i bought mine from ebay, but that dude i bought from runs www.e-soughtafter.com check it out, they got hella shieet for the v3682's... from what i heard, there are not the same leds as the nokias.. diff voltage between the 2..
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My antenna is smaller than yours
Yeah, i would consider doing it myself if i knew how...
I've never soldered a thing in my life and i don't even know how to use a soldering iron...i wouldn't know where to begin...
Like i wouldn't want to kill my phone if you know what i mean...
Are the LEDs just the regular standard cell phone LEDs that go into Nokias and others?
Where did you buy your LEDs from anyways?...that's pretty cheap for LEDs...
ACropOLis
"life is so short...just realize that you aren't promised a tomorrow...everyday you get a chance to wake-up, you gotta be greatful, be greatful and ride this mother f*cker till the wheels fall off...live your life...ride this mother f*cker till the wheels fall off...and when its time to go, your gone, f*ck it...that's it...your not going to owe no-body, f*ck it...and if you do, your gone, they can't get it..."
a.k.a. Akineyle5
Why yes, that is a bag phone
i bought mine from ebay, but that dude i bought from runs www.e-soughtafter.com check it out, they got hella shieet for the v3682's... from what i heard, there are not the same leds as the nokias.. diff voltage between the 2..
My antenna is smaller than yours
I did check out www.e-soughtafter.com, but they seem kinda expensive though...so i'm just going to get my parts from overseas which will definitely be cheaper...
The person that runs e-soughtafter.com also gets her parts from there too...
The casing and parts are exactly the same and fit the overseas model of this phone anyways (v3688/v3688+/v3690)...
Finding and/or getting parts for the v3682 elsewhere shouldn't be a problem...
As for the LEDs, i did hear the same thing about the voltage being different, but i just wanted to confirm...
Didn't want to buy the LEDs and find out that they wouldn't work or would burn out the phone....
Thanks for the help jOnb...Cheers!
ACropOLis
Why yes, that is a bag phone
hey, you got lin for a site that sells v36xx cases from over seas? also, i know few places that sell cases from oversas, but the shippin price is crazy.. so perfer to get the housing from states.. i'm in canada
I've climbed a cellphone tower
That's the problem with the V8162. Those 4 buttons were tailored for the NA market for Wireless web use. Most aftermarket case makers go for the GSM phones. no matter. I modded my V8162 just fine by "melding" the original housing with the new one.Originally posted by Gabbana230
i am going completely CRAZY! i am trying to find ANY houisng that will fit the 8162!
BTW, I got the toolkit... AFTER I modded my phone. That tool kit will really protect your phone from getting screwdriver dings or scuffs, really nice.
The hardest things about changing the case are removing the top flip from the bottom flip (still haven't figured out a good way to do that) and removing the status indicator lens which locks the two casings together. The toolkit comes with a part JUST for removing the lens which is good.
Anyway this is the end result
Last edited by Vee8162; 07-21-2002 at 06:19 PM.
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"Keith's Law"
My antenna is smaller than yours
Actually, to be honest, the sites like www.e-soughtafter.com and www.gsmsquare.com overcharge you for the product rather than the shipping...
I know that GSMSquare charges a flat shipping rate of like $3.40 no matter what you buy...and E-SoughtAfter charges the US shipping costs (different for each product) + $1...however, they ship by regular mail, so it does become slow...
So actually, i think the shipping is resonable, but they screw you on the products they sell by overcharing by a lot...if you buy products direct from asia, then you are saving yourself a lot of money cause hey, they are getting their products from there anywayz...i estimate that for aftermarket parts...you will at least save yourself 50% or more of what you would normally pay...
The quality of the products that you see on those web sites are essentially all the same...they all get their products from asia, and those products are naturally all made in China anywayz...so you get the picture...those products that you buy in asia are not inferior in any way from those on the web sites...just that they are charging you an arm and a leg for cheap parts that they can buy for a fraction of the price that you would normally pay...we are smarter than that...we don't need to buy from them...hehe
BTW, Vee8162...nice phone...
ACropOLis
Why yes, that is a bag phone
then, where do u recommend buyin v3682 housings from? are there any asian sites?
My antenna is smaller than yours
Asian sites?...hardly....
If you have any friends/family/relatives that are travelling back to asia then just ask them to have a look for you...you can almost find these parts at any cell phone shops because most of them do cell modding...
In asain though...you need to buy the v3688/v3688+/v3690 casings since they won't have the v3682 causes because they probably never heard of the v3682...either one of those model casings will fit the v3682 i believe...
Like i said...you will save yourself money if you do it this way, rather than buying online...since they tend to have large profit margins...
ACropOLis
Why yes, that is a bag phone
heh.. yeah but i dunno anyone headin up there any time soon..
My antenna is smaller than yours
Actually...
I just talked with my sources and they said that they can get me parts for real cheap in China...
Basically the housing can be bought for half the price they sell on those websites...its horrible how much profit they really make by ripping us off...the housings should be around $10usd and the flashing MOTO antennas are $6usd a piece...(this is for the v3682 only, i don't know about other motorola mods for other phones...)...however, only thing is that they don't really sell the tool kit, which isn't too much of a problem...
Just thought i would let you know what the prices are people...Cheers
ACropOLis
Why yes, that is a bag phone
can you hook me up with yer sources? i need to get some shiznit..
My antenna is smaller than yours
Ummm...
I really wish i could, but i'm just getting someone to bring me back some stuff and i don't even know if they are going to do it...so i'm a little sketchy on the details myself...I'll get more info and let you know...if i don't get the stuff myself then i guess i'm SOL...:rolleyes2
ACropOLis
My antenna is smaller than yours
Hmmm....
I got a question...
Does anyone konw what kind of LEDs does the Motorola v3682 use? Is it just the standard 0603 LEDs or are they different?...
I heard that the voltage is different but can anyone give me a firm answer?
Thanx~
ACropOLis
I've climbed a cellphone tower
Wow Vee8162
Vee8162
Holy crap your V8162 looks sick good. Can you provide more details on how you modified the V3682 to fit your phone? I am actually thinking of getting the V3682 to V66 conversion case and trying to modify it for my V8162. Can you post more pics and stuff?
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I have a blue tooth
i think that might be possible..hey..someone from Massachusetts!! yay!Originally posted by SpineDoc
Vee8162
Holy crap your V8162 looks sick good. Can you provide more details on how you modified the V3682 to fit your phone? I am actually thinking of getting the V3682 to V66 conversion case and trying to modify it for my V8162. Can you post more pics and stuff?
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