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V635 Faceplates
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Posted by: ghstintheshell

I emailed Chad about a core exchange, got the rate and the procedure instructions. But no mailing address as to where to send the faceplates, is it the P.O. Box address on his website? Anyone help me here?

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghstintheshell

I emailed Chad about a core exchange, got the rate and the procedure instructions. But no mailing address as to where to send the faceplates, is it the P.O. Box address on his website? Anyone help me here?

Hey sorry for the confusion you are having. The address to ship your faceplates to is on my Contact Us page, which is:

Chad Louis Martini
P.O. Box 9472
Erie, PA 16505

It was my fault in the email, I told you my address was on the contact us page.....but I should have just written it out for you. My bad. But there it is, and feel free to contact me with any further questions that you may have!

Chad

Posted by: Donkey

I am sure you have a big box there to accomadate the loads.

Posted by: ghstintheshell

Just got my Stardust Blue faceplates from Chad. I sent them saturday morning and got them Wed afternoon. What can I say EXCELLENT service, fast, polite. Perfect transaction. I will post pics soon though. By the way, I did a core exchange for $25, it was an awesome deal, so worth it.

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghstintheshell

Just got my Stardust Blue faceplates from Chad. I sent them saturday morning and got them Wed afternoon. What can I say EXCELLENT service, fast, polite. Perfect transaction. I will post pics soon though. By the way, I did a core exchange for $25, it was an awesome deal, so worth it.

Nice! Looking forward to the pix!
I still have to leave my feedback for my black ripple, I should do that tomorrow I think.
I'm looking at the flat black plates now, or maybe something a little different, something totally unique, oh wait... I'm the only person in the Capital City of Canada that has Custom Powder Coated Black Ripple V635 faceplates from www.metalfaceplates.com by Chad Martini, hmmmm....
Gonna be hard to beat

Posted by: chernomorez

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghstintheshell

So what was your net cost?

Posted by: ghstintheshell

Costs, by the numbers:
To ship to Chad: $3.84
Costs of faceplates difference on a core exchange: $20.00
Chad to ship to me: $5.00

Posted by: drymartini69

Now is the time to check out eBay!

It has been just over 14 months now since I sold my last set of faceplates on eBay. I basically took the time off from it because I was getting married, and I had just launched the new website. But im finally back up and running! Check it out. Let me know what you all think of the new auction format I created...lots of work went into it. Hope everyone enjoys, and good luck bidding if your interested!

Chad

Posted by: djnick

nice work chad, i hear your work is amazing, i shot you an email about a core exchange, please get back to me. thansk!

Posted by: Himself

Let the bidding begin!

PS-No one bid on the Flat Black, or else!!

J/K with you

Posted by: Effinity

im too poor

Posted by: sheik124

W00t! Got my faceplates and mirror black stubby antenna from Chad (and my V635) on Tuesday, they look awesome!

56K Warning: Dial-up users, you will get pwnt looking at this

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

Let the bidding begin!

PS-No one bid on the Flat Black, or else!!

J/K with you

, won the Flat Black faceplates for 29.99 total USD , awesome price!

They were shipped out today!
Thanks again Chad!

*

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BTW - here are pix of those mytego skins I ordered...

They Suck. Stick to Chads real deal plates lol
They are no good for the V635 IMHO. Once on, you can't get at the TF card, because the sticker covers the entire front. They don't even cover the sides of the faceplates either. My sister got some for her V300, she's not too impressed with em either, but says she will keep them. At least on hers the sides of the faceplate are covered.
I'm sure these things are good for other items, but unless they go through a design change in regards to the V635, I say don't waste your time or money! I'm waiting for my refund.
They seem like a reputable company and offered me a new set, and when I said no thanks, they said they had no problems with a refund (in accordance with their satisfaction guarantee) after I mailed the skins back to them.

*Yes, yes he did quote himself

Posted by: drymartini69

Wow! Your camera really caught the true red of my Bright Red faceplates here in this picture.
I find it hard to take pics of red.....they always come out looking like orange.

And thank you very much for the compliment! Much appreciated.
I believe I need to leave you some feedback for your super fast payment....I will get right on that.....oh, and you too v300_guy, aka Himself!

Chad Martini
The metal faceplate ghod!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheik124

W00t! Got my faceplates and mirror black stubby antenna from Chad (and my V635) on Tuesday, they look awesome!

