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[Q] OEM parts for captivate???

Hey guys,
I cracked the digitizer and LCD on my captivate and was wondering where I could find OEM parts for the captivate. I've checked ebay and amazon, though the prices were very steep. I know I will have to shell out something, but $150 for a digitizer and new LCD is outrageous. I only payed $8 for an iphone 3gs replacement (though is more widely used, thus the cheap price). If anyone has a suggestion, I am all ears and eyes.

Gorilla you mean?
No idea how to get them either.
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It's actually pretty easy to break the screen if you're trying to... I have a terrible temper.

iwontletme said:
Hey guys,
I cracked the digitizer and LCD on my captivate and was wondering where I could find OEM parts for the captivate. I've checked ebay and amazon, though the prices were very steep. I know I will have to shell out something, but $150 for a digitizer and new LCD is outrageous. I only payed $8 for an iphone 3gs replacement (though is more widely used, thus the cheap price). If anyone has a suggestion, I am all ears and eyes.
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I have one on a device I was going to repair, If you want to DM me we can talk... (I can promise it will be MUCH cheaper than the $150.)

iwontletme said:
It's actually pretty easy to break the screen if you're trying to... I have a terrible temper.
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I wouldn't destroy a $500 piece of electronics. Yes i paid that much.

here is a little better
http://www.cell-phoneparts.com/sams...-touch-screen-digitizer-replacement-p-42.html

what I would like to know is how does one seperate the LCD from the front part of the housign?

41LY45 said:
I wouldn't destroy a $500 piece of electronics. Yes i paid that much.
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I paid $400 for mine back when they first came out

Hydrocharged said:
I paid $400 for mine back when they first came out
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$478 to be exact.
The phone came as an imported set here.

Proxyep said:
what I would like to know is how does one seperate the LCD from the front part of the housign?
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The website doesn't really specify exactly what's there and the pic is useless. Do you just have to get the plastic housing off of your phone and then just install your old motherboard and attach all of the cables?
Or is it just the glass part and you have to figure out how to attach it to the motherboard assembly?
My screen is also F'ed.

In AMOLED screens the display and the usual "digitizer found in older LCD are all in one piece. Hence the price... you cannot separate them so to speak. The replacement part basically is the whole front of the phone housing and all.
Find the break-down video and you will see.

richuwo11 said:
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The website doesn't really specify exactly what's there and the pic is useless. Do you just have to get the plastic housing off of your phone and then just install your old motherboard and attach all of the cables?
Or is it just the glass part and you have to figure out how to attach it to the motherboard assembly?
My screen is also F'ed.
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The whole phone has to be disassembled to remove the front glass and LCD. Once the back plate is off, you get a small flat head screwdriver (non magnetized) and pry up all of the cables. after that take a small pry tool, and pry around the front housing and the screen. There are clips and glue that hold it all together, so once the clips are free, you still have to gently pull the housing and screen apart. Once you do it a few times it is pretty simple and takes about two minutes. If you need a more technically specific run down, let me know.

I got my phone all apart... anybody have a trusted ebay or internet source for a new OE LCD/Digitizer?

I9250 glass on i515?

I was not a happy camper when I dropped my phone at work this morning and shattered the glass around the front speaker on my vzw gnex. Digitizer and led display are fine, so I'm looking to buy a new glass panel for it. Unfortunately, all the panels I see on ebay except for two are for the gsm one, not the cdma one. I know the battery door won't fit between the two, but the glass should, right? In the pictures everything looks to be in exactly the same spot. The two for the i515 are considerably more expensive than the i9250,which is why I ask.
For the record, I did pretty good; I got my first gameboy color at 6 or 7,and being just a few months away from 21 now, this is the first mobile handheld device that I've ever broken a screen on.

