Hi Guys,
For those of you needing to replace the back battery cover, you might want to know that they are quite cheap from ebay.
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZtouchQ20hdQ20batteryQ20coverQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ
Has this to be ironicly? I don't think that $25 for a litte piece of plastic is cheap at all!
I suppose at the back of my mind I was thinking of the three digit cost of replacing an Athena case so this (I see one selling at 19.99 with free shipping) is hilriously cheap to me.
Why not make a custom back cover with built-in flash?
Since som of these covers are aleready OEM's, why dont they make a cover with some built in "flash" leds?
This would grately increase the value of the soggy camera in HD.
Conr8
this is easy to be done . the dificult part is how to power that led. with manual switch?
i have some very small sized leds (blue) and very briht but again how we will power those?
these leds that i have are 3V
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I've just bought an OEM battery cover off eBay recently to replace mine that has the Telstra logo on it. The battery cover seemed fine and solid, and it looked and felt alot like the original one.
But the only problem is that it has no grill/metal netting on the hole for the speaker. Any idea how I can come about this? Or how I can remove the grill from the original cover and glue it back on the replacement?
Thanks in advance.!
I just bought a new back cover too, it is impossible to tell the difference! $24 US delivered, HTC want US$100 delivered
The speaker mesh can be very easily pushed out from the opposite side, only lite adhesive holds it in place.
It is the volume key that proves a slight challange but even that is no big deal, just a very fine flat head screw driver to pry out plastic welds by inserting the fine screw driver as close to each weld as possible so as not to break the delicate plastic.
where dit u order them??
I got mine form ebay
However someone needs to design one with these features:
Piano black style (same as phone)
Alternate colours
Perfectly aligned reset hole
Small closable door to remove SD Card
Tighter fit to prevent the horrible crackling noises (especially around the volume keys)
This would sell like hot cakes!
I just received mine from MSG Distributors NY and it did cost around $30 delivered but what a huge difference over the Telus stock cover. This one does include the mesh grill. I ordered this due to the camera bezel being scratched on my used Telus 8285.
It does NOT have the squeaks the original cover had, it's much tighter fit and sturdier too.
RAP5 said:
I just received mine from MSG Distributors NY and it did cost around $30 delivered but what a huge difference over the Telus stock cover. This one does include the mesh grill. I ordered this due to the camera bezel being scratched on my used Telus 8285.
It does NOT have the squeaks the original cover had, it's much tighter fit and sturdier too.
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Thanks all. I peeled the speaker mesh with a pocket knife.
The replacement ones look and feel better, so definitely not worth a 100 bucks on an original one. Too bad the replacement one doesn't come with volume rockers as well. So again, I had to carefully take the original one off.
P/S - Bought mine from eBay..
Hi,
I would like to ask if anybody know where i can fing full housing for my touch2. i have drop the phone and break the corner so i need to replace it. I don't know if this is possible or if i have to replace also the touch part.
Please if anybody knows i will apriciate it.
Thanks a lot
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Hi There you can actually buy full housing kits from ebay, but use caution when or even if selecting as some may be cheap copies and won't fit exactly.
I had this problem with a Uni case and ended up having to trim bits off to get an exact fit.
PLEASE CHOOSE WISELY
HTC Mega Full housing costs around 40 pounds on E-Bay ... as for now ... too expensive , maybe it'll go down when time goes by and sellers start to compete each other ... the phone isn't old enough to have the housing at low price ...
LtBlue said:
HTC Mega Full housing costs around 40 pounds on E-Bay ... as for now ... too expensive , maybe it'll go down when time goes by and sellers start to compete each other ... the phone isn't old enough to have the housing at low price ...
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Also if you do dissassemble take care with the volume PCB that's got a soldered ribbon to the mainboard. I've torn mine changing a digitiser :-(
M.S
Guys I'm looking for a real original htc touch screen, till now I've found only clones. I tried them 2 times, and differently than the original one, when I dropped the phone with the clones 2 times on 2 I immediately broke the touch screen. Instead when I dropped the phone with the original one I had no problem at all.
