[carsmovies]

Originally Posted by amassere

there's a small sticker on one of the screws, u need to remove sticker to access the last screw....

Yeah I did and then I put it back. Lol.

[dtmfjunkie]

carsmovies .. which Today theme do you use?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by dtmfjunkie

carsmovies .. which Today theme do you use?

Already answered in this thread halfway down the first page.

[carsmovies]

This one.

[BaRTiMuS]

Here is mine with Blue keypad

[Sparkomatic]

Originally Posted by ifonline

That's where I got mine. Shipping is slow, however. Still waiting for mine after ordering it on the 2nd. I expect it will be here next week, though.

I think we got hosed. I ordered mine on the 2nd as well and still haven't recieved it.

[BaRTiMuS]

I ordered mine on the 6th, came in today. They had a holiday last week and it didn't actually get shipped until the 9th. They are usually pretty quick with shipping 2 weeks tops. I have ordered tons of stuff off of this site over the years so you guys definitely didn't get scammed.

[BBSwany]

Originally Posted by BaRTiMuS

I ordered mine on the 6th, came in today. They had a holiday last week and it didn't actually get shipped until the 9th. They are usually pretty quick with shipping 2 weeks tops. I have ordered tons of stuff off of this site over the years so you guys definitely didn't get scammed.

Agreed. It takes a little while, but I always get what I order from CNN.

Hey BaRTiMuS, where on Earth is the Blue Keyboard? Or is that a Sharpie Mod?

[Benji_XM]

Originally Posted by BaRTiMuS

Here is mine with Blue keypad

Nice!!!


WTF why cant AT&T release it already!!

[BaRTiMuS]

DIY Sharpie mod baby!!!!

Originally Posted by bbswany

Agreed. It takes a little while, but I always get what I order from CNN.

Hey BaRTiMuS, where on Earth is the Blue Keyboard? Or is that a Sharpie Mod?

[Sparkomatic]

Originally Posted by BaRTiMuS

I ordered mine on the 6th, came in today. They had a holiday last week and it didn't actually get shipped until the 9th. They are usually pretty quick with shipping 2 weeks tops. I have ordered tons of stuff off of this site over the years so you guys definitely didn't get scammed.

Oh, definitely don't feel like I got scammed. I've ordered before and got stuff quick. Didn't know about the holiday so that's good to know. Just frustrating with the delay on this one in particular. I wanted to be the first one to post a photo with my black bezel! lol

[ifonline]

Yeah... I'm hoping my parts come in on Friday, along side my Seidio rubberized holster. Will make for a nice weekend project.

[BeDoell]

Originally Posted by BaRTiMuS

DIY Sharpie mod baby!!!!

Verry nice blue
How do you change into blue ? do you have to buy the blue keypad? if yes pls let me know where from.

Thanks bro

[ifonline]

See: Sharpie, as in "Sharpie Mod" for more details.

[BaRTiMuS]

Originally Posted by BeDoell

Verry nice blue
How do you change into blue ? do you have to buy the blue keypad? if yes pls let me know where from.

Thanks bro

If you are having issues with the search feature, its a quick mod, take the keyboard off of the main board. Get a Sharpie or permanent marker the colour of your choosing. Colour over the LED's. On the BOLD i would suggest letting it dry and going over them again. Put everything back together and you are done.

I have also heard but not seen any pictures of people using coloured cellophane but that sounds like its a bigger pain in the ass.

[eonov]

Loving your blue keypad Bart.

and thanks for the tips. cheers ..

[mortys11]

here are some of my favs

[ricpac]

I love that Leica!!!

And the pimped up Bold, of course

[ifonline]

Well... just finished my replacement of the chrome bezel with the black one. A bit tricky, but as stated earlier, patience is key. Here is what I discovered:

1. There is a white piece of sticky material (latex, maybe) that covers one of the screws holding the midplate to the bezel. Don't discard this material, and be careful when removing it so that it doesn't tear. I believe this is a tamper seal.
2. The push button to remove the battery door is on little rails and slides up from the bezel to remove.
3. The buttons surrounding the bezel are held in with tiny little posts that have been melted down to secure the rubber frame of the button. If you very gently remove the button and the rubber frame from these posts, you won't do any damage. Just be very, very gentle. The rubber frame would likely tear very easily.
4. The keyboard snaps in from the bottom edge of the keyboard. Push the bottom edge of the keyboard in gently to unlock it from the bezel.
5. The microSD card door is a bit tricky. It is held in place by plastic tabs at the ends of the arms that the door swings open on. Just be very careful when removing this door so that you don't break the tabs. I very slightly pushed the door to one side to release pressure on the tabs on the opposite side of the door, and then very carefully pulled the door until it popped free from the bezel. This was the most unnerving part.
6. Don't forget the two metal charging contacts like I almost did. They are a bugger to get out, but they do come out. I found that using a pair of fine tweezers helped me pry the contacts away from the bezel. By the way, the contacts are covered with a sticky sheet of what I assume is non-conductive material. Don't discard this material.
7. There is a rubber channel to help guide the sound from the hole at the bottom of the bezel into the microphone for phone calls. Make sure to transfer this small piece of rubber to the new bezel.

When I was assembling everything into the black bezel, I did one button at a time. I took a fine tipped metal rod and heated it with a lighter for 30 seconds. Once hot, I carefully melted the little tabs over the rubber frame of each button. I did one tab at a time to ensure the metal tip was hot enough without needing it to be too hot (didn't want to damage the bezel). Additionally, when placing the mainboard (with LCD still attached) back into the new bezel, I found that the bottom edge of the screen was trapped against the part of the bezel that sits just below the LCD. This is apparently why it is recommended to remove the screen when re-assembling. No problem, though. I just carefully moved the part of the bezel bumping the LCD down just a tiny bit, and everything worked into place just right.

All told, it took about 30 minutes to complete the hardware swap. I then ran a network diagnostics test and a hardware diagnostics test to ensure everything worked properly. It did, and now my Bold is nice and black.

[ifonline]

By the way, some have mentioned that the black bezel makes the device look fatter, and that the chrome bezel was there to keep the device looking slim. I would have agreed when looking at the pictures (and was a bit worried about this before making the swap). I can say, though, that once finished, the black bezel makes the device look slimmer. Looking back on it, the chrome bezel was so different from the black body that it stood out. Now that everything is black, it just doesn't seem as obviously wide.