Here's a guide for anyone with the T-Mobile leather back....
1. go to your local auto store, pick up a container of these babies:
autozone.com/interior-detailing-and-car-care-products/leather-care/meguiar-s-gold-class-leather-conditioner-wipes/347845/?_requestid=6961366
******this link will not work on your phone. instead, google Meguiar's/Gold Class leather conditioner wipes
2. Before going to bed..... Take the back off your phone and hold it along the edges with one finger through the camera cutout
3. Rub one of these wipes over the leather... use a medium pressure, nothing too hard, but enough force where you feel you're "cleaning" the leather.
4. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE LEATHER, lay the case leather side up for 6 hours (why I said do it before bed). Make sure the leather looks wet, but there are no streaks. I find its best to finish the application with a circular motion.
5. Wake up, put phone back together, and feel greatness :good:
Pro Tip:
1. Repeat on Days 3,4 and 5 consecutive.
2. After the 5th day, repeat "treatment" once a week.
3. Profit like a mother F
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thats your problem.
try this: autozone.com/interior-detailing-and-car-care-products/leather-care/meguiar-s-gold-class-leather-conditioner-wipes/347845/?_requestid=6961366
chrisokaly said:
thats your problem.
try this: autozone.com/interior-detailing-and-car-care-products/leather-care/meguiar-s-gold-class-leather-conditioner-wipes/347845/?_requestid=6961366
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Do you have the app? It keeps bringing me to this.
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Do you have the app? It keeps bringing me to this.
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apologies, you're on your phone.
google: Meguiar's/Gold Class leather conditioner wipes
I read reviews on it(of course for car seats not for phone backs) and a lot were bad. How does it make the back feel
cpackar said:
I read reviews on it(of course for car seats not for phone backs) and a lot were bad. How does it make the back feel
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like butter. seriously, it feels much softer, and it darkened the color too which i like. looks more like leather. this is a pic from right after a treatment. doesn't keep this layer of shine the next morning...
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like butter. seriously, it feels much softer, and it darkened the color too which i like. looks more like leather. this is a pic from right after a treatment. doesn't keep this layer of shine the next morning...
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Nice! I might try it on my leather case from Artech 21
I got it at Walmart, a little cheaper too.
I read in another thread that the coach leather treatment is better
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I read in another thread that the coach leather treatment is better
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You talking about apple garde? If so, yea it's probably pretty good. Couldn't find any around me.
This worked great!
Thanks!
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This worked great!
Thanks!
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it does work great
Just dont over do it.... once a week at most, after the first week...
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Got bored of painting xbox 360 controllers and cases, tried my evo..
Opinions?
Steps:
1 Disassemble phone (Take off back cover, unscrew frame)
2 mask off non paint areas
3 sand
4 primed painted with Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter (3 light coats)
5 painted color (Krylon Fusion 3 light coats)
6 painted clear coat(Krylon Fusion 3 light coats)
7 reassembled.
In my opinion, you need a new camera. Or maybe I need to get my eyes checked. I'd ask for a second opinion.
mobilemaniac said:
In my opinion, you need a new camera. Or maybe I need to get my eyes checked. I'd ask for a second opinion.
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Yea, sorry for the **** camera quality :/
Hmmmm....if only there was red carbon fiber dinoc. ;(
Looks good, but slightly to much like the red xbox controller for my tastes.
i guess the thread title was "check the quality of my camera"
phone looks good. Glad to see you made it your own.
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Hmmmm....if only there was red carbon fiber dinoc. ;(
Looks good, but slightly to much like the red xbox controller for my tastes.
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Yeah, I wanted to get a glossy paint like underneath the kickstand.
The paint was too expensive as it was automotive paint... but i think it came out pretty good.
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Got bored of painting xbox 360 controllers and cases, tried my evo..
Opinions?
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Cool but check this link if you haven't yet......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735830
sprink0281 said:
Cool but check this link if you haven't yet......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735830
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Thats actually really cool! Thanks for the link.
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Thats actually really cool! Thanks for the link.
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No problem!
you should write up a tutorial on how to paint it, like tips on how to
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GadgetViews said:
you should write up a tutorial on how to paint it, like tips on how to
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I might just do that!
Cool post back in a year I wanna see what it looks like, I'm guessing like ****.
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Cool post back in a year I wanna see what it looks like, I'm guessing like ****.
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Was that necessary
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Orange peel much? Maybe its the camera but it looks like the finish on a refrigerator.
hats off for the idea tho. But I like black personally lol.
ehh its ok to me but i like the stock better in my opinion i guess i like my electronics clean looking
The camera doesn't do it justice, it actually is very slick and works well with the red inside and under the kickstand..ect..
i love it
what kind of paint did you use?
how did you paint the sides?
