Seems all I can find is how to replace rear glass and lose the factory water seal.
Is there some place to purchase the back glass with the tape that goes properly around the camera and led lens?
How do you guys fix it properly?
I'm thinking silicone glue might work, but it would be very difficult to apply a thin line and hope it doesn't get on to something that will cause problem.
First... If you put silicone glue , you wont be able to take it out if you need to replace it again , or it will be very dificult.... And probably you will apply it badly and it will expand to other parts of the phone and break them ...
Second , there is a thin tape from 3M that might work but is really dificult to apply and i dont know if it protects against water
The best thing to donis replace it with normal "screen" glue and be carefull
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In amazon you can find that tape from 3M double face with just 1mm from 7€
Thank you for the comment. I was thinking the same but the thing is when you put the tape around the camera and LED lens, there is going to be a seam which could let water through. But I guess I could just drop a tiny drop of glue on to the seam.? I need to search for "screen glue" now. Any suggestions?
The reason I'm doing the repair is not because of looks, but because I want the phone to be water resistant again like factory.
(I just bought the phone and ordered the case to arrive the next day. As I'm waiting the next day, it falls out of my pocket while trying to get inside a car. Being about 2 feet off the ground. I'm very surprised how weak the glass is because it hit the frame first and cracked the corner.)
I spent a total of 3 hours. Not only searching for Pixel but also Samsung Galaxy and everybody that does the repair ends up doing it by destroying the phones water resistant feature. I have not found one tutorial or video on YouTube that somebody fixes the phone the factory way so it retains the water resistance or waterproof, whatever you want to call it.
turbogodzilla said:
Thank you for the comment. I was thinking the same but the thing is when you put the tape around the camera and LED lens, there is going to be a seam which could let water through. But I guess I could just drop a tiny drop of glue on to the seam.? I need to search for "screen glue" now. Any suggestions?
The reason I'm doing the repair is not because of looks, but because I want the phone to be water resistant again like factory.
(I just bought the phone and ordered the case to arrive the next day. As I'm waiting the next day, it falls out of my pocket while trying to get inside a car. Being about 2 feet off the ground. I'm very surprised how weak the glass is because it hit the frame first and cracked the corner.)
I spent a total of 3 hours. Not only searching for Pixel but also Samsung Galaxy and everybody that does the repair ends up doing it by destroying the phones water resistant feature. I have not found one tutorial or video on YouTube that somebody fixes the phone the factory way so it retains the water resistance or waterproof, whatever you want to call it.
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You can also search for a screen that comes with the original sticker (tape) ... That might work
The problem with the rear replacement glass is that the only adhesive is around the glass and nothing around the camera and LED lens.
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Hi,
I have an HTC Desire which is a little over a week old, though on Saturday I got my desire knocked out of my hand and took a fall onto gravel and the battery cover's camera lens cracked and now has a thick crack through the middle which is not much of a problem as it is easily replaceable, though the glass which covers the lens/sensor cracked into many pieces though I do not know if it is a filter of some sort or just some dust protector. (I can still use the camera without a problem).
Should I send it for repair to get the protector put in, or will I be ok just buying a new battery cover?
Thanks!
It's likely not just a filter of some sort, but an important part of the optical design. It could be replaceable, but normally replacing lens elements requires re-calibration of the entire lens itself. I doubt though, that they would replace just a part of the lens, they would likely swap the entire thing. I'm pretty sure HTC buy these lenses/modules already assembled and calibrated from someone who specializes in making such things.
Mac
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply! Will be sending to be repaired today. Thanks again
Hi All,
Just for everyone benefit i also cracked the back cover plastic screen and also the glass screen on the camera as well. The back cover is easily replaceable by a new back cover off eBay for £12.99 or the lens piece itself for about a £5 i think, which is easy to find but i decided to replace the internal glass myself. I found this on eBay for £7.49:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item230c703e97
Using an old sack pin i manage to remove the cracked glass, the trick is to prize up the black plastic the glass is stuck too, that way no shards fall off into the camera itself.
I thoroughly cleaned the camera and new glass with an anti-static wipe.
You have to push out gently the four plastic stripes round the camera that the glass fits into so the new glass fits it snuggly when you push it in.
