I bought a red housing for my Wing (Pray for me that goes well..) and I just realized it may not look the best with the blue buttons. Are there any custom buttons (red..chrome..) that I can buy?
I attached a pic of the housing, if you can tell me how its red but still T-Mobile branded I'd be interested.
Oh and if someone could tell me how I can get the camera cover piece of my old back cover to my new one that would be appreciated.
Thanks as it's my first time posting.
where did you find that? i've NEVER heard tell of a red for the casing for the herald/atlas.
fzzyrn said:
where did you find that? i've NEVER heard tell of a red for the casing for the herald/atlas.
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yeah me neither.
id like a black one though.
ive only found original HERALD
EDIT: the left bottom of the attached picture shows with re buttons. maybe it comes with the buttons?
actually, the HTC atlas is a tmobile wing with black casing. SO really, the tmobile iwng is an HTC atlas with blurple casing.
i supposed if you called up HTC and asked really nicely they'd sell you an HTC Atlas
kidnamedAlbert said:
yeah me neither.
id like a black one though.
ive only found original HERALD
EDIT: the left bottom of the attached picture shows with re buttons. maybe it comes with the buttons?
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hmmm thats true. I hope it does come with the buttons, although it says its just the housing off another Wing.
fzzyrn said:
actually, the HTC atlas is a tmobile wing with black casing. SO really, the tmobile iwng is an HTC atlas with blurple casing.
i supposed if you called up HTC and asked really nicely they'd sell you an HTC Atlas
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So you're saying the Atlas uses the same button shape and size as the branded Wing? I've never seen an Atlas so I wouldn't know.
And here's the eBay listing I purchased it at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230266918752&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=013
yeah this is the atlas(non tmobile branded)
yeah, i think it looks better than the blurple casing. way better. but thats just me.
by the way, what happened to your excalibur? it kills me to see an otherwise perfectly food device dead like that.
fzzyrn said:
yeah, i think it looks better than the blurple casing. way better. but thats just me.
by the way, what happened to your excalibur? it kills me to see an otherwise perfectly food device dead like that.
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i lent it to my cousin and the screen cracked internally. i think thats the bad thing of the dash. it happened to me ALOT before but ii had a warranty but it expired already
Anyone know how to get the camera cover off the original?
darncakes. I was kinda hoping it was an easily correctable software bug that i could correct and get myself a nice dash in the process =).
evil of me...
fzzyrn said:
darncakes. I was kinda hoping it was an easily correctable software bug that i could correct and get myself a nice dash in the process =).
evil of me...
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ha i wish then i wouldve been using it right now.
Any update OP? Did you receive the red housing yet?
Yeah. I would like to know where i can get my hands on some extra buttons for the wing.
the blurple housing is just gay... i plan on buying a all white housing and doing some air brushin to it wit a design b4 i put it on
there is an all white housing?
did you try sanding off the rubberized stuff and then painting?
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Hi,
Has anyone purchased one of the HTC 8525 OEM housings from cnn.cn. If so what was the quality like and are they new housings? None of the re-branded TyTn's seem to use this housing so I'm wondering if they are manufacured specifically for, or by, cnn.cn?
Also, what are the service and delivery charges like from cnn.cn.
http://cnn.cn/shop/8525-full-housing-pi-198.html?osCsid=ee042fbf3e01db3c5bad7913ecdb4a44http://cnn.cn/shop/8525-full-housing-pi-198.html osCsid=ee042fbf3e01db3c5bad7913ecdb4a44
Thanks in advance.
I bought a blackberry case from them and it arrived in 8 days. Great service for 5 USD in my opinion.
I'm curious about that tytn housing unit too.
They have taken it down for some reason.
O was gonna try it.
sjbale said:
Hi,
Has anyone purchased one of the HTC 8525 OEM housings from cnn.cn. If so what was the quality like and are they new housings? None of the re-branded TyTn's seem to use this housing so I'm wondering if they are manufacured specifically for, or by, cnn.cn?
Also, what are the service and delivery charges like from cnn.cn.
http://cnn.cn/shop/8525-full-housing-pi-198.html?osCsid=ee042fbf3e01db3c5bad7913ecdb4a44http://cnn.cn/shop/8525-full-housing-pi-198.html osCsid=ee042fbf3e01db3c5bad7913ecdb4a44
Thanks in advance.
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Dude you got a TyTN or an 8525?Because are very different..
