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Dog chewed my phone!!

Hi,
My puppy decided he liked the look of my Kaiser and decided to have a chew on it, resulting in a cracked LCD screen, and teeth marks in the front cover and battery cover.
anyone have a suggestion where the best place for spare parts is??
I'm located in Australia.
thanks
Dazzler

Hi there ,
you may want to search the forum as many people had problems like yours (maybe not because of a dog though ). Try keywords like "spare parts kaiser".
Here is an example of an other post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=333670
By doing this, I am sure you can find some good adresses (like here, here, here). You may want to simply try eBay as well.

CNN.CN
Duezeff is correct, I've had the best luck with cnn.cn in finding parts. At the time i was only interested in one LCD screen for a friend and saw that there was a discount for buying in bulk. Now I wish I had done so and set up my own little shop. Also, pay attention to what you're actually purchasing (which part of the touchscreen you are getting) and whether it is new or from a used phone.
Use Mike Channon's guides to disassemble and reassemble your phone and you should be set. it is very easy to do.

dazzler916 said:
Hi,
My puppy decided he liked the look of my Kaiser and decided to have a chew on it, resulting in a cracked LCD screen, and teeth marks in the front cover and battery cover.
anyone have a suggestion where the best place for spare parts is??
I'm located in Australia.
thanks
Dazzler
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Is there an Ebay in Australia? Always a good source of parts.

Thanks for all the suggestions.
EBay came up trumps, and my new LCD screen, digitiser and Case are on the way from Hong Kong.

dazzler916 said:
Thanks for all the suggestions.
EBay came up trumps, and my new LCD screen, digitiser and Case are on the way from Hong Kong.
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Just make sure you dont let your dog anywhere near it next time lol

looking for a battery cover. damn thing scrates too easily

anybody know where to get a cheap black battery cover. the one that came with the device is full of scratches
also whats the cheapest place that sells the battery with its it external charger. simiar to this one for the diamond http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.17053 (this works well btw and its only $4)
i wish dealextreme sells x1 stuff

yea.. i am interested in getting a battery cover as well. mine is scratched... grrr... so easy to be scratched

nothing?
what about just a cheap stote that sells cheap x1 stuff?

Also looking for a black battery cover
EDIT: Found one although expensive http://ucables.com/ref/BATTERY-COVER-SE-X1-P-R89657

have you check with sony support about a battery cover? or is it just that expensive. i dont think you will find anyone making a battery cover other than sony for the x1. i could be wrong tho.
if you cover is that badly scratched, why not just sand it, leave the metal bare or paint it. put a cover on it and it will not be noticeable.

http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-ea6d1714e339e930a6487a9020001dd4.jhtml
RMB：128,about USD18.
Location：Guangzhou(Canto) ,china
But maybe cannot support oversea buyer.

You can purchase a replacement Battery Cover from our Service Location, please send a £7 postal order to the below address.
Please include a covering letter stating what model of handset you have, the colour part you require, a return address and a contact telephone number.
Kuehne-Nagel Logistics,
Unit 2A
Appletree Road
Chipping Warden
Banbury
OX17 1LL

Hmm... yes i found it easily scratched... geez...
However i ordered from the authorized service here, and they charge me $15 for it. Not yet arrived, they need to indent.
Do you think it's expensive? For original cover?

schizo said:
Hmm... yes i found it easily scratched... geez...
However i ordered from the authorized service here, and they charge me $15 for it. Not yet arrived, they need to indent.
Do you think it's expensive? For original cover?
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That's cheap!
I need to buy a new cover aswell, but it's like $35 here.

vnvnvn2000 said:
You can purchase a replacement Battery Cover from our Service Location, please send a £7 postal order to the below address.
Please include a covering letter stating what model of handset you have, the colour part you require, a return address and a contact telephone number.
Kuehne-Nagel Logistics,
Unit 2A
Appletree Road
Chipping Warden
Banbury
OX17 1LL
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Do you offer anything more traceable?? like paypal?....

Here's a black OEM one on Ebay for $40
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sony-Ericsson-B...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

vnvnvn2000 said:
You can purchase a replacement Battery Cover from our Service Location, please send a £7 postal order to the below address.
Please include a covering letter stating what model of handset you have, the colour part you require, a return address and a contact telephone number.
Kuehne-Nagel Logistics,
Unit 2A
Appletree Road
Chipping Warden
Banbury
OX17 1LL
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How about I give you my account number and you can withdraw the money yourself . Get real.
My cover got scratched from using a PDAIR case that is leather on the inside as well. It started taking the paint off the edges. Hopefully somebody finds something for less than 40$, which is a little ridiculous.

