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Bezel Replacement

I am ordering a new genuine OEM T-989 enclosure. I have seen a lot of people replace the screen digitizer combination. I have not seen any body remove the digitizer and screen from the bezel and mid frame.
Has anybody done this?
Does anybody have any information on this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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shnn2011 said:
I am ordering a new genuine OEM T-989 enclosure. I have seen a lot of people replace the screen digitizer combination. I have not seen any body remove the digitizer and screen from the bezel and mid frame.
Has anybody done this?
Does anybody have any information on this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I was going to do this till I see how difficult it is. It is almost impossible to separate the bezel from the digitizer with out breaking the screen. YouTube it.
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yeislak said:
I was going to do this till I see how difficult it is. It is almost impossible to separate the bezel from the digitizer with out breaking the screen. YouTube it.
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not true, all you need is a heat gun/blow dryer and a steady hand + a pry tool.

KillaHurtz said:
not true, all you need is a heat gun/blow dryer and a steady hand + a pry tool.
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Any advice on temperature settings and adhesive replacement / pry tool?
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I got sand paper and took all the chrome off the bezel. Come to find out the plastic is a matte black. Looks sick and my phone doesn't look like crap anymore. Looks brand new. Will post pics later if interested.
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yeislak said:
I got sand paper and took all the chrome off the bezel. Come to find out the plastic is a matte black. Looks sick and my phone doesn't look like crap anymore. Looks brand new. Will post pics later if interested.
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What grain sand paper did you use? And any special technique in the sanding process?

Ayodeji13 said:
What grain sand paper did you use? And any special technique in the sanding process?
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P600 I believe. I know it was 600 tho. And no technique I didn't even take the phone apart. I took the battery door off and make sure you have a screen protector on so you don't f up your ****. Just rub he paper hard on the bezel don't be afraid. It will take about 30 to 45 min maybe an hour with breaks cus your fingers will start to burn. Use a gloves they'll help.
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I'm at the doctors when I get out I'll put up some pics so you can see what it looks like before you do it. Also be careful you don't get to much the dusted paint in any port.
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here you go

I have been thinking that if it is impossible, could you not just sand off the bezel, then Dremel out the inside screen mount of the new frame and finally epoxy the new bezel where the old bezel used to reside with plastic epoxy?
I asked some expert phone repair guys at the CPR Cell Phone Repair franchise; and they said that the screen will never ever ever ever come off unless you are either a machine or really good. They stated that they would not be able to guaranty the screens safety especially considering the heat involved.
If it is done by Samsung at all without replacing the entire digitizer and screen combo I would assume they use some kind of vacuum suction cup to pull off the screen after the proper amount of heat is applied.
Or, we could just paying Samsung the quoted 100 dollars to have it done.
This is non warranty work, so does anyone think they will mind if the phone is rooted?

Here is where you can order parts.
I don't know if they are genuine.
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-t989/

shnn2011 said:
I have been thinking that if it is impossible, could you not just sand off the bezel, then Dremel out the inside screen mount of the new frame and finally epoxy the new bezel where the old bezel used to reside with plastic epoxy?
I asked some expert phone repair guys at the CPR Cell Phone Repair franchise; and they said that the screen will never ever ever ever come off unless you are either a machine or really good. They stated that they would not be able to guaranty the screens safety especially considering the heat involved.
If it is done by Samsung at all without replacing the entire digitizer and screen combo I would assume they use some kind of vacuum suction cup to pull off the screen after the proper amount of heat is applied.
Or, we could just paying Samsung the quoted 100 dollars to have it done.
This is non warranty work, so does anyone think they will mind if the phone is rooted?
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The pictures above you post is what I did to my phone. I sanded the bezel without even taking it apart.
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The Bezel is part of the frame I believe. I would bet allot of money you can't get the screen of without cracking the digitizer. But, heat the top and bottom, that is where the greatest concentration of adhesive is. And watch the ribbon to the capacitive buttons because they will be stuck to the screen. You will have to disconnect them.
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yeislak said:
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That looks pretty cool dude. I have a question for you tho. How did you set the DPI so high? Your icons are small and thats how I want mine to be except whenever I use the DPI app from the market, it causes problems with parts of the ROM. For example the google search bar will only go halfway across the screen.

yeislak said:
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That looks badass. Wanna do it to mine since you in Miami? jk lol

yeislak said:
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Is that android bot doing the Hokey Pokey?

