[ralphslate]

Can anyone offer advice about the KeyOne rear battery cover? I have one of those magnetic car phone holders, and when taking the device off of it, it popped the back cover off a little. Since then, I just can't get the back to stay flush - a couple of the little tabs broke off.

I bought an OEM rear cover on eBay, but it's ridiculously impossible to get this thing snapped back on, and in the process, I think that I damaged a couple of the little tabs on the new cover. I also don't think that the eBay cover is quite the same size as the old cover, because I just can't get the thing to be flush.

Is my only option to throw this year-old phone away?

[AmritD]

Can anyone offer advice about the KeyOne rear battery cover? I have one of those magnetic car phone holders, and when taking the device off of it, it popped the back cover off a little. Since then, I just can't get the back to stay flush - a couple of the little tabs broke off.

I bought an OEM rear cover on eBay, but it's ridiculously impossible to get this thing snapped back on, and in the process, I think that I damaged a couple of the little tabs on the new cover. I also don't think that the eBay cover is quite the same size as the old cover, because I just can't get the thing to be flush.

Is my only option to throw this year-old phone away?

Nope.
Get another cover.
Maybe someone who has bought one can suggest you where to buy from.

[bbone99]

buy damaged K1 and use it or use ebay cover with some plastic cover over it

[meattray]

had the same issue. Ended up trying a couple of new backs with limited success. Just ended up getting a super thin case to hold it in for the little tabs that were broken. Definitely one of the worst backs to have to try to get back on.

[ralphslate]

Thanks, the suggestion of a thin case sounds like a good one, and at $3-5 each, I can get a couple of them for the same price as another back panel would cost me. I do like the magnetic car holders, it's too bad the KeyOne couldn't hold up to one.

[chetmanley]

I had success with the following seller on ebay:

https://forums.crackberry.com/e?link...token=wrhEwT8f

Shipping was quick (2.5 weeks) and while the cover isn't OEM, its a very good replica. The BB logo in particular is of a higher quality on this replacement than the OEM cover.

It is a little rough around some of the plastic edges (some mold lines near the clips) but they were easy to trim off with a razor blade.

The metal lens cover lip which slides under the top body of the phone needed to be sanded down slightly to make re-installation easier because it appears to be a slightly larger lip than OEM.

The finish of the metal ring surrounding the glass is a bit rough and could use some wet sanding, but not a big deal.

Overall, very happy with the replacement considering the cost. Plus the BB logo looks like a real logo from a BB10 device or the Key2, and not that poor quality "sticker" logo used on the OEM Keyone.

[the_boon]

I had success with the following seller on ebay:

https://forums.crackberry.com/e?link...token=g8JOiv4E

Shipping was quick (2.5 weeks) and while the cover isn't OEM, its a very good replica. The BB logo in particular is of a higher quality on this replacement than the OEM cover.

It is a little rough around some of the plastic edges (some mold lines near the clips) but they were easy to trim off with a razor blade.

The metal lens cover lip which slides under the top body of the phone needed to be sanded down slightly to make re-installation easier because it appears to be a slightly larger lip than OEM.

The finish of the metal ring surrounding the glass is a bit rough and could use some wet sanding, but not a big deal.

Overall, very happy with the replacement considering the cost. Plus the BB logo looks like a real logo from a BB10 device or the Key2, and not that poor quality "sticker" logo used on the OEM Keyone.

Wow, congrats!

Who would have known that a replacement 3rd party back cover would be of higher quality than the OEM one!

And who knew any 3rd party would even bother making BB parts too!