@megacrazy,
I agree w/ you. Maybe on that ebay listing put a offer in. Ive bought from that seller before and Ive put in $7-$15 cheaper than what his asking prices is and he's has accepted everytime. Its worth a try...worst case senerio is he say no. But i definitely agree w/ you $40 is alittle steep.

Lcrkz0023 said:
@megacrazy,
I agree w/ you. Maybe on that ebay listing put a offer in. Ive bought from that seller before and Ive put in $7-$15 cheaper than what his asking prices is and he's has accepted everytime. Its worth a try...worst case senerio is he say no. But i definitely agree w/ you $40 is alittle steep.
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Haha...thanks for the tip. I put in 30$ and it was automatically accepted. Still a little steep but better than 40$. I guess we can test the waters next time with some 20$ offers

Has anyone seen their new cover? Mine just got scratches while in vacation. I need the new one and didn't find one on ebay.
Any help?

http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-ea6d1714e339e930a6487a9020001dd4.jhtml
i am going to contact this guy.... anyone interested ?

jimcat00 said:
http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-ea6d1714e339e930a6487a9020001dd4.jhtml
i am going to contact this guy.... anyone interested ?
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jimcat,seeing that you are based in HK, might be easier for you to contact/pay the seller than us. I would be interested but could I trouble you to get one instead of me buying directly from the seller?

sure... becsuse i want it too.
just want more orders so that i will buy it at once
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jimcat,seeing that you are based in HK, might be easier for you to contact/pay the seller than us. I would be interested but could I trouble you to get one instead of me buying directly from the seller?
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jimcat00,
I am intersted to but too but how much it will be in dollor?
Let me know

a friend just bought a 4-5 day HTC diamond battey+cover for only $9.50 http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15622
and these people are selling us the cover for $40. $5 should be the maximum price for something like this

costs to replace housing

Does anyone know how much HTC UK charge to replace the housing (not the screen or battery cover) of a HD2?
I would like to get mine changed but HTC UK want me to send in the phone before they will give an price!

Ouch! I hope you like the results... I'm curious about the price of that too. It's a bit early, but you might find a parts-only phone with a smashed screen or something and a suitable body.

go to truesuppliers webpage they have them for 80.00

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go to truesuppliers webpage they have them for 80.00
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Do a google search before you buy there. I've read they sell cheap/poor quality stuff.

Looking too now. Mine has developed a crack that has spread from the battery slot to the edge of the screen.

i rang htc uk last friday asking about this. they said they could pick up the device next day. repair time would be 10 days. cost to replace all plastics (by this i assume they mean the main housing/battery cover. possibly the main body of the phone as well) £65. probably best to call them yourself to check that price. they said they would be in touch to let me know the price when the damage had been assessed by an engineer.
i didnt bother with this as my housing only has superficial damage so went looking for a good replacement. got one on order now. when it comes i'll post up a pic. check my thread for updates. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=851273

Fake Genuine Samsung Flip Cover

I bought this flip cover advertised as genuine on Ebay and when it arrived I realized there is no NFC chip in it (mentioned in the listing, but I didn't see it). Additionally the colour is more black that grey, so it doesn't really match my phone + the texture of the back panel is different than the original panel of the phone. This makes me think it might be a fake copy.
But then I called Samsung Technical Support and one very cocky guy told me Samsung doesn't manufacture any covers for its phones and what they sell on their website is from 3rd party - WTF???
So is there a Genuine cover? And is there a genuine one without a NFC chip in the back?
How can I tell if it's fake?

it says right in the listing "no nfc chip" go re read it

carhigh said:
it says right in the listing "no nfc chip" go re read it
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So is there a Genuine Flip Cover without NFC chip?
And what does Genuine actually mean in this case? Made by Samsung? Made for Samsung? Not affiliated with Samsung at all?
It's just that the whole cover feels of cheap quality.

cyper.bg said:
So is there a Genuine Flip Cover without NFC chip?
And what does Genuine actually mean in this case? Made by Samsung? Made for Samsung? Not affiliated with Samsung at all?
It's just that the whole cover feels of cheap quality.
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This is one of the non-genuine ones that have NFC:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Support-..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item53efdbedaf

