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Worked like a charm for me.

Ahhhh....had the balls to do it. Sounds great don't it?

Well look at my sig. What happened there?

There's no substitute for a great toolbox.

I'm selling battery doors, see sig. I'm selling it for cheaper than ShopBlackBerry too. Ask San Francisco and DocGo. Only two customers on BBF to buy from me. But I've sold over 15 on eBay.

ye..the sound quality is so much difference...I would some company will launch some kinda modified battery cover!!!

For the people who did it; Are you satisfied?

so i listen to metal/rock/hardcore and my ringtones match my music taste since I made them myself. It seems to me like there is a lot of distortion if the volume is turned all the way up. More like a vibration of the door, will this solve the problem?

Wow, it looks great!

Let me tell you guys as already posted, it works great, and tell you the truth i cant go back to how it was before, but on a speacial note; for those who have done it already open up you bb from the back once in a while, you will notice thats it is not as clean as before, so much dust and like linen or cotton from you clothes when the phone is in you pocket, especially that piece where the speakers is located has some kind of sticky material in that area so its hard to clean, but all in all, im keeping it the same really, its such an improvement its not even funny

I have the same kind of ringtones and yeah it will make it sound much better

Can I just get like a really thin sewing pin, and heat the tip of it and just melt the holes? And they would come out really really thin.

Should be able to. But why not just use a dremel tool if you have one? It's pretty simple.

I drilled mine with a regular drill, just with a tiny bit. I drilled nine holes though... a circle of 8 and one in the middle. It sounds WAY better, so much less muffled. Even if it is laying on a counter face up, the sound is still much better. I'll post a pic of mine later.

There's all kinds of ways to make the holes. I take it you may not have a drill or something else to bore a hole?

I would not use a pin because the holes would be too small. You would have to melt about 100 of them to make it effective.

Your better bet is to get some pliers and a nail. Clamp the nail with the pliers, then heat up the nail on a gas stove burner. Then melt the holes from the outside of the cover going in.

But, melting plastic is tricky. You can really goof up the Pearl's looks if you do not do it right. E.g., the nail can have a crater effect on each hole, leaving an edge or rim of melted plastic around each hole.

I'd pass on using a pin or nail to melt holes. If you don't have a high-speed drill and the right sized bits, just forget about messing with the cover.

I agree with SFO, by melting holes in plastic one can't acheive perfection.

Any idea on the rpms on high speed drills? Has anyone tried it with a regular drill? I have a table top drill with 3 varying speeds. But I don't think they are very high.

I would recommend the highest settings on the Dremel tool and the smallest drill bit. Also if you know your pattern lay a small piece of painter tape to prevent any potential drill bit from walking. It really gets my attention when folks talk of using a 18vdc drill motor. If some folks don't have the touch for a light and gentle application then let a friend that's a gear head to use the skills to gently apply to soft touch and mod it for yah...great excuse to drink a beer and share a good time too......my apologies for the rookie photo and out of focus on the last one..it really came out clean..

C-man....

OK not sure how these images will display but you will see I used the painter tape and it took all of about 4 seconds to drill each hole and they all came out very clean. Oh and the sound is vastly better then the stock cover. I can even hear Santana say Fuh-git-ah-bout-it..which he did better then when klinton tried to say it..Haaa.....

I used a regular $20 9.6v drill with a 1/64 drill bit and it worked perfectly. I don't think anyone needs a Dremel tool or high speed drill.

A high speed drill is handy for newbies. This is because with a slower rev drill can get gummed up in the plastic if one does not know how to drill or they use the wrong type bit.

I have drilled the holes in my covers with both a cordless drill [meaning regular speed] and a Dremel type tool. Both worked fine.

A big plus on Chinookman's tip to put some tape on the surface so to prevent scratches if the bit starts to stray or walk. I use metal tape.

With the cover on it sounds like a cheap transister radio. Glad I came across this thread. The sound is really excellent. Until I get the right drill but or an exacto knife I just take the cover off to listen to music.

I hope some folks don't get to anal about the mod and sound quality....This is not meant to make it sound like a set of reference speakers.....it's a phone if you want audiophile quality get another device.

If you're looking for a bit of clarity then this is a great help. I considered drilling the rubberized case but decided against it because of all the small dust balls already inside the battery area none the less I'm happy with the results for such a simple mod. thanks for the idea whoever you are....!!!

C-man

well i screwed mine up lol looks like im going to be buying one off phungy

For someone who keeps her phone on vibrate 98% of the time the entire idea seems silly. And, if you use headphones the sound quality improves dramatically (obviously). Many folks use bluetooth listening devices as well.
I'll keep my phone drill-less, but, if drilling is a good therapy then what the heck?

when you take the cover off there is a huge difference, listen to a song, while its playing take the cover off and ten seconds later put it back on, the sound quality is pathetic.

Drilling is always good therapy...lol.....for a guy that like to use tools.....

Haaa..
sorry 'bout the bad puns but gottah have fuuuunnn.....C-man...

Lol....therapy. We're men...we're meant to drill!

maybe you could ask your dentist to do it!!!

Seidio says they are working on a door with this mod. As well as a door with a cover for the camera for those who need it.

Lets just hope they are not so overpriced that we wont want them.

A company responding to market demand my economics prof. would love this thread...lol......glad to see a company responsive to rapid market demand and sensitive to customer issues. But please keep in mind that as much as a company understands pricing, to ask a company to give Rolex quality on Wally-world prices is not realistic....and let's face it many of us have become accustomed to wally-world prices on most any consumer item......such is life...lol

C-man

I read about it and took my drill to the cover and the sound quality is way better and has a clean sound. If you are handy enough, I would try this easy modification.

I may try it now that there are covers available. I will probably go with more holes, smaller drill bits. I have a set of high-speed precision bits that will do nicely....

Look at the letter "O" on your keypad. That size hole is about right.

Wouldn't they have to change their cases to match?

A drill bit by letter size......

ugg i wonder how long till they come out with the bloodberry's battery cover...

I would do it if I didnt have the shakes! Oh well, maybe when I graduate from my AA class.

i wonder if the battery cover was tight and actually had a piece of glass in front of the speaker on the inside cover.. but with that small space i think there's too much sound waves bouncing back and forth

Awesome work man, but just so everyone knows, there already is a company who makes replacement doors that have the vents pre-cut into it, I just ordered mine yesterday, around $20 with shipping... not sure if it looks as good as the original, but I'm looking for functionality
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