Edit:btw it looks great love the red,but im just lookingto color the saids.
Don't pay any attention to those that bash! They have their insecurities that need to be displaced by putting others down. This planet would be much better without them!
Like the saying goes: "mean people suck"!
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what kind of paint did you use?
how did you paint the sides?
Edit:btw it looks great love the red,but im just lookingto color the saids.
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Ill edit the 1st post with how i did it.
Excellent work man! Glad to see people stepping up and expressing themselves any way they want. Cheers!
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in a week I'm gonna be going to a concert. I need to get my phone waterproof prior to the concert. I'm gonna go cheap easy and efficient. my initial idea was use 2 condoms just to prevent liquid from getting in on the phone. then I started to think I'll need the camera to take pictures and video but theres condoms covering the camera and taking away from the clarity. Its there any easy easy way to achieve this.
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Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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'Nuff said.
lqaddict said:
Clear unused condoms 'nuff said
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'Nuff said.
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experience = wisdom
Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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Kk I'll try that ... Any idea how the touch screen will function
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It likely won't function at all.
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It likely won't function at all.
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Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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zip lock baggie?
ironlood said:
Damn, this is irritating so theres only a slim chance that the touch screen will function.
Guess I'll just have to experiment
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It will work if the condom is used.
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It will work if the condom is used.
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Yes! Haha classic
Isnt there lube in most condoms ? Wouldn't that mess up something? It's been a while since I used one,probably explains my three kids existing
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Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)
Yeah.. I was going to say not go the the ones with lube lol...
That would be funny
A good clean Saran Wrap job may work. Its Cheap to try. Test it out. It may cost you a few feet of clear plastic wrap. a couple layers may do the trick
shrink wrap like you put over your window in the winter time at least those of us who live up north
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Yes, most do. But, you can get "dry" condoms. Problem with those is that they really aren't clear.
Double seal ziploc bag would do the OP better.
(see, this post/thread has nothing to do with modding...hehe)
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Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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A vacuum sealer (the ones for food)...they heat seal. Or dip it in hot wax. (No seriously...don't do that).
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yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha
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yeah, shrink wrap would work well. I used to mess with one at my old job, if you find a place that shrink wraps, they might even be nice and just do it for you, I imagine you can still use the touch screen without difficulty too. What on EARTH is intended to happen at this concert? I've been to a few with my vibrant and it was never at any risk of being submerged in water?? Ha
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Possibly underwater symphony?
Anyway I am enjoying this thread better that the ones in WP7 forums moaning about how WP7 is better than Android v1 was LOL
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Funny but you might have better luck burning the seams closed with a lighter rather than trusting the ziplock itself old school baggie style
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Well, sounds like all he wants to do is avoid it getting wet from rain. And it would do the trick. But, these would do it even better. I know for a fact that these work, as I have used them before when kayaking.
A lot of people have been asking for a video of the end results - here it is!
LOL - I notice the audio doesn't quite match up with the video, Deal with it
Repair materials:
Currently the 5 pack of springs is out of stock - I ordered the 10 pack:
10 pack of springs
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Set of Safe Open Pry Tools
Void stickers for the squeamish
Important sources:
Follow until about 4:10 http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-tmobile-g2-take-apart-repair-guide.html :: Follow this video as you open up the insides of the phone; pause and review when necessary!
http://tjworld.net/blog/htc-desire-z-tear-down :: Step by step tear down in picture form
Wow!! Your hinge looks amazing! I just ordered the t5 screwdriver kit. Once I receive it, I will be attempting this.
I still need the springs, but I'm debating on ordering the 10 pack or not.
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I wish there was a cheaper spring solution, I stretched mine, but it's still kinda loose. I don't have the $6 to spend on a spring, I had to search for change to get a T5 bit from Ace Hardware, and that was $2
Just a little update - after a day of full use, the phone seems more solid with the keyboard CLOSED; No wobbling at all. It really does feel like a one-piece device until you slide it open, and the clicking sound that the sliding makes really makes it feel good in the hand
Wow thanks for doing that and providing a link to the parts! My only gripe is that to get all the tools and parts, it will cost about $38. I wish we didnt have to spend that to get the phone to operate the way it was intended. Not to mention having to risk the phone not working because we had to take it completely apart.
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Just a little update - after a day of full use, the phone seems more solid with the keyboard CLOSED; No wobbling at all. It really does feel like a one-piece device until you slide it open, and the clicking sound that the sliding makes really makes it feel good in the hand
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Thx for vid and the links!
Did it wobble before the fix?
