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New keypad color
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Posted by: PhillyemtT3

I've experimented on my T616, and came up with a cheap and easy mod to do. After having it done for a little over a month now, I'm pleased with it, and decided I would share how to do it.

This cheap and easy mod will give you different keypad colors, rather then just the blue.

Supplies needed:

T8 Torx
Dry Erase marker

What to do:

First, take your phone apart (there's a nice walkthrough within the boards, do a search to find it.).

Take out your keypad

Carefully remove the numbers off the rubber backing

The keys themselves have a blue filter within them that can not be removed.

Now take your dry erase marker, color of your choice, I used red.

Color the rubber piece where the key once sat, not just the little nob, but the whole rubber piece under the key.

Put the key back on the rubber pad

Reassemble your phone

Turn your phone on and check out the new coloring.

I used red as red + blue = purple

Experiment with different colors, just remember they key's themselves have a blue filter that can't be removed, so any color that you color the rubber piece will be a second filter. Use ONLY dry erase markers as they are transparent.

Any questions feel free to post here and I'll help out the best I can.

Enjoy!

Posted by: black jack

pics?

Posted by: Tempest811

good idea... ill try that out with my black laser keypad. it doesnt have any blue filter so it will be a bit easier for me.

Posted by: PhillyemtT3

I'll try to get some up, I appologize for the delay, been extremely busy at work. I'll work on them when I get the chance guys, bear with me.

-Jeremy

Posted by: tsixone6

pics please?? I know you said you were busy but the suspense is killing me

Posted by: cyber616

hi folks.

i'm new here but thought i'd share a similar mod i did. [pics]

Posted by: cyber616

pic2

Posted by: cyber616

pic3

Posted by: phatroyale

nice, how did u accomplish this?

Posted by: nxt

Quote:

Originally posted by phatroyale
nice, how did u accomplish this?

The first post in the thread is how he did it.

Posted by: graceless

how did you do it without ripping the silicone? i can get the keys off, but i'm also getting a lot of "rippage" of the rubber that it's mounted on.

PLEASE HELP!?!?!?!

Thanks,
Grace

Posted by: cyber616

Because I am using the black laser keypad; I only needed to paint over the back of the keypad itself. The laser keys do not have a color placed inside of the pad, so nothing neded to be seperated.

I'll try to get a pick tonight.

Posted by: dimushor

can u post a picture

Posted by: skagen

I like that black laser keypad - where did you get it BTW? Is it physically as hard as the OEM one that comes with the phone?

When I had the Nokia 7210, there were a lot of cool laser replacement keypads but they were poor quality, not same as the OEM ones. It was like typing on mush. SO just wondering about this one...

Posted by: hecatae

looks good, going to try the same with a white keypad.

Posted by: dav

Quote:

Originally posted by skagen
I like that black laser keypad - where did you get it BTW? Is it physically as hard as the OEM one that comes with the phone?

When I had the Nokia 7210, there were a lot of cool laser replacement keypads but they were poor quality, not same as the OEM ones. It was like typing on mush. SO just wondering about this one...

I recently received a white laser keypad and it is just as hard as the oem, if not harder. The clicks are a little louder, but its a good keypad..

(Got mine from daydeal on ebay)