I havent heard many bad things about them, havent used them personally yet
8525 Housing
I might as well just add to this thread
You guys think this is worth a shot? The last owner of my phone jacked up a couple parts of the current housing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Magician-qt...yZ108649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
g35driver said:
I might as well just add to this thread
You guys think this is worth a shot? The last owner of my phone jacked up a couple parts of the current housing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Magician-qt...yZ108649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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That'd look great on the 8525. You may want to check this out for a step-by-step guide.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152710&page=1&pp=15
Judging by it's looks, it only works with Hern100 devices (8525, m3100, etc) and wont work with the TyTN. (herm200)
I could be wrong though.
The D-Pad layout is a bit different, but if you get the D-Pad
http://cnn.cn/shop/cingular-8525htc-hermes-outside-keypad-p-1610.html
and what goes under the D-Pad, you might be able to get it to work.
But that's kind of not worth the effort though.
I am yet to find a stylish housing for my tytn. It's all scratched out but I hate that Dopod housing.
Since there is no flipping way, HTC is going to make the original housing available to anyone, it would have been nice if someone came out with a more stylish design.
g35driver said:
I might as well just add to this thread
You guys think this is worth a shot? The last owner of my phone jacked up a couple parts of the current housing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Magician-qt...yZ108649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I'd love to pick up an all black housing like that but it has one thing that keeps me from doing it.. the front facing camera hole. since i have an 8525.. it would just be an open hole on the front of my phone which would look dumb and get lots of dust inside.
g35driver said:
I might as well just add to this thread
You guys think this is worth a shot? The last owner of my phone jacked up a couple parts of the current housing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Magician-qt...yZ108649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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I have one on the way..
is it really hard to get the original HTC grey version? I've seen loads of the dopod versions, some with some without the video button.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=290143857315&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=019
is htc but dont know if button configuration is right for hermes 200 (Anyone confirm this?) does that have video button??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....PageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015#ebayphotohosting
Its the closest one ive seen to mine but branded CHT DOPOD
Ive seen people ask htc to replace it but had no sucess. Its really annoying considering we all dont keep the phones forever and selling them off is harder when you cant get the original housing replaced.
that black htc housing DOES have the video button but the layout is different than the herm200.
the red hangup button and the green phone button are not on the right place on that case.
I have taken my tytn apart. What goes under the D-Pad in herme200 looks different than the ones in herm100. Even if you did get that case and the right d-pad, your buttons wont fall on the right spot. therefore the phone button and the hangup button wont work.
I wonder if HTC repair center would replace the housing.
check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=323520
Looks like they are selling the case alone for the Athena. Good way of getting rid of all scratches on your device.
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-u1000-metal-black-housing-p-1951.html
ltxda said:
Looks like they are selling the case alone for the Athena. Good way of getting rid of all scratches on your device.
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-u1000-metal-black-housing-p-1951.html
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not much use if youve got the silver one though! much as it's usable without the keyboard i think the resale value of the item would be harmed if the keyoard and case didnt match! good find though.
actually it seems they have a silver housing too - with a full keyboard. Shame they dont have a black keyboard, though it is a little pricey for my liking anyway unless your case is totally trashed!
hmm interesting....it has the port for the front cam....is it possible to purchase this and fron vga cam and install it on a non-equiped front cam athena?
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actually it seems they have a silver housing too - with a full keyboard. Shame they dont have a black keyboard, though it is a little pricey for my liking anyway unless your case is totally trashed!
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hehe beat me to it. was going to post link to silver version.
shortyboy said:
hmm interesting....it has the port for the front cam....is it possible to purchase this and fron vga cam and install it on a non-equiped front cam athena?
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prob if u could find the front cam.
too expensive !
Dieter
link is broke! but dont you guys have insurance ?
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link is broke! but dont you guys have insurance ?
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works here and about insurance...yea right. if i mess up my athena im screwed
Pawel062 said:
works here and about insurance...yea right. if i mess up my athena im screwed
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I didn't think you could get cover against cosmetic damage as this doesn't affect the usability of the device.
Silver looks sooooo much worse than black in this device. I wish T-Mobile wouldn't insist on creating and marketing the most unflattering varients of HTC's devices. Look at the Vario ii (TyTn) - pink, black and silver. I was blinded by the specifications when it first came out but subsequently I've come to realise how ****ty it looks. The only thing Orange UK get right in my opinion is that they always seem to release smarter and more professional-looking versions of these handsets.
