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I ordered a kit that has the back door, frame and faceplate, back door and frame are white. I paid 59.99 that included the tools (t5, t6, philips, removal tool, and suction cup)
I will post pics of progress and how to.
I purchased this on eBay btw.
Thanks to B0r0b here is a link to a tear down video http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-E...eardown/2979/1
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FYI....all original white EVO's sku and ESN are in the system as white EVO. Be careful if you have to return your evo to sprint, they'll see that it's a black evo and could deny your claim.
I'm aware of that. And if I had to return it then I would want to keep my white housing for my next phone. Thanks for the heads up though.
Can you link to the seller for the kit?
nkawal said:
FYI....all original white EVO's sku and ESN are in the system as white EVO. Be careful if you have to return your evo to sprint, they'll see that it's a black evo and could deny your claim.
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While this is semi correct, the ESN plate is attached to the board, not the rear frame. It's considered an accessory and would be seen as such. Same as with a Blackberry, you can get a custom color front faceplate, that doesn't change the fact that it's a Inferno just because there's a chrome faceplate on it.
Also, to save you some potential work:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1
That link provides an entire teardown. Just reverse it with your new rear frame.
Bioxoxide said:
Can you link to the seller for the kit?
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Kr-net is the seller but I can't find the white kit for the life of me. Seems that auction ended yesterday. Maybe he will resell it. The item was called "OEM HTC EVO 4G WHITE HOUSING FACEPLATE + BATTERY COVER"
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While this is semi correct, the ESN plate is attached to the board, not the rear frame. It's considered an accessory and would be seen as such. Same as with a Blackberry, you can get a custom color front faceplate, that doesn't change the fact that it's a Inferno just because there's a chrome faceplate on it.
Also, to save you some potential work:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1
That link provides an entire teardown. Just reverse it with your new rear frame.
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Thanks for the video link. That would save me from making instruction video on this thing.
Looks like it isn't too much trouble. We have a lot of users that have been asking to trade theirs in for the white one.
Interesting. Keep us posted.
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I ordered a new one off ebay that showed up for $40 free shipping. Comes with the battery door, new battery and frame. Seemed like good deal so I jumped. I already have the T5 and pry tools from my nextel modding days years ago. I will swap mine once I get it!
lembowski said:
I ordered a new one off ebay that showed up for $40 free shipping. Comes with the battery door, new battery and frame. Seemed like good deal so I jumped. I already have the T5 and pry tools from my nextel modding days years ago. I will swap mine once I get it!
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can you provide the link? i can't seem to find anything when I look?
EDIT: wait, is the white EVO only WHITE in the middle and back, still black in the front? cause if so then i found a bunch of these things being sold....but i have an extended battery so i couldn't use the white battery cover :-(
for anyone interested:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SPRINT-OEM-WHIT...488832?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c8e0300
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SPRINT-OEM-...852218?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c7509fa
or you can buy them separately, which i may end up doing...
EDIT2: anyone wanting to do this mod with an extended battery:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Evo-White-E...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item483ddbe720
Oh snap I didn't know you guys needed something like this. I've converted my Evo to white about 4 times. if you need a hand let me know.
Max_Pain said:
can you provide the link? i can't seem to find anything when I look?
EDIT: wait, is the white EVO only WHITE in the middle and back, still black in the front? cause if so then i found a bunch of these things being sold....but i have an extended battery so i couldn't use the white battery cover :-(
for anyone interested:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SPRINT-OEM-WHIT...488832?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c8e0300
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SPRINT-OEM-...852218?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c7509fa
or you can buy them separately, which i may end up doing...
EDIT2: anyone wanting to do this mod with an extended battery:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Evo-White-E...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item483ddbe720
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They make an extended white back and sell it at the Sprint store.
Max_Pain said:
can you provide the link? i can't seem to find anything when I look?
