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If you are looking to replace your 8125 case here's an excellent deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360011196557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=023
I've purchased one of these and it includes all the buttons. The antenna cover already had the antenna installed. It even included the black rubber gasket around the display. All I had to move was the ear piece and the vibrator.
I don't know if they are take offs but mine was in A+ shape. They don't include the back cover.
Awesome!
Beats paying $50+ for a new shell...
My only question is; can you move the MDA circuitry to the 8125 shell? Seems logical, seeing as both are the same hardware.
Great find... They also have the wiz200.
thesebastiancat said:
If you are looking to replace your 8125 case here's an excellent deal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360011196557&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=023
I've purchased one of these and it includes all the buttons. The antenna cover already had the antenna installed. It even included the black rubber gasket around the display. All I had to move was the ear piece and the vibrator.
I don't know if they are take offs but mine was in A+ shape. They don't include the back cover.
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Too bad they don't ship to India...i'd really love to get a new housing for my trusty 8125 as i still intend to use it for sometime...maybe someone can help me out???
i buy from them mask for my qtek9100 and just to know this is old used,in verybad condition mask.Not new
hmm...
If anyone else orders from this seller, can you please post whether or not the parts are in new condition?
Thanks
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i buy from them mask for my qtek9100 and just to know this is old used,in verybad condition mask.Not new
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I got the same housing from this seller and it's brand new! No scratches, no nothing. Just be aware that it does not include the battery cover.
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If anyone else orders from this seller, can you please post whether or not the parts are in new condition?
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I bought one from them and sent a message to them that there was a chip in the corner of one of the pieces.
In the auction listing, it states that they may come damaged but should not affect working order.
So...be aware that there may be cosmetic damage.
They were kind enough to send a replacement, which I should be getting in a few days.
Hopefully, it will be a new piece.
Update:
These guys are great....well in my case anyways.
In the previous post I mentioned that a had a chipped corner on the housing and requested a new piece.
Well, those guys sent out a whole new setup..this one was in great shape....dont know if it was new, but looks practically brand new.
There was never any questions on their end...they just sent out another one.
I would recommend them highly. Great customer support.
O btw, I told them I would send the original one back...they said to keep it.
WOW...top notch guys.
I just ordered one of those cases i'll make sure to let you all know how it comes when i get it!
Very Nice... there were a few minor scratches on the corners and buttons but other than that the housing i bought for my wizard was in great shape! no battery door cover tho
can some post a pick of the how the device looks in this housing?
got mine. no back cover, no screws. so what, do i use the screws from my wizard shell to close the new 8125 shell?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7409Gq51RFE
Gotta check this out.It's alot cheaper than others.
Thanks
I got a Wizard 100 (Cingular Branded) shell. It looks brand new.......not one scratch on it. It didn't come with a battery cover though
Ordered it last night...Should be here middle of the week.I hope it's in good condition.
anyone knows where i can get some extra screws?
i was about to assemble the wizards guts in to the new shell, but the keypads dont line up, if i go along and assemble, i wont have use of the send call button and the end call button, and some other buttons as well
Good Deal
The one they sent me was in great shape!!!
I just ordered a shell for my T-Mobile branded Wizard 200....I hope it will be practically new like the Cingular Branded Wizard 100 shell I ordered earlier...
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!
Hey guys,
My white unlocked Hero has sustained some nasty body scratches plus it is starting to turn yellow. I'm considering a full body replacement. I was only able to find this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/GENINUE-HOUSING-FACEPLATE-FACIA-GOOGLE-G3-HTC-
HERO-WT_W0QQitemZ280402919652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item41495100e4
Do you think that it's going to be as good as the original one? The seller claims that it's genuine, What do you think?
I found a site that has both the black and white housing for the gsm hero.
http://www.truesupplier.com/faceplate-housing-cover-for-htc-hero-g2-touch-white-color-pr-18489.html
How do I know that it's genuine? or at least as good as the original HTC cover?
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How do I know that it's genuine?
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The web page is called "truesupplier.com". OF COURSE its genuine
How hard is it to change the housing anyway?
by changing housing you will probably break phone trust me ... and truesupplier housing is oem not genuine by looks of it..
He might not break it if he's careful, and has the proper tools. I've taken apart a few phones without causing any problems.