56K Warning: Dial-up users, you will get pwnt looking at this

Posted by: sheik124

Quote:

Originally Posted by drymartini69

Wow! Your camera really caught the true red of my Bright Red faceplates here in this picture.
I find it hard to take pics of red.....they always come out looking like orange.

And thank you very much for the compliment! Much appreciated.
I believe I need to leave you some feedback for your super fast payment....I will get right on that.....oh, and you too v300_guy, aka Himself!

Chad Martini
The metal faceplate ghod!

Heh, thanks, flourescent lighting

If you need any pictures of them like the ones on your site PM me, I could probably take more.
And that reminds me, I need to go leave you some feedback

Posted by: drymartini69

Im suprised that none of you noticed I lowered the prices on all V635 faceplates the other day....check it out...

Posted by: jguttz

hey chad whats up i talked to u on the phone about a week ago about chroming the rough version faceplates for the v635 remember? cool to see u lowered the prices on the faceplates im thinking about getting the mirror black.

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by jguttz

hey chad whats up i talked to u on the phone about a week ago about chroming the rough version faceplates for the v635 remember? cool to see u lowered the prices on the faceplates im thinking about getting the mirror black.

I do talk to tons of people every day, but I do remember you because you are the only person that asked me that question. So hey, cool, hope to do biz with you soon! I say buy one of those rough version fronts, send it to me, then u can post some pics up on here....BUT, then again, if people start seeing that, then everyone is going to want it, and i am NOT going to be carrying that style of front faceplate. Guess if they want it done, they will have to buy a set on the bay and send them to me. Take care.

Chad Martini

Posted by: drymartini69

Hey, what in the holy hell is going on here with my number of posts???????????????

Look at this screenshot:

I took that screenshot on September 11th, 2005. I had 911 posts. I sure as hell have posted many times since then, so why are my current posts right now back to 911?

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE MODERATORS? HOW MANY POSTS DO I REALLY HAVE HERE ON THE HOWARD FORUMS? NOW IM VERY CURIOUS.

Has this happened to anybody else? Am I going crazy here or something? Someone please enlighten me on this.

Chad

Posted by: Himself

Hahaha, somethings definitely up, may want to send Howard a few chromes to get things back in order!

Well, now you are 912, so it's looking like you're back on track!

Posted by: RotorMotor

I was thinking of painting my metal pieces, but i want it to have the feel of the v551 (rubber type coating) anyone know one of a spray paint that would be similar to it?

Posted by: drymartini69

And I got this fast response, thanks Moderator HF 11...

Some of the old threads that were deleted were finally removed from the database. On the old forum, deleted threads still counted towards one's post count. Deleted threads no longer count, but the old ones still do. So as those are removed from the database, people with some posts in the that were deleted back in VB2, will notice a decrease in post count.

So I guess im just going to have to deal with it. Oh well, what are you going to do? At least its not just me being ripped off of my post count, its everyone else that has posted in these deleted threads as well....

Chad

Posted by: Himself

Well, just have to keep an eye on your postcount, they can easily add on the difference. I'm gonna keep a close eye on mine from now on, I really don't want it to all of a sudden smack me down to 12 or something

Posted by: andyahs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

Well, just have to keep an eye on your postcount, they can easily add on the difference. I'm gonna keep a close eye on mine from now on, I really don't want it to all of a sudden smack me down to 12 or something

Then we could call Himself a

Posted by: faibs

Not sure yet if i posted a pic of my phone with the new thumbtack antenna, well here it is, in sig.

Posted by: krappy

Quote:

Originally Posted by faibs

Not sure yet if i posted a pic of my phone with the new thumbtack antenna, well here it is, in sig.

looks good, but those antennas arent really my taste...

Posted by: faibs

Quote:

Originally Posted by krappy

looks good, but those antennas arent really my taste...

u have no idea what kind of attention grabber it is tho

Posted by: djnick

just got my light pink plates from chad today. it was a pleasure doing business with him. I talked to him arranged for my plates to be sent. he was very professional about it. he let me know when he recieved it and when it would be shipped out. the faceplates look very nice a professionaly exactly like the pictures. However i did run into one minor problem. the back plate would not snap on as snug as i wanted. If the phone was bumped the plate would pop off. it seemed the button was not clearing the whole, so i used an exacto knife and scraped a little of the paint off in the hole where the button snaps in and pushed it in a little and it fit exactly how i wanted. Not a big deal, i emailed chad about it and he immediatly called me and gave me different solutions to fix that. it was very good. all in all highly recommend metalfaceplates really great product, and really professional service. And now for the pics!

http://www.technickz.com/djnick/faceplates/DSC01936.JPG[/IMG]

Posted by: jguttz

thanks chad i just ordered the mirror black faceplates from u off ebay. great deal! i really wanted the rough version but just cant afford it right now but maybe in the future when i have the money ill get em. why dont u start selling those on ur site i think theyd do good. thanks again, cant wait to get em.