EDIT: wait, is the white EVO only WHITE in the middle and back, still black in the front? cause if so then i found a bunch of these things being sold....but i have an extended battery so i couldn't use the white battery cover :-(
for anyone interested:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SPRINT-OEM-WHIT...488832?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c8e0300
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SPRINT-OEM-...852218?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item230c7509fa
or you can buy them separately, which i may end up doing...
EDIT2: anyone wanting to do this mod with an extended battery:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Evo-White-E...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item483ddbe720
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Looks like you found them, the one I bought was a one off by a seller that had nothing else for sale.
Yes the white is just the back half of the phone, the front is still black.
Just ordered an OEM white housing from ebay. Seller had 6 with only 1 availible. Got it for $30 shipped. I already have the extented white batt cover too. So frick'n sick.
White extended batt, rooted Evo running ava10 with Riptides theme? PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just got my wife a white evo. so want that housing and door now...everyone is out now of the combo's
johnnychimpo said:
just got my wife a white evo. so want that housing and door now...everyone is out now of the combo's
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Keep searching bud it took me a while to find it
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Dang, it's ended. Would love to have that, keep Us posted....
I was kind of disappointed only the back was white. But I've been wanting one forever and that was the only color in stock.
Thinking of picking up an evo as a gift for someone. I'd prefer the white one. Is there any significant difference between the black and white evo's other then the case color?
someone else mentioned 'light leakage'. What exactly is light leakage?
I'm also assuming if i do get a hardware defect since it's a new phone i can just return it for another one. So i'm not super concerned right now. Mainly just concerned that i can root the phone and put the same rom on it that i've got on my black one.
thanks
I think Best Buy is selling them with both doors so why not give them their choice?
radar5 said:
I think Best Buy is selling them with both doors so why not give them their choice?
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It's not just the door, the frame is also white. The only thing that stays black is the faceplate
looking for an extended batter door for my white evo. want it white and under $30
am also interested in a good jet black to match the front screen for the perfectly matching oreo look, again extended.
before any responds..... I HAVE LOOKED and searched the forums, only option I've come across is through sprint, and I HATE paying sprint any more then I have to.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions/links you may have for what I'm looking for
Take a look at this! Its the door only.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004SCPW7W/ref=mp_s_a_13?qid=1307968311&sr=8-13
Door and battery.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004O74YFM/ref=aw_d_iv_wireless?is=l&qid=1307968477&sr=8-12
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I just got the Sprint extended battery over the weekend. I have the white door still in the plastic. I have no plans for using it. Let me know if you are interested.
Hello
I saw that there was extended battery on that site
http://www.papadigitals.com/15-98-battery-cover-3000mah-extended-battery-for-sprint-htc-evo-4g.html
the black one is on the list, they also have standard battery. i am not sure if there is white one. maybe you can consult. thanks
Hey guys, found this on ebay:
I was originally searching for a custom back cover some of the Google employees got.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ba...ccessories&hash=item3cbda658d5#ht_2449wt_1180
Seller says its "original" (wtf)
Think its worth it/looks nice?
oh heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell no
Is that the Verizon one?
I need to learn my different models...
Anyway, a 3rd party back plate may be problematic with the tabs. Probably crappier material and I can see the tabs snapping off.
You could always spray paint it yourself...
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It's for GSM, I'd like to try it actually, but the price is the same of a case from a reputable manufacturer, to pull or not to pull.''
What makes me curious is why it has white logos, instead of something like gray.(full invert of the real battery cover)
Well the prongs all seem to match up.. who's going to pull the trigger?
my guess with it saying "original" and having logos same shade as the rest of it is that it is an official back cover from samsung... just painted...
I'd like a custom backplate too, but that white does not match AT ALL with the rest of the Gnex.
Why would anyone do that? It looks terrible.
carbonwhiskey said:
I'd like a custom backplate too, but that white does not match AT ALL with the rest of the Gnex.
Why would anyone do that? It looks terrible.
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Maybe with certain white cases, it'll match up, shrug.
