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V300 Housing (full) instructions (sorry no pics)
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Posted by: njlmx6

Hello all...new to the forum...but just recently picked up a new housing for my V300 (honey red....nice color) and installed it myself. Here is a walkthrough...

Tools needed:
1- Torx #6...i found mine at sears for 2 bucks. suggest buying 2 ecase i snapped one.
2- Very small flathead...ideally, one of those precision screwdrivers kits would be good.
3- Pair of rubber gloves (to not get the LCD all greasy)
4- About 2 hours of time if you've never done this

Step 1.) Take off rear battery cover, battery, SIM, also take out antenna(just unscrew).

Step 2.) Open phone (hey i'm trying to be professional here)

Step 3.) There are 2 screws on the top part of the back housing..take off silver caps and remove screws (Torx #6)

Step 4.) Two more screws (Torx #6) under battery

Step 5.) You will see three sets of "access hole" i guess you want to say. On the middle set, there are two tabs that basically hold the keypad part of the phone together...GENTLY open them into the inside part of the phone (i used a SMALL flathead) and pry the 2 pieces of the housing open.

Step 5.) On the outside (battery) piece, take off thee silver and black thingy (gentle prying).

Step 6.) You will see a ribbon cable on the top right side after you get that piece off. I really wish i had a picture of it....but it has a large connector with a piece of clear-ish plastic over it...mine had some sort of marker writing on it (quality control). VERYYYYYY GENTLY use a small flathead to pry it off...it is a connector that has a clip to clip onto the other side of it...again... BE VERY CAREFUL or your LCD screen wont ork again.

Step 7.) Continue to take off the rest of the pieces...should be pretty self-explanatory. The mouthpiece comes off with a small flathead...try not to touch the backside as you will need the adhesive to put it into the new housing. Be sure you remove the hands-free piece along with everything else...until it is a shell.

Step 8.) After all the guts are out of the keypad section.... start disassembling the flip section. Open it up...and there are 4 silver "plugs" that can be taken out easily with a very small flathead, or a pin. Also remove those 4 screws (Torx #6). Close the flip.

Step 9.) Now...understand that the flip is 2 pieces put together. When you close the phone, up near the top (where the antenna is) you will see one where the two pieces meet. GENTLY pry open that part of the flip. Be very careful as the camera is there. Once that part is apart....move your eyes to the other end of the flip, and pry this apart also. I used a small flathead...and made a few small scratches in my OEM housing doing this...but its the only way i figured it out. Moving on.....

Step 10.) Hopefully youve gotten the flip apart...and are baffled at what to do next. No worries. OK...looking at the inside of the phone...where the LCD is...place your flathead into the slot on the RIGHT side between the flip and the keypad. GENTLYpry them open enough to seperate. be careful, because remember that ribbon cable you dissasembles? its still connected through the flip to the main part of the phone. to undo this, you will see a small slot where the ribbon cable barely slides through. Again....wish i had a pic of this, as is searched for an hour trying to get the ×××× phone into two pieces.

Step 11.) Same as the keypad area....take everything out..including camera piece, LCS, and status screen. I suggest wearing rubber gloves while doing this, because i got tons of fingerprints on my screen. Also at this stage, PAY ATTENTION to how the cables look all put together. i had a ××××× of a time gettign everything to stay put once i got it into my new housing. Again, don't forget about the earpiece.

----Lets all get to where we should be. You should have the following strewn about in front of you:

--2 empty housings...your original, and your replacement
--Table full of phone stuff...a camera, keypad...you know....
--Half empty pack of Marlboro ciggs...i smoked SO MUCH due to stress.
--Mountain Dew

OK back to business.....

Step 12.) The re-assembly. Now..i don't know what exactly your new housing came with. I got mine off E-Bay from TECHNOPCS, which i would do again. It included not only the casing, but a plastic LCD protector, new screws, some rubber pieces, and some sticky thigs (earpiece and microphone), as well as those 4 silver plugs on the flip. I was very inpressed as well with the quality of the kit. For only 12 bucks...HELL YEAH.

