Carbon Fiber Battery Cover

over2land · Apr 17, 2012

I'm looking for a Carbon Fiber battery cover for the I717. I see them on ebay for the N7000, but not the AT&T Note. Has anyone found one for the AT&T version yet? Its my understanding that the international cover won't work on the AT&T version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-Bac...947568?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4ab5a323f0

I know Ghost Armor has carbon fiber vinyl, but in the past I've been less than thrilled with the look. Any of the ones I've seen have looked like just what they were, cheap prints and the pictures on their site doesn't do any justice to it.
http://www.ghost-armor.com/Samsung/766.html

So, anyone know how I can give the battery cover that carbon fiber look?

Scythe024 · Apr 18, 2012

That would look so hot on a white note

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over2land · Apr 18, 2012

Or a Note with a Sweet Armor bumper, which is kinda the way I'm thinking of heading...

604nguyen · Apr 18, 2012

over2land said:
........Its my understanding that the international cover won't work on the AT&T version...........

yes the n7000 wont fit the i717 case directly.... if i remeber correctly, some of the tabs on the n7000 were a bit larger, and one tab was in a differnet position...

BUT with some minor modification with my handy nail clippers, i was able to make the OEM white n7000 cover fit the i717 flawlessly.... fitment is perfect.....just a few tabs to slightly trim...took me 2 minutes

if you know how to cut your nails, you can make it work

dakleenupman · Apr 18, 2012

604nguyen said:
yes the n7000 wont fit the i717 case directly.... if i remeber correctly, some of the tabs on the n7000 were a bit larger, and one tab was in a differnet position...

BUT with some minor modification with my handy nail clippers, i was able to make the OEM white n7000 cover fit the i717 flawlessly.... fitment is perfect.....just a few tabs to slightly trim...took me 2 minutes

if you know how to cut your nails, you can make it work

Be advised however, if you planned on using NFC, the international versions battery door does NOT include the NFC antenna.

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cbass · Apr 18, 2012

What about buying a spare i717 door and doing some surgery, and transplanting the NFC bits to a CF door?

I ordered a CF door. Where can I source a cheap i717 with the NFC bits? I'm about to do some science.

604nguyen · Apr 18, 2012

^ yes, the lack of NFC antenna on the N7000 cover is definitely 1 thing to keep in mind....
but its not something that I have use for at the moment so it will do for now

dakleenupman · Apr 18, 2012

cbass said:
What about buying a spare i717 door and doing some surgery, and transplanting the NFC bits to a CF door?

I ordered a CF door. Where can I source a cheap i717 with the NFC bits? I'm about to do some science.

I think you can get a 717 battery cover in white for 24.99 on ebay. Or you can use the cover from Samsung that is called the flip case. Must be OEM to include the NFC stuff. Mostly $20-30.

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Scythe024 · Apr 18, 2012

604nguyen said:
yes the n7000 wont fit the i717 case directly.... if i remeber correctly, some of the tabs on the n7000 were a bit larger, and one tab was in a differnet position...

BUT with some minor modification with my handy nail clippers, i was able to make the OEM white n7000 cover fit the i717 flawlessly.... fitment is perfect.....just a few tabs to slightly trim...took me 2 minutes

if you know how to cut your nails, you can make it work

Good to know, looks like I'm buying this carbon fiber one, although might need something else to cut it then nail clippers

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Scythe024 · Apr 19, 2012

ordered.... expeditated shipping. Ill let you guys know how it is once i get it put on and set right

cbass · Apr 19, 2012

Yeah, mine is SUPPOSED to be here friday. Fat chance. I'm still waiting on the mirror screen protectors I ordered.

Oh well, it's not like I'm wanting for things to do, just having that awesome honeymoon phase with a new phone.

over2land · Apr 19, 2012

Please post up when you guys get them.

Good point on NFC, but I don't have any use for it now, and likely won't in the near to distant future. I could easily see myself moving on to the Note 2 without ever using it.

I did vaguely recall something about trimming tabs, but A) I worry about the back cover not fitting as well anymore and B) I am worried about the tabs needed to be trimmed not being self evident. So, if anyone gets the N7000 covers and trims them, pics sure would be appreciated.

604nguyen · Apr 20, 2012

Here's some pics of an n7000 cover on my i717....like I said, it fits perfect with some minor trimming of a couple tabs...the tabs that need to be trimmed are very evident when compared with the i717 cover

Fits just as snug, if not more, than the original i717 cover
Been using it for the past 3 weeks without issue....

Sorry for crappy iPhone pics

Sent from my SGH-I717R

borijess · Apr 20, 2012

What tabs do u need to trim?

Sent from the TermiNOTEr! ;-)

cbass · Apr 20, 2012

It's not on my phone. It's in the box of "things to find a use for later," and will eventually moved to the "trash," when I try to make it fit and end up putting a large gouge in it.

A whole ton of the tabs do not line up, some I trimmed and they worked, about half of one side needed to be removed as a whole.

Either I got a knock-off, a bad example, or my standards of secure fit are too high.

cf back-101 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-102 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-104 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-103 by bccass, on Flickr

randaddy · Apr 20, 2012

That "carbon fiber" back cover looks like its just a vinyl sticker applied to a stock battery cover. Have you tried heating it up with a blow dryer and peeling it off?

Form the picture, it looks identical to the ghost armor/bodyguardz CF vinyl wraps I've purchased in the past...most vendors use 3M DI-NOC (or a variation) material for their carbon fiber wraps - plenty of texture and holds up pretty well.

cbass · Apr 20, 2012

It's better than vinyl stickers, but just barely. It's not what I was hoping for. Oh well.

Scythe024 · Apr 20, 2012

Wonder if the one from amazon I ordered is any different

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over2land · Apr 21, 2012

cbass said:
It's not on my phone. It's in the box of "things to find a use for later," and will eventually moved to the "trash," when I try to make it fit and end up putting a large gouge in it.

A whole ton of the tabs do not line up, some I trimmed and they worked, about half of one side needed to be removed as a whole.

Either I got a knock-off, a bad example, or my standards of secure fit are too high.

cf back-101 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-102 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-104 by bccass, on Flickr

cf back-103 by bccass, on Flickr

Thanks for the pictures. In that second one, which is the OE cover, which the carbon fiber? And, is it me, or does your camera lens look off kilter in the last picture?

If you wanted to get rid of that "carbon fiber" cover rather than trash it, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. Please PM me if interested.

Scythe024 · Apr 23, 2012

Did u ever get it to fit? Still waiting for mine to come in

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