Wow, they really went out if their way to sell this as the original flip cover. You have to be really careful when buying stuff like this. Watch out for words like Genuine, OEM, and Original.
To my knowledge, Samsung includes the NFC chip in all flip covers. Why would they offer one without? That really makes no sense. Why leave out something that costs so little only to disable one of the included features out of the box?
When the price is too good to be true that should throw up a caution flag.
Just curious, does the inside of the cover have the notch for the home button? All knockoffs I've seen do not. Just wondering how the actual product differs from the pics shown. The pics they've listed appear to be of the real flip cover. I guess they figured that most people wouldn't know the difference.

cyper.bg said:
I bought this flip cover advertised as genuine on Ebay and when it arrived I realized there is no NFC chip in it (mentioned in the listing, but I didn't see it). Additionally the colour is more black that grey, so it doesn't really match my phone + the texture of the back panel is different than the original panel of the phone. This makes me think it might be a fake copy.
But then I called Samsung Technical Support and one very cocky guy told me Samsung doesn't manufacture any covers for its phones and what they sell on their website is from 3rd party - WTF???
So is there a Genuine cover? And is there a genuine one without a NFC chip in the back?
How can I tell if it's fake?
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I'm assuming you're UK based from the ebay link? I bought the grey flip case from a UK seller (link below) and can confirm the NFC chips are in these ones. It was delivered within 2 days. I presume you can probably find one a bit cheaper but anyone selling the non-NFC versions should really be making sure everyone is aware of this too and as 'carhigh' mentioned the ebay page you linked to does have this stated right at the top. I'm presuming the product code of the non-NFC ones will also be different.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200838433126?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

americasteam said:
Wow, they really went out if their way to sell this as the original flip cover. You have to be really careful when buying stuff like this. Watch out for words like Genuine, OEM, and Original.
To my knowledge, Samsung includes the NFC chip in all flip covers. Why would they offer one without? That really makes no sense. Why leave out something that costs so little only to disable one of the included features out of the box?
When the price is too good to be true that should throw up a caution flag.
Just curious, does the inside of the cover have the notch for the home button? All knockoffs I've seen do not. Just wondering how the actual product differs from the pics shown. The pics they've listed appear to be of the real flip cover. I guess they figured that most people wouldn't know the difference.
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Now that you mentioned, no there isn't a notch for the home button - another clue this isn't a genuine product. So far I've found these differences:
No notch for the home button:
Protective film at the back doesn't have the 3 squares with some instructions as in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xvBERAUb-M0#t=33s Also the color of the whole case is more black than dark grey.
No NFC contacts. No serial number on the inside of the back cover as in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4cyXej7zxo0#t=41s Different mold design as well.
The small phone image on the lower left side of the packaging is not full colour, but very dark. You can't see any details such as the time on its screen:
Also there wasn't any protective white piece inside the flip cover as in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xvBERAUb-M0#t=28s

How these guys have 99.9% positive feedback is beyond me. I buy from ebay a lot and have never left negative feedback. I believe most issues can be resolved, but the one thing I can't stand is a blatant lie. That's what they're doing here. The product shown is not the product they're selling.

At least he is willing to help (obviously because he knows he's at fault here):
hi, sorry that you have an issue with the cover. would you like to return it for a full refund .we will credit you for the return postage . please advise. regards.
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hi, would that hep if i send you a self-stamped envelope which you use for returning the item by putting it in anypost box . we need to return it to the supplier because we have found a few odd ones without nfc chips and had to lower the price for all. i got it from the supplier for 15.02 poundsnd need to get it back from them. hope this is alrightfor you . alternatively, you may keep it for 10pounds and we refund the difference . which option do you prefer ?
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You can get a genuine Samsung flip cover w/NFC direct from Samsung for $19.99 after the 50% off code.

Awesome, glad you got it worked out.

ericshmerick said:
You can get a genuine Samsung flip cover w/NFC direct from Samsung for $19.99 after the 50% off code.
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I'm in the UK :crying:

the fact that he's reaching out to you to see how he can address the issue and make you whole is probably why he's a top seller. I'm glad he's trying to resolve the issue. Let us know how it goes!
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At least he is willing to help (obviously because he knows he's at fault here):
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mobilebuddha said:
the fact that he's reaching out to you to see how he can address the issue and make you whole is probably why he's a top seller. I'm glad he's trying to resolve the issue. Let us know how it goes!
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Well, no complaints there:
He refunded me in full and will send me a self-stamped envelope to return the case.