Step 13.) Basically...everything goes back exactly the way you took it out. I'll let you figure it all out. Just a few more words....

--Don't forget to take out the piece in the flip that makes your flip "click" closed...it just pulls out.
--Make sure everything looks fine before you put a section back together. i completely finished then realized that i forgot to plug the ribbon cable back in...that was 3 ciggs right there.
--Be careful. This stuff isnt cheap to replace. If you really don't think you can do it...DONT. You should have some sort of basic knowledge of mechanics and electronics before attempting this.

If for some reason you feel unable to do this, i will do it for you, with a 2 day turnaround. Basically, send me your new housing and phone, and ill put it back and send it back next day air. I charge 35 bucs to do it...because it takes me almost 2 hours on this phone. Nextel I95's take me about 30 minutes...the V300 is NOT EASY to do. If you have any questions, email me at njlmx6@aol.com. Again...i hope this helps you out....

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SUCK AND BREAK YOUR PHOEN WHILE DOING THIS!!!

Posted by: M. Selekta

Stick-e

Posted by: silvercivicdx

how different would this be for a v400?

Posted by: Warren G

not much different. i took mine apart to install a new keypad. just follow instructions but be very careful when you take out the chip board. only problem i have with the new keypad is the keys on the side of the phone doesnt work with the new keypad but it works with the original. weird...

Posted by: njlmx6

I'm still using the original kepad with the new case...i find it looks nice with the red and silver together. Anyway...on one of my older phones...my aftermarket keypad wasnt as thick as the original one (Nokia 3590). I dotn know if this is your problem...but tis somewhere to start looking. Possibly use a piece of tissue to thicken the keypads? youll get it

Posted by: Warren G

hehe thnx for the advice. i was comparing the 2 and seems like there's parts from the original keypad that wasnt on the new one.
its the top rubber piece where it "supports" or makes the ribbon touch the board more firmly. ive put two tiny tissue paper and tested it out. it worked but is still a little unstable.

Posted by: Warren G

ok finally got it to work. heres a pic of my modded v400:

Posted by: njlmx6

i dont know if youve ever seen a v300....but my only problem is that the keys are somewhat small...im wondering if i change out the inside housing piece and the keypad...can i have my v300 with a v400 keypad? hmmmmm!! anyway you could set up some larger pics....from a few differnt angles of the phone?

Posted by: Warren G

hmm if the housing will fit the main board then i dont see why the keypad wouldnt fit. heres a few more pics:

Posted by: silvercivicdx

now can u get pics on how u did this????

or pics on how to change the full housing on a v400?

Posted by: Warren G

hehe ok, ill start on a guide if someone can host pics for me. i need a new host soon.

Posted by: njlmx6

Thanks Warren for the pics....it looks like it will be no problem to use a v400 keypad and inner housing piece on my v300. Im going to order a v400 housing on ebay and let everyone know how it turns out....and im still looking for junk v-series phones....SOMEONES GOTTA HAVE ONE ! ! ! !

Ive been reading alot about led's and lcd's and shizzle. on the small exterior display...its an lcd screen backlit with a blue led or two. all that needs to be done is to get the old led out...and solder in some new ones...whatever color you want. it seems like its a pretty consistent voltage between red and blue leds...so i think it would work fine. i am pretty good at soldering...so hopefully i can get this to work. its also pretty much the same thing as far as the button illuminations...all id have to do is take out the white leds(v300) and swich in some new ones to get different colored buttons...red...blue...whatever. anyway...im going to be doing this so if anyone has input...lemme know

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by njlmx6
Thanks Warren for the pics....it looks like it will be no problem to use a v400 keypad and inner housing piece on my v300. Im going to order a v400 housing on ebay and let everyone know how it turns out....and im still looking for junk v-series phones....SOMEONES GOTTA HAVE ONE ! ! ! !

