eBay replacement battery cover

[Chris_c81]

Small Phillips (cross head)

 

[Lobster!]

Can somebody help me find black speaker grills? I can't seem to find any, and I really don't want gunmetal gray ones anymore.

 

[Chris_c81]

Can somebody help me find black speaker grills? I can't seem to find any, and I really don't want gunmetal gray ones anymore.

I don't think you'll find pure black ones. HTC don't have a model that uses them. The Harman Kardon black model had champagne coloured speaker grilles. Closest you'll get is grey.

 

[Lobster!]

I don't think you'll find pure black ones. HTC don't have a model that uses them. The Harman Kardon black model had champagne coloured speaker grilles. Closest you'll get is grey.

So I made a really interesting discovery today.. The m8 eye on display in the local electronic shop has black speaker grilles pity we couldn't have an entirely black stock phone.. Here are some comparison pictures, not taken too well, coz I looked like a lunatic standing there with two m8s side by side taking pictures with a third m8

Last two pictures show absence of the small vertical line on the back body, and the code of the phone.. Tell me what you guys think!


Edit: so after googling a bit, I saw that all the m8 eyes have black speakers, even the silver ones! Also, the silver eye has black plastic inserts unlike the original m8
Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk

Are you sure? What about this one? Cause I looked on Ebay and they do sell black ones but every account is out of stock :/

 

[Chris_c81]

Are you sure? What about this one? Cause I looked on Ebay and they do sell black ones but every account is out of stock :/

Yes I stand corrected. Did not realise the M8 EYE had black ones. I've not seen them myself.

Edit: some listed on Ali as 'black' but no knowing for sure if they are:

Brand New Top Camera Bottom Cover For HTC One M8 Front Face Housing Speaker Grill Cap Free Shipping
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...t-Face-Housing-Speaker-Grill/32289300388.html
(from AliExpress Android)

 

[fcasini]

Hi guys,
I wanted to change my scratched battery cover but the service center asked me 260$ to do it!!!
I'm going to place an order to Aliexpress for a new battery cover and I will follow the ifix guide and all the previous posts to change it.
It seems to me that there is no way to get a battery cover with Ncf antenna included..is it right?
thanks to all
ciao
fausto

 

[Chris_c81]

Hi guys,
I wanted to change my scratched battery cover but the service center asked me 260$ to do it!!!
I'm going to place an order to Aliexpress for a new battery cover and I will follow the ifix guide and all the previous posts to change it.
It seems to me that there is no way to get a battery cover with Ncf antenna included..is it right?
thanks to all
ciao
fausto

Just heat up the existing chip, peel it off and apply new case. Done it twice no problems.

 

[fcasini]

Just heat up the existing chip, peel it off and apply new case. Done it twice no problems.

thank you very much Chris,
I'll try it.
ciao

 

[Bucika]

@Chris_c81 or anybody else for that meeter..

I am getting m8 in few day's (130€ all working, just the housing is in bad shape), and I've already ordered new back housing from Aliexpres..
Now my phone has creaked camera lens.. dose it come with the housing? Did yours?

I'll be probably ordering front LCD also, is there something that I have to be careful for when I order? Any tips?

And my main concern, is the IR blaster on housing? I mean not IR but the black plastic on the top? If not, any ideas where can I buy it?

Thanks.

 

[Chris_c81]

@Chris_c81 or anybody else for that meeter..

I am getting m8 in few day's (130€ all working, just the housing is in bad shape), and I've already ordered new back housing from Aliexpres..
Now my phone has creaked camera lens.. dose it come with the housing? Did yours?

I'll be probably ordering front LCD also, is there something that I have to be careful for when I order? Any tips?

And my main concern, is the IR blaster on housing? I mean not IR but the black plastic on the top? If not, any ideas where can I buy it?

Thanks.

Hey mate, to address your points:

- Yes camera lens comes with the rear housing.

- I've no experience replacing the LCD but check iFixIt's Teardown for a guide. I think it's a whole lot trickier then just a simple housing replacement.

- The black part forms same part as rear housing so replace the rear housing you replace the black part also

Good luck!

 

[Bucika]

Thanks mate!! I've already saw the guide on iFix it! I'll give it a go!
Will report and post pics, when and if it goes my way!

 

[ext109]

I made my phone blue couple days back. Went pretty well! Only problem is that I accidentally did damage the black trim around the body, which I thought was part of housing so didn't treat with care. Is there any (easy) way to fix it?

Sent from my One M8 using Tapatalk

 

[Chris_c81]

I made my phone blue couple days back. Went pretty well! Only problem is that I accidentally did damage the black trim around the body, which I thought was part of housing so didn't treat with care. Is there any (easy) way to fix it?

Sent from my One M8 using Tapatalk

Unfortunately not. I nicked mine in a few places too but on the whole, minimal damage. It forms part of the main guts of the phone so its not an easy task replacing it.

 

[h8rift]

I made my phone blue couple days back. Went pretty well! Only problem is that I accidentally did damage the black trim around the body, which I thought was part of housing so didn't treat with care. Is there any (easy) way to fix it?

Sent from my One M8 using Tapatalk

Yeah, its a separate piece. Seems like the m8 is three pieces deep:

Display
Mid-housing
Rear housing

The mid housing handles that black plastic trim. I got one from aliexpress and didn't end up using it.

If anyone would like it, I have it up on Swappa's boneyard. Comes with gunmetal speaker grills.

Know that it will be a fairly in-depth process to remove those cables under the rear housing to free up removal of the mid housing. Review ifixit's guide thoroughly if you plan on doing this
replacement.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk

 

[ext109]

Something else I've noticed on the blue M8 is that the speaker covers look very plastic-y and glossy, which does not match the rest of the body AT ALL... Does anyone know of there's a more authentic looking one available anywhere?

Sent from the One

 

[bombo_b]

I made my phone blue couple days back. Went pretty well! Only problem is that I accidentally did damage the black trim around the body, which I thought was part of housing so didn't treat with care. Is there any (easy) way to fix it?

Sent from my One M8 using Tapatalk

You are referring to the midframe/bezel here.its the part of the m8 that the display assembly is glued to. And also all the phone parts are attached to it: battery,tap speaker,Cameras,sim and sd slots.
Not a diy repair unfortunately.

If its dented just gently shave it with a razor blade (i said gently)