Replacement keyboard for G1

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I made a mistake of getting the bronze G1, and have been suffering from the keyboard problem ever since. For those fortunate to have a black G1, it's when the keyboard lights up in daylight conditions the keys are impossible to see. As a work-around I use the Backlight Off program to permanently shut off the backlight, but that makes it a pain in the ass for when I actually do need it.

I was wondering if anyone attempted to replace the keys with the variant from the black G1. Also, I've seen a link to a site that sells G1 parts but can't find it anymore. Would appreciate if someone pointed me in the right direction.

Use ebay for the black keyboard.. ive seen a few people do it w/o a problem.. also for the backlight off set it as a shortcut so whenever u do need it u just hit two keys at once and bam its on (use a key that you dont need to see to know where its at)

The thread on this page about black/white custom G1 has links to an ebay seller.

Originally Posted by Chahk

I made a mistake of getting the bronze G1, and have been suffering from the keyboard problem ever since. For those fortunate to have a black G1, it's when the keyboard lights up in daylight conditions the keys are impossible to see. As a work-around I use the Backlight Off program to permanently shut off the backlight, but that makes it a pain in the ass for when I actually do need it.

I was wondering if anyone attempted to replace the keys with the variant from the black G1. Also, I've seen a link to a site that sells G1 parts but can't find it anymore. Would appreciate if someone pointed me in the right direction.

do you know how horrible its goin to look when you have black g1 buttons on a silver back keyboard surround thing and a bronze g1? lol

since you are willing to void your warranty then i suggest buying the black g1 buttons and then go to colorwarepc.com

get a custom paintjob. its about 175 and take up to 3 weeks to get ur g1 back =\ go to the second website below and play around with the color schemes

i like this color scheme

MAIN : white
keyboard: purple
bottom: white
back: white

your choice tho. but i would rather deal with the keyboard visibility than having an ugly g1.

here a link to the black g1 keyboard

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkparm...&_sop=15&_sc=1

link to colorwarepc g1

http://www.colorwarepc.com/p-170-tmobile-g1.aspx

Hmmm a $6 keyboard and 20 minutes of assembly versus $200 and 3 weeks with no phone.

Hrmmm.

Originally Posted by nolageek

Hmmm a $6 keyboard and 20 minutes of assembly versus $200 and 3 weeks with no phone.

Hrmmm.

its no versus or anything..

bronze g1 with a black keyboard is just fugly. i suggested to install the black g1 keyboard and get custom paintjob to make it look nice.

Brian do you have something against everyone who changes there G1 ??

Id rather fugly than downright stupid. Paying more for a paint job than you paid for the device is retarded no matter how cute and shiny it is.
On a forum full of DIYers or guys wanting to be DIYers constantly being negative than proposing ludicrous paintsites are making you look like an ass.

Frankly if Nola was so appaled by the G1 appearance he can spend a mere 10-15$ and an hour on the net reading how-tos and repaint his whole case if he was so inclined.

My suggestion btw is get a set of small torx or borrow them. The ones I have are too large (starting with t6) and cant get a few screws open to start...grrrrr

Originally Posted by KOF33

Brian do you have something against everyone who changes there G1 ??

Id rather fugly than downright stupid. Paying more for a paint job than you paid for the device is retarded no matter how cute and shiny it is.
On a forum full of DIYers or guys wanting to be DIYers constantly being negative than proposing ludicrous paintsites are making you look like an ass.

Frankly if Nola was so appaled by the G1 appearance he can spend a mere 10-15$ and an hour on the net reading how-tos and repaint his whole case if he was so inclined.

My suggestion btw is get a set of small torx or borrow them. The ones I have are too large (starting with t6) and cant get a few screws open to start...grrrrr

who said i have anything against ppl changing up the g1. i only bashed on that one guy. all i said was his g1 trackball install pic was fake and he bashed on me.

and all i did here was suggest a paintjob after keyboard mod. its your preference choosing not to have a nice looking g1. i rather have a nice one. its not stupid or retarded to have a nice looking g1(again ur preference). in a society that i live in, aesthetics and appearance goes a long way. and people with money can use money.

and how am i CONSTANTLY being negative. i only was negative on that beaners thread because he started with me. and he never ever posted video proof.

and i actually had an idea to order a g1 housing n such ,and send it to a car paint and body place(i alrdy called and they said they do it for me for cheap) i probably decided on electron blue or pearl white.

Thats 2 for 2 on housing color threads you instigate.
Maybe youre quite the charmer in app threads but so far I have no idea why you say what you do.

Again for 175 the thing better sparkle with diamonds and have a handjob app. A paint job shouldnt cost more then the device regardless of your financial status.

Noone said a thing about a nice looking G1. But $175 is ridiculous.

Good luck on your paint job.

Originally Posted by KOF33

Thats 2 for 2 on housing color threads you instigate.
Maybe youre quite the charmer in app threads but so far I have no idea why you say what you do.

Again for 175 the thing better sparkle with diamonds and have a handjob app. A paint job shouldnt cost more then the device regardless of your financial status.

Noone said a thing about a nice looking G1. But $175 is ridiculous.

Good luck on your paint job.

i didnt even instigate this thread. all i did was suggest and said having the black keyboard on a bronze g1 is just hideous.

and the guy i bashed on about his trackball wasnt a housing thread. all he did was get a white battery cover and change the keyboard. those things are not hard to do.

and everyone is entitled to their opinion. i just think getting a paintjob would make the thread starter g1 look better.