Replacing entire N900 case
 

I'd like to completely replace my N900's case with this one -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-black-face...item414e523fe3

When I first got it I promised myself i'd keep it clean and scratch free, always in it's case, but somehow it's managed to get a couple of scratches on the outer ring of the faceplate (the bit with "Nokia" on it) and a few dents on the rear cover.
Sounds trivial, but it really does remove the device's "luxury" aura.

Has anyone tried this? Is it particularly difficult?

Re: Replacing entire N900 case
 

Get yourself an otterbox case.

www.otterbox.com

Solid.

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Just bought one, looks excellent. Thank you!
Looks like it'll be a pain to change the battery/memory card, though.

Is it a truly daft idea to use some kind of touch-up paint to vanquish the scratches around my "Nokia" logo?

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Now China has the N900 you will see many many spares come from China for the N900 and the quality build is in fact getting better all the time from that part of the world.
Watch out for the bargains.

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VERY expensive !.:(

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oh i wish i had this case before i dropped my n900 twice on concrete...i still might want to get it as the case looks pretty nice.

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I got mine here -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Much cheaper, and $5 international shipping is a bargain.

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Some real life pictures of the Otterbox on the N900 would be nice.

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Absolutely! I'm pretty curious as to how thick it is.... anyone?

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Hi, is there in any shop this part of N900? I had Display in mess so i gave it to service and whe i got n900 back, this part seems really scratched. I thing its from screw in behind of display (the part which is putting in and out)

thx for reply

Re: Replacing entire N900 case
 

@JackOneill: what is that called? Keyboard frame?

PS: your post really threw me off... you talk about "screw in behind" then "putting in and out" with a picture of Marina Harisson...

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sry for my not too good english.. coz its pretty difficult to clarify technical terms when you can talk only in general english.. and this picture i have eddited from last reply here
maybe i got in thaught grub-screw or else (i have searched that up in dictionary :) so pls dont blame me :) )
But thanks for your reply.. i will try to search that

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I'll tell you if it covers that particular bit when mine arrives - should be a while though, as it's being shipped internationally. I'd take some pictures of it, but my N900 is my only functional camera.
See the problem there?

Welcome to the forums, by the way..

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@JackONeill: nonono, your English was perfectly fine :) I made a lame joke there...

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If the service scatched it, you need to demand them to change the part. It's not right them to scratch your device.

BTW. What is it with service to scratch peoples phones? I have heard many stories that when people gets phone back from service, they are full of scratches?

Re: Replacing entire N900 case
 

I've got something stuck in the pen holder and the pen won't go in all the way. Anybody got any suggestions as to how to fix this?

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the otter box looks awesome!

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@seriouser: any idea what might be stuck in there?
If it's something that doesn't stick too hard, you can try rolling cello tape (backward, sticky side out) on the stylus and try to fish the thing out.

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:P jokaaa haha

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Actually it might be a some part of the pen holder system. I'm pretty sure it won't come out since I've tried to force the pen in so many times. I was wondering if it's possible to open the holder space somehow, preferably without having to dismantle the whole phone.

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Very much doubt that, the pen holder just seems to be a hole cut into a piece of the body. No visible seams run along it, so you're best with ysss's idea of putting something sticky on the end of your pen. Or a cotton bud.

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Dude if you do replace your case let me no how you got on... Because i need to replace mine too Thanks....

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I got the case for $25 on amazon...
It's good, but it definitely adds bulk. makes the N900 look even bigger.
The other slightly annoying issue with it is that the extra bulk makes it slightly more difficult to hit the top row of keys. But I got used to this fast.

Other than that glad I bought it. before this I was using a pouch that my wife made for me. I think the pouch caused the N900 to stay too warm at all times (this is bad for the battery) and it made even more bulky to keep in a pocket.

With the otterbox I can pocket it and rest easy thanks to the cover and screen protector.

Hadn't had a screen protector till now on the N900, was always afraid it would affect the sensitivity.
Honestly it hasn't affected it much at all, and now I'm not afraid to use my stylus more on it since I'm not scared of scratching it as I was before.

The screen protector does seem to smudge more though.

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Has anyone tried this? I ordered the same item. My N900 fell out of the cheap bike mount I bought form Hong Kong while I was going pretty fast... and then fell out again when I tied it in for the trip back... and got scratched up around the edges pretty badly. (the screen protector was gouged to heck, too, but it made me believe in ClearProtector -- I replaced the protector and the screen itself is good as new.)

If not, I'm going to give it a shot when mine arrives.

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Hello. I want to replace the entire case too, but I noticed that the new one highly differs from the original one. We're not talking about battery cover (camera won't work, paint it black and no magnets) and screen (seems to be all fine), we're talking about a part where all buttons are.

First of all, N900 have a lot of metal contacts on it, which seems to be antenna contacts? The new housing does not have any of it at all.
And also, the original housing have a metal contact where the hard reset button is, the new housing does not.

Any ideas what to do here?

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