Posted by: REBEL021

I got the pink plates for thewife who is delighted with them but I had to go
1 better and get the stubby and headset plug as well.
Crappy pics with theE398
Oh and Chad is first class he has the business manner and a nice guy as well.

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyahs

Then we could call Himself a

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My Flat Blacks from Chad arrived today, it's nice to be constantly amazed, awesome work as usual!

And some side-by-sides with the Black Ripples I got from Chad as well...

yeh, I'm a victim of poor lighting

The business card that came with the plates was gone before I even had a chance to look at it. I was at work when I opened the parcel and put on the faceplates, and one of my customers had an instant interest so I just handed him the card as it slid out of the package lol

Thanks Again Chad!

Posted by: CoRupT

Thats great looking i think i like the flat black more then the mirror black plates.

Posted by: SKyz

Few pictures of my phone, I got my chrome faceplates from Chad at metalfaceplates.com. Great product & service I must say! Highly recommended!

Posted by: djnick

damn the chrome looks sick! im gonna sider that one now....

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by djnick

damn the chrome looks sick! im gonna sider that one now....

Concurred, haven't ordered anything from Chad in a week now.

It does look damn sharp though doesn't it?

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Somebody needs to ask santa for some V635 chrome plates...........

Posted by: -V-

Aren't the chrome faceplates terrible for fingerprints and such though?

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Only if you don't take care of them.....the bling makes up for it

Posted by: Hawaiian Boy

I don't know if this has been answered, but where can I find those flat (or stubby) antennas that some people have?

Posted by: jguttz

heres my mirror black faceplates. thanks chad.

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Hawaiian boy, metalfaceplates.com for the antennas. That's where I got mine. They're powder coated bluedayz....probably what you're looking for. They under the V600/V620 section (same fit)

Posted by: Hawaiian Boy

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

Hawaiian boy, metalfaceplates.com for the antennas. That's where I got mine. They're powder coated bluedayz....probably what you're looking for. They under the V600/V620 section (same fit)

$20 for an antenna?

It better give me full bars 24/7 wherever I go!

Oh well, I guess I'll save up for it, and might as well get one of his faceplates also. (so far, this phone is the most expensive phone I owned)

Posted by: [[ Cold ]]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hawaiian Boy

$20 for an antenna?

It better give me full bars 24/7 wherever I go!

Oh well, I guess I'll save up for it, and might as well get one of his faceplates also. (so far, this phone is the most expensive phone I owned)

hint: ebay

Posted by: soccerdude1239

HI Boi,

Well....i have the Copper Vein textured faceplates with the antenna; photos below. What's so great about them is the fact that they don't scratch!!!

I also have a set of his glow in the dark plates, which are great for partying, ect.

I'm going to buy myself a pair of the chrome faceplates for christmas.

Definitely worth the investment.

Posted by: soccerdude1239

I've decided to sell my V635 glow-in-the-dark plates.

If anybody is interested, please contact me at soccerdude1239@optonline.net

OEM MetalFaceplates in mint condition, looking to get $30 for them. $50 value.

Nothing wrong with them; I'm looking to put the money towards something else.

Posted by: faibs

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

I've decided to sell my V635 glow-in-the-dark plates.

If anybody is interested, please contact me at soccerdude1239@optonline.net

Mint OEM metalfaceplates condition, looking to get $30 for them. $50 value.

Nothing wrong with them; I'm looking to put the money towards something else.

pm me info and pics and currency!

Posted by: Hawaiian Boy

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

HI Boi,

Well....i have the Copper Vein textured faceplates with the antenna; photos below. What's so great about them is the fact that they don't scratch!!!

I also have a set of his glow in the dark plates, which are great for partying, ect.

I'm going to buy myself a pair of the chrome faceplates for christmas.

Definitely worth the investment.

Hmmm... Doesn't scratch?

Maybe their worth the investment after all.

