Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

hey guys,

My GF dropped her and N9 black and one of the corners is badly damaged so she asked me to find N9 white shell/housing to replace hers.

I wanted to ask if anyone knows where to get the original white one with a budget of £45.
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/songling...-F-WHT-02_.jpg

Thanks guys

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Front-...item1c2966511e

try this.

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

bought one myself and paid $40 from ebay.
hope it will arrive soon.

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Sorry but this one doesn't look original:
http://idh.jebolist.com/CP01-06-0418b/002.jpg

vs

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/GENUINE-NOKIA...b6Q~~60_12.JPG

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

could you show me which one you got?

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

I'm still wondering why these are not sold directly by Nokia but Ebay?

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

actually they do, but they don't hang it at the glass for you to see.. They have this service where you send the phone to Nokia Care, request for a housing changed, they charge you for about RM500 (approx. USD$156)
I ended up getting one from disassembled unit from my supplier in China worth less than RM100 (approx. USD$31)

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this one comes with sim tray, usb door and tools and seems to be genuine:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/New-Original-...item2321d24d78

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What do you think about this one?

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

looks good and genuine, I'd buy it. but it says the seller is away until oct. 5th, depends on whether your girlfriend can wait ;)

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im looking for a magenta one, update us on the quality once you get it.

check this out
http://youtu.be/i9u7r4j0atU?hd=1&t=8m49s
you can disassemble to the bare case

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/
This guy is shipping also

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

Seems like i'll be getting this one!

And yeah sure i will let you know how the quality is like on it and proper feedback on how hard the whole replacement was :)

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

Hi,

I replaced mine and the process was simple, if you have some skill with the screwdriver and have some patience. Get a proper T5, not one of those multitools. Some of the screws where a bit stuck in, not glued tho...

I also has some trouble with the side buttons ribbon. It did not exactly match, just by one mm... My phone is Finnish and i guess the case is Chinese... maybe there were slightly different specs.

I bought mine from goto736, they have all colours. They also ship tools. The T5 they send me was slightly bigger but it turned out useful for those stubborn screws (since i destroyed a bit the crew).

Good luck ;)

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

The screws in the N9 are Torx+ (also called IP) if you have an IP4 and IP5 screwdriver you will not strip any threads. If you use tools from eBay you will strip threads.

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

I also replaced my recently due to cracked case.
I got mine from this seller and was satisfied with the item condition.

The process was fairly straightforward like others mentioned. The trickiest parts for me are to remove the battery connector and the front-facing camera. I had to yank pretty hard to get the connector detached, harder than what the youtube video shown. Same for the FFC, I was really afraid of tearing the ribbon cable off while squeezing my slot screwdriver (plastic-wrapped of course) underneath the module. Turned out the cable expanded to cover the whole underside of the FFC board so the chance of damaging the board or the cable was practically zero.

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@poiko
@ nbedford
@sony123

Thank you for sharing your experiences, really appreciate it!!!

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

Returning this thread from the dead... I'm looking for a new case, preferably white, to be shipped to Sweden. I sort of want an original, but at this point i might have to buy a whole white N9 to get that, and it seams a bit excessive. Mine has, for what ever reason partly broken the tabs that lock the SIM card holder in place, so it's poking out at the side where the USB lid lays on it, causing it to "catch" on my leather protective case. So replacing it is a must. If i cant find an original i will have to resort to a third party one, but...

Anyone know of a source? In all honesty it's more important that it's an original, then that it's white... (It's currently black, so, i just thought i'd make an update, to have people ask if i got a new phone, so i could look smug and tell them no.)

Thank you all for your time and effort.

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

I have a spare white one but the volume down button doesn't work - it came with a damaged connector. It's in good shape, I've used it for like two months. Oh, and I do not have any spare white simcard trays and usb covers to include. PM me if you're interested.

Edit. Forgot to mention, it's original.

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Could do an immaculate original black one or could provide white SIM tray and USB if you get white one from szymeczek34 above. If you wanted spare M1.4 x3.8 screws for re-assembly a number of those available also.

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I sent him a message about it, but so far, he hasn't responded. I suppose i could use my black ones, for his white case, if i grab it, but replacing them with white would look better. Black would make it look... different, Not sure.
In reality i would much prefer a "new" one, but a couple of months shouldn't exactly have worn it out.

How much trouble would it be to swap / fix the buttons on his case, with the ones from mine? Is it at all possible?

I had an issue with the buttons rattling in the case on mine before they swapped a butt-load of internals on it, how much of that is down to assembly, and how much is factory tolerances?

Again, thank you guys n' girls for the time and effort.
B!

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Don't think that you want to go down that route as think that you need to use heat gun to soften glue to allow removal of cream base plate under motherboard. Seem to remember replacing AV connector on one and swore never again.

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

So if i use his case, it's with the broken button, all right, at least i know what i'm getting my self in to. We'll see what happens.

Thanks, yet again.

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Offer of SIM tray and USB door in white remains open.

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Anybody found any oem shells recently?

Also does anyone know of reputable shop for replacement screens?

Holy crap they're available new!
http://www.dx.com/p/nokia-n9-meego-w...B#.V5Yvdb8nHCQ

Now to track down a white one..

Re: Replacing N9 shell/housing (need white original)
 

Finally got around to swapping my housing, my SIM-tray hasn't been borked enough to make me do it sooner... I mean, almost a year now? No big deal, right...
Anyway. Replacing the housing was easy enough. But the white USB door just wouldn't stay on when i tried to close it. It would be nice and stuck in the open position, but when one tried to close the hatch it came right off. Probably something i did, but i ended up not using the white USB cover, and SIM tray.

Oh. And of course. At this point, i realized i had a completely different issue. I'm going to assume it's something with the connectors, or a bad solderjoint / trace. The SIM card wouldn't show up. Pulled the screen of again, and sort of "looked at it" not really doing anything, like that would fix anything, ever.
Went on the infamous Interwebz, and googled the **** out of "Nokia N9 no SIM". Apparently there is some magic voodoo going on, requiring you to press down on chips, and massage connectors. So i grabbed a bag of chips, and practically stood on it, before i figured they meant the stuff on the PCB. So now i have bits of potato everywhere, but i sort of rubbed the RF shielding and the connectors in the phone a little, and, before slamming the screen in it's place, tried with the SIM card. Apparently a bit of loving did it, now it works. For how long, who knows. I don't have any intention of trying to reflow this thing, so if it starts acting up, it gets retired in favor for a new phone.

So lets hope this lasts a few months more at the very least. I like my N9, even if it's primitive as ****, with todays standards.
B!