I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post. I would personally just recommend paying more for the i515 glass and knowing that everything will fit alright, rather than taking a chance on throwing your money away.
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tristandespain said:
I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post. I would personally just recommend paying more for the i515 glass and knowing that everything will fit alright, rather than taking a chance on throwing your money away.
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I remember seeing that thread as well, I tried to find it, but could not.
justbecuz123 said:
I was not a happy camper when I dropped my phone at work this morning and shattered the glass around the front speaker on my vzw gnex. Digitizer and led display are fine, so I'm looking to buy a new glass panel for it. Unfortunately, all the panels I see on ebay except for two are for the gsm one, not the cdma one. I know the battery door won't fit between the two, but the glass should, right? In the pictures everything looks to be in exactly the same spot. The two for the i515 are considerably more expensive than the i9250,which is why I ask.
For the record, I did pretty good; I got my first gameboy color at 6 or 7,and being just a few months away from 21 now, this is the first mobile handheld device that I've ever broken a screen on.
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A user was able to replace the i9250 screen with the i515 screen, but from the post, it said he ran into a whole bunch of problems and that if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't waste your time.
I would just play it safe and buy the screen that goes with the phone, unless you really want to save money and try it out, but you might waste money if you damage the screen during the process.
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707BeastMode707 said:
I remember seeing that thread as well, I tried to find it, but could not.
A user was able to replace the i9250 screen with the i515 screen, but from the post, it said he ran into a whole bunch of problems and that if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't waste your time.
I would just play it safe and buy the screen that goes with the phone, unless you really want to save money and try it out, but you might waste money if you damage the screen during the process.
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Are we talking about the glass or the whole display? It makes a big difference. Assuming all 3 displays are the same (i9250, L700, I515), the problem is separating the display from the frame plate. Its very difficult and you can crack it very, very easily if you try to remove it. The cheaper GN LCD's on eBay are from working units and those already have the frame plate attached to it. The only way to remove it is to use a heat gun and apply it on the top and bottom front areas (as well as the sides). The apply heat to the back frame plate to loosen up the adhesive in the mid section of the screen. Then, slowly and I mean very, very slowly try to pry it open using a thin blade. Start from the top and work your way down. You should stop if you meet too much resistance and reapply heat. Like I said its a pain in the ass and not for the timid. I got to successfully remove an LCD from a frame for a Galaxy S (i500) not too long ago, its a similar in process as the GNex
I also tried to remove a L700 LCD (cracked glass) from a frame a while back and cracked it even more. I know what I did wrong and I think I wont make that mistake again. My mistake was that I did not know the exact location of the adhesive and applied too much heat in the front. Another mistake was that I thought I could remove the front glass from the digitizer. Now I know this is almost impossible and I don't know how people can buy front lenses without using some type of special tools (a true hot air bga station for instance) or a technique that I'm not aware of.
So, that's my long rant right there. I would really appreciate if any of you can confirm that any all 3 displays are the same (i9250, l700, i515). If it is then I would dare to try it out and take some pictures in the process if all goes well.

What about the oven?
I used to be into cars, and it was popular to smoke the headlamps on Nissans. They also have a lot of glue in them, and it was recommended to put em in an oven lol.
I'm sure it would get hot enough to loosen the screen, but 400 degrees may break something else in the process...
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Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.

skier354 said:
Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.
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You can't use the i9250 screen on the i515. The battery metal thingies and the vibration thing are in different places.

skier354 said:
Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.
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I have asked a bunch of eBay sellers for the last few days and have gotten mixed responses... I don't think that most of them get that I am talking about separating the display from the front case/plate. One guy told me that the digitizer/LCD combo is interchangeable from the i515 and i9250, but it won't work on the L700. One guy told me that he thought that the entire assembly including the front plate were the same between the L700 and i515. Several have said that they are model specific, but I don't think that most of them realized that I am not expecting to use the front plate from an L700 if i9250 on the i515...
It doesn't seem like Samsung would have a different display for each model. I can see the plates and cases being different because some of the other parts are different, but it seems like the LCD panel and the glass should be the same for each model. To me all of the screen connectors look the same from the pics I've seen...
Edit- I just found this online store that indicates they are the same screens http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Galaxy-Nexus-L700-LCD-Digitizer-Assembly-p/smsng6115350-qs.htm

tristandespain said:
I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post.
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Finally found the post that you are referring to (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780491). Sounds like he ran into problems because he tried to use the i515's front housing on the i9250. I think if he had removed the screen from the frame and re-used the frame that was original to his phone he would have been fine. It looks like it takes some heat and care to do that, but it looks do able.
I am ordering a L700 screen today and will report back on how it goes installing on my i515.

MrAreCool said:
I am ordering a L700 screen today and will report back on how it goes installing on my i515.
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L700 screen (not including frame) worked on my i515. Details here.

Hi,
I have GT-I9250 phone and only that glass is broken. Touch and screen is fine. So if I bought this kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Outer-F...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item5d371a5630
It's possible to change that glass or should i bought hole set? Digitizer+front cover + glass?

perusmuro said:
Hi,
I have GT-I9250 phone and only that glass is broken. Touch and screen is fine. So if I bought this kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Outer-F...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item5d371a5630
It's possible to change that glass or should i bought hole set? Digitizer+front cover + glass?
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I had a good LCD with broken glass that I was hoping to only replace the glass on and I ended up getting impatient and breaking the LCD. The glass is very difficult to get off. I tried heating it up and using fishing lines to separate the glass from the LCD, but I could not get very far. The glue seems to be spread over the entire surface and it does not take much prying to break the LCD.
Incidentally if the glass is shattered pretty badly you might have better luck than I did. I was able to get the broken "shards" off by heating up the screen and gently prying them off. Where I had trouble was the large section of unbroken glass. I tried to crack that glass to be able to continue to remove the shards, but I ended up breaking the LCD as well.
If you can't use the screen with the broken glass you might give it a go as you aren't really losing anything if you break it.
Good luck!