The clones just suck...
Do you know where to find the real original touch screen?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-HTC-T...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2eb0678ba3
supplied me genuine lcds & digitizers for a variaty of HTC & Nokia devices.
Big part with final result on Diamond 2 is correct bonding of digitizer, non solid setting adhesive should be used & full bonding around the edges must be achieved.
Solid setting adhesives transfer shock without any absorbtion & non bonded areas flex & resonate causing potential fracture points.
Of course ****e quality chinese copy parts play a big roll in problem repairs too ...
Actually I bought exactly the new touch screen from that seller. And that touch screen wasn't the original though.
You can see that it's not an original one looking at the zoom bar. It's shorter that the origial one. The genuine one gose from edge to edge, instead the clone one is smaller. And the overall colour is different. I can post pictures of both original one and clone one.
Anyway what do you mean by solid setting adeseive??
Just put in a PayPal claim for non delivery & get your money back. recently got LCD & digitixer for 2 Diamond repairs, both parts were original. If sent you copies do them over, get your money back & give them some nasty feed back.
No hard solid adhesives should be used, needs to be soft rubber type glue to help absorb & stop shock loads transfering to digitizer.
Ok here is a picture where you can see the difference between the original and the one bought from that seller. Is yours similar to the one marked original or to the one marked clone?
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2456/touchscreen.jpg
One marked original, markings are light & the - & + icons run almost in-line with edges of screen.
Also back lighting bleeds through too much on cheap copy digitizers.
They supplied you a non genuine part so screw them over big time.
I live in Asia & by my digitizers & LCDs from UK as all our local parts suppliers sell china spare parts of supposing different quality pending on how much you are willing to pay ! Quality of almost all chinese digitizers & LCDs are simply ****e & not worth the postage stamp & do nothing but pollute the environment with manufacturing waste & a product that is waste as soon as removed from packaging.
Sorry to thread hi-jack but iv'e been looking for this answer everywhere and everywhere says what type of adhesive to use but no one gives a specific make-brand or link to buy any .
I was looking at buying a full case from the same seller as my phones current case is looking a little worn out and although the digitizer is perfect and is falling out i dare say when i try to get it off it will smash into a million little pieces so i'll order the full set. But my question remains what is the best type of glue to use who makes it and where can i get it from?
Oh and would be handy to hear if you have any tips or experiences using it.
Thanks
Digitizers, don't buy here, go there!
I too ordered 2 digitizers from E-cell; both were fakes!! They won't go into any discussion with me, they just told me to send them back. They KNOW that is crap there selling and advertise it as genuine...
BE AWARE DON'T BUY THERE, IT IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.
Yesterday 2 new digitizers arrived. I ordered them on ebay at:
Service Parts UK
Sarfraz Arif
10 sunny bank grove
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD37DJ
United Kingdom
They work perfectly, this guy has 100% positive feedback on ebay. So if you want a good replacement, try it.
Digitizer glued to LCD?
I contacted a repair man and told me it's a waste of time buying replacement digitizer as the orginal is stuck onto the LCD and you risk damaging the LCD if you attempt to remove it.
Is this true or is he scaring me off in doing the job myself.
Also I read that you need adhesive tape is this true?
If refering to Diamond2, LCD is not bonded any any way to digitizer.
Digitizer is bonded to alloy front chassis only.
This is one of the easiest HTC models to strip & repair, LCD or digitizer can be fitted individually no question.
If you take care with disembly & be gentle with all ribbons it will be simple.
some common sense & previous experience comes in handy de-bonding & rebonding digitizer but its far from scary.
Adhesive tape is not the best option but perhaps the simplest.
I used a tiger brand u30 adhesive, black in colour & sets rubbery so act as a good shock absorber. advantage of adhesive bonding is better full radius bonding resulting in a more shock & direct impact resistant digitizer.
plapic said:
I contacted a repair man and told me it's a waste of time buying replacement digitizer as the orginal is stuck onto the LCD and you risk damaging the LCD if you attempt to remove it.