So unless i'm handy at doing these things, I should not do it myself?
What if I have our local HTC agent do it? Will it at least look as good as new?
i have the white hero and would love to put the black case on it.
the site mentioned above says it comes with the tools needed to change the cover, has any tried doing this?
i would love to go for it but don't want to f*&k my phone up!
i think its not so difficult to switch the cover if you take off the backcover there are 6 screws than open the case from the top of the mobile phone and pull it off
but becarefull maybe there are flatcables from die lcd or the trackball just make it slow and be carefull all the time
and maybe you can find a dissembly how to in google
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this site has pics of disassembly of a hero but it's in russian.
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc_hero/
If you have to pry the phone open use something plastic so you dont damage the original case. Just in case the ebay housing is rubbish.
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by changing housing you will probably break phone trust me ... and truesupplier housing is oem not genuine by looks of it..
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whats the difference between oem and genuine
any1 bought replacement white hoising? mine is getting yellow. so need to buy a back cover.
Thinking of buying one myself. I accidentally dropped mine on the tiled floors of my workplace toilets LOL (luckily not IN the toilet). so now there's a little nick on the top left corner of the case.
If this is your first time you will probably scratch the covers but nothing more. You need to be very patient and i will suggest take a look to a good tutorial.
iopened my hero 1 week ago and its so easy maybe in the next days i will upload a video in youtube
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I bought the ebay one. It's surprisingly well built (Not Teflon though).
The sad part is that my touch screen got screwed up during the installation. The bottom part of the screen is no longer functional and the sensitivity is messed up overall. Did the replacement in a local phone shop.
Now trying to find a way to fix it.
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iopened my hero 1 week ago and its so easy maybe in the next days i will upload a video in youtube
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That would be greatly appreciated!
hmm do you want to sell me your backplate of your old case? i need it please
and to fix your problem : you need a new display glas with digitizer
to remove your old glas: use a hairdryer, you have to heat up the old clue of the old glas and than you can push it easily out of the frame but be carefull not to heatup the frame, the plastic can deform, maybe you can cover it with aluminium foil from the kitchen
the video of the dissembly will be uploaded tomorrow by me
good night guys!
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I bought the ebay one. It's surprisingly well built (Not Teflon though).
The sad part is that my touch screen got screwed up during the installation. The bottom part of the screen is no longer functional and the sensitivity is messed up overall. Did the replacement in a local phone shop.
Now trying to find a way to fix it.
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Where can I find new display glass for HTC hero? or can I just buy something generic?
I don't mind giving you my old backcover though it's in a very bad shape (which is why I wanted to replace it in the first place).
I have had my Ultra Z since January. Zero problems, but this morning I removed my USB charger at work and a rubber gasket (see pic) fell out. Now the door does not close properly. I have the gasket and tried to work it back in but it would not go. There is a small tab and I cannot tell if it goes up (towards the screen) or down. I think I can get it back in with a toothpick or similar but want it to stay (and not lose it) and for it to re-seal the door properly. Not being able to close the USB door is a BIG deal to me.
I had been meaning to get a docking charger but bought some from China and they were crap. Guess I'll have to break down and get a real DK30.
The o-ring goes on the door.
Tab to back by the looks
Glue it back? What kind of glue?
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mknewman said:
Glue it back? What kind of glue?
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Try crazy glue very very small amount and please let it dry fully before putting the cap back into the phone!!!
Jammol said:
Try crazy glue very very small amount and please let it dry fully before putting the cap back into the phone!!!
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Thanks Jammol. I'll try to figure this out. When I place it in the position it appears to belong in (now that I look closely I can see the small tab indention on the cap) but the part is so small I cannot even handle it with my big fat fingers, and don't really have a magnification station and stability setup to do it.
Big question is for the people who have had the cap break off, is there a source for the whole cap? Is it possible to install without taking the whole phone apart? Would it make sense to just throw it away and forget it was there?
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Thanks Jammol. I'll try to figure this out. When I place it in the position it appears to belong in (now that I look closely I can see the small tab indention on the cap) but the part is so small I cannot even handle it with my big fat fingers, and don't really have a magnification station and stability setup to do it.
