Back cover not fitting

[Guest isambard]

Is there a trick to getting the back cover on? After taking the cover on and off several times, the bottom right corner no longer 'clips in' and there a 1mm gap.

Does anyone else have this problem, and if not, what is the trick to getting the cover back on properly?

[Guest swoopsta]

I have this too, any help appreciated !

[Guest Rusty!]

Looking at the back cover, there are no clips down at the very bottom, so I would imagine it's common.

[Guest HMZX]

Is there a trick to getting the back cover on? After taking the cover on and off several times, the bottom right corner no longer 'clips in' and there a 1mm gap.

Does anyone else have this problem, and if not, what is the trick to getting the cover back on properly?

no offence, but does that 1mm gap actually concern you?

[Guest nunoar]

I have the same issue since day 1. lol

[Guest eLJay]

I have the same issue since day 1. lol

Mine is fine.

Though should I have this problem I do wonder if removing the remaining clips and the use of small magnets would solve it?

[Guest Azurren]

Obvious question but you are aligning top to bottom right?

(Align the power button first then it should just clip down)

[Guest curl66]

got some swiss SF , first 4 fit perfekt. last 3 were awful . try to fix it with a hot air gun so i can make the cover fit better.

[Guest RussellS]

The first one I got was like that. If I removed the battery then the cover would clip on fine but as soon as you fit the battery then the bottom corner just won't stay clipped together. I think the battery isn't sitting quite flat and is protruding a fraction. I took mi SF back and got it swapped because of that and the replacement is fine.

I did think that if you remove the paper label wrapped round the battery then it might just make it a little thinner and allow the back to clip on properly.

[Guest Andr0ider]

Yes, it seems that back cover made a little bigger than needed.

Did something like this: hold back cover in very hot water and then pressed bottom right lock on the cover to make it more tight. This really helped.

[Guest Ricksy75]

Try "rubbing" the battery on a flat surface to force the sticker flatter,helped mine fit a bit better without having to press really hard to close it properly.

[Guest jamidodger1]

erhh Ive got that problem but with the top left camera part of the case :/ any idea's / fix's

[Guest jasonXXx]

erhh Ive got that problem but with the top left camera part of the case :/ any idea's / fix's

Lol top right for me.

[Guest isambard]

Try "rubbing" the battery on a flat surface to force the sticker flatter,helped mine fit a bit better without having to press really hard to close it properly.

if i take the battery out, the cover fits flush.

i started to peel the sticker battery off, but then noticed the underside had foil on it. i'm not sure if something bad would happen if the sticker was removed so i left it on. i might try to sand it down a bit.

[Guest jshrichard]

Have exactly the same problem with mine, almost as if the back cover is slightly to wide. All ive done is take the cover off and put the tiniest bit of blu-tac in each corner. Not the most high tech of solutions but it works, you cant tell by looking at it and lets face know one else knows except you.

[Guest Scoopading]

erhh Ive got that problem but with the top left camera part of the case :/ any idea's / fix's

Same. If you put the top left part of the case on first, and hold it firmly to the front of the case by pinching just above where the camera lens is, then clip the rest of the case on, it should get a better grip, but it can work itself loose again.

The other thing you can try is, once you have it on, grip that part and the front of the case together and pinch extremely firmly. Obviously not so hard that you'll snap the plastic, but something halfway approaching that. That seemed to really help, for me at least. Just be sure, when you do put the pressure on, that it's on the plastic lip at the front top edge of the case and not the portion where the screen is! Putting a lot of pressure on the screen portion is probably not a good idea :lol:

[Guest Phoenix Silver]

Same. If you put the top left part of the case on first, and hold it firmly to the front of the case by pinching just above where the camera lens is, then clip the rest of the case on, it should get a better grip, but it can work itself loose again.

The other thing you can try is, once you have it on, grip that part and the front of the case together and pinch extremely firmly. Obviously not so hard that you'll snap the plastic, but something halfway approaching that. That seemed to really help, for me at least. Just be sure, when you do put the pressure on, that it's on the plastic lip at the front top edge of the case and not the portion where the screen is! Putting a lot of pressure on the screen portion is probably not a good idea :lol:

worked for me thanks

with the top left tip :)

[Guest Ron=)]

You guys are nuts.. I'd be looking for an excuse to return my OSF to get a replacement and hope that it's OLED. Plenty of the refurbs are actually OLED models!

[Guest machode]

buy one of the cases specially made for the phone, fixed the problem and the creaking for me.

[Guest Reading1800]

buy one of the cases specially made for the phone, fixed the problem and the creaking for me.

Hi which one did you buy?

[Guest Ricey155]

i find a gentle massage do the job nicely, never fits perfect 1st time a little massage and its away :lol:

[Guest machode]

Hi which one did you buy?

i bought the ones timeblast is selling. they are the nilkin ones from china, check out the suitable cases thread for links to his ebay auctions. holds the phone together brilliantly, no creaking anymore, feels a lot more solid. cheers

Edited January 23, 2011 by machode

[Guest machode]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Orange-San-Francisco...=item3f06b807b2

thats the link.