Is this true or is he scaring me off in doing the job myself.
Also I read that you need adhesive tape is this true?
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I have replaced mine 4 times. Used 3m black rubbery adhesive tape.
If you where my neighbour i would have changed it for faster than you could drink a cup of coffee
It's a bit tricky to find god digitizers on Ebay.
This is one of the best I bought. The backside should look like the one in this auction.
There's allot of rubbish digitizers on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LCD-Touch-Scr...Parts_Tools&hash=item414fee51b4#ht_2380wt_987
Sticky situation
@Mr B
Where do you buy this tiger brand u30 black adhesive? I googled it and found no results.
Also if I ever needed to replace the digitizer again will it be easy to remove if it had u30 adhesive on it?.
Mister B said:
If refering to Diamond2, LCD is not bonded any any way to digitizer.
Digitizer is bonded to alloy front chassis only.
This is one of the easiest HTC models to strip & repair, LCD or digitizer can be fitted individually no question.
If you take care with disembly & be gentle with all ribbons it will be simple.
some common sense & previous experience comes in handy de-bonding & rebonding digitizer but its far from scary.
Adhesive tape is not the best option but perhaps the simplest.
I used a tiger brand u30 adhesive, black in colour & sets rubbery so act as a good shock absorber. advantage of adhesive bonding is better full radius bonding resulting in a more shock & direct impact resistant digitizer.
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@Lasker1
I bought this Touch Screen Digitizer For HTC Touch Diamond 2 II T5353 and waiting for it to arrive. It was the only one I could find within my own local ebay listing that looks to have the right full length zoom guide at the bottom. Come over for a cuppa.
Lasker1 said:
I have replaced mine 4 times. Used 3m black rubbery adhesive tape.
If you where my neighbour i would have changed it for faster than you could drink a cup of coffee
It's a bit tricky to find god digitizers on Ebay.
This is one of the best I bought. The backside should look like the one in this auction.
There's allot of rubbish digitizers on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LCD-Touch-Scr...Parts_Tools&hash=item414fee51b4#ht_2380wt_987
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plapic said:
@Mr B
Where do you buy this tiger brand u30 black adhesive? I googled it and found no results.
Also if I ever needed to replace the digitizer again will it be easy to remove if it had u30 adhesive on it?.
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Fortune IT hardware shop BKK. No done a second replacement yet but tested adhesive prior to using it for assembly & it should be quite easy to clean to about 90%.
Tape is the simplest but varies in adhesive strength & can result in digitizer being not flush fitting & not evenly bonded resulting in easy failure with impact loads.
Also most people who use tape end up doing second replacement.
Ruud van Beek said:
I too ordered 2 digitizers from E-cell; both were fakes!! They won't go into any discussion with me, they just told me to send them back. They KNOW that is crap there selling and advertise it as genuine...
BE AWARE DON'T BUY THERE, IT IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.
Yesterday 2 new digitizers arrived. I ordered them on ebay at:
Service Parts UK
Sarfraz Arif
10 sunny bank grove
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD37DJ
United Kingdom
They work perfectly, this guy has 100% positive feedback on ebay. So if you want a good replacement, try it.
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Hi.
Almost a 1 yeard old post but can you tell me the seller ID that sent you the digitizers or any other that you used to get good quality ones?
I really need it and most I found looks very low quality items.
Thanks.
The thing is my Xperia X10 is very old and now it needs a new start...Everything works fine, USB Port and the Touchscreen too.
I was looking some housing sale on amazon and Ebay, and they have housings for about 4.00 dollars. And they i found the digitizer's wich cost 36.00 to 50.00 dollars (lol), my screen works fine even tho i want to change the glass since its a little bit scrached...So i have to buy the digitizer or not to change the housing?
If you guys know what i need to buy exactly, could you leave the amazon links below pls?
Here you go.
a2296455 said:
The thing is my Xperia X10 is very old and now it needs a new start...Everything works fine, USB Port and the Touchscreen too.
