I have never dropped any of my phones.. I have a rubber bumper on the phone just to protect me just in case..
What I was not expecting, was that I would slam the car door on my phone.. it was in my rain jacket pocket that got between the door and the car body..
Ughh..
I have the T-Mobile Jump plan.. so this is gonna cost me $150.. Ruined my day.
The phone works.. but the glass is coming off on my fingers.. cutting them up. So I need to fix this ASAP
The phone is literally 5 weeks old...
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Question: I rooted my phone.. It still works. Will I have any issues with filing my claim if I say the screen is just cracked and send them the phone and they see it was rooted?
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Question: I rooted my phone.. It still works. Will I have any issues with filing my claim if I say the screen is just cracked and send them the phone and they see it was rooted?
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It's an insurance claim not a warranty claim so it will not matter.
Won't matter since it's an insurance claim. And it's $175.
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Won't matter since it's an insurance claim. And it's $175.
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Just wanted to say I feel your pain and am sorry for your loss.
Knock on wood I have only broken 1 screen and I remember staring at it incredulously on the floor thinking that can't be my phone. My kids have each broken their screens 1 time.
Damn man. Sorry about this occurrence.
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I am sorry.. it's time for us to part ways..
No.. it's not you.. it's me..
It's been an amazing month together..
But you are cracked out..
and I am looking for something.. new..
But.. we can still be friends...
Now go buy a tempered glass screen protector.
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Now go buy a tempered glass screen protector.
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Suggestions for one?
Would it really save the phone from being cracked? I literally slammed a car door shut on it (it was in my rain coat pocket that was half in/half out of the car)
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Suggestions for one?
Would it really save the phone from being cracked? I literally slammed a car door shut on it (it was in my rain coat pocket that was half in/half out of the car)
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Might have, might have not. On my S4 I shattered the Tempered glass pretty bad. Wasn't sure if it saved my screen. Took it off and screen was without a scratch. I've had great experiences with the Iloome one. The regular one, not the flex. And it's way cheaper than Spigens. Plus it feels like nothings on and a little extra protection won't hurt.
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Might have, might have not. On my S4 I shattered the Tempered glass pretty bad. Wasn't sure if it saved my screen. Took it off and screen was without a scratch. I've had great experiences with the Iloome one. The regular one, not the flex. And it's way cheaper than Spigens. Plus it feels like nothings on and a little extra protection won't hurt.
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Is there any difference in viewing the screen or thickness of the phone?
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Lord but I HATED that scratch. It ran from the top of my precious EVO's screen all the way down to the middle. It haunted me. It taunted me. It nagged at me. No matter what I tried, nicer case, higher quality screen protector, the SCRATCH was always there, mocking my existence.
So I took it to Sprint, paid $35 and they replaced the whole damn screen, LCD and all. El scratcho diablo es el gondo!
** NOTE - Yeah, I have insurance on the phone but insurance doesn't cover cosmetic stuff. I could have just busted the screen before I took it in and gotten it for free but I was afraid I might break the whole phone in the process and end up paying a $100 deductible and waiting on a refurbished POS. Plus there was that small issue of lying, karma and damage to my immortal soul.
I paid the $35.
cool story breh
lol @ el scratcho diablo
glad you got it fixed.
How does you scratch it? i was under the impression that you would have to try pretty hard to do that.
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How does you scratch it? i was under the impression that you would have to try pretty hard to do that.
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Actually quite easy to scratch. If you run a razor blade across it sharp end down, it wont scratch, but if you dragged the pointed edge of the bladed sideways across it it would scratch. Jagged sharp things can scratch it.
I dragged a piece of paper with a sharp staple on the bottom across it and it scratched real good.
Seems like a very reasonable fix for $35. I wonder if all sprint repair centers have that option though?
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so glad to hear they don't charge 200 like crapple!
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Seems like a very reasonable fix for $35. I wonder if all sprint repair centers have that option though?
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Actually very reasonable. Also my new LCD is of higher quality than original. Better picture.
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Haha....aaaaaaaand saved
why don't you get ghost armor. spend another $35 to make sure it never happens again, or at least $20 for just the screen protector.
glad to hear they did this so easily and reasonably priced though.
My local Sprint repair center told me the same thing about 3 weeks ago. I was in getting my speaker replaced and they were telling me prices on different things. Glad I always pay for insurance on my phones. Now my finace wont put a screen protector on hers. She said she would rather pay 35 for a new screen than 20 for a protector and lose some of the look and feel.....made me think about doing the same
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why don't you get ghost armor. spend another $35 to make sure it never happens again, or at least $20 for just the screen protector.
glad to hear they did this so easily and reasonably priced though.
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Actually I'm a big screen protector guy. However as fate would have it, I was changing out screen protectors and messed up the new one. Couldn't get back to the store that day and that's when I got the scratch from hell. Just bad luck.
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My local Sprint repair center told me the same thing about 3 weeks ago. I was in getting my speaker replaced and they were telling me prices on different things. Glad I always pay for insurance on my phones. Now my finace wont put a screen protector on hers. She said she would rather pay 35 for a new screen than 20 for a protector and lose some of the look and feel.....made me think about doing the same
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Get a high definition protector from your local mall. Only $14 and the screen actually looks and feels better with it on.
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Actually very reasonable. Also my new LCD is of higher quality than original. Better picture.
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Good to hear of your experience. $35 seems perfectly reasonable - especially since the parts for the EVO are sometimes selling for far MORE than that Ebay - and they do all the work replacing it for you.
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Oops.
Anyone bought a replacement glass or have a trustworthy site they can recommend?
Oh nos! How did you do that to the Gorilla? Amazon has it for $35. Link
ouch! what happened?
That's better.
The tegra 2 ...too much ....power!!!!.... or the phone just fell while read xda forums.
XD
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OMG Ririal, what did you do to break a gorilla glass? that's what I call heavy modding LOL
Ririal, you shot in the screen or just gave some hits with a hammer? XD
congrats for this impossible achievement =p
Probably went something like this:
"Oh, you wanna drop my wifi again?"
SMASH
"Oh, now you want to fail to open market again?"
SMASH SMASH
"Oh, now you dont have any data singal?""
SMASH SMASH SMASH
"Now where did i put my trusted nexus one...?"
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Probably went something like this:
"Oh, you wanna drop my wifi again?"
SMASH
"Oh, now you want to fail to open market again?"
SMASH SMASH
"Oh, now you dont have any data singal?""
SMASH SMASH SMASH
"Now where did i put my trusted nexus one...?"
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Sounds like a user error. Check your grey matter level and reboot.
Man I thought I was in the same boat yesterday myself. Dropped her about 3 feet to concrete paver sidewalk and it landed face down, bounced, landed facedown again. I was hesitant to pick it up and look at the screen. Walked away with a broke incipio feather case and a gouge in the battery cover. I went ahead and ordered a new gorilla screen just in case I do it again lol.
Hit a pothole riding my bike in the middle of a thunderstorm. Was in my right pocket, which is right where I landed. I have an Atrix-shaped bruise on my thigh that hurts like a *****.
Thanks for the Amazon link, $35 is cheap and the phone is pretty easy to repair.
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Hit a pothole riding my bike in the middle of a thunderstorm. Was in my right pocket, which is right where I landed. I have an Atrix-shaped bruise on my thigh that hurts like a *****.
Thanks for the Amazon link, $35 is cheap and the phone is pretty easy to repair.
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Wow!
I'm sure you already know of this, but just in case.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
holy sh!t xD that is cheap for a new phones digitizer. HTC digitizers are usually $70+++++++
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Probably went something like this:
"Oh, you wanna drop my wifi again?"