MrAreCool said:
I had a good LCD with broken glass that I was hoping to only replace the glass on and I ended up getting impatient and breaking the LCD. The glass is very difficult to get off. I tried heating it up and using fishing lines to separate the glass from the LCD, but I could not get very far. The glue seems to be spread over the entire surface and it does not take much prying to break the LCD.
Incidentally if the glass is shattered pretty badly you might have better luck than I did. I was able to get the broken "shards" off by heating up the screen and gently prying them off. Where I had trouble was the large section of unbroken glass. I tried to crack that glass to be able to continue to remove the shards, but I ended up breaking the LCD as well.
If you can't use the screen with the broken glass you might give it a go as you aren't really losing anything if you break it.
Good luck!
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I have found few videos where that glass is possible to remove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlfO6TUj1DQ
But I think that I would buy that whole set and change that. But what is the best place to buy that? So I can real deal.

Ok guys, just wanted to confirm that front glass for the L700 and GT-i9250 the same. And I assume that i515 as well.
I got for repair Nexus Sprint (L700) with cracked front glass but then was surprised that glass for L700 on ebay about $15 and the same glass for i9250 less then $10. Not big deal but anyway.. So I bought the glass for i9250 and it fits great as original.
Good luck!)

When the purchase of parts and mobile phones are not matched, the proposed replacement.

I'm stupid and broke my front!

Slipped on ice cause I'm Canadian eh. In the fall I damaged my phone! Everything works... it just has horrendous cracks on the front lcd.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Housing-Cove..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item4d05285751
Would this item work for replacement or does it need a new set of lcd glass? (Costs like 150...and not really looking forward to the expense) I saw the guide in the general but don't know if it applies to me. My phone is perfectly functional... just cracked and you can feel them when running your finger over it.
Thanks.

You should be okay with just the outer glass and not the digitizer too - but check out some tutorials on here and YouTube on how to do it.
It's pretty tricky and it's a regular occurance that I see people saying that while trying to do that, they broke their digitizer or something else - having to buy the more expensive thing, too.
I would say that I'd try it, but I'd watch a few videos before deciding and maybe seeing how much someone with experience would charge.
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chevymeister said:
Slipped on ice cause I'm Canadian eh. In the fall I damaged my phone! Everything works... it just has horrendous cracks on the front lcd.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Housing-Cove..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item4d05285751
Would this item work for replacement or does it need a new set of lcd glass? (Costs like 150...and not really looking forward to the expense) I saw the guide in the general but don't know if it applies to me. My phone is perfectly functional... just cracked and you can feel them when running your finger over it.
Thanks.
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You cracked the screen on your s3 eh? Instead of buying a screen replacement for the i9300, i would just buy the screen replacement for the t999 just to be safe eh. The i9300 and t999 may not have the same innards eh.
I suggest you get a case such as otterbox or uag so you don't crack the screen again eh.
Be more careful around ice eh.
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Okay, now that I'm on my desktop...
The auction you linked to is kind of overkill - if you only damaged the glass and not the housing itself, just look for an auction with only the front glass part. I've seen them for about half that, though I don't know if shipping will be an issue.
I've seen people here interchange even pickier parts between models, so I'd be surprised if an i9300 front glass piece didn't work for the t999 since it's one of the most generic pieces (otherwise, how would people design cases and such that fit the outside of all models ?). Heck, someone showed the phone opened up and they didn't even bother to stamp some of the parts with the "correct" model number, just using them interchangeably since most of the phone is the same across all models. Since this is just the housing, I'd doubt it's any different - I'm sure a quick Google search would reveal if it's true or not.

I bought a t999 one. Unfortunately it says t-mobile on it but I couldn't find one that didn't! I also got one for my s2 that is cracked. Didn't know this was possible. Thanks for the help eh... Beastmode.
Thanks guys.