Big question is for the people who have had the cap break off, is there a source for the whole cap? Is it possible to install without taking the whole phone apart? Would it make sense to just throw it away and forget it was there?
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I don't know what part of the world you are in but you can check these out. Couple folks have bought them:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Son...zer_Ersatzteile_Werkzeuge&hash=item2339fdd95e
I say just replaced the entire cap with one of those and call it good. Mine is experiencing the same thing, tearing off little by little. I think that is where water might be getting into my phone, but I'll be replacing the phone soon anyways. Just not sure what to get yet.
I have not gotten mine wet yet other than rain in my pocket but the lines are much better with the cap on than removed, and I'd worry about the edge material getting pulled off the rest of the phone. I appreciate the ebay refrence and will try to find a US version. So is there a way to remove the old cap without breaking it off internally and having the tab rattling around inside?
I ordered a couple of the caps and a magnetic charger off thEbay US, but seller was in Spain so it will be a while. Crappy design trying to get rubber to adhere to plastic.
Does anyone know how to safely remove the old one? Just yank? slip something very thin in to try to get the tab to ride over the notch?
Thanks,
Marc
Super glue is what bonds o-rings to other materials because of the greasy slippery surface. Mine has also come loose. Contact glue, industrial glue or anything else wont bite on that thing because of its chemical resistance that the o-ring has.
try to get a hold of a bottle of Loctite 401 meanwhile if you can't wait for the parts
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCTITE-401...Instant-Adhesive-Super-Glue-20g-/121407567300
to remove the old one just pull..just a bit harder ...its kind of some bend at the end of the flap that's holding the thing in place inside the device.
Apply with a pin or paper clip I take it?
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Super glue is what bonds o-rings to other materials because of the greasy slippery surface. Mine has also come loose. Contact glue, industrial glue or anything else wont bite on that thing because of its chemical resistance that the o-ring has.
try to get a hold of a bottle of Loctite 401 meanwhile if you can't wait for the parts
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCTITE-401...Instant-Adhesive-Super-Glue-20g-/121407567300
to remove the old one just pull..just a bit harder ...its kind of some bend at the end of the flap that's holding the thing in place inside the device.
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Apply with a pin or paper clip I take it?
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mmm something like that I dunno really.. I've yet have to figure this out myself lol. Use your imagination! :laugh:
At my moms work when I was young they had superglue bottles from loctite with really tiny metal pipes attached on them I wonder what loctite model that is. They could be used to do any precision work!
So it's possible to get the new one in properly once I get the old one out? From this picture it appears the new tab should slide in but I'm worried if you have to tug hard to get the old one out.
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to remove the old one just pull..just a bit harder ...its kind of some bend at the end of the flap that's holding the thing in place inside the device.
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calm down...just pull on it. You won't break anything
edit: its no big deal to get the new one in
Great! Thanks, that's a relief. I'll let ya'll know how it goes when I get it. May buy a few extras too.
I got the replacement parts from thEbay tonight. Pulled on the old one and it came right out. Took 2-3 tries to get new one in. Tether was bunching up. Turns out if you hold it at about 45 regress it goes right in.
Thanks for the help everyone.
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gutted!
I am so gutted i didn't see this thread before I sent my phone to Sony for warranty repair.
My gasket didn't fall off, it started to come unstuck so was hanging off and when closing the lid the gasket would unroll and the lid would open.
I sent it to Sony as I think this is there fault. The gasket should stay attached for the duration of the warranty.
They want to charge me £55 for repair, handling and shipping!! I have had my claim escalated and now they say 'upon further inspection the device is bent'!! They are willing to send it back free of charge should I not want to have it repaired...... But should I now expect the device they send back to me to bent when I know full well it was in near perfect condition when I sent to them?!?!
The bottom line is follow instructions from this thread. DO NOT send your phone to Sony.
Sony use 'authorised repair centres' so they don't even know what is going on with your device and the trust you put in Sony to give your device to a respected engineer is misplaced.