Id love to swap from silver to the black one! My silver case is thrashed because i dont use any kind of carry case.
The keyboard is bent, dented and the silver is wearing off....
I want that black case, with KB, and for half the price. $100 for a metal case?!
Pyrofer said:
Id love to swap from silver to the black one! My silver case is thrashed because i dont use any kind of carry case.
The keyboard is bent, dented and the silver is wearing off....
I want that black case, with KB, and for half the price. $100 for a metal case?!
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It's only that expensive because in relation to the sum of all the World's Mobile Phone owners hardly anyone owns an Athena, since its size and expense is generally unappealing. If as many people owned one as own Nokia N95s then cases would be a quarter of the price.
As it stands we pay through the nose for having something most people don't.
i was just wondering if the p4350 housing fits on a tmobile wing.
thanks in advance
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i was just wondering if the p4350 housing fits on a tmobile wing.
thanks in advance
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it should... if you can find one let me know...
i found 1. i think its from hong kong though.
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-c858htc-p4350-black-full-housing-p-1716.html
Instead of buying the housing for it just buy a dummy phone from ebay or whatever and use that housing. Its much cheaper that way.
wordizbond007 said:
Instead of buying the housing for it just buy a dummy phone from ebay or whatever and use that housing. Its much cheaper that way.
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the dummy phone wont do it... i tried it several different types of phones
Ew. The Wing housing looks much nicer. The P4350 one looks kinda nasty...
hidavi said:
Ew. The Wing housing looks much nicer. The P4350 one looks kinda nasty...
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i like the p4350 housing... everyone in my area has the wing, they'll have no idea what kind of phone i have if i can switch the housing
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the dummy phone wont do it... i tried it several different types of phones
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Why wont it do it?
the panels dont have the necessary openings to house the components... there aren't even any holes for the screws... the only useble parts woulb be the front cover, and maybe the keypad...
WING
Just tell me how to take it apart!!!!!!!!!
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Just tell me how to take it apart!!!!!!!!!
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you'll find the herald service manual along with many other htc phones on this site...but for all who don't care to search here ya go...just make sure you know what you're doing. It's cheaper to pay a technician to change housing or a part than to buy a new phone.
cheers
i too was searching for this as owning a supposed herald is great in my book over owning a common wing
none the less they are quite different, main peices are the buttons and the camera flash differ to the point where i dont think the housing will work
I see the housings avail..but no one has the Heralds buttons avail.
It may not work... one the hardware buttons are different, two the flashing leds on the speaker are a little more spread out (this may be able to be fixed depending on how the internals are set up). Other than that it may work if you can find the hardware buttons from a herald/p4350. Best of luck to you!
methinks the wing and the herald are technically two different models because of things like the leds.
Herald- HTC P4350
Atlas- T-Mobile Wing
t-wing/herald
I dissagre..Ive replaced my wing screen twice and it seems to me itll work fine. the key and kamera will fit ok, its just the lights you may or may not loose. it depens on the heralds top plate.
So let me get this straight... i r a little confused
The attached jpeg down there wouldn't work if I wanted to take that housing and use it on my wing?
So If I install a Tmowing mainboard on a Herald it will work??
they have the full housing on ebay including buttons.
I found different housings for my T-mobile Wing. The question is how I can take it apart? All of the sellers say it doesn't come with any instructions!
This is the black housing that I've found : T-mobile wing black housing
I also found P4350 housing but I'm not sure it fits on Wing or not. HTC P4350 Housing
Custom Battery Doors?
So we can all agree that the Developer Version of the G1 has a pretty sweet custom battery cover. Anybody know of anywhere making similar products?I expected to find a whole slew of decorated covers in all sorts of colors by now, but I searched Ebay and some online shops and no dice.
Re: Custom Battery Doors/Plastics on Dummy G1s
Have you considered picking up a dummy G1 (like they use in retail displays) cheaply on eBay? They may use the same casing parts - if anyone knows, please tell me?
I'm thinking about getting one of the dummies and respraying the plastics purple, then swapping the plastics with the ones on my G1 (using the instructions in the service manual that showed up on the interwebs).
thefoss said:
So we can all agree that the Developer Version of the G1 has a pretty sweet custom battery cover. Anybody know of anywhere making similar products?I expected to find a whole slew of decorated covers in all sorts of colors by now, but I searched Ebay and some online shops and no dice.