But given the seller's rating, I'd say it's legit - just seems overpriced for a flimsy piece of plastic.
Because they're original white because there making the the phone in white already is my guess. I would a got it in white
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That is OEM and has the Google logo like the grey one and the Samsung logo...looks nice on the White Galaxy Nexus, not so much on the Grey one
You can't see either logo with the light they have, but it's there
it's not original, the original has the serial number engraved at the bottom, whiles this is near the middle on the right hand side, it seems like it was made from the same manufacturer as those metalic silver one that were on sale before in ebay, the connectors were in the wrong place, but this time, the white one has the connectors in the right place, and upto now i haven't hear of any white gnex, so I think why would a white cover surface before the actual phone.
I wont say a white gnex will never be in production in the near future, just that it's strange a cover comes out of nowhere.
0mie said:
That is OEM and has the Google logo like the grey one and the Samsung logo...looks nice on the White Galaxy Nexus, not so much on the Grey one
You can't see either logo with the light they have, but it's there
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A GSM Galaxy Nexus was hard enough to obtain in the states, now we're talking ablut a white version?
Any case/carbon skin combo this would look nice with? Just want to make my device stand out a bit.
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That is OEM and has the Google logo like the grey one and the Samsung logo...looks nice on the White Galaxy Nexus, not so much on the Grey one
You can't see either logo with the light they have, but it's there
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I had a metalic cover it had both the google and samsung name, it doesn't fit, the pins are in the wrong place, many members also got the one i purchase, and we all got a refund.
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I had a metalic cover it had both the google and samsung name, it doesn't fit, the pins are in the wrong place, many members also got the one i purchase, and we all got a refund.
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These pins are in the right place though.
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joshnichols189 said:
These pins are in the right place though.
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yes they are, but it seems like it was made from the same company, as the engraving of the serial number is in the same place at the middle right, oem ones are at the bottom.
I'm not really into cases, but would you think a certain color of carbon fiber skin would look nice with this battery door?
you can just spray paint it if you want. wont harm anything at all.
Never done this before, I definitely don't want to screw it up and get a bad finish or something.
A white battery door, personally I think would look out of place. Now I'm debating on how difficult the phone actually is to dissect, and hoping to wrap the housing in some sort of white vinyl.
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Does anyone know where I can buy a lava red housing for the 5t? I bought a 5t when it launched but I love that red color. Was just gonna swap the housing if I could find anywhere that sold it in red. Any links or help? Would OnePlus sell me one if I asked??
Logan0829 said:
Does anyone know where I can buy a lava red housing for the 5t? I bought a 5t when it launched but I love that red color. Was just gonna swap the housing if I could find anywhere that sold it in red. Any links or help? Would OnePlus sell me one if I asked??
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Check out dbrand. They have some lava red skins.
Skeptico said:
Check out dbrand. They might have some lava red skins.
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I was hoping for the real thing and not a skin
So far I haven't had any issues with the finish on my on 5T (which is black), but I imagine if the red shows black spots underneath if the finish wears off it would be much worse. So while my favorite color maybe red, I think I'd just stick to black. Not to mention my phones are always in a case anyways. This is why I'd second the skin suggestion. Not to mention opening the device obviously has some risk as well.
I highly doubt OnePlus will sell you parts.
I was checking that out too.. went to a couple parts websites and eBay looking for a red housing and so far all I could find is the black one.
So I just bought the red one and gave my wife my black one.
I would still love the option to buy a red housing though so I can go caseless and just replace it once it gets scratched up.
I think swapping housings is a terrible idea.
1) there is the slight chance you might break something
2) there is a chance you'll compromise what little water resistance the glue provides
I'd just sell my phone and buy the one I want.
1. Get a skin
2. Get a red case
3. Next time buy the color you want
As mentioned previously I would never take apart my phone simply bc I wanted a new color and especially not if there want any physical damage I was hoping to get rid of. The phones sold out domestically and only on sale in Europe and China in red, I'm assuming the housing will be hard to come by.
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