The Team Infamous project is up and running. http://www.infamousdevelopers.com
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I just got my replacement about a week ago. I bought this phone used and without the battery door. Scuffs included. Luckily I kept the screen immaculate. None the less now that I have a mint handset and bought a battery door... the T989 sure is a smexy fellow. IMO the best looking Galaxy s2. Too bad we never got the Exynos and had to settle for the much slower s3 SoC. I:-/
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RushAOZ said:
I just got my replacement about a week ago. I bought this phone used and without the battery door. Scuffs included. Luckily I kept the screen immaculate. None the less now that I have a mint handset and bought a battery door... the T989 sure is a smexy fellow. IMO the best looking Galaxy s2. Too bad we never got the Exynos and had to settle for the much slower s3 SoC. I:-/
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Were running at 1.5 Ghz everyone else is at 1.2Ghz.
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Site back up
The infamous website is back up.
http://www.infamousdevelopers.com

[LTB] Digitizer/Housing

I cracked my screen in the top right corner so I am looking to replace the screen. I was wondering if anybody was looking to sell one or a knew of a place where I could buy something of quality other than ebay. If there is a good price, I would also be interested in buying white housing.

I just had the same issue....it'll run you anywhere from 200-250 for a new piece, unless you find a good deal on eBay. I wound up using my TEP and had sprint send me a new phone, it was much cheaper to do.
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Damn. Definitely not what I was hoping to hear. Nonetheless thank you for letting me know whats up. Could I probably get the screeen fixed at a sprint repair center that way I would get it back in like a day? Right now the performance of the phone is not hindered in any way so it is not a big deal really.

When I brought mine in they said they don't fix screen cracks. But give it a shot, maybe they were being lazy at my store - worst they say is no.
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dante32278 said:
When I brought mine in they said they don't fix screen cracks. But give it a shot, maybe they were being lazy at my store - worst they say is no.
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sprint ESRP covers 1-2 cracks less than an inch in length. anything more than that, you would need to use the ERP portion of the TEP.
that being said, usually if we have the part, and its a guaranteed fix, we have no issues replacing the part. if we dont have the part, we arent going to order the phone as that would ding back on us.
*by we, i mean the location i work at.
doesnt hurt to make friends with the technicians at your local sprint store and see what they can do.

I have a white LCD for sale if you're interested. lmk.
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I cracked my screen in multiple places and I found a link somewhere here for one on eBay. It was some $80, and it took me about 10 mins to replace. I'm very happy with it, the only problem I have is that it has a weird orangeish tinge when I turn the brightness to the lowest setting. But since the most of times I just keep the brightness at 50+, it doesn't bother me at all. So yeah, look on eBay.

I have plenty white screens for sale for $50
They are in flawless working order. Ask around, I have lots of happy customers.
One of my threads is in general
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darkgodz said:
sprint ESRP covers 1-2 cracks less than an inch in length. anything more than that, you would need to use the ERP portion of the TEP.
that being said, usually if we have the part, and its a guaranteed fix, we have no issues replacing the part. if we dont have the part, we arent going to order the phone as that would ding back on us.
*by we, i mean the location i work at.
doesnt hurt to make friends with the technicians at your local sprint store and see what they can do.
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I have a question regarding the ESRP policy with a cracked screen. If it's cracked, it's cracked, why does it matter how many cracks or how long the crack is?

About the white screens....
What all needs to changed to go from black to white?
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Screen issues, need some help

During my daily walk last week, I was obviously sweating so badly that while talking it ended up getting sweat down thru the headphone jack. The bootanimation sounds, keypad tones for emergency dialer also. A faint purple tint can be seen while screen is in the "on" position but no graphics whatsoever. Is this the digitizer? If so, any other parts I should expect to go bad along with it? How complex is the swap out?
The moisture is just a theory based on the timing that the screen decided to stop working.
thanks in advance

It's not the digitizer buy I know what you mean, try pressing and sorta move the screen so it can come back, or replace the LCD, this phone is easy to take apart trust me
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MoonMaster345 said:
It's not the digitizer buy I know what you mean, try pressing and sorta move the screen so it can come back, or replace the LCD, this phone is easy to take apart trust me
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i have wiggled, pushed on, banged on, cursed at and anything else imaginable to attempt to get the screen back on. so this is a lcd issue and not digitizer? need to fix this device for the wife, so she will have something new to lose.