And I think glow in the dark 'plates are a bit much, because your phone will be seen in the dark, and its easier to steal.

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Glows sold to faibs................

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Yeah, they don't scratch... definitely worth the investment.

You could send in your faceplates to get powder coated instead of buying a set.

Only problem is you are away from your V635 for about a week

It's cheaper, but I just bought the set.

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

Glows sold to faibs................

Damn that was fast lol!
I just saw the post and was thinking, WooHoo!
Then I scrolled down and Crap!

Posted by: soccerdude1239

And to think it might be difficult to get rid of some faceplates....

lol

sorry man

Posted by: Hawaiian Boy

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

Yeah, they don't scratch... definitely worth the investment.

You could send in your faceplates to get powder coated instead of buying a set.

Only problem is you are away from your V635 for about a week

It's cheaper, but I just bought the set.

But then that would mean that my v635 would be out for a week.

And what about if it has scratches?

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

And to think it might be difficult to get rid of some faceplates....

lol

sorry man

No worries, it's all faibs and chads fault!

Posted by: faibs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

No worries, it's all faibs and chads fault!

oops, jumped on a good opportunity

now i need a glow in the dark antenna!

Posted by: Hawaiian Boy

Not to change the subject a bit, but for those of you who either show your phones to friends or to salespeople at accessory kiosks, what did they say your phone was with? (what service provider they guessed)

The reason why I ask that question, is because 2 of the 3 stores I looked at accessories, thought the v635 was with Verizon, or Sprint and not Cingular or Tmobile. One even thought that I was with a new cell phone company, because I said it was a GSM unlocked phone

I guess this was a rant, but idk.

Posted by: CoRupT

hehe thats funny i was at the mall talking on the phone with my chrome v635+ bluedayz antenna i got asked what phone that is and what service provider three times. 1 by a T-mobile kiosk, 1 by a Cingular kiosk i walked by and one when i was bought my AX2. They all guessed it was with a foreign Cell phone company and were amazed i was with Cingular.

Posted by: bikruca

I am so excited I have been following this thread for months drooling over all your nice faceplates and I finally took the plunge and ordered from chad

1 set royal blue for my hubby- with the stubby antenna to match

and one set aqua marine for me with the antenna as well- get this I will have the first aqua marine V635 EVER

I am so super excited- Chad seems to be an awesome guy and I can't get the faceplates soon enough!

-Heather

Posted by: faibs

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

I've decided to sell my V635 glow-in-the-dark plates.

my turn to sell them, im in love with my yellow ones!

who wants?

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikruca

I am so excited I have been following this thread for months drooling over all your nice faceplates and I finally took the plunge and ordered from chad

1 set royal blue for my hubby- with the stubby antenna to match

and one set aqua marine for me with the antenna as well- get this I will have the first aqua marine V635 EVER

I am so super excited- Chad seems to be an awesome guy and I can't get the faceplates soon enough!

-Heather

^^ You won't be sorry!

Posted by: faibs

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

^^ You won't be sorry!

lol nice reason edit

Posted by: astateofblank

My v635 with the Blue Wrinkle faceplates from Chad, a mini-chrome antenna from eBay, and self painted parts.

I painted the front because of how badly scratched it was, and sanded down the sharp rubber stop at the top of the phone to keep it from scratching the front again. I painted the battery stub also, so that when I take a picture with the flash it doesn't look horrid (the light normally bounces off the "shiny" stub and into the lens, and this effectively eliminates that).

Clickable thumbnails:

To paint the parts I removed the front and taped up all but the stub, sanded them down with 400 grit paper, and then painted them with Krylon Fusion paint.

Thanks for the great plates Chad!

Posted by: bikruca

Quote:

Originally Posted by faibs

my turn to sell them, im in love with my yellow ones!

who wants?

i pmed u

Posted by: RADON

How's the reception with the powder coated stubby antenna? I'm looking at getting both the V635 Black Wrinkle faceplates and antenna.

Posted by: bikruca

i will let you know when I get mine....

I have heard (somewhere) that it shouldn't matter very much as long as i is a quality antenna and hits the contacts right it should do the trick.

I will do a test with both and let you know

Posted by: Moto503

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKyz

Few pictures of my phone, I got my chrome faceplates from Chad at metalfaceplates.com. Great product & service I must say! Highly recommended!

Where did you get that ANTENNA?

