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05-26-2009, 04:25 PM
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Here are some pics of my Berry Bold. I like my phone simple but I wanted to change my trackball like many other people but also didn't want to void my warranty. So i did the trackball myself. It is the standard trackball that came with the phone. What i did was I colored it black with a black permanent fine point sharpie marker and used vinegar and a q-tip to remove the excess ink and also to stain/dye it. The only thing i took out was the battery while doing this, the trackball remained in the phone. The trackball while black when the backlight is off lights up a very dark berry blue when the backlight comes on. The battery covers are the croc battery doors got them from ebay. The screen protector i also ordered from ebay a pack of three for $2 very good quality for that price.
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05-26-2009, 04:53 PM
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pretty inovative with the trackball. i like how it turned out
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05-26-2009, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ed-flip  pretty inovative with the trackball. i like how it turned out | Hey thanks man, it wasn't a hard job to do at all. It took me about 15-20 minutes including to let it air dry. I have been catching myself turning on the backlight just to see the berry blue fade to black.
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05-26-2009, 09:19 PM
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That looks sweet. I'm going to have to try that with one of the spare trackballs I have.
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05-26-2009, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Christopher387A That looks sweet. I'm going to have to try that with one of the spare trackballs I have. | You would be surprised at how easy it is especially with the trackball already in due to the easy rotation of the ball when coloring it.
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05-26-2009, 10:12 PM
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The trackball turned out really well, IMO. Nice job!  |
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05-26-2009, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by savioAMG The trackball turned out really well, IMO. Nice job! | Thanks really wanted a change from the stock trackball especially knowing the brown yellowish color that eventually turns into.
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05-26-2009, 11:00 PM
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Looks good nice job...
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05-26-2009, 11:04 PM
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Just wanted to share that this thread inspired me to do the same, so... I finished taking apart, coloring the trackball, and putting my Bold back together about 7ish minutes ago. I'm happy with it, but I think I'm going to order a red and blue trackball and see how those look, now that I'm not afraid to take apart my Bold anymore. |
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05-26-2009, 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman Looks good nice job... | Thanks Quote:
Originally Posted by savioAMG Just wanted to share that this thread inspired me to do the same, so... I finished taking apart, coloring the trackball, and putting my Bold back together about 7ish minutes ago. I'm happy with it, but I think I'm going to order a red and blue trackball and see how those look, now that I'm not afraid to take apart my Bold anymore. | Hope to see some pics on how it turned out. But you took out the trackball  wow you are a brave man. When i did it i left the trackball in only thing i took out was the battery. Having the trackball in actually made it easier for as it rotates. But congrats real easy process hope you like it.
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05-26-2009, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by championart Thanks
Hope to see some pics on how it turned out. But you took out the trackball wow you are a brave man. When i did it i left the trackball in only thing i took out was the battery. Having the trackball in actually made it easier for as it rotates. But congrats real easy process hope you like it. | It still did rotate. I had the little mechanism thing out of the phone and I was holding on to it by the mechanism with the free-floating ball in the middle.
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05-27-2009, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by savioAMG It still did rotate. I had the little mechanism thing out of the phone and I was holding on to it by the mechanism with the free-floating ball in the middle. | Oh ok as long as you know what you are doing. I've haven't opened up the phone yet. Thats why i devised this method of coloring the trackball. Hope it turns out well for you as it did for me.
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06-03-2009, 12:25 PM
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just curious how did you get the ring around the trackball white without taking it out?
i have a red and black sharpie here and im tempted to try it, but i'd like to keep the trim ring silver or get it white like in the first pic you posted.
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06-03-2009, 12:28 PM
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For people who wanted to see more pics of the Bold trackball colored black with a sharpie marker its on the first page.
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06-04-2009, 01:58 AM
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the trackball job looks absolutely stunning when the backlight comes on. Simply beautiful.
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