Just be careful - and make sure the S2 is capable of having the glass only removed, too (they look pretty similar, but on some phones it's unfortunately not possible and people sell the glass only as a scam).

chevymeister said:
I bought a t999 one. Unfortunately it says t-mobile on it but I couldn't find one that didn't! I also got one for my s2 that is cracked. Didn't know this was possible. Thanks for the help eh... Beastmode.
Thanks guys.
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Take your time with replacing the glass on both phones and good luck eh
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Pennycake said:
Just be careful - and make sure the S2 is capable of having the glass only removed, too (they look pretty similar, but on some phones it's unfortunately not possible and people sell the glass only as a scam).
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Ugh ordered it already... crap! I see threads on it by Googling it so I'm assuming I'm safe from having to worry about this. I don't think I feel comfortable doing this operation myself so I'll see if some of the mall stands for whatever can do it and I'll hand them the part for installation only. Better safe than sorry!
Thanks eh

Changing white housing cover to BLACK.

The question is: is it possible to change the full housing to black? I have a white SGS2 but it has scratches all over... Also that silver edge is pretty much damaged from falls.
I was browsing around and found out that there are full housings for sale, but what about the amoled screen if I want to change the phone color?
Thanks in advance!

Barretos said:
but what about the amoled screen if I want to change the phone color?
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The screen is mounted to the frame (midsection of the casing, which is integrated with bezel) by a sticky tape -- ~1.5 mm wide all around the perimeter, and in some areas in the middle. When you buy a complete casing, it comes with the tape attached, so it's ready for you to mount the screen onto it. It will also show you where exactly the tape is located under the screen. The tricky part is do detach the screen from your old casing. Usually, it's done by heating it (carefully!) with a hot air gun, or even a hairdryer -- it will soften a glue layer and allow you to pry off the screen without cracking it. It's not that difficult, but if you are not comfortable doing it yourself, seek some help from an experienced person -- an electronics repair guy, or a seasoned DYI'er. However, keep in mind that sh*t happens, and there is still a chance to break the screen in the process, or fry it by overheating...

Thanks for the answer, kt-Froggy.
Can you give me a link to a trustworthy shop/casing?

Barretos said:
Can you give me a link to a trustworthy shop/casing?
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I can only tell you where I bought mine... Not sure how trustworthy this source is, but it worked for me. I usually buy my stuff on Amazon. I searched for it, and ordered from this supplier (I was getting another item from them, so it was good to combine shipments). Delivered faster than promised, looked and worked as advertised, no problems with quality, so I was happy with it.

kt-Froggy said:
I can only tell you where I bought mine... Not sure how trustworthy this source is, but it worked for me. I usually buy my stuff on Amazon. I searched for it, and ordered from this supplier (I was getting another item from them, so it was good to combine shipments). Delivered faster than promised, looked and worked as advertised, no problems with quality, so I was happy with it.
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Looks promising... There's something else I should add. I'm using Samsung's original extended 2000mAh battery, so I should also look for the extended back cover which is different from the original one.

Take a look at this: LINK

[Q] Rear housing replacement

Hey guys, how's it going?
After 6 months with the phone, I finally dropped it today. Luckly, it only damaged the chrome outer bezel. The thing is, I can't stand the phone to stay like this, so I'd like to replace the rear housing, which includes the chrome part.
I've seem some videos on how to replace it and it seems pretty easy and straight forward. But one thing got me in doubt.
From what I understand and correct me if I'm wrong, the rear housing includes the Wifi, phone and GPS antennas. So:
1) Does the replacement unit include new antennas? Or do I have to get them from my old housing?
2) If so, how hard is this antenna replacement?
If it's too hard and dangerous, and I were to send the phone to a repair center, do you think they'd change the rear housing for purely cosmetic purposes? For how much?
Thanks for you support and answers!

The rear housing usually comes with all the antenna, it's as simple as taking out the existing housing and replacing it with the new then just screwing it back. You can check out http://www.cnn.cn you can purchase it here for as cheap as 10bucks and it's good quality. And don't worry its easy.
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This is good to know.
I went to a Samsung service center today and they offered to replace the housing for U$ 90,00... Thankfully I said I'd think about it. Now I'm going to order a replacement online, I've seen videos and it's really easy to swap.
Thanks for the reply. :good:

crizolli said:
This is good to know.
I went to a Samsung service center today and they offered to replace the housing for U$ 90,00... Thankfully I said I'd think about it. Now I'm going to order a replacement online, I've seen videos and it's really easy to swap.
Thanks for the reply. :good:
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Before you do anything, i just wanted to point out something important here. Getting your housing replaced, either by yourself or through a phone shop, other than the official Samsung repair center will completely void your warranty. I guess that is something to think about especially when you have all these cases of Sudden Death Syndromes popping around randomly. Its one of the reason ive been holding off from replacing my housing even though i too have this ugly dent on the bezel. Either way, its just a heads up, and good luck with your decision.