I did make a hash of it to begin with and touched the back of the glass so it was smudged and got a bit of glue on it. I put an anti-static wipe on the needle end of the sack pin and cleaned it thoroughly and this did the trick. To test it though use barcode scanner as well as the camera app.
I haven't much patience and have large fingers, i guess you could take more time and use more precise tools to do a better job but as the camera isn't the most important function for me this was fine.
I did contact the HTC repair shop that was listed on XDA and this was there reply:
Hi,
You’re looking at between £39.95 and £64.95
Thanks in advance
Regards
MRC Team
www.mobilerepaircentre.com - (CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK IN A REPAIR/REQUEST A QUOTE)
I guess if you have phone insurance that would be a better way to go but as i didn't i saved a few quid doing it myself, it only took 15 mins to do, not hard at all.
Good luck to anyone else who attempts this!
I had the same problem with my phone and I sent it away to redstafford.co.uk and I got it back in about 3 days, all new and shiny... highly recommend!
The outer frame of my phone (the metallic plastic border-frame-thing) has a scratches and gauge on it now because I dropped it few weeks ago. I know it's just the appearance but at times I just find myself staring at it with discontent.
Here is the Link to the photo of it. (remove the spaces I'm a new user)
http : / / yfrog . com / n415092010127j
So I ask what would you do if you vibrant has that gauge/scratch?
Do you think it's fixable? maybe just sand it down to smooth it out or would it be make it worse?
Is it possible to get a replacement part?? I cannot find anything online but... I did see the non-working "T-MOBILE DUMMY SAMSUNG VIBRANT T959 DISPLAY PHONE" model on ebay.. do you think I can take the part from there? (haha, I think I do sound somewhat desperate)
oh and is there a case that just covers the perimeter of the phone leaving the back and front exposed? (I have a case for my phone already it but it makes the phone look pretty bulky)
Thank you everybody
I'd like to know this as well as I dropped mine on Friday and scratched all four corners! I thought about sanding it to give it a brushed look, but since it's plastic, I have a feeling it would look like crap.
Can you replace just that part?
Just put it in a case that covers the chrome bezel.
I had a similar issue when I had my blackberry 8900. The "chrome" around the sides started coming off, so I picked at it with my nail until it all came off. It was smooth black plastic underneath, and I'm willing to bet that's the case with the Vibrant.
You could tape off the parts you don't want scratched (screen, buttons, etc.) and use sandpaper on the chrome.
YES U CAN
GO TO
Global direct part.com and find ur phone
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YES U CAN
GO TO
Global direct part.com and find ur phone
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www.globaldirectparts.com
you mean that?
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-T959-Front-Housing-p/smsng6085940.htm Right here bro
Just use a good quality liquid Wax polish used on automobiles.
I had a very similar issue as yours. I tried everything and finally came up with a solution. And it was the liquid Wax polish used on cars and bikes to make them shine. Just mask all the sensitive parts of the area of your phone in which you have scratches, then take the polish and rub it on the damaged area with optimum pressure with a clean cotton cloth (make sure a little heat is generated due to friction) . You might have to do it several time so, protect any other unwanted part.
Hope this helps ?
hi all..
basically i new to all this. i wanted to fix my defy digitizer myself instead of paying ridiculous money for some one else to do it.
i found this vid on you tube called (cant post links, new member) -
MB525 Motorola Defy Disassembly Part 1 + part 2
after watching was left wondering,
if could re use front casing?..
if i could remove digitizer from front casing without using heat gun?..
if i had to use any kind glue or sealant to attach digitizer to front casing?
any help or instruction would be great!!
thanks for your time!
ProperCharlie
I was wondering the same thing. I accidentally dropped my defy face down on the cement and need to replace the digitizer. Anybody have any experience with this????
thanks,
I've had the same problem.
My so-called life-proof Defy fell from about 3 feet and the screen cracked. So much for a shock proof phone. I've already had to replace the earpiece after only four months.
I've found plenty of sellers for screens on Ebay but I would like a Gorilla Glass screen and I have no way of knowing if what they sell is the real thing or a cheap plastic imitation that will scratch easily.
Does anyone know who I can turn to in order to find an original screen/digitizer?