Posted by: bikruca

I just got my faceplates and antennas

royal blue and aqua marine complete with stubby antennas... they are awesome.. I LOVE them

reception seems fine with the stubby antennas

Posted by: Himself

Looking good!

Posted by: drymartini69

Im glad you all like your faceplates! Lookin good!

Listen everyone, I need some more OEM Silver Motorola V635 faceplates....I am starting to run low on them.....WELL, IM VERY LOW....and I can not find them anywhere to buy. I already know of cnn.cn and eBay. CNN really does not have that many, and eBay doesnt have any. Do any of you know any other good legit places where I can buy the OEM Silver V635 faceplates?

Do any of YOU want to sell your OEM Silver V635 faceplates to me? I will buy them. Please email me info@metalfaceplates.com if you know any of these answers, thanks everyone!

Posted by: a2kt1c

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKyz

Few pictures of my phone, I got my chrome faceplates from Chad at metalfaceplates.com. Great product & service I must say! Highly recommended!

I would like to know where you got that cap antenna as well? THANKS

Posted by: christian691

I'm guessing they're from here?

http://metalfaceplates.com/products...model=2&style=7

Posted by: drymartini69

Well thats a negative. My button antennas that I used to have were not that flat. And I dont have any more button antennas left. I only had a few of them. I do still have Stubby antennnas and Thumbtac antennas though......

Quote:

Originally Posted by christian691

I'm guessing they're from here?

http://metalfaceplates.com/products...model=2&style=7

Posted by: drymartini69

OK, check this out. I have had this one single set of Orange faceplates since last August. I would have, and very well could have definitely sold it by now, but the front faceplate has a factory defect. It is unlike any other front faceplate that I have ever seen, and believe me, I have seen thousands. First, take a look at the pics, then I will explain: (You can click the pics to view larger views in a new page)

As you can see inside the circled blue line, the top of the faceplate is just a little shorter. This is called a 'no-fill' in the tool and die industry. Anyway, in all honesty, it really does not look that bad at all. Its just not 'perfect'.....so I cant sell it. SO..I thought I would give someone here a chance on it. I will actually do an even trade for a regular silver set that is not defective like this is. The back is perfect...nothing wrong with it. So if anyone wants it, make me an offer in email. This is a very rare thing that I would do, normally I would just take the dumb faceplate and throw it away, and not even bother, but for some reason, I chose not to this time. It really is a nice set. So what do you think....anyone interested?

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by drymartini69

Its just not 'perfect'.....so I cant sell it. SO..I thought I would give someone here a chance on it. I will actually do an even trade for a regular silver set that is not defective like this is. The back is perfect...nothing wrong with it. So if anyone wants it, make me an offer in email. This is a very rare thing that I would do, normally I would just take the dumb faceplate and throw it away, and not even bother, but for some reason, I chose not to this time. It really is a nice set. So what do you think....anyone interested?

Email sent Chad

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

Email sent Chad

Alrighty then! We have a deal. Im glad that this set of faceplates will find a nice new home!! Thanks bud.

Chad Martini

Posted by: CoRupT

I love your work chad but too bad i sold the v635, hopefully moto will release new phones with metal faceplates

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoRupT

I love your work chad but too bad i sold the v635, hopefully moto will release new phones with metal faceplates

Hey thank you very much. I really do appreciate your comment on my artwork, and thank you everybody else that I missed. Its my artwork. And I sure hope so as well, that Moto releases more new phones with REPLACABLE metal faceplates. Yes the Razr is cool, has metal faceplates, but man its just a pain in my ***....to be blunt. The average person wants cool faceplates for it, but has no idea what is required to chage the faceplates, which just complicates everything. Not to get all into that....

Anyway, I really do hope that Moto comes out with some more cool phones with replacable metal faceplates. For the sake of my future baby! Speaking of which, I dont think I have shared the good news with all of you....my wife and I just found out on Monday December 5th that she is pregnant with our first! We both are so extremely excited! Her due date is August 12th. We dont know the gender yet...its still too early, but as soon as the baby is ready to reveal what he or she is.....were definitely going to find out.

OK, sorry, got off topic there, so ya, please make more metal faceplates Motorola!

Posted by: Donkey

WHOOOEEEH, Congratulation! I too sold my V635 and staying with Verizon using a Verizon V3c. I sure hope they would come up with some replaceable faceplate so I can get some from you. Your work is truely an art! There is no comparison out there. Please take good care of your wife from now on, not to let her lift heavy stuff....

