Blacked out Bold- who's done this already?

[nik_reets]

Hi, I blacked out my Bold looks sweet! In a dilemma whether to take across the silver buttons from original housing including the metal charging points ot just keep it all black?

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[bizzario]

Bold 9000 is one of hottest looking phones out there, with normal bezel.. Blacked out however makes it even meaner..

I for one prefer the silver (original) buttons on blacked out Bold.. Somehow buttons make it blacker

Despite all these new berrys out there.. Blacked out 9000 is still king

[Underdogz]

[nik_reets]

Here's the pics!

[mrcrfrz]

mean! so nice in black. how did you do it?

[gbsn]

If you switch to black charging pins, you wont be able to use the cradle, as the coat of paint will not conduct electricity.
The silver buttons on the side give it a classic look, coupled with a black battery door that has the silver blackberry logo, like the default fake-leather one.

[nik_reets]

Thanks for the replies- it actually was pretty easy. The black buttons didn't work like mentioned and I swapped the originals back in. Still not working though. Need to play around with it a bit more, maybe the connectors aren't touching. It looks very cool now all in black- although I still have a few issues like not being able to use the charging dock and a major screen flicker. Red lines moving up and down the screen- might have been a dodgy lcd as I brought it off ebay but I could have damaged it when I replaced it. Getting another screen so when I fix that I'll have another go at the charging nodes. The housing itself was cheap- I paid £7 on ebay for it.

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[blackberry-unlocking710]

Your BlackBerry Bold looks very nice