shorty1993 said:
i have wiggled, pushed on, banged on, cursed at and anything else imaginable to attempt to get the screen back on. so this is a lcd issue and not digitizer? need to fix this device for the wife, so she will have something new to lose.
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Just try all of the above on the wife. In the end it might work out better. Lol. Sorry. I've seen digitizers with LCD on eBay like $10 with free shipping. Honestly if you're replacing one you're right there on the other one.
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parts for galaxy s3 L710 and how to replace them

as many of you may know the glass on the galaxy s3 l710 not sure about the other models is not drop proof I think its just a scratch resistance glass not drop resistance glass I've seen many of post and youtube videos where folks have dropped there phone including me. and get crazy quotes to replace it. so I went digging for other options. first a little over view on the hardware of the phone there is the glass, touch screen digitizer,middle chassis, components that sit on the back of the middle chassis including mother board etc. and then the back cover.
the below youtube video shows how to take phone apart, its not hard just make sure u have the right tools. (very fine phillips head screw drivers etc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHELvmoX0NY
this video explains why its wiser to go with the replacement touch screen digitizer assembly replacement vs glass replacement if done wrong you can brake the digitizer so best bet go with the digitizer assembly replacement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkQZHU-SRC8
now here is what I call the exciting part, I have been hearing crazy prices for the touch screen digitizer between 300 and 500 dollars which is funny to me because the phone does not cost that much so the link below is to a website that sells parts for the phone at a very low prices.
http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale/...30&groupsort=1
I see as low as 112 bucks. I ordered from the alieexpress before some of them ship the tools you need to disassemble the phone. I well be ordering my touch screen digitizer screen for the l710 in a week or two I'll keep you posted on the switch out. I cant wait to get it done I know a couple of phone part venders in the mall who swear you need to go the route with the heat gone etc and they can do it for me for 300 dollars yea right lol

Do you know of a place to get parts for the E4GT? I have a perfectly functional E4GT but it has a broken digitizer. The outer glass itself doesn't even have a scratch

CNexus said:
Do you know of a place to get parts for the E4GT? I have a perfectly functional E4GT but it has a broken digitizer. The outer glass itself doesn't even have a scratch
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They actually have all parts check them out

arcolino1 said:
They actually have all parts check them out
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Awesome, thanks
EDIT: Also just a heads up, you linked the website wrong, it leads to a 404 on their site

Try repairsuniverse.com/
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gronimo21 said:
Try repairsuniverse.com/
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aliexpress.com
has way better prices, lowest I saw on the repairsuniverse.com for the s3 touch screen digitizer was 169.00
but your post made me do a random google search for samsung galaxy s3 touch screen digitizer and I
am seeing even lower prices on other websites. and the sellers have good ratings. Interesting.

That site is also from Hong Kong and it goes by alibaba.com I've order from here before everything came as is yes it's a bit higher but it's oem
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Cracked Screen

My phone is beyond warranty...water damaged and rooted so I'm doing this myself. Any thoughts on where to get the most reliable screen? I was looking around on Amazon for a few and there's various options. Which is the best one to go with? The digitizer works fine. Phone's been damaged since the holidays and works fine minus the crack.
Here's the damage...

This place is supposed to be good: http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung/galaxy-models/samsung-galaxy-s4-sgh-m919.html
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You're going to need to buy the LCD and digitizer assembly. Unless you're very careful you're likely to break the LCD while trying to separate it from the digitizer. It's very thin and glued with industrial adhesive.
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nbeebe24 said:
You're going to need to buy the LCD and digitizer assembly. Unless you're very careful you're likely to break the LCD while trying to separate it from the digitizer. It's very thin and glued with industrial adhesive.
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that appears pricey then...it's not that much of a deal breaker on the screen to me. I don't notice it unless it's a completely white screen. How much would someone charge to replace it in your opinion and who would you ask since I'd likely break the digitizer while replacing the screen?

Nosferatu. said:
that appears pricey then...it's not that much of a deal breaker on the screen to me. I don't notice it unless it's a completely white screen. How much would someone charge to replace it in your opinion and who would you ask since I'd likely break the digitizer while replacing the screen?
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Yeah it is. I'm speaking from personal experience though. I tried to repair a digitizer on my phone before and it's very difficult to not break the lcd panel. It takes patience and a lot of care to complete. There's people in my area that do it on craigslist for upwards of $150. I'm not saying you can't do it, I'm saying it may end up being a more costly repair if you break the lcd as I did. Check out some YouTube videos and decide whether or not you'd like to do it yourself, because it can be done.