Posted by: Flyinace2000

Ok, i just read this entire thread. I am definetly going to do a core exchange. Now here is the big question. Flat black or Royal Blue.

If i get the royal blue it will match my iPod

Choices Choices Choices

-Will

PS
iPod painted by www.colorwarepc.com

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flyinace2000

Ok, i just read this entire thread. I am definetly going to do a core exchange. Now here is the big question. Flat black or Royal Blue.

If i get the royal blue it will match my iPod

Choices Choices Choices

-Will

Not to confuse you any more than necessary....I would choose neither. I would personally go for the Blue Stardust:

Thats just my opinion. But thats why I have many colors, uh, ya, to confuse you. lol

Posted by: Flyinace2000

I def don't like the blue star dust. Any way you can color match my iPod?

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flyinace2000

I def don't like the blue star dust. Any way you can color match my iPod?

Sorry, cant match colors. The colors that I have, are the colors that I have.

Posted by: Flyinace2000

What is the current status of the Core Exchange proccess? I only have one face plate, do you offer a exhange program where I pay full price for a face place and when i send you my old one you refund me part of the price?

Posted by: a2kt1c

Since this thread is about v635 faceplates I guess it wont matter if I post something that has to do about housings. Well my question is, does anybody know where I can find a Moto V635 Housing Change Guide/Tutorial?

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by a2kt1c

Since this thread is about v635 faceplates I guess it wont matter if I post something that has to do about housings. Well my question is, does anybody know where I can find a Moto V635 Housing Change Guide/Tutorial?

Check out the last thread where you asked, I posted a link for you.
Here's a link to the link.

Posted by: ThePaolo

My only gripe is the back cover, the thing doesn't want to snap in.

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePaolo

My only gripe is the back cover, the thing doesn't want to snap in.

That's a bit of an out of the blue statement, are you talking about Chads work, or what a2kt1c and I were talking about?

Posted by: ThePaolo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

That's a bit of an out of the blue statement, are you talking about Chads work, or what a2kt1c and I were talking about?

The stock OEM battery cover.

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThePaolo

The stock OEM battery cover.

Ah.
Never had that problem, the back plate does come off when I plug in my datacable while having the black ripples on, hardly an issue for me though. I figure it's because of the extra texture of the material.
Why don't you email chad, I'm sure he has a solution for you.

Posted by: Flyinace2000

Just got my Royal Blue faceplate and battery door from Chad. LOOKS AMAZING. Pictures to follow!

Posted by: Flyinace2000

View the Whole Set on Flickr

Posted by: Himself

Definitely looking good!

Posted by: Himself

Quote:

Originally Posted by drymartini69

OK, check this out. I have had this one single set of Orange faceplates since last August. I would have, and very well could have definitely sold it by now, but the front faceplate has a factory defect. It is unlike any other front faceplate that I have ever seen, and believe me, I have seen thousands. First, take a look at the pics, then I will explain: (You can click the pics to view larger views in a new page)

Got em, they look great!

I don't even have to take pix, because you already did that

Posted by: drymartini69

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himself

Just give me a call at 814-450-3251 which is my business cell phone, and I will simply explain to you how you can fix this. It is a problem with all Moto V600/V620/V635 phones, and there are some solutions. It basically has to do with the spring that makes that silver tab pop out. Basically just take apart the phone, and squeeze the spring together more to put more tension on it, and that is one way to fix it. Call me for more info.

Chad

Posted by: christian691

Chad- got the orange and gloss white faceplates in yesterday and they look GREAT. Pics to come later.

In the meantime, I'm having the same trouble with the back piece popping out/being loose. I tried bending the metal so that the silver tab has more room to pop out. It kinda works, but if you have a better way can you post it here?

Posted by: drymartini69

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Originally Posted by christian691

Chad- got the orange and gloss white faceplates in yesterday and they look GREAT. Pics to come later.

In the meantime, I'm having the same trouble with the back piece popping out/being loose. I tried bending the metal so that the silver tab has more room to pop out. It kinda works, but if you have a better way can you post it here?

I know your faceplates are good, cause I test every single one first before I ship em on out. What ya need to do is what I said in the post above. Put more tension on the spring that pops out the silver tab. See, the tab is all flimsy now, and it barely works, but once you put some more tension on it, it pops out nice and firm, and it works a hell of a lot better, trust me.

