I dont think it's really a dumb question but I am curious. This mostly goes to those who have tried putting the 9700 housing on the 9780. Did it fit perfectly?
Note that this does not really suggest that I am switching my 9780 case for the 9700 BUT my blackberry will probably go naked soon cos I like to see it's full body (that just sounds a little awkward) and I don't think there are OEM housings sold for 9780 where I am as of the moment, so if something happens, at least I know i'll be pretty confident in buying 9700 housings.
I got this bling gold chrome housing for my blackberry bold 9780.
The housing's quality is alright. The keyboard that came with it however, is rubbish. They added some metal weight of some sort to the battery cover, adding some heft to the phone.
I'm torn on this. On one hand it looks really tacky on the other it adds some flair to the otherwise boring 97xx phone. I had the regular silver chrome one too but
I find all those metallic and aftermarket housings are junk. Paint wears off in a month or two and the keyboards are hard to read and feel like crap when typing. Stick with the oem. Its all I will install anymore. Unhappy customers with the chineese garbage
I bought this exact gold chrome housing from truesupplier and received it today.
All is well except, I don't know how to put the top piece on?!
Lemme post a pic... the original front housing is all one piece, this is two pieces. It looks like (comparing the original to this one) that the original is like, melted together with little tabs. This new one has the same tabs, but came as two pieces. So... gah.
I'm impatient so I epoxied that piece on like it is with the original housing. Now to let it dry overnight and pop it on tomorrow... fingers crossed that I did the right thing. Sigh
I got this bling gold chrome housing for my blackberry bold 9780.
The housing's quality is alright. The keyboard that came with it however, is rubbish. They added some metal weight of some sort to the battery cover, adding some heft to the phone.
I'm torn on this. On one hand it looks really tacky on the other it adds some flair to the otherwise boring 97xx phone. I had the regular silver chrome one too but
It's bitchin' But, I have a warped sense of style. I rock one of those obnoxious jewel-encrusted cases on my Desire HD.
The gold keyboard worked perfectly on mine. It now looks like C3PO's phone (according to my friends). I put a clear snap on case on it to protect the chrome finish.
My next project is to replace the middle frame housing, since I put a big ding in mine when I dropped the phone. I didn't feel so bad voiding the warranty with the housing change, since I had pretty much already accomplished that by putting that big ding in it.