Bold 9700 white housing

[lilraul]

I'm looking to order the OEM keyboard, bezel, top cover and bottom cover in white, I found all these items in OEM on sw-box and dealsishop.com, but can't find the battery cover in OEM, does anyone know if the original white battery cover is leather or plastic?

I just want to know if anyone knows where I can get the OEM battery cover or closest to the original one.

Thanks.

[dLo GSR]

the one from dealsishop is pretty close to OEM. the material feels the same as my OEM black one, but if you study the edges of the 'leather' you can tell a little that it's not from RIM. i ordered the whole white housing from dealsishop and honestly was very satisfied. the first shipment one of the tabs had broken off, so they promptly sent me a replacement free of charge - and it only took 3 days since they are in the US.

[lilraul]

what about the one from sw-box, have you experienced their battery cover?

[Spiral_ouT]

sw-box stuff feels cheep and sometimes doesn't fit right.

[dLo GSR]

don't bother with the chinese sellers. just go with dealsishop. here are pics of my unit:

(from BB 9700 - a set on Flickr)

[lilraul]

Originally Posted by Spiral_ouT

sw-box stuff feels cheep and sometimes doesn't fit right.

even the oem stuff? that's what i want to buy.

but they don't have a battery cover in oem, so looking at alternatives but it seems like all the sw-box battery covers are plastic and not the leather design.

[Spiral_ouT]

Originally Posted by lilraul

even the oem stuff? that's what i want to buy.

but they don't have a battery cover in oem, so looking at alternatives but it seems like all the sw-box battery covers are plastic and not the leather design.

What they say to be "OEM" has to be knock-offs or rejects from RIM.. Because they don't fit right and the quality is atrocious.

[lilraul]

oh right...that's off putting..
do any of you know from this bundle
Blackberry Bold 9700 White Housing OEM

if the battery cover is leather or plastic that's included?
also the white keyboard, does it have a blue backlight?
and lastly the top cover does it have the earpiece mesh and seal?

[dLo GSR]

Originally Posted by lilraul

oh right...that's off putting..
do any of you know from this bundle
Blackberry Bold 9700 White Housing OEM

if the battery cover is leather or plastic that's included?
also the white keyboard, does it have a blue backlight?
and lastly the top cover does it have the earpiece mesh and seal?

re-read my post.. the 2nd post on this thread. it's as close to the OEM leather white cover as you will get. look at the pictures i posted as well.

the backlight is exactly the same as the black keyboard: white. you can put colored celophane behind the keyboard if you want to get colors, i.e.:

[BeyondTheBox]

Originally Posted by dLo GSR

don't bother with the chinese sellers. just go with dealsishop. here are pics of my unit:

(from BB 9700 - a set on Flickr)

I can't imagine the mod team would have a problem with these being repeated, even if in the same thread... that's just B-E-A-YOUtiful!!! Man I can't wait to get mine in, will also be the white. I was worried that it'd be a lil' too girly, but who cares, I'm so sick of black phones... how utterly boring.

ps> White, it's the new black. That could sound bad if not in the right context.

[Spiral_ouT]

That has to be the best looking white bold around.. Everything looks so tight and perfect.

[kwues]

Originally Posted by dLo GSR

the one from dealsishop is pretty close to OEM. the material feels the same as my OEM black one, but if you study the edges of the 'leather' you can tell a little that it's not from RIM. i ordered the whole white housing from dealsishop and honestly was very satisfied. the first shipment one of the tabs had broken off, so they promptly sent me a replacement free of charge - and it only took 3 days since they are in the US.

one of the best if not the best looking 9700 hands down that I've come across so far!!! a few quick questions, wanted to know how the quality of the white paint on the bezel is (thinks there is a good chance of peeling or scratching/scuffing off if accidentally hit/dropped)? don't know if the original chrome bezel was just painted over...also was it hard to attach the top cover to the bezel and was there any thing that needed to be transferred from the original top bezel to the new one? thanks for time!

[lilraul]

dealsishop have the bezel already attached to the top cover.

[kwues]

Originally Posted by lilraul

dealsishop have the bezel already attached to the top cover.

Checked the site, it only states that the top cover is only attached on the "Pearl White" full housing but under the "White" housing it states that the top cover isn't attached.

[dLo GSR]

it's the pearl white housing, i don't think it will chip. the paint seems decent. it came with top cover attached already. one thing about the bezel, it may be good to put some masking tape on the underside near the bottom and near the call / end call button areas, because the backlight from the keyboard may be slightly visible through it since it's white plastic to begin with.