How to change that old, beaten up, ugly colored, unwanted housing on your Curve 83xx For an easy change, follow every step in this tutorial very closely and carefully. You can also watch the youtube or cnn.cn videos for further assistance. Disclaimer: This tutorial is only to help and assist the modifications made to your device. Any loss of warranty, any damage, and any outcome will be your responsibility. Modifications attempted on your mobile device are done at your own risk.
This Tutorial will outline the disassembly and reassembly of the blackberry curve 83xx housings. In this tutorial, I changed my 8320 ( 8310 and 8300 will work as well) housing to a black 8330 housing
purchased from GSM4WORLD. There has been talk about the 8330 housings not fitting on the other 83xx curves. This is a common misconception. Everything on the 8330 housing fits perfectly on the 8300, 8310, and 8320. The
notification LED lines up perfectly and actually shines even brighter than when the 8320 housing was used. The
8320 middle housing/midplate fits perfectly with the 8330 front housing and battery door. The tutorial will not outline the disassembly and reassembly of the middle housing/midplate as this procedure is of high risk and may cause your phone to lose its functionality if the midplate did not come PREASSEMBLED with the speaker and antenna.
If you are deciding where to purchase this housing, this is where I got my housing from. It was the cheapest price for a complete housing with the black track ball, side rails, and full keypad assembly.
BLACKBERRY CURVE 8330 OEM BLACK FULL HOUSING+KEYBOARD** - eBay (item 350178981521 end time Apr-15-09 06:56:45 PDT)
Auction contents:
- Black Front faceplate
- Black Lens
- Precut double sided adhesive tape to attach the lens to the front faceplate
- Full black keypad assembly (meaning home row keys are included)
- Black trackball
- Black unbranded bottom clip
- Side rails (and all the little buttons that are on them)
- Middle housing/ midpiece/ midplate (however you like to call it)
- Black battery door
- T5 Torque Screw Driver
- T6 Torque Screw Driver
- Housing Opening Tool
Just a note, EVERY step in this tutorial will have a picture that follows, if a picture is missing, just wait for a few minutes and it should load. If it still doesn't load, please let me know and I'll make sure it gets fixed asap. Thanks ANY COMMENTS AND/OR CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS APPRECIATED! THANKS Got a malfunctioning trackball with the purchase of your housing? Don't worry, you're not alone. This tutorial I made may be your solution. Also handy for trackball disassembly and reassembly. http://forums.crackberry.com/f52/qui...6/#post2225904 See the link below to see the results of my phone! http://forums.crackberry.com/f52/ano...ics-up-201667/ ----------------
This tutorial officially begins here, read EVERY step CAREFULLY ----------------
Many ask "was it hard to change the housing?"
The process took a total of approximately 30 minutes on my first time even opening a smart phone up while I took these pictures to make a tutorial. The answer then would be, be very patient with the housing and the housing will be patient with you.
Now lets begin! IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW FOR THIS ENTIRE TUTORIAL BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING AT ALL:
BE REMINDED THAT THE T6 AND T5 SCREWS AS WELL AS TABS IN THE SIDE RAILS ARE VERY FRAGILE. DO NOT FORCE ANYTHING WHEN DEALING WITH THE SIDE RAILS AND SCREWS AS THEY WILL BREAK. YES, OVERTURNING THE SCREWS WILL EASILY SNAP THE HEADS OFF! Step 1:
Have everything laid out nicely and neatly on a
white sheet of paper. This will allow you to see any loose lying screws or bits quickly. Be sure to have the following tools with you:
- A t6 screw driver
- A t5 screw driver
- A Housing Opening Tool/ Wedge/ Guitar pick
- Clean hands
- Rubbing Alcohol & compressed air
- A camera to take pictures of every step you make so you can backtrack if anything goes wrong.
- The new housing
Step 2:
Remove the back battery door (
For dummies: by pushing the little silver tab in between the charger contacts and sliding the door in an upwards movement while applying downward pressure) and take out the battery, sim card, and microsd card if you have one.
Step 3:
- Remove the bottom clip. By doing this you will need to gently pry the two clips as highlighted in the picture below. A screw driver can be used to help pry it open but be very safe and gentle as the antenna lies right beneath the clip.
- Once the clip is lifted up, pull down with your fingers with more pressure. It may feel like the clip is about to break but just continue to apply pressure until it snaps off. When off, you'll see that there are another two clips that were holding the clip down on the front that were causing you to get the feeling like it was about to break. These clips do not break easily.
Step 4:
- Get the new front housing and clean it thoroughly with alcohol (to remove any excess oil. Then use a can of compressed air to blow out the remaining dust.
- Take the double sided adhesive tape that should have come with the housing and peel off one side. Be sure to remove all the required holes on the adhesive (there should be a total of 7 holes).
- Apply the peeled off side of the adhesive in the lens slot on the housing
- Apply pressure and run your finger over the unpeeled side of the adhesive to make sure the adhesive is completely secure on the housing with no bubbles or bumps.
Step 5:
Peel off the remaining unpeeled side of the adhesive with a set of tweezers.
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