Removing c500 fascia WITHOUT voiding warranty!, I've done it. It's fiddly, but possible. |
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 Sep 13 2005, 02:15
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 Hardcore  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others...  |
Well, as I was a bit bored during an install tonight, and after putting my mpx220 back together I thought I'd see if this was possible and...
it is! Remove the ariel cover, remove the 2 screws at the top of the frame, the 2 at the bottom and the small philips under the bluetooth sticker, prise the fascia away and hinge on the keypad ribbon side, when hinged open remove the 4 philips holding the keypad and your fascia's off and your warranty sticker is intact. Wear gloves ( unlike me) and no-one need know you've ever been inside.... Now gotta clean the prints off and re-assemble... anything else you guys want to see in bits? done my m2000, mpx200, mpx220, c500...I know! My M500!........maybe tomorrow night....?... Richard
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Number of downloads: 975-------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Sep 13 2005, 16:26
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 2nd December 2004 Member No.: 100,170 |
what does the screw under the void sticker hold ?
can we have more pic's but in focus this time, I would like to strip my phone without damaging the void sticker has I have loads of dust under the screen thanks |
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Sep 13 2005, 17:54
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(cat999 @ Sep 13 2005, 17:26) what does the screw under the void sticker hold ? can we have more pic's but in focus this time, I would like to strip my phone without damaging the void sticker has I have loads of dust under the screen thanks  Sorry, can't get in focus AND close up with this camera. Try and get the service manual from www.spv-developers.com or google for it - the screw under the void sticker holds the board to the chassis. Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Sep 13 2005, 18:26
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Hey, very interesting
 He´s right, there are only four screws in the front cover, the two unter the antenna cover and the two screws near the battery cover button. It´s the same for C550 (checked a C550 ans a C500 front cover, only four screws). Greetings, Newchurch -------------------- :: Apple iphone - 4GB - with T-Mobile SIM working ; )))
:: HTV Touch - 4GB Micro-SD, T-Mobile Germany :: Polished Orange SPV C500 - "Polished Edition" *** phone sold *** :: mobilejoe.de - the german windows smartphone community |
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Sep 14 2005, 13:45
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 14th September 2005 Member No.: 149,402 Device(s): C500 |
Hello all. I'm a long time lurker of this forum, and this has prompted me make my first post.
I've had a C500 for 8 months and have slowly watched the dust build up, to the point where it's really annoying - especially outdoors. I've been toying with sending it back to HTC, but after reading about others recent experiences with HTC, I was worried about being charged for it as it's got a few bashes etc and thought they might claim they dust is due to damage. Didn't want to open the case myself though and void the warranty. This post was fantastic news for me though, many thanks. My phone is now as dust free as the day it arrived. Took about 30 minutes - most of that was trying to get the bl**dy aerial cover off though, easy though once you realise which way to pull & push. Reckon I can easily do it in under 10 minutes in future. So for all those wondering about this, go on - have a go. Worked a treat for me. Many thanks to fluffcat1/Richard Steve |
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Sep 14 2005, 16:21
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 28th March 2005 Member No.: 120,062 Device(s): SPV C500 |
Wouldn't mind having a go at this... but whats the aerial cover?
When I take the battery out I see 3 screws - they all have to come out right? |
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Sep 14 2005, 16:29
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(BanziBarn @ Sep 14 2005, 17:21) Wouldn't mind having a go at this... but whats the aerial cover? When I take the battery out I see 3 screws - they all have to come out right? Nope, only 2 of the 3 you can currently see need to be removed. The ariel cover is the bit at the top on the back of the phone - there's another 2 under there, and there's one under the sticker under the minisd card, that holds the keypad in that needs removing. Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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Sep 14 2005, 17:43
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 28th March 2005 Member No.: 120,062 Device(s): SPV C500 |
QUOTE(fluffcat1 @ Sep 14 2005, 17:29) Nope, only 2 of the 3 you can currently see need to be removed. The ariel cover is the bit at the top on the back of the phone - there's another 2 under there, and there's one under the sticker under the minisd card, that holds the keypad in that needs removing. Richard Is it the bottom two I need to remove?  Edit: I've read the first post again and its answered my question
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Sep 14 2005, 18:28
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 Enthusiast  Group: Posters Posts: 202 Joined: 6th June 2005 Member No.: 133,302 Device(s): V1415 |
QUOTE(Stevo C @ Sep 14 2005, 13:45) most of that was trying to get the bl**dy aerial cover off though, easy though once you realise which way to pull & push. So which way DO you pull & push Steve ? thanks, Graham |
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Sep 15 2005, 10:49
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 28th March 2005 Member No.: 120,062 Device(s): SPV C500 |
QUOTE(Wombleuk @ Sep 14 2005, 19:28) So which way DO you pull & push Steve ? thanks, Graham Just logged on to ask the same question! Also, what size screwdriver heads am I after?? This post has been edited by BanziBarn: Sep 15 2005, 12:01 |
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Sep 15 2005, 14:29
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 14th September 2005 Member No.: 149,402 Device(s): C500 |
The aerial cover has 2 lugs that hook by the power button and IR and 2 spring legs at the end nearest the battery.