I was looking some housing sale on amazon and Ebay, and they have housings for about 4.00 dollars. And they i found the digitizer's wich cost 36.00 to 50.00 dollars (lol), my screen works fine even tho i want to change the glass since its a little bit scrached...So i have to buy the digitizer or not to change the housing?
If you guys know what i need to buy exactly, could you leave the amazon links below pls?
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Don't waste your time and buy housing only because you need to use a heat gun in order to use your old digitizer and stuff which is a real bother. is best then you buy digitizer at least with the front plate connected. and other parts separate.
this whole one says it's used but i'm not sure HOW used. I just asked them. and waiting response.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Ericss...137?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d6c34261
these two are only the front panels, you could get the rest of the housing cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2c6a255743
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2c6a516442
full housing white without digitizer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Housin...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a76ec7169
full housing black without digitizer
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-O...845104?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f18e8bb30
tools and buttons but you look for cheaper:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Housin...402?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c7b4b922
Video results on how to do it:http://www.youtube.com/results?sear....0j1j3j1j4j0j5.14.0...0.0...1ac.1.icBPSylBU5Q
brenty108 said:
Don't waste your time and buy housing only because you need to use a heat gun in order to use your old digitizer and stuff which is a real bother. is best then you buy digitizer at least with the front plate connected. and other parts separate.
this whole one says it's used but i'm not sure HOW used. I just asked them. and waiting response.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-Ericss...137?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d6c34261
these two are only the front panels, you could get the rest of the housing cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2c6a255743
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item2c6a516442
full housing white without digitizer: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Housin...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a76ec7169
full housing black without digitizer
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-O...845104?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f18e8bb30
tools and buttons but you look for cheaper:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Housin...402?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c7b4b922
Video results on how to do it:http://www.youtube.com/results?sear....0j1j3j1j4j0j5.14.0...0.0...1ac.1.icBPSylBU5Q
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Wow! Thanks for all! You really saved my wallet there xD!
I've just dropped my three month old Honor 7 and the screen is cracked from the bottom right corner. I bought it new from Amazon UK (sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L.), it wasn't through Vmall. Is the screen covered under any form of warranty? If not, where's the cheapest place to get it fixed in the UK?
GrandMasterPlank said:
I've just dropped my three month old Honor 7 and the screen is cracked from the bottom right corner. I bought it new from Amazon UK (sold by Amazon EU S.a.r.L.), it wasn't through Vmall. Is the screen covered under any form of warranty? If not, where's the cheapest place to get it fixed in the UK?
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I think the screen is guaranteed against manufacturing faults, but not the glass against accidental damage.
When I trod on mine in the back of a car, I called Hihonor support and they quoted me £70-80 + £15 inspection and postage charge, which I thought was reasonable, however when calling their repair centre to book mine in they laughed and said it would be at least £130 for Honor 7 screen replacement - they can't do just the glass as it's all bonded to the digitiser and screen.
I decided to buy a new screen (with glass, digitiser and interior frame attached) from eBay for about £40 and fitted it myself. Not as easy as the videos on youtube make it look - it is very difficult to get apart for a start, then the battery is hard to remove. Also, various parts (including all the buttons, vibration motor etc have to be heated with a hairdryer to separate them from the old screen frame and re-installed into the new frame.
Luckily mine is working perfectly now, although I think the screen may not be quite as bright as the original one was.
I wouldn't try to buy just the glass, or even the glass and screen (without the frame) - you'll never get it to look as good as new.
Good luck and let us know how you get on with having it repaired or doing it yourself.
You can PM me if you need any advice
honorable said:
I think the screen is guaranteed against manufacturing faults, but not the glass against accidental damage.
When I trod on mine in the back of a car, I called Hihonor support and they quoted me £70-80 + £15 inspection and postage charge, which I thought was reasonable, however when calling their repair centre to book mine in they laughed and said it would be at least £130 for Honor 7 screen replacement - they can't do just the glass as it's all bonded to the digitiser and screen.
