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what's underneath the faceplate of the 8900?
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Posted by: Blackecho

i'm thinking about removing my faceplate too put on a different one, but i'm curious, what's underneath the original? a bunch of wires and circuit chips, or what? i'm just curious as to how hard this is gonna be.

thanks

Posted by: jamski88

I replaced my faceplate on my 8900. Not too hard, but get SMALL screwdrivers first! Both Phillips and flat... The Phillips to unscrew the 4 small screws holding the faceplate on, and the flat to pry it off.

Posted by: Blackecho

i'm still curious as to what is underneath the original faceplate though. is it a bunch of loose stuff?

Posted by: SnoopyII

no it is mostly a circuit board. DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT use a screwdriver to pry your faceplate loose unless you plan on throwing out your old one. you run the risk of dinging either your phone chassis, faceplate or both. use your fingernail. take your time. slide it around the crack between the 2 pieces until it breaks loose. GENTLY remove and replace.

Posted by: SnoopyII

Posted by: Blackecho

after taking the plate off, do you take any kind of risk with any of the phone parts falling out? like it looks like there is a battery in your photo (btw, thanks snoop for that pic). maybe i should just stop being paraniod. but it's 219$... i dunno. but thanks!

Posted by: SnoopyII

Naw the battery & the little speaker are held in place. You are right to be extra safe as opposed to extra sorry later. My CricKet rep told me that if I hacked the software that didn't void my warranty but if I used any kind of a tool (like changing a faceplate that did void my warranty)

Posted by: Kanz

This should probably go in the faceplate thread but I would have to dig that up from page 3/4.

Does anyone know if aftermarket faceplates vary from place to place. ie. there are many ebay sellers, then shops such as day deal. Can I expect to find a blue transparent faceplate from day deal to be exactly the same from say any ebay seller?

Cheers

Posted by: SnoopyII

Naw most of the faceplates the eBay people and the "website stores" sell are about the same quality. Read the faceplate thread...a few people say the chrome faceplates hold up better than the printed picture ones and that the transparent ones are thinner. I use a clear case cover to avoid scratching and for added protection in case I accidentally drop my phone (knock on wood) so the transparent ones being slightly thineer doesn't really matter to me. Also be aware I lightened the picture to show the detail of what's under the faceplate.

Posted by: Blackecho

nifty. i'm excited. one of the coolest face plate sites is Sun Champ Corp. They've got a lot of plates for the 8900 and after 10$, shipping is free. Very very cool. Thanks again.

Posted by: Kanz

My face plates finally arrived. Here's a few pics of the one I currently have on- transparent blue. (cliché i know, but just d a m n nice)

Downside of the whole thing is, I lost one of the round stickers

Posted by: xxkrnbabigrlxx

do they sell faceplates for the whole phone instead of just the front? also how do you change the faceplate? can you show with pics? thanks!

Posted by: dunit27642

dude thanks for the pics of yer fone ive been lookin for pics of them to see how it looks but yeah it looks good thanks..