Ive been reading alot about led's and lcd's and shizzle. on the small exterior display...its an lcd screen backlit with a blue led or two. all that needs to be done is to get the old led out...and solder in some new ones...whatever color you want. it seems like its a pretty consistent voltage between red and blue leds...so i think it would work fine. i am pretty good at soldering...so hopefully i can get this to work. its also pretty much the same thing as far as the button illuminations...all id have to do is take out the white leds(v300) and swich in some new ones to get different colored buttons...red...blue...whatever. anyway...im going to be doing this so if anyone has input...lemme know

Did the V300 parts go into the V400 housing you ordered off Ebay?

Did the V300 parts go into the V400 housing you ordered off Ebay?

PS: If so which vendor did you buy from? And while you had it open did you see any way to connect up (add) some lights like the V600 has (ring lights /charging, etc.? (Doesn't have to be OEM V600 lights.. regular leds would work for me.)

Posted by: jdvoracek

Quote:

Originally posted by njlmx6
Step 9.) Now...understand that the flip is 2 pieces put together. When you close the phone, up near the top (where the antenna is) you will see one where the two pieces meet. GENTLY pry open that part of the flip. Be very careful as the camera is there. Once that part is apart....move your eyes to the other end of the flip, and pry this apart also. I used a small flathead...and made a few small scratches in my OEM housing doing this...but its the only way i figured it out. Moving on.....

stuck here on a v400. the flip sure looks like one piece to me. on the end where the cable passes through to the back piece, there is a slit in portion of the flip which goes around the (slotted) round edge coming out of the back piece. opening the slit further doesn't do much. worse, i don't see anywhere on the other side, the side where the flip mechanism is located, that looks like two pieces - it sure looks like just one piece to me. i don't have my new housing yet, so maybe this would be obvious to me if i had that to examine, but would someone who has gotten a v400 flip apart post how they did it? thanks!

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

This may help, it’s a partial repost I made in another thread about Vxxx Full Housing install instructions:

“I e-mailed maxxcellular, one of the sellers on Ebay requesting “instructions” on how to do a full housing replacement… One thing that really got my hopes up on him actually “having” instructions was the fact that it was stated on the website link shown (via the picture of the housing) that was in his ad that they were “manufacturers” of the housings. <http://www.mtrenz.com/about.php>

The response got back was “Instructions are available upon “request” to the winning bidder”…. What load of crap….

(I’m pretty sure it was Maxxcellular.. How about a couple of you guys e-mailing him as well… See if he does have the install instructions.) He says in his Ebay ad to e-mail him with ANY questions : <mailto:maxxcellular@aol.com>

Here’s the link to the manufacturer directly: <http://www.mtrenz.com/contact.php>
<mailto:info@mtrenz.com>

<mailto:sales@mtrenz.com>

If they Are truly the manufacturers they “should” have install instructions IF they are a first class operation.

NOTE:
Both e Ebay seller noted above, and the Mtrenz <http://www.mtrenz.com/contact.php> operation are based in Denver, Colorado. They may be one in the same. If so the guy needs to make the install instructions available IF he is truly the manufacturer of the items as is stated on the above website.

How about some of you guys e-mailing /calling the above company?.

Posted by: vokal

can i use latex gloves?

Posted by: RayJai

I can help you host

Posted by: Soul814

will there ever be pics? i really want to do a full housing but I dont trust myself

Posted by: njlmx6

OKOKOK.....after too many of you asking for pics of the process and not wanting to search, i am cahnging my housing to a new color again in a few days. i will take pics of it, and do yet another write-up for you all, complete with pics and whatnot. So all you need to come back in about a week to check things out. And everyone who looks needs to send me a dollar through PayPal !!!!

just playin all....use my guide as you feel.

Posted by: Soul814

lol thx... that would really help me out :P... include every little detail for stupid people like me lol... :P

Posted by: angrymic

do full housings come with the speaker that is in the bottom part of the phone? (the speakerphone speaker) if not how do you get that out?