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I stuck a decal on mine before 'skinning' it. Works
--M
demontefixo said:
I stuck a decal on mine before 'skinning' it. Works
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Can we see a picture? I almost did the same. Just haven't skinned the back yet.
daveknights said:
Can we see a picture? I almost did the same. Just haven't skinned the back yet.
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Sure, I'll get around to a picture in a few days.
--M
I painted mine a while back. Sanded it down first, to get rid of the rubberized texture (for the paint to stick better).
http://androidcommunity.com/forums/95009-post58.html
and of course i cant see it without an account, lol
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and of course i cant see it without an account, lol
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Sorry man, didn't realize that. I'll repost them here in a sec.
Update: Here ya go man. While I was at it, I did the door on my burner. :-D
WHITE Back Cover?
I just found in ebay an oem white back cover for ,of course, the white g1.
Have any of you guys bought or tried this cover??
I think it would look nice having an all white g1..
Heres the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140296816157&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
blufabric said:
I just found in ebay an oem white back cover for ,of course, the white g1.
Have any of you guys bought or tried this cover??
I think it would look nice having an all white g1..
Heres the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140296816157&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
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That battery cover is not white lol. It more like gold/silver/copperish?
I asked the seller and he told me that indeed it was white, but you never know its ebay
I think that may be the UK one.
Apparently when the G1 Pictures first came out the UK white G1 Variety had a white back cover.
I have the white G1 in the U.S. and It has a Silver/Greyish battery cover.
I have had the problem that the "Softtouch" has started to fade and there is a visible copperish color coming through. The inside of the cover is in fact white, so I guess you could clean a grey one off and use it as white.
T-mobile paid (Through account credit) the cost of 15 dollars plus S&H to replace mine from HTC. I ordered the Black one so I would not have this problem again. Now my Phone is white in front, with a grey stripe around it and a black back. Looks Storm Trooperish.
all white (except keyboard)
http://cnn.cn/shop/tmobile-white-housing-p-4199.html
falcon72 said:
all white (except keyboard)
http://cnn.cn/shop/tmobile-white-housing-p-4199.html
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Is it even possible to replace all of that? If I can find one without the logo in all white I would definately want one, but wouldn't it be too difficult to replace all of it?
djind said:
Is it even possible to replace all of that? If I can find one without the logo in all white I would definately want one, but wouldn't it be too difficult to replace all of it?
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yup, so possible in fact, that HTC wrote a manual on how to do it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468673
ok, not a whole manual, but it's in there somewhere.
also it looks pretty fkin hard to do, i don't trust myself tbh =/
doesn't
it doesn't really look that difficult. just follow the directions. time consuming yes. i wouldn't do it unless i found one without the t-mobile logo, that would be a waste of time. if i could find one with no logo i'd be so happy. i hate advertising for free
i have a white UK G1 and the back is the same glossy white as the rest of the phone...
the white paint is holding up brilliantly as well and as i said is the same glossyness as the front... so white front, silver trim with a white back.
Brutal-Force said:
Apparently when the G1 Pictures first came out the UK white G1 Variety had a white back cover.
I have the white G1 in the U.S. and It has a Silver/Greyish battery cover.
I have had the problem that the "Softtouch" has started to fade and there is a visible copperish color coming through. The inside of the cover is in fact white, so I guess you could clean a grey one off and use it as white.
T-mobile paid (Through account credit) the cost of 15 dollars plus S&H to replace mine from HTC. I ordered the Black one so I would not have this problem again. Now my Phone is white in front, with a grey stripe around it and a black back. Looks Storm Trooperish.
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I am having this same problem. I know a guy who has done the same as you but he didn't have to pay for the cover. He went in to T_Mobile and told them the problem and said he wanted a black back piece and they just gave him one. As for myself, I may just do the same.
I like the black back
I just paid up front for it, T-mob credited my account for it.
I like the black back, looks kind of Storm-Trooperish.
While a Glossy white one is most appealing to me, (I consider myself lucky to even have a white G1). I think it will be a while before white battery covers become available OEM, until then the grey back looks like its really dirty around the edges, so the white one gives the phone a more polished look.
