin made with the insides.
Put the skin on the back of the phone and the case on top.
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That would kinda work although it's too easy and fake.
I probably will if I break my back plate, because at that point, why not? I did it to my Samsung S8+, and loved it.
I won't be removing the back of the phone just to do it though. I prefer water resistance.
https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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that look crazy real. thanks for the link
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https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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that look crazy real. thanks for the link
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I just ordered one of these for my 7 Pro and S10+.
I'll post pictures once I receive them (could take awhile based on Slick Wraps history)