As far as changing the screen, apparently you need to unglue it completely from the front casing and glue the new one back on.
Hope this helps,
cheers,
Arnaud.
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I've had the same problem.
My so-called life-proof Defy fell from about 3 feet and the screen cracked. So much for a shock proof phone...
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Defy is water resistant, scratch resistant, and dust proof. It's not shock proof, not even shock resistant.
Sometimes it based on luck. I drop my defy 4 feet onto a shiny polished cement floor and it bounched a few times. Pick it up and inspect throughoutly. Well, not a scratch on it, everything work except for my heart-bit nearly stop...!
Long story short, phone falls out of my pocket about 1ft onto a laminate floor and the whole digitizer decided to crack (so much for really strong screens). I've ordered a replacement digitizer but i cant seem to find anywhere on this ever so vast internet, what adhesive I need to attach the new digitizer.
the phone is running cm7 so i really don't want to go through the hassle of re-flashing it with a stock ROM in the hopes of getting it repaired under warranty.
very stressfull week, and now this think im gna go sit in a corner and cry
Any help is really appreciated
Any retail strong glue would do the job as what I see here. Just the case of how details is your work would come. If you do it slow and details without any rush or interuption, I think it will turn out like new you wouldn't notice it has changed the screen.
I've seen a video clip, a guy changing the Defy crack screen and it turned out very dirty. The glue just spread out all over the side of the screen.
You could just do a few practice of using the glue on a different object that required sharp and details hands/fingers and then only come back to work with your delicate DEFY.
Thanks for the quick reply
if the video is the 3 part one where fixes the screen and forgets he hasn't charged it then i watched that a few Min b4 my first post.
Google'd the names on the adhesive he used and got no results besides music cd's lol.
Would using the wrong kind of glue affect the touch screen? I don't really care about the waterproofing as it will be inside my wrist strap all of the time whilst im on my bike, but i just want to ensure that using the wrong glue wont render my new screen absolutely useless.
My town is riddled with phone repair shops. I got quotes from 4 of them, for just simply glueing the digitizer to the faceplate. Lowest quote i got for 5 min work was £20......... daylight robbery!!!
And my fingers are very accurate for some reason (apart from when trying to hit a link on the defy browser without zooming in grrrrrrrr), glued the trim on my les paul guitar easily, still give it a few practises tho
again, thanks for the quick reply
Good...
A good practise is to pour the glue like a water drop on a paper and use a sharp holder like twiser or a pin and take it a little and spreading it along the side of the Defy screen frame evenly.
Last night, I went a little to crazy with drinking and woke up this morning to find that there is something (probably alcohol) between the glass and the brush metal of my phone. I looked around for a disassembling video but couldn't find one that shows how to remove the glass. Is this possible? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remedy this?
imhuy said:
Last night, I went a little to crazy with drinking and woke up this morning to find that there is something (probably alcohol) between the glass and the brush metal of my phone. I looked around for a disassembling video but couldn't find one that shows how to remove the glass. Is this possible? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remedy this?
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lol... it may be more trouble than it's worth... i'm sure i can find you a disassembly guide but is the glass going to need to be seperated from the lcd? or do you need to just need to take the phone down some to get to where it is? the lcd is affixed to the glass with adhesive and separating the two and getting them back together without any problems will be pretty difficult without breaking the lcd... if its close to pure spirits it should evaporate fine... unless its beer or liqeuor...
anyways...
it will be he same as I9300:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Nhi3vVAEg
to sum it up, it's all into one part, and when purchasing one, it's always kitted up, but i recommend against trying to get the two pieces apart...
The video doesn't show the removal of the screen. However, looking at how to remove the glass from the LCD, it doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. I'll throw it in a bowl of rice and see if its able to soak up whatever's under there.
imhuy said:
The video doesn't show the removal of the screen. However, looking at how to remove the glass from the LCD, it doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. I'll throw it in a bowl of rice and see if its able to soak up whatever's under there.
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yea that part is always sold together... for someone who breaks it, they have to buy the whole front of the phone... and from experience with similar models, the lcd is stuck to the glass with adhesive, and the backside of the lcd is stuck to the housing with even more adhesive... its very difficult to seperate the 3 without breaking something...