External cover need
where can i buy a external cover? not comes with battery.. i ony need external cover (door) because mine broken. need a new one
Brown housing on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/T-Mobile-G1-G...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318
black as well if you search, just bought a brown meself! woop.
how are u planning to take it apart?
i wanna get the white housing when it comes out.. but i;m afraid to take it apart
White G1 Housing, Attempt
I have just purchased a white g1 Housing set for $50, don't call me retarded, money wasn't really an issue for me and I hate the bronze color. Anyway, has anyone actually attempted this and successfully got it functioning afterwards? Any quick replies would be awesome, ty!
do a search for the service manual. Its floating around out there. This gives a step by step on how to take apart and put back together the dream
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=468673
Let me know how this goes. Curious as to the difficulty level.
What condition is your bronze casing in? lol I have a black, but prefer the bronze.
It's in perfect condition, I only got the phone like 2 weeks ago. No scratches or scuffs, I just prefer a different color. I'm going to give this thing a go lol, unless you're talking about a trade or something.
as long as you follow the service manual perfectly (it's pretty in-depth) then you should have no problems. doesn't look too hard to take apart, just ****ing time consuming
wanna link me to the website where you bought this housing?
i wanted white also.
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-FULL-WHITE-...temQQimsxZ20090106?IMSfp=TL090106117008r14624
I'm be interested to know how the transformation goes. I'm not really interested in changin my blakc to any other color, but I'd love to get Telefonica's modded chin installed on my phone http://htcsource.com/index.php/Android/Telefonica-to-launch-HTC-Dream-with-a-facelift.html
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I'm be interested to know how the transformation goes. I'm not really interested in changin my blakc to any other color, but I'd love to get Telefonica's modded chin installed on my phone http://htcsource.com/index.php/Android/Telefonica-to-launch-HTC-Dream-with-a-facelift.html
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Yeah, I'd like to try doing that once it comes out, too!
Any updates with the conversion? Like to know if fitment was exact, etc. Really looking into the modified chin though
Anyone found a replacement housing with memory card cover?
I have dropped my phone and will be eventually looking to replace the housing.
But all the adverts on ebay(uk), none of them seem to list the memory card cover. I could use my original, but I kinda fancy a change to white! ;-)
Anyone know where to get this cover?
Thanks,
Really really sorry to bump this.....
Anyone had any luck finding spare G1 memory card covers?
Little surprised no one else is interested in this issue, especially if they fancy changing their housing (for repair/colour change) in the future.
As far as I can see, none of the sellers on ebay include this cover, so don't lose it or wreck it!
I dont think the G1 has enough of a market to mass produce housings, ebay is prob your best bet. You can try contacting HTC and see if they can give you a lead but other than that I think you'll have to look for someone with a bricked phone.
EDIT: Sorry, forgot u were lookin for mem card cover
@Edit: No problem; glad you noticed before I got round to typing reply!
Like I said, every single ebay listing I have seen does not include it.
Just seems a strange thing to for them to miss out, anyone know a reason?
http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-170-tmobile-g1.aspx
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http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-170-tmobile-g1.aspx
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yah.. no.. you have to send in your phone to them and they paint it or you can get it from them prepainted....
yeah as ya can tell from the torx thread i bought that ebay one planing to change to white as well and its not as simple as i thought when i started i don't think anyone includes one and the main piece the one that the keyboard is attached to has a metal cover that appears to be glued in place and i could not move it to the one i received with the new housing which is why i decided to go with the 2 tone look. http://stryph.googlepages.com/DSCF2807.JPG Also.. the ebay crap is cheaper than Phuk its allready cracked on me a bit WTF? will post more pics l8r just got in from the fight *wtf man wtf??* (Hope hatton recovers completely and suffered no permanent damage)
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yah.. no.. you have to send in your phone to them and they paint it or you can get it from them prepainted....
yeah as ya can tell from the torx thread i bought that ebay one planing to change to white as well and its not as simple as i thought when i started i don't think anyone includes one and the main piece the one that the keyboard is attached to has a metal cover that appears to be glued in place and i could not move it to the one i received with the new housing which is why i decided to go with the 2 tone look. http://stryph.googlepages.com/DSCF2807.JPG Also.. the ebay crap is cheaper than Phuk its allready cracked on me a bit WTF? will post more pics l8r just got in from the fight *wtf man wtf??* (Hope hatton recovers completely and suffered no permanent damage)
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Wow I kinda dig that two tone look. how hard was it to switch out? Waiting for more pics...
off topic: yeah man I really didn't think hatton would go down so fast and hard. I really thought it would be a better fight than De La Hoya. Hope he's ok tho!