I decided to buy a new screen (with glass, digitiser and interior frame attached) from eBay for about £40 and fitted it myself. Not as easy as the videos on youtube make it look - it is very difficult to get apart for a start, then the battery is hard to remove. Also, various parts (including all the buttons, vibration motor etc have to be heated with a hairdryer to separate them from the old screen frame and re-installed into the new frame.
Luckily mine is working perfectly now, although I think the screen may not be quite as bright as the original one was.
I wouldn't try to buy just the glass, or even the glass and screen (without the frame) - you'll never get it to look as good as new.
Good luck and let us know how you get on with having it repaired or doing it yourself.
You can PM me if you need any advice
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Thanks dude, much appreciated. I was into it until you started mentioning removing parts by heating them up then thought I'll leave it to the experts. :laugh: Honor UK have quoted me £80 as it's a pretty clean break so I'm going to give them a go and see what they say. If they do the same as they did for you, which they said they wouldn't!, then I'll go with that. Will let you know.
I'm surprised their aren't more threads on hear about replacing screens because this phone does feel fragile despite being reasonably weighty so I'd have thought there'd be loads of cracked screens out there. I dropped my old S5 a couple of times from higher up and the screen survived both times. Am now thinking a tempered glass protector might be in order for the 7 :fingers-crossed:
Mine had a glass protector, but I guess they don't cope with treading on! I've put one on the new screen too.
I also have an S-line gel case which acts as a bit of a buffer against drops.
Let us know if you get yours done for £80
honorable said:
Mine had a glass protector, but I guess they don't cope with treading on! I've put one on the new screen too.
I also have an S-line gel case which acts as a bit of a buffer against drops.
Let us know if you get yours done for £80
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After reading reviews of the official Honor repair company, SBE Limited, and how they appear to be happy to scam people I thought I'd have a go myself. So I bought a replacement front glass and thought I'd give it a go.
Dissembling the phone is really easy, once you've got the hang of the clips holding the back on, and taking it all apart was easy. What wasn't so easy (read nigh-on impossible) is separating the front glass from the digitiser. I tried and tried and in the end the touch screen just split into a number of layers so I'll need to order the complete screen assembly. My concern is you mentioned you bought one off ebay and it wasn't as bright as the original. From this I'm guessing it wasn't an original screen? I'd like to get an original if I can. Do you have a link to the one you bought? How long did it take coming from China?
Don't know if this is relevant but under the hicare app it allows you to price up replacement parts. Could not find any mention of the Honor 7 but it did list the Honor 5X as £35 so might be worth trying this way to see if they do have the Honor 7.
I got mine from eBay seller called bestsellstuff.
£35.27 at the moment and mine came quicker than expected with 2nd class delivery free.
I don't think any of the eBay sellers will say they are genuine screens, but I think they probably all are - I can't imagine they would be cheap to replicate. Maybe they are seconds or find their way out of the factory somehow....
boroleigh said:
Don't know if this is relevant but under the hicare app it allows you to price up replacement parts. Could not find any mention of the Honor 7 but it did list the Honor 5X as £35 so might be worth trying this way to see if they do have the Honor 7.
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Thanks for the nod. Tried it but no joy. For some reason they don't support the Honor 7. Very Huawei tbh, they're left hand doesn't know what the right is doing. A bit all over the place.
honorable said:
I got mine from eBay seller called bestsellstuff.
£35.27 at the moment and mine came quicker than expected with 2nd class delivery free.
I don't think any of the eBay sellers will say they are genuine screens, but I think they probably all are - I can't imagine they would be cheap to replicate. Maybe they are seconds or find their way out of the factory somehow....
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Great stuff, have just ordered the last one they had in stock in they're in France also, so should be quicker than coming from Hong Kong. Funny thing is I hadn't seen their add before, it hadn't come up with my ebay search for 'Honor 7 replacement screen'. Without having the name I'd not have found it and paid more so thanks again! :good:
Here are a few tips for when it arrives:
Don't peel off any of the blue plastic film until you're ready to do each part - it's very sticky underneath.