The hinge issue doesnt really bother me, but wobbles when closed and it does irritate me a bit
Damn I want to just tighten the damn spring I have to freaking frakinstin my hole phone to just tighten up a few screws.
F%ck*ng tmobile why must you make some great phones but do **** work on putting them together lol.
ill just suck it up for a while longer then most likley my urges will take over me and I will **** something up lol but I'm usually good with fixing ipod touchs yea the devil products lol.
But thanks for the videos of destruction
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Did it wobble before the fix? The hinge issue doesnt really bother me, but wobbles when closed and it does irritate me a bit
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The wobbling screen bothers me way more than the loose hinge, so much that the hinge doesn't bother me at all. I just don't understand why the screen can't sit flush to the base.
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The wobbling screen bothers me way more than the loose hinge, so much that the hinge doesn't bother me at all. I just don't understand why the screen can't sit flush to the base.
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Amen sir, ameeeen!
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What ringtone are you using in the vid ?
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What ringtone are you using in the vid ?
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its a notification tone, Spacious
thanks a lot for the spring bro!!
i made a video to show everyone the outcome....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q08xiLzChGI
So, yeah, smallparts.com is out of stock on both the 5 pack and the 10 pack of the springs. Anyone here willing to sell me a couple of their springs? Please toss me a PM.
Got a 10.1 which is fantastic however my biggest gripe is the way it so easliy collects fingerprints!!! Is there anyway to prevent this i.e. a good screen protector?? or some chemical coating?? Its so bad that you can see my unlock pattern on the screen once it turns off!
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Got a 10.1 which is fantastic however my biggest gripe is the way it so easliy collects fingerprints!!! Is there anyway to prevent this i.e. a good screen protector?? or some chemical coating?? Its so bad that you can see my unlock pattern on the screen once it turns off!
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i used rain-x
b00sted said:
i used rain-x
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Seriously? xD
b00sted said:
i used rain-x
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LMAO
10 char
RavenY2K3 said:
LMAO
10 char
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I have actually read where people have done this for touchscreen phones.
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Got a 10.1 which is fantastic however my biggest gripe is the way it so easliy collects fingerprints!!! Is there anyway to prevent this i.e. a good screen protector?? or some chemical coating?? Its so bad that you can see my unlock pattern on the screen once it turns off!
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Check out my blog today man: http://goo.gl/O6iYZ
This was a good solution for a lot of people.
EDIT: LOL.... I just realized the first suggestion was Rain-X.... HINT, that is what my blog article is about!! Too funny man.
I just tried the rain-X trick and I must say that I'm well impressed!!! I use it on my bathroom mirrors as it stops them steaming up - It's great stuff! Will have to see how long it last but I would say it improved things by 90%...Going to use it on the screen of my phone too
Thanks man!
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I just tried the rain-X trick and I must say that I'm well impressed!!! I use it on my bathroom mirrors as it stops them steaming up - It's great stuff! Will have to see how long it last but I would say it improved things by 90%...Going to use it on the screen of my phone too
Thanks man!
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mine seems to last me a bit, i am ocd and clean my tab like once every 2 weeks and have been finger print free
I've heard about Rain-x before.
Now I'm from Belgium and I don't immediatly know where to get it. So I looked on Amazon.co.uk, but which one is it?
I can't post link to amazon coz I'm new.
But you have 3 different things:
*Rain X 88199500 Rain Repellent and Glass Cleaner
*Rain X 80199200 Rain Repellent
*Rain X 81199200 Anti Fog Repellent
I would also like an answer on this question, or a confirmation that
Rain X 88199500 Rain Repellent and Glass Cleaner
is the right one.
I have tried the last 2 and would say that the anti-fog works better...however none of them stop greasy fingerprints but I would say they definitely help!
my red battery cover showed up today. I love the ballistic nylon, but the fraying was sending my OCD into overdrive lol case anybody was wondering, as most would figure that fits the 64 gig version perfectly. With the black power and volume keys it actually looks better than the factory version I think. I'll post some pics later when I have a second camera available.
Nice! Did the adhesive make it difficult to remove the original back?
Where did you buy it?
I trust you're going to share a pic or two with us... Congrats!
Yes I would like to see some pictures. Was it hard to get the back off? Does it adhere to the back alright? Did it come with led's for the flash?
I don't get threads like this. Why even start the thread if you have no pictures or information to share?! It's like when someone says they got something great to tell you and then says, "hey, I'll call you back". #epicthreadfail.
Take phone into bathroom. Use mirror. Done.
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I don't get threads like this. Why even start the thread if you have no pictures or information to share?! It's like when someone says they got something great to tell you and then says, "hey, I'll call you back". #epicthreadfail.
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Lol ya. I got over excited. I'll post some tonight with my Wifes phone .