Hmmm, maybe I should make a little tutorial on how to do this to make it easier....sure, ok, ill do it. Infact, it is so easy, I can probably make a simple little video too....

More to follow later hopefully...

Let us all know how you make out.

Chad

Posted by: ThePaolo

Thanks, the video would help me out too.

My tab is beginning to get flimsy.

Posted by: christian691

Here are some pics of the faceplates I got...

First the gloss white

then the orange

See the rest here.

Posted by: eyesonly6587

wow, the orange and white looks very good!

Posted by: drymartini69

Alrighty, I have made the video on how to fix your back faceplate being loose and not snapping properly on your V600/V620/V635 phone. This video is 3 Minutes and 43 Seconds long. It is 9.45 Mb in file size. It will play with Windows Media Player. To save this video to your computer, right click while hovering your mouse over the link, and select 'save target as'. Save it to your desktop or wherever you wish. Or just click the link and it should work.

I take absolutely no responsibility for your phone if you break it doing this. If you have any questions, ASK FIRST! I made this video to try to help you out, so good luck!

Oh, and I also wanted to say, when you bend the spring to make it tighter, do NOT bend it so that it is really tight. Just bend it just enough to put more tension on the spring. If you take apart the phone, and bend this spring over and over again, it will eventually break from being bent so much. I broke one of mine, and this is how I know that....lol. Just bend it once, and let it be at that.

HERE IS THE VIDEO

PS, turn up your speakers!

Chad Martini

Posted by: christian691

Great instructions Chad- thanks!

Posted by: ThePaolo

Great video!

I'll be doing this whenver I get the proper screw driver... I have a flat nose one that fits fine, but I'm worried about stripping the screws lol.

Posted by: Donkey

Well, to late for me. What I did was to cut a little piece of thin plastic (old sim card, credit card..) and slided it between the bottom of the battery and bottom. It worked.

Posted by: a2kt1c

Anyone have the "Mirror Black" faceplates on their Moto V600i/v620? [NOT V600] If so I would like to see it. Thanks

Posted by: REBEL021

There the same plates

Posted by: soccerdude1239

Yeah, they're the same plates, but he wanted to see them with the black housing, I believe.

Posted by: Himself

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Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

Yeah, they're the same plates, but he wanted to see them with the black housing, I believe.

man, that could only look awesome!

Posted by: drymartini69

Go Steelers!

Posted by: a2kt1c

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Originally Posted by soccerdude1239

Yeah, they're the same plates, but he wanted to see them with the black housing, I believe.

Yeah I want to see the the Mirror Black faceplates from metalfaceplates.com on a V620. If anybody got some on their please post pics. Thanks

Posted by: ThePaolo

dry, thanks for the video!

It worked like a charm.

I went through 15 minuites of hell when I dropped a screw... I found it though. Found it CSI Style

But it has a lot of affect. Thanks for your contributions.

Posted by: soccerdude1239

(keeps eyes open)

Posted by: Rich_aka_Wig

Here's my V635xMetalFacePlatesxLouis Vuitton...

(Obviously I did that myself (^-^))

Faceplates are nice, although reckon I should've got the gloss white (rather than pearl white) after seeing 'christian961's' piece since it's brighter. On the other hand, there's no stubby antenna to match. Decisions, decisions...

Posted by: ThePaolo

I'm thinking the yellow would match well with the LED hole.

Anybody have nice close ups of yellow and the front?

Posted by: hytran

Just got my dark greens in last week...

It actually looks darker in person, almost a British racing green...

Posted by: hofolikeamofo

like a nice triumph?

Posted by: hofolikeamofo

your avatar image totally pwns the hell out of mine

it makes me think mint chocolate chip; my fav ice cream

Posted by: hytran

Now that you mention it, I could go for some of that myself...

Posted by: hytran

And now, here with an opposing viewpoint, is cnn.cn's gloss black faceplates. As long as I was ordering, I got a new lens, bezel and metal plate (with a shiny new M logo)...

3M fine cut rubbing compound and 3M plastic polish work wonders on the bezel. It's a real dust magnet now

Posted by: Alpha43

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Originally Posted by hytran

And now, here with an opposing viewpoint, is cnn.cn's gloss black faceplates. As long as I was ordering, I got a new lens, bezel and metal plate (with a shiny new M logo)...

