Guest sporkguy Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Hey guys, I need your help please. I'm basically in need of a new rear battery cover for my Desire, as it's become very scratched over the 3 months I've owned it. When I take a photo now it's very blurry and misty, and without the cover on it's perfect.. boo :D I've tried to find a normal rear cover on eBay/Google but the closest I've found is a silver one from mobilefun for £17 - not really what I'm after! Does anyone know anywhere I can pick up an original one cheap? I can get an insurance replacement for £15 from Orange if it comes to it, but I'd rather not have to re-root etc! Cheers :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DjipOner Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Look here : http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?partner=modaco&i=199270 ;-) Avaible Sunday 5th September :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abnormal1 Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 I just recently purchase mine from here Should arrive this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buttonsandzips Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 If you are Orange they will replace it once for free, even if you don't have insurance. I cracked the lens cover on mine and they sent me a new one no quibbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tomdibom Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 OR: visit your local watchmaker and ask him if he replaces the scratched cover with sapphire glass. Should cost about 10 - 20$. I read reports about that in a german forum and they were all enthusiastic. There's almost no way you can scratch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arty Marty Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 OR: visit your local watchmaker and ask him if he replaces the scratched cover with sapphire glass. Should cost about 10 - 20$. I read reports about that in a german forum and they were all enthusiastic. There's almost no way you can scratch that. What a cool idea!!! I have a watch glass made out of that stuff, I make a lot of metal sculptures and I am constantly wacking my watch on sharp bits of metal... the metal case of my watch is scratched to sh*t, but the saphire glass looks as good as the day I unboxed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chipyy Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) Before you splash on a new cover mate, google for "Displex". It's a plastic polish for taking scratches out of mobile screens (not glass ones) and camera lens covers. I thought it looked like cheap rubbish but figured for a couple of quid it was worth a punt before I splashed on a new back cover. It worked wonders. I had a whole weekend of festival photos ruined by mist and fog, looked like they'd been taken with a cheap ass crap camera phone. Now they are crystal clear again. I'm not 100% sure it got rid of the scratches, some people have suggested there is an anti-glare coating on the lens cover which gets a bit f-ed up, so maybe it just took the remains of that off, but either way my photos are back to the quality they are when the phone was new for a couple of quid. I know I sound a bit like a corporate shill here, I'd be happy to post some before and after shots if you want any further proof! :D Edited August 18, 2010 by chipyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sporkguy Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Excellent suggestions, thanks everyone. Think I'll give my jeweller a shot first, failing that Displex, then failing that ask Orange then failing that Expansys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arty Marty Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Brasso (for cleaning brass) is great for getting scratches out of things - including resurecting scratched CD/DVD discs.... it might be cheaper than the other stuff mentioned... and if you want to go realy tight-ass about it, toothpaste will work.. but takes even longer... Marty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sporkguy Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Brasso (for cleaning brass) is great for getting scratches out of things - including resurecting scratched CD/DVD discs.... it might be cheaper than the other stuff mentioned... and if you want to go realy tight-ass about it, toothpaste will work.. but takes even longer... Marty TOP TIP! We've got a can of Brasso in the workshop so I gave it a go for a few minutes and my lens is perfect again. I tip my cap at your sir, many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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