So about the adhesive. No its not to hard. The top corner clips are the hardest part. Its hard to get them to pop loss and I was worried about damaging the frame.
I ordered it from eBay. Google droid turbo battery cover, it should pop up in shopping. Mine was 25 but I saw one for 19 yesterday.
The fit is really tight and clean. I have to admit, I never looked at the mgf models because I wanted 64 gigs. But wow it feels great in the hand. I am so pleased with it! My only concern is how it holds up. The bn is pretty much scratch proof. The mfg model is basically Kevlar with a soft touch clear coat. But that's OK, I ordered another one as a backup. I also ordered a second bn back to experiment with. I want to try and remove the bn and try leather! But that's a another project.
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Lol ya. I got over excited. I'll post some tonight with my Wifes phone .
So about the adhesive. No its not to hard. The top corner clips are the hardest part. Its hard to get them to pop loss and I was worried about damaging the frame.
I ordered it from eBay. Google droid turbo battery cover, it should pop up in shopping. Mine was 25 but I saw one for 19 yesterday.
The fit is really tight and clean. I have to admit, I never looked at the mgf models because I wanted 64 gigs. But wow it feels great in the hand. I am so pleased with it! My only concern is how it holds up. The bn is pretty much scratch proof. The mfg model is basically Kevlar with a soft touch clear coat. But that's OK, I ordered another one as a backup. I also ordered a second bn back to experiment with. I want to try and remove the bn and try leather! But that's a another project.
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Understandable. ?
I might be interested in this but I'd have to see your pics. I kinda like the black ballistic nylon, but your description sounds cool.
Speaking of battery covers, I never knew there's a blue nylon one.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/blue-Housing...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f443be6fb
There's a lot of them for around $22USD on aliexpress.
pics =)
Fun fact! The bn turbo is also made of Kevlar... Interesting...
Looks good but I want to find one without the verizon logo if possible
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What kind of adhesive did you use to put the charging pad back on?
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What kind of adhesive did you use to put the charging pad back on?
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If you talking about that black rubber pad in the teardown video. That's just a guard to protect the charging coil from the battery cover. In the tear down video the guy made it seem like you have to be very careful with that. It's just a piece of rubber. And I actually detact the side of it facing the back plate. So that it only stuck to the phone. I used lint lol
That's actually a good point. So, if you end up doing this. When you take the back plate off, That black piece of rubber that's protecting the coil. You're going to want to make sure that not sticky on the part facing the battery cover. Once you remove the back plate the adhesive strength of it is going to be weaker. So if you don't make it not sticky, when you put the phone back together everytime you touch that spot it could make a noise and be quite irritating. Plus I'm not sure if the curvature between the two battery covers is the exact same.
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Looks good but I want to find one without the verizon logo if possible
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Not possible. There is no international red version, so therefore there is no red version without the Verizon logo. I don't know how hard it would be to remove. I think its laser etched. I was actually giving that a thought.. How I can remove it lol
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Looks good in red.
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my red battery cover showed up today. I love the ballistic nylon, but the fraying was sending my OCD into overdrive lol case anybody was wondering, as most would figure that fits the 64 gig version perfectly. With the black power and volume keys it actually looks better than the factory version I think. I'll post some pics later when I have a second camera available.
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Your BN was fraying? That's not giving me the warm fuzzies. Maybe I should get the red back instead of the blue BN. Something so I can tell my phone from my wife's.
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I don't get threads like this. Why even start the thread if you have no pictures or information to share?! It's like when someone says they got something great to tell you and then says, "hey, I'll call you back". #epicthreadfail.
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I don't get posts like this. It's the OEM red Kevlar back. It should look exactly like the red turbo you'd get at Verizon. Pics were nice but not needed.
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Your BN was fraying? That's not giving me the warm fuzzies. Maybe I should get the red back instead of the blue BN. Something so I can tell my phone from my wife's.
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I don't get posts like this. It's the OEM red Kevlar back. It should look exactly like the red turbo you'd get at Verizon. Pics were nice but not needed.
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Yeah. In one spot it was fraying. Not super bad. My wife always told me I was seeing things lol so it was that minimal. I'm just really ocd on phones.
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Yeah. In one spot it was fraying. Not super bad. My wife always told me I was seeing things lol so it was that minimal. I'm just really ocd on phones.
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I'd love to go to the red cover so I can use one of the magnetic car mounts. Are there instructions on taking the back off?
Edit: I picked up the red one for $19 on eBay. after I saw the teardown video. Seems stupidly easy to replace. Can't wait to get this so I can install a ProClip car mount for the Turbo. I love the BN back, but the fact very little works with it makes it useless IMO.