Posted by: njlmx6

This is my 3rd housing ive personally purchased, and none of them have come with the speaker. Two of the housings i have purchased (daydeal.com on ebay) have come with new sticky things to re-stick the speaker down on the phone. All you need to pry it back is a small flathead...i suppose a pn would work well also.

BTW...im still looking for a digital camera to use for a little bit so i can get pics of the whole process. I dont own one myself...so its making things difficult!!

-Nick

Posted by: mad

Quote:

Originally posted by njlmx6
This is my 3rd housing ive personally purchased, and none of them have come with the speaker. Two of the housings i have purchased (daydeal.com on ebay) have come with new sticky things to re-stick the speaker down on the phone. All you need to pry it back is a small flathead...i suppose a pn would work well also.

BTW...im still looking for a digital camera to use for a little bit so i can get pics of the whole process. I dont own one myself...so its making things difficult!!

-Nick

Cant wait for the instructions!

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Nick,

Did the V300 parts go into the V400 housing you ordered off Ebay?

Did the V300 parts go into the V400 housing you ordered off Ebay?

Originally posted by njlmx6
Thanks Warren for the pics....it looks like it will be no problem to use a v400 keypad and inner housing piece on my v300. Im going to order a v400 housing on ebay and let everyone know how it turns out....and im still looking for junk v-series phones....SOMEONES GOTTA HAVE ONE ! ! ! !

PS: If so which vendor did you buy from? And while you had it open did you see any way to connect up (add) some lights like the V600 has (ring lights /charging, etc.? (Doesn't have to be OEM V600 lights.. regular leds would work for me.)

Posted by: mad

Any updates on the instructions?

Posted by: ne5o55

I'll post my two cents in here. I just got my black and silver faceplates from eforcity, and I was changing them a few minutes ago. Here are a few tips:

Be careful with the rubber pieces that you have to remove in order to access the screws. They are very small, and if you're in a rush or have no patience (like me) you can damage them easily. Fortunately for me I only damaged one, and only slightly, it's not noticeable if you're not looking for it. I used a small knife to remove them, I've seen people use needles, I think they'll work better. Also, they POP out, so be careful.

When removing the faceplate, also be careful. After you remove the screws, the faceplate is on tighter than you would think. I was prying it off with a small screwdriver and I scratched my phone along the side a bit. Again, not noticeable if you aren't looking or if you aren't me.

Anyway, I have the silver one on now, and it looks good. It's not a perfect match to the rest of the silver on the phone, but from a distance it's close enough. The bad thing about the faceplates of course is that they don't have the same rubbery soft feel as the original, and the battery cover doesn't have the "M" logo on it, but other than that they fit perfectly.

When I get my digital camera back I will take pictures and show you the miniscule scratches. I just wanted everybody to know that you really really have to have a steady hand and a lot of patience.

I did permanent damage just because I was rushing, don't make the same mistake. TAKE YOUR TIME.

Posted by: mad

Quote:

Originally posted by ne5o55
I'll post my two cents in here. I just got my black and silver faceplates from eforcity, and I was changing them a few minutes ago. Here are a few tips:

Be careful with the rubber pieces that you have to remove in order to access the screws. They are very small, and if you're in a rush or have no patience (like me) you can damage them easily. Fortunately for me I only damaged one, and only slightly, it's not noticeable if you're not looking for it. I used a small knife to remove them, I've seen people use needles, I think they'll work better. Also, they POP out, so be careful.

When removing the faceplate, also be careful. After you remove the screws, the faceplate is on tighter than you would think. I was prying it off with a small screwdriver and I scratched my phone along the side a bit. Again, not noticeable if you aren't looking or if you aren't me.

