Anyone else has this issue? - mine opened up somehow and caught on something and is bent so wont sit flat now. Its a pretty bad design..

Word on the street is they will be selling replacements soon, and they are easily swappable. Although, instead of N9 it will be for the Nokia 800, but the parts are the same on those areas.

i hate the cover, id take it off but it would look ugly

Good point. A bit funny that the clone of N9 will be helpful when it comes to things like this. So it's good the clone is supported lol.

Recognizable.
After 2 weeks mine was hardly movable without dangerously bending the lid.
Reason was the plastic on plastic friction by the spring system that pushes the cover in position (2 step) and the cover part itself.

The cover came out with no damage, but usage marks were clearly visable.

Here is a picture of the phone with the lid off. (how to imbed flickr pictures anyway?)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/6912216...in/photostream

It is not only the cover that needs care but also the tiny spring stamper, located under the inox hinge.

I doubt Nokia will sell user installable spare parts for that.

So it is better to apply some oil film on the touching plastic parts and you are good to go for another couple of days / weeks.

So for you does it come loose without effort? Kind of worried about this now, I haven't used it enough to experience this but when loose it looks ugly

True, the lid came of by itself because of the force needed to open close it (also bending it). At a certain moment it came out but undamaged.

It just needed lubricant, after application it could be clicked back firmly and now it is a joy to click open and close. But that won't last a year of course.

High tech precision material needs maintenance to remain in good shape for functioning as a status symbol, like your Ducatti or Ferrari

I would not just remove the cover, it leaves a big gap to catch dust and dirt that possibly will find its way to the internals.

How did you manage to remove the USB cover? Mine didn't break but doesn't look nice anymore. I asked a Nokia repair center and they would send me a new USB cover. But I am not sure how the remove the old one. I don't want break the rest of the case. Do I simply have to pull with much force? Thanks for your help.

The service manual states that you should pull it away from the phone, parallel to the screen, when open.

So when you look in portrait mode on the screen, just upwards.

Thank you for your help. I ordered the USB door and I will try to replace it.