Ever since I bought this watch I wished there was a stand/display/dock for it, something that I could just lay it on at night to charge and would look good on my night stand, well last week my cradle broke, the ol' standard - top clip broke off problem (Still not sure why they changed the cradle from the Gear 1, but that's a whole other rant thread ...) needless to say I was pretty pissed, especially since I've read Samsung refuses to warranty the problem, plus are out of stock when forced to cough up another $30 bucks for an obvious manufacturer flaw, and the icing ... dealing with extortion from Amazon asking $50 for the cradle because the seller knows it can ask whatever they want ... supply and demand, I luckily got the hook on a new charger from a buddy I made here on XDA and I'm just waiting for it to arrive in the mail, in the meantime the frustration of clamping my watch against the cradle and hoping it'll be at 100% in the morning was pissing me off so I decided to try something, something I thought about long before a broken cradle.
Again I wanted a display or docking station for this that also charged it, like the retail display except I wouldn't need the security device in order for it to work lol, so I searched online for simple retail watch displays and found some, got em ordered, decided to skip over the cheap flimsy looking felt ones and get some nice acrylic ones, waiting for them to arrive ... but today I was out shopping with the wife and came across one of those cheap felt ones and decided to pick it up and fiddle until my acrylic ones showed up, basically a proof of concept or prototype before I make the final, came home and got to work.
Stuff needed:
Samsung Gear S Cradle (Broken or not)
Wrist watch display (Buy online or at a place like Michaels)
Hot Glue Gun
Velcro (The kind with double sided tape on the back)
Tiny ClamShell looking hair clips (Thanks Babe! Lol)
* This can be done with or without a broken cradle, if done like I have the cradle is simply velcroed to the watch display, allowing you to take it in or off anytime, the male side velcro attached to the cradle had double sided tape on the back, the female side of the velcro did not, so I hot glued it to the display, which i would recommend to keep it attached to the display.)
I First: Applied the sticky back side of the Male velcro to the back of the charging cradle.
Then Second: formed the arm of the display to cradle the curve of the Gear S cradle back.
Third: In that curve I hot glued the female side of the velcro to the watch display.
Fourth: attached the Gear S cradle centered up and put my Gear S watch onto the Cradle.
Fifth: Adjust and formed the watch displays metal according to my watch band size but keep it tight and firm with the clasp of my watch band was tucked under the watch display. This is actually how the display fixes the problem caused by the broken clip, the watch display holds the watch snug onto it while pushing the charging cradle against the back of the watch thus pushing the pins into the watch, making the clips useless.
Sixth: Hot glued 2 of my Wife's tiny ClamShell looking spring loaded pinch clasp hair clip things (sorry don't know what they are called lol) on the inside of the displays watch band holder and one on the base, allowing me to run the charging cable under and behind the docking station, especially since the side I HAVE to slide my watch onto the display is the side where the charger plugs into the cradle (watch stand has a place where the watches clasps or band slides under to sit between the base and band holder)
Overall this was a concept in my head and that tonight I aimed to prove could work, came out actually amazingly better then I would have thought, even with the crude McGuyver type stuff that I did to it to make it work, which I'll perfect on the final model, but I Def underestimated the felt watch displays, I honestly might even just keep using this one, the pic attached makes it look more crude than it is, not to mention there were still hot glue hairs on it lol, but I normal lighting this thing is beautiful looking with or without the watch attached and functional, the pics I took I added flash and brightened them so you could see what I did.
Overall im happy, this Worked like a charm!
CHECK OUT THE ATTACHED PICTURE FOR ALL THE ANGLES OF THIS DOCKING STATION AND ALSO HERE'S A VIDEO OF ME ATTACHING THE WATCH TO SHOW IT WORKS.
Samsung Gear S Broken Cradle Fix/Mod:
http://youtu.be/Iu89HW3ezPk
HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ONE, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY HELP!
Sorry for any typing errors or mispelling, I wrote this thread all from my Note 4, talk about hand cramps!
Dmac1984 said:
... so I decided to try something, something I thought about long before a broken cradle.
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It's a lot of work but I certainly admire your inventiveness!!
apprentice said:
It's a lot of work but I certainly admire your inventiveness!!
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Thanks!
Honestly once I saw where I wanted to go with it, only took about 10 mins to put it together, granted I had pre planned this and had all the materials and tools I needed, but it was worth the work, took no time and all, went together smooth like a premade kit and looks pretty good on my night stand and keeps me from throwing out or throwing the broken cradle in a drawer.
poor lock of cradle
The tutorial above is great..i found out another solution,practical but ugly of course..
excer said:
The tutorial above is great..i found out another solution,practical but ugly of course..
