Where are the water damage markers or stickers located? Everything I've read says they are behind the flaps but I only see white plastic shell of the flap. There is nothing that looks like a sticker either inside the flap or in the ports on the body of the phone. Sorry to ask like a retard but can someone post a photo showing where the water damage stickers are?
White paper by the sim card gets red.
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So I had to resolder my micro usb port, and hot glue it, I did it successfully
However, I touched the lense, and there is this rubber thing on it, and when I clean it, that rubber thing kind of smudges onto the lense.
It's kind of clean atm, but not perfect. Also my outer glass cover lense(the outermost glass) is scratched up.
Anyone know what would happen if I removed that rubber piece covering the the lense?
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So I had to resolder my micro usb port, and hot glue it, I did it successfully
However, I touched the lense, and there is this rubber thing on it, and when I clean it, that rubber thing kind of smudges onto the lense.
It's kind of clean atm, but not perfect. Also my outer glass cover lense(the outermost glass) is scratched up.
Anyone know what would happen if I removed that rubber piece covering the the lense?
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Might get crude or dust in it. You could use rubbing alcohol on a rag and wipe lens. Or paint thinner lol just don't get it on the plastic.
I just noticed while cleaning my phone that the top glass panel got some liquid inside it. Asked the local service center if they could remove it by just detaching the glass strip(is it possible?), cleaning the surface, and reattach it again. He said it isn't possible and they'd have to replace the entire housing. T_T couldn't attach pictures yet because I have the only camera phone in the household. It doesn't seem to be affecting the phone performance-wise. I just don't like seeing the liquid 'stain' inside the glass strips.
Yesterday I tried to change the housing of my defy. After watching some disassembling videos I started. Conclusion: To get the Defy water resistant after the intervention is an illusion. First most of the plastic screw noses were broken. They are really too fragile for a phone which will fit the IP67 standard. For replacing them you have to change the whole front housing. But with changing it you either have to buy a front housing together with the touch screen or you have to replace the touch screen which means you have to glue booth parts (front housing with touch screen) together!
Second the screws are a shame the reusing of them is a gambling game moreover they are setscrews within plastic. Screw heads wear out really fast because to soft material.
In the third place most of the parts are firmly connected with the housing, eg. the LED light, a few seals, some sheet metals, etc. Most of them you have to inherit to the new housing because of the lack within the new housing. With that in mind water resistance is gone, too.
Conclusing: The Motoroly Defy is a disposable device. The repair is too expensive (not even in money) and water resistance isn't guaranteed either. So buying a new phone or a barely used one is far easier than to try a repair of the old one. Too bad, but thats the way of market economy.
the front housing is indeed too expensive to be worth replacing. they replaced mine on warranty after i purposely damaged the touchscreen from the inside without leaving any trace. the rest of the housing is very cheap. about the side screw ears they are indeed too fragile and you may need to reinforce them from the inside by supergluing some paper that acts as fiber and then carefully sandpaper the excess so you can mount it back. you must lubricate the pink rubber seal from the inside with a little silicone oil to make it adhere better to the middle housing. also you have to lube the seal from the back cover to make it regain its elasticity. the lock from the back cover also has to be tighten by pressing with a heated spoon on its solder point. the usb seal usually gets too loose and cannot be fixed without replacing the whole middle housing.
i did all of this to experiment with it but the truth is this is too troublesome for most people and not worth the time or money.
Are You sure that oil used to lubricate the seals will not damage the rubber?
Long story short, dropped mine pretty far, it bent the frame slightly, just enough to effect the waterproofing. I found an all black frame and one have one of these? I think the Z1 would look pretty slick with an all black frame.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161129119057?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
oooooooo, i always hated the silver frame look around a black phone, please do post result pictures if you change it
Hi, I have replaced the entire outside housing and screen. It started off as a simple housing swap, cracked back battery cover, heavily scuffed and dented frame, and scratched beyond belief plastic bezels. I used a hairdryer to separate all of the housing. If you are doing this yourself, I'd advise you to be VERY patient and careful, because the lcd ribbon cables rips VERY easily, which is what happened to me lol. I bought a digitizer and LCD and loca'd them myself. The ribbon cable broke again. I ended up buying a complete screen costing over $100.
The frame in the eBay link looks like it is missing the magnetic charging port and possibly the speaker grill, so you'll need to extract it from your old frame. There is a tiny retaining pin that needs to be removed before you can force out the port. You'll need to superglue or glue it with a waterproof sealant/adhesive. The headphone jack is also a nightmare to remove from the old frame, It is very hard to remove without damaging it. The plastic cover became separated on mine so its safe to say I have lost waterproofing capabilities on my z1. All the tiny connectors flew out and I had to reassemble it. (very time consuming & difficult)
If you're only replacing the frame you'll need a T4 Screwdriver, the original back cover adhesive. You just need to be super careful because this is a difficult repair. Its hard to guarantee waterproofing afterwards! Anyways I wish you luck if you do because I messed up. There is also a detailed disassembly guide on YouTube which you can follow. The black z1 is before the repair, the white is the repaired z1, with black magnetic port and speaker grill, which I think looks nice and unique.
Mine's got a black frame(from the original), white bezel on the front and purple bezel at the back with a white battery cover. puple and white is good combo for me.
Thats the standard frame, not all black(very poor pics make it look all black) and the price is very steep even if it is an OEM part its around $20(+$13 shipping lol) more than from a legit OEM distributor. I would be cautious but OP did you receive the item yet?
haha this is exactly my story
bought housing, later screwed up screen, magnet port and audio jack so bought all that as well. also the water seal for speakers and mic.
it looks exactly like yours before it was black and now its white.
I was washing the phone with some soap, and in the back, around the camera where the camera glass meet the cover, i saw some bubbles, i then saw that if i put some soap around the camera and press the cover near it, some bubbles forms from a point, its like there is an invisible hole and i dont know if its normal or not, can you try to do the same thing to see what happens? Im not sure if this should happens or not...
Ps. I think that pressing on the cover the barometer should go up, and it does not, but with some tape on the hole, yes, so...what can i do now? Some glue? What glue?