3M fine cut rubbing compound and 3M plastic polish work wonders on the bezel. It's a real dust magnet now

Hello,
Where did you get the black antenna? how much was it for the whole package?Thanks
~Alpha~

Posted by: a2kt1c

Thats a v620 antenna (Correct me if Im wrong) You can find those at cnn.cn or some at EBAY.

Posted by: Alpha43

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Originally Posted by a2kt1c

I would like to know where you got that cap antenna as well? THANKS

Hello,
I was considering on getting this, but i have a couple of concerns, How is the finish on the plates? Does it get finger prints easy? Does it scratch easy? And personally does it look to "Blinged out" in person cuz i wouldnt want it to look overdone either. I was just wondering all these questions since its expensive! So i got to make sure im going to be happy, i was also considering getting the black gloss one from cnn.cn . Thank you for the input.
~Alpha~

Posted by: Himself

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Originally Posted by Alpha43

If you are refering to chads work, all those Qs and more are already answered I believe, just start at page one and read all the posts. Anyway, for the mirrorblack, of course they get fingerprints easily. That's just the way it is for that kind of finish unfortunately.

Posted by: hytran

Alpha43 -

I got my black antenna from eBay, but yes, cnn.cn does have them as well for a bit more $ - look in the V600 or V620 section.

As far as a comparison of the OEM black faceplates from cnn.cn and the powder coated green faceplates from Chad, I offer the following...

Look closely at the green picture - you should be able to discern a slight "orange peel" on the battery cover. Yes, the finish is glossy, but it's not mirror smooth. So, like a textured refrigerator, fingerprints don't show up. It's inherent in the coating - see http://www.saf.com/rightfinish.html[/url] where it says One note of caution about powders: they are prone to orange peel and the coating may appear to be textured.

The OEM faceplates are like glass and pickup fingerprints like mad. Don't eat fried chicken then use your phone

As far as durability, I can't speak about the OEM faceplates as I just got them. Chad's should hold up VERY well - it's a nice, relatively thick coating that has stood up to a couple of 2' drops onto a bus and train floor.

Posted by: Alpha43

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Originally Posted by hytran

Alpha43 -

I got my black antenna from eBay, but yes, cnn.cn does have them as well for a bit more $ - look in the V600 or V620 section.

As far as a comparison of the OEM black faceplates from cnn.cn and the powder coated green faceplates from Chad, I offer the following...

Look closely at the green picture - you should be able to discern a slight "orange peel" on the battery cover. Yes, the finish is glossy, but it's not mirror smooth. So, like a textured refrigerator, fingerprints don't show up. It's inherent in the coating - see http://www.saf.com/rightfinish.html[/url] where it says One note of caution about powders: they are prone to orange peel and the coating may appear to be textured.

The OEM faceplates are like glass and pickup fingerprints like mad. Don't eat fried chicken then use your phone

I see thanks alot for the info, my only concern is the price! Why couldnt it be like the good old days with my v600 get the face plate for like 20 bucks. Maybe he can give me a deal if i order 2? Also before in my first post above i was refferring to the Chrome plates from chad. Any input on that?
~Alpha~

Posted by: hytran

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Originally Posted by Alpha43

Send him a note - he'll do a core exchange if you send him your old faceplates and charge you less.

As far as twofers, only Chad can speak for Chad

As far as the chrome (and 24k on the V600), well, um, can't say that I have much interest in those so I can't tell you a thing about it. However, having looked into doing my own triple-chrome plating for other projects at one time, I can tell you that the price is higher because the chemicals involved are dangerous and a lot of work is involved.

Posted by: Alpha43

Thanks alot for all of your feedback! Got to love this place! Well, does he have an email to ask him these questions? or do i have to go straight to the website.
~Alpha~

Posted by: hytran

Yeah, it's listed on his website. As is his number. And he's even contributed to this thread, so theres TWO places to come up with a contact method.

Unless you'd like me to write your e-mail for you, too

Posted by: Alpha43

if you want!

nah thats ok, i will see what ill do, and when i do ill post some pics of the phone, again thanks for all the input!
~Alpha~

Posted by: christian691

I'm selling my orange V635 faceplates here: http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=867967

Posted by: hytran

Well, I'm not sure many around here would understand someone wanting their faceplates to match their tractor, but...

I sent these faceplates off to a friend of a friend in IA that does powder coating (has access to 10K colors and will mix customs as well) - a darn nice match to the PPG acrylic enamel that's on the tractor:

Not bad for $15 plus shipping

BTW, it's called Federal Yellow if anyone cares