Take photos as you go along incase you need to go back a astep.
I'm not sure if you got to the stage of removing the battery before - it is stuck down very strongly. I just gradually prised mine out, but you might find heating it a bit will release it easier. There aren't any cables underneath it (as some other Honors have).
When heating (with a hairdryer) the small bits of circuit board and components that need to be transferred to the new frame, only do it for long enough to get them to peel off (I used tweezers to do this).
When you come to install each part, there are very small bumps in the frame that you need to line up the equally small holes on the part - makes positioning them easy! Then use a plastic tool to press them firmly onto the frame.
When you come to put everything back, make sure that the very small narrow ribbon cable that goes under the tiny flip-up bracket (the connection to the smart key) goes in fully until it stops. I didn't put mine in completely and the smart key wouldn't work until I re-did it properly.
You may notice that there is a square-ish hole and some slots in the frame (under where the battery goes?) on the new frame which aren't on the old one. If so, you might want to cover them up with some black gaffa tape or thin card - I suspect they are the cause of some light areas at the very sides of my screen, but I don't want to strip mine down again.
honorable said:
Here are a few tips for when it arrives:
Don't peel off any of the blue plastic film until you're ready to do each part - it's very sticky underneath.
Take photos as you go along incase you need to go back a astep.
I'm not sure if you got to the stage of removing the battery before - it is stuck down very strongly. I just gradually prised mine out, but you might find heating it a bit will release it easier. There aren't any cables underneath it (as some other Honors have).
When heating (with a hairdryer) the small bits of circuit board and components that need to be transferred to the new frame, only do it for long enough to get them to peel off (I used tweezers to do this).
When you come to install each part, there are very small bumps in the frame that you need to line up the equally small holes on the part - makes positioning them easy! Then use a plastic tool to press them firmly onto the frame.
When you come to put everything back, make sure that the very small narrow ribbon cable that goes under the tiny flip-up bracket (the connection to the smart key) goes in fully until it stops. I didn't put mine in completely and the smart key wouldn't work until I re-did it properly.
You may notice that there is a square-ish hole and some slots in the frame (under where the battery goes?) on the new frame which aren't on the old one. If so, you might want to cover them up with some black gaffa tape or thin card - I suspect they are the cause of some light areas at the very sides of my screen, but I don't want to strip mine down again.
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Great tips, thanks again. I'll be sorting it as soon as it arrives. Will report on how I get on.
honorable said:
Here are a few tips for when it arrives:
Don't peel off any of the blue plastic film until you're ready to do each part - it's very sticky underneath.......
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Sorted!! Thanks for the advice, was really useful. Took it all on board, took my time (about 1hr) and fitted the new screen. Clipped it all back together and worked perfect first time. £35 to get your screen fixed, amazing. I'll always fix a cracked screen from now on, these repair companies are just profiteering.
Thanks again.
GrandMasterPlank said:
Sorted!! Thanks for the advice, was really useful. Took it all on board, took my time (about 1hr) and fitted the new screen. Clipped it all back together and worked perfect first time. £35 to get your screen fixed, amazing. I'll always fix a cracked screen from now on, these repair companies are just profiteering.
Thanks again.
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Great news!!
Did you have to cover the square hole and slot to stop light leakage?
Also, is there any light bleeding at the sides and is there any difference in brightness from the original screen?
honorable said:
Great news!!
Did you have to cover the square hole and slot to stop light leakage?
Also, is there any light bleeding at the sides and is there any difference in brightness from the original screen?
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The screen and housing isn't original Huawei, it's a pattern unit but tbh it looks totally identical in use, no less dim than the original screen. There's also no bleed at all. There weren't any hollows and slots to fill with card under the battery. The only hollow was at the base of the battery as it sat slightly higher up (towards the top of the phone when laid flat) in the casing so I filled that with folded card.
The only slight issue is that the screen shape (rounded corners of the glass) when looking at the phone from the front doesn't fit into the corners of the casing absolutely perfectly. Tbh only a phone nut would notice it, wouldn't be an issue to anyone else.