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Thanks, and hey if a bottle works for the person then that's all that matters!
Excellent thread and creative solution. Might just give this a try... Thanks for sharing!
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Excellent thread and creative solution. Might just give this a try... Thanks for sharing!
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No problem, glad you enjoyed!
Great write-up! I'll order a display thingie for when (not if) my cradle breaks!
I say this everywhere, but if people posted their solutions on Samsung's FB page, they may change their tune.
Maybe not the elegant ones, but pictures of the plastic bottle to hold a $300-400 watch together, 2 months after release, right before MWC where they will release yet another watch, would surely embarrass them into doing the right thing.
Dmac1984 said:
Thanks!
Honestly once I saw where I wanted to go with it, only took about 10 mins to put it together, granted I had pre planned this and had all the materials and tools I needed, but it was worth the work, took no time and all, went together smooth like a premade kit and looks pretty good on my night stand and keeps me from throwing out or throwing the broken cradle in a drawer.
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that looks freakin awesome....
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that looks freakin awesome....
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Thanks, every night when I dock my watch I love it more and more, no more snapping the clips to the back and forcing the watch on and of fthe cradle, simply sets right right on and it's good, and looks awesome on my night stand, honestly couldn't ask for it to be better. Originally I was gonna do a acrylic one and clean it up, but you can see the clips it really looks retail unless you really look close at it.
Took ten minutes to make, went together like a Lego set ... and cost less than $10 to make.
For me, $4 because we already had the got glue gun and the wife had the clips.
Can't beat it. I'm happy, don't even care about replacing the cradle now.
LoL...it may fit around a beer bottle, then we can blame Samsung for our drinking problem...or even better, can the watch call my GF, when it senses the beer is almost empty....I'd pay for that ap! If it worked!
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Lol
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FRIK!! I guess i have the privilege of joining this exclusive club of broken cradles. This seems to be a design flaw on Samsung part. It took me 4 months, but over time, it seems almost inevitable for it to break.
Anyway,,,my solution. a rolled up sock seems to work for me, keeping the cradle in place.
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FRIK!! I guess i have the privilege of joining this exclusive club of broken cradles. This seems to be a design flaw on Samsung part. It took me 4 months, but over time, it seems almost inevitable for it to break.
Anyway,,,my solution. a rolled up sock seems to work for me, keeping the cradle in place.
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Classy
Maybe if everybody posted their high-end solutions (bottles, socks, toys), Sammy would recognize it as bad publicity and do something about those darn cradles.
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Classy
Maybe if everybody posted their high-end solutions (bottles, socks, toys), Sammy would recognize it as bad publicity and do something about those darn cradles.
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I am sure Samsung doesn't really care
Mine broke yesterday I was putting something with a bit of weight on top of the watch and it was charging I was going to call Samsung on Monday but guess I won't bother if they won't do anything to replace it for free will probably just buy another charging cradle
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Nice! Going to do this when my dock breaks (since it seems inevitable) +1!
Might be worth noting that you can get a charge-only dock off ebay very cheap. Might do that and use it regularly and keep the OEM one with the battery for emergencies so when the clip breaks on my nightly charger I wont lose my backup battery.
Started a thread about mine being broken just wanted to share my new fix.
First buy another $350 watch and get one of these
Then hold the cradle and connect the watch.
Works rather well but unfortunate that I need to do this.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/inflewence2
Ashton_Durkhun said:
Might be worth noting that you can get a charge-only dock off ebay very cheap. Might do that and use it regularly and keep the OEM one with the battery for emergencies so when the clip breaks on my nightly charger I wont lose my backup battery.
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I got one of those, and the design is better than on the OEM cradle. It snaps on and off much smoother.
xendula said:
I got one of those, and the design is better than on the OEM cradle. It snaps on and off much smoother.
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Yup! I'm glad I ordered a two pack of the non-battery types and already had one... when MY cradle broke. Same problem as the rest of you.
Unbelievable that they break like this. I'm nothing less than a Samsung FanBoy and this has put a damper on my enthusiasm for sure.