Replacement Parts for Back Cover

In a nutshell I have this today:
It's my first day with my phone. I cannot use any case because in my country (Turkey) it's impossible to find any cases. I bought some but they will be delivered at least 1 month ago.
So is there any-where to find a replacement part for my back cover? I asked it to Oneplus itself but they told me that they don't sell spare parts. I looked into ebay but there's not any of it.
I know it's not a big thing but I have a big OCD problem. And it looks like a disaster to me.
ANy help will be appreciated.

I've seen many parts on eBay for OnePlus 3 but no replacement back cover yet. They have everything else though like front glass, vibration motor, battery, antenna, speaker, camera cable.

kamajikaciya said:
In a nutshell I have this today:
It's my first day with my phone. I cannot use any case because in my country (Turkey) it's impossible to find any cases. I bought some but they will be delivered at least 1 month ago.
So is there any-where to find a replacement part for my back cover? I asked it to Oneplus itself but they told me that they don't sell spare parts. I looked into ebay but there's not any of it.
I know it's not a big thing but I have a big OCD problem. And it looks like a disaster to me.
ANy help will be appreciated.
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Ouch, I feel your pain dude.. I would suggest maybe covering it up with a skin for the time being and when they do start making replacement backings eventually, get one then..

two months ago, seen at Aliexpress, price was around 70$, but now item is not available. Just contact with CS and ask how much they will charge for back housing replacement at RMA.

https://dbrand.com/shop/oneplus-3-skins
Try one of these in the meanwhile. I'm sure you'll find a combination that suits your style!

kamajikaciya said:
In a nutshell I have this today:
It's my first day with my phone. I cannot use any case because in my country (Turkey) it's impossible to find any cases. I bought some but they will be delivered at least 1 month ago.
So is there any-where to find a replacement part for my back cover? I asked it to Oneplus itself but they told me that they don't sell spare parts. I looked into ebay but there's not any of it.
I know it's not a big thing but I have a big OCD problem. And it looks like a disaster to me.
ANy help will be appreciated.
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Im sure trying to replace it on your own will cause more damage to the device because you can mess up adhesives, screen, other internals & etc
And when they say they dont sell parts it means you will endup with a cheaper manufactured backcover that is not even original. Just keep the device as it is those two dots shouldnt bother you

I'll bough 2 original cases. I think it will be ok when I get them.
By the way on the teardown videos of OnePLus 3 it looks pretty easy to remove the back cover. No adhesive or something. Just removing the bottom screws will do the job.

Man, i had the absolute same problem. When i unpacked my OP3, the charger fell out of the xox and hit the phone on the absolute same place on the bezel
I sold mine on ebay the other day and ordered a new one.

it's really simple to disassemble op3. two screws, and back cover is removed. no glue, ect.

http://www.ebay.it/itm/252638839784?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

kenzolo said:
http://www.ebay.it/itm/252638839784?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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Thank you but it's not original. It's just a chinese copy.

kamajikaciya said:
Thank you but it's not original. It's just a chinese copy.
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That's kind of a funny comment as the OEM is a lower cost Chinese company.

nine5raptor said:
That's kind of a funny comment as the OEM is a lower cost Chinese company.
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I know but it's not original.
On the other hand chinese market produce fake/copy parts for their own companies too.

kamajikaciya said:
I know but it's not original.
On the other hand chinese market produce fake/copy parts for their own companies too.
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I know I'm late here but how do you guys suggest it would be possible to produce fake back housings at the price they are charging for them? I mean how many people would realistically buy parts exclusively made for one device, and an oneplus 3 at that? A few thousand people at most? If this is the case I don't think it would be financially viable to make any sort of production line for these parts. Aside from stealing original ones from the factory, or mabye defective ones I don't see how they would produce such a limited quantity for so cheap unless they are originals? Any insight?

There are many options for the back cover. The back on my Oneplus 3 was damaged but not as bad as yours. I was planning to replace my back but all i had was a tiny scratch so it wasn't worth it. I will change it when my back is really messed up. When you search for the cover on ebay just search for battery cover You can tell most fakes as they don't have the oneplus logo and for a different colour, try to get one with the sim card tray. Try to get a cover near Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangdong that's where the Oneplus headquaters is. There's also a midnight black cover as well!
Original: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Battery-H...305502?hash=item3ae2de09de:g:E9UAAOSww9xZAyjH
Midnight black: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Originl-M...hash=item4664c8bbfe:m:mpSJfaO-1rrmkP-ULb3a6Tg