Anyway, I have the silver one on now, and it looks good. It's not a perfect match to the rest of the silver on the phone, but from a distance it's close enough. The bad thing about the faceplates of course is that they don't have the same rubbery soft feel as the original, and the battery cover doesn't have the "M" logo on it, but other than that they fit perfectly.

When I get my digital camera back I will take pictures and show you the miniscule scratches. I just wanted everybody to know that you really really have to have a steady hand and a lot of patience.

I did permanent damage just because I was rushing, don't make the same mistake. TAKE YOUR TIME.

well if those scratches annoys you so much, just change the housing with a new full housing OEM you can find on ebay

Im changing mine with a smoke clear housing and Im (im)patiently waiting for the pictures so I can finally change it..

Posted by: ne5o55

Well, considering this is a brand new phone, I'm not sure I want to void the warranty just yet, so I'll probably wait a few months to try the full housing change.

Posted by: B0000rt

I HAVE REMOVAL PICTURES. GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO UPLOAD, THEN I'LL POST!!!

mods, please edit the title to include pics and sticky please!!

Posted by: btsnbmd

does anyone know where i can get another screw for my motorola v300 phone. i was changing my front cover and lost a screw. does anyone know where to get one or have extras. i'll buy it from you.

Posted by: B0000rt

w00t.

Posted by: B0000rt

It looks like you can remove that big round thingy that that covers the External LCD, and is the root of all evil that makes the v300 **LOOK** bulky :P

Posted by: mad

b0000rt thats awesome man! Thanks alot for the pics. Would you have any instructions that comes with them?

Posted by: Soul814

nice nice this is making me more comfortable taking apart a v300 that im planning to get.... 99% certain of getting it now... wish your pictures showed the whole thing :P but nice thx for ur work :P

Posted by: B0000rt

For instructions, just follow the thread creator's methods. This phone is realllly easy to take apart. just do everything as the first poster says :P

I didn't fully take apart the lcd though, don't wanna touch that baby for no reason :P heheh

Thank god this thing works, or i'd be shootin myself

Perhaps when i get my hands on a V400 full housing, I'll fully show the LCD part

I don't wanna touch the LCD needlessly :P

Posted by: Soul814

ummm how do you take the flip apart? like where is the spring thingy and 45 degree thing...

can someone do something like this for a v300? it shows almost everythiing cept taking off the flip :P

Posted by: B0000rt

Hah sorry, I'm too scared at the moment to take apart the flip...

What i'm really interested is in changing the v300 keypad to v400, or maybe even doing full conversion (which looks to me only requires the middle housing piece and the top faceplate.. Did some comparison pictures here they are:

Posted by: btsnbmd

how does your phone work after changing the housing? are there any problems? i was thinking about it, but then my friend said that when you talk you sound all scuffy and people can't understand you and you can't hear that well and the phone wont be under warranty anymore or something. how is the phone working for those who changed your housing.

Posted by: littledave

I'm selling V300 Transparent Smoke Housing if anyone is interested.

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by btsnbmd
how does your phone work after changing the housing? are there any problems? i was thinking about it, but then my friend said that when you talk you sound all scuffy and people can't understand you and you can't hear that well and the phone wont be under warranty anymore or something. how is the phone working for those who changed your housing.

Phone won't be under warranty after you've tampered with it? Why yes- your warranty is null, and void...

Why would you think otherwise?

Posted by: Soul814

does tmobile have insurance? lol i know cingular has... i can say ehh i lost my phone... if i break it

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by Soul814
does tmobile have insurance? lol i know cingular has... i can say ehh i lost my phone... if i break it

T-mobile does not provide insurance by default. It is any addtional charge each month.

If you lose your phone you have to fill out a police report. If you lie on that... well it may come back to bite you later. Cops don't like it when they are lied to.

Posted by: Soul814

ummm well so there is insurance you just have to pay... similar to cingular... umm actually for the first few times you dont have to file police report since my friend got his phone stolen and called cingular up and they sent him a new phone just had to pay a little fee... like 40 bucks

Posted by: reg

Quote:

Originally posted by B0000rt
I HAVE REMOVAL PICTURES. GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO UPLOAD, THEN I'LL POST!!!

mods, please edit the title to include pics and sticky please!!

Post them! my phone is in shambles and I'm too chicken to continue without visual verification :X

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by Soul814
ummm well so there is insurance you just have to pay... similar to cingular... umm actually for the first few times you dont have to file police report since my friend got his phone stolen and called cingular up and they sent him a new phone just had to pay a little fee... like 40 bucks

Cingular requres a Police report also. My Dad had never lost a phone /misplaced his, and he had to fill out a Police Report... 1st time. Good credit, low risk /long term account.

Posted by: Soul814

oo o well my friend got a new phone without filing one lol... but thats since he went through a dealer... so the dealer probably did everything... now we have to get back to the topic... any more pictures of the inside? everyones just showing the beginning steps, those r the easy parts... any instructions like the v525.pdf file... that had alot of pictures... uMMm whose going to attempt to make a video? lol i'll host it if someone makes a video

Posted by: trethacker

I finished the housing mod for my v300 and got most of the pictures... check
THIS THREAD for the link...

Thanks to njlmx6 for the original walkthrough!

Posted by: Soul814

ummm can you try not using geocities :P lol... send me the file... i'll host it...

Posted by: trethacker

um... why?

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by trethacker
um... why?

RE: ummm can you try not using geocities :P lol... send me the file... i'll host it...

Why NOT to use Geocities? Why not have someone host it?

Because you can't access it allot of the time. (I imagine in a few months as this thread goes stale access will be OK, but a lot of people are interested in seeing those pictures.)

I tried MANY times... The first time it loaded the webpage… I wanted to make a PDF of it, with the large versions of the page.. Got to about the 5th picture, then it crapped out and said you have to wait an hour (LOL)..

So I waited, and waited and waited…Tried it many times, and finally it loaded the page, then crapped out AGAIN… The next time I just kept the pdf file open, and waited… again…. The next time I just clicked on each picture to add to the PDF…. I think I had to wait one more time to get ALL the pictures.

PS: Thanks for the walkthrough. Never hurts to have a good walkthrough before during surgery.

Posted by: WeAreNotAlone

Quote:

Originally posted by Soul814
ummm can you try not using geocities :P lol... send me the file... i'll host it...

Soul814,

If it's ok with Trethacker... If you PM me with your e-mail address I can send you a PDF file. File size is 1,034,097 bytes

Posted by: trethacker

I don't have any trouble with it, but the original walkthrough was created by njlmx6 so you may wanna be sure it's ok with them first.

I would like a pdf of it to please...

Once again, in a couple weeks I should have the rest of the important pictures needed....

Tre

Posted by: trethacker

btw, i have never had trouble with geocities and I host my WAP site there... so sorry to hear of your issues with them... but I will leave mine there...

If you can post a pdf tho, that would be phat.

Tre

Posted by: Soul814

geocities supports wml? uMMMmm how come I didnt know that lol

www.silverspecter.com/vxxx/v300_housing.pdf

Posted by: njlmx6

Hey all...just wanted to say that i've been really busy lately and havent really been coming to the site to answer many of the questions people have been asking, however, i am really pleased others of you have taken foot and become good with the housing replacement, and are answering all the questions asked. On a side note, im very happy that my thread has become a 5-star rated one on HoFo...this means alot to me

Ill stop by when i can,

NJLMX6 (Nick)

Posted by: DaRock1623

Out of everyone you guys bought V300 housings from whos was the best quaility? I bought mines off of Maxxcellular and everything did not fit into place securely. For example, the metal battery sheild did not snap on..if you turn it over it falls off but i left it like that and but the whole housing together and now i have to really press the side buttons hard to get the side buttons to work. Before i put on a housing i bought at the mall and everything fit securely. Nothing was moving around. So whos is the best in quaility?