Refer to the pinned dis-assembly instructions for some pictures What I didn't realise was the direction the cover came off. 1. Lay phone face down 2. Release one spring catch on aerial cover, by inserting a flat bladed screwdriver at approx 30 deg to horizontal and pushing the spring leg TOWARDS the power button/IR. (I used a 1.2mm jewellers screw driver, reckon that anything that fits through the hole would do though) Pull that side of the aerial cover UPWARDS i.e. the opposite direction from keypad, NOT towards the power button/IR, until the clip is released. If you look through the 2 small holes from the battery compartment side with a torch, you can make out the position of the spring legs, they're black. 3. Repeat for other clip. 4. Rotate aerial cover around top edge of chassis to release lugs Oh, and to seperate the front cover from the chassis after the screws were removed - I used a tesco clubcard, just the job. Hope that helps Steve |
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Sep 15 2005, 14:39
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 Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 17,048 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
Nice picture, if you get really bored you could always make a post like my MPX200 one. May even make it a sticky post
 http://www.modaco.com/How_to_strip_the_MPX...ED-t110833.html -------------------- 3 mobile where the words "customer" and "service" only exists in the dictionary
Smartphone and PocketPC History SPV, E100, E200, C500, C550, C600 (MoDaCo Edition), MPX200, MPX220, MIO8380, Voq Pro, Lobster 700, JasJar, Vario  New and updated Smartphone History Life's too fast can I get off and walk for a bit? I used to be top poster....... |
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Sep 15 2005, 22:46
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 2nd December 2004 Member No.: 100,170 |
Well I did it nice and clean
I took the plunge and stripped my spv c500 just to help those who are thinking of doing the same it’s not that difficult the hardest thing is the top part of the phone that covers the Arial. I’ve added some photo’s hope they help Nice clean screen mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm just a note to thank fluffcat1 for the original thread
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Sep 18 2005, 09:40
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 2nd December 2004 Member No.: 100,170 |
Well I’ve got to say I’m amazed at the lack of interest in this post.
fluffcat1 has gone to all the trouble of giving people a detail description of how to dismantle your phone without voiding the warranty. This enables you to clean the screen and I get the impression from the replies about 2 or 3 people have give it a go so far. The main reason I’m amazed is that on this forum under (ORANGE SPV C500 DUST ISSUE) there has been so far 292 replies 22,360 views on this issue, in other words lots and lots of dust. |
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Sep 19 2005, 13:08
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 85 Joined: 28th January 2005 Member No.: 107,294 Device(s): C500 |
Done mine, thanks for the tip. Quite difficult to get rid of the dust in a normal room though. I used a compressed air spray and a soft glasses-cloth but there are still odd specs.
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Sep 19 2005, 13:50
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 337 Joined: 22nd November 2004 From: Mirfield, W.Yorkshire, UK Member No.: 66,050 Device(s): SPV c500 + Qtek S110 |
You are a very clever person.
I stripped my C500 ages ago and ripped the crap out of the top part of the silver case as someone had said to use a small screwdriver on the lip beside the power button. It came off but made a mess. Just tried that on another c500 and it was a doddle. -------------------- I was walking past a building and I saw a man standing high up on a ledge. “Jump! Jump!” I started yelling. What happened next would haunt me for the rest of my days: the man came down from the building and beat the living daylights out of me.
-Jack Handy |
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Sep 19 2005, 16:57
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 55 Joined: 2nd December 2004 Member No.: 100,170 |
I bet it looks better patp
And remember the next time you strip your phone it will be so easy This post has been edited by cat999: Sep 19 2005, 17:06 |
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Sep 20 2005, 09:42
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 85 Joined: 28th January 2005 Member No.: 107,294 Device(s): C500 |
QUOTE(cat999 @ Sep 19 2005, 17:57) I bet it looks better patp And remember the next time you strip your phone it will be so easy I certainly does, I'm very glad I had a go. |
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Sep 20 2005, 16:23
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 98 Joined: 28th March 2005 Member No.: 120,062 Device(s): SPV C500 |
QUOTE(patp @ Sep 20 2005, 10:42) I certainly does, I'm very glad I had a go. I just need to get myself the tools and I'll be on the case!
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Sep 20 2005, 19:14
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Hardcore Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 1,521 Joined: 22nd August 2005 Member No.: 145,647 Device(s): 8500 amongst others... |
QUOTE(BanziBarn @ Sep 20 2005, 17:23) I just need to get myself the tools and I'll be on the case! errr, don't you mean *in* the case?.....  Richard -------------------- '....It's been out in Japan nearly 3 weeks - where's yours?'
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