Thread: Replacing housing, any non-OEM worth it?
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2014-02-17 , 19:58
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Originally Posted by dip86 View Post
I have previously switched out all the innards from my n9 and transferred to one of those cheap white housings from ebay. I had to use a hairdryer and really to loosen the glue and really slowly and carefully take out all the pieces to transplant into the new shell.

It all worked well apart from the white doors which didn't look quite right. I've switched back to black since then as I think it looks more classy.
i just attempted to remove that chassis glued to the bottom but i just couldn't get it to pop out. the bottom half levered out easily but the top was stuck tight. i sat with the hair dryer on it for a good few minutes but it just wouldn't budge. i was worried about damaging the case so i gave up. honestly just think i'll buy another one off ebay and hope it doesn't come with any defective parts. that or switch back the original (but dented) housing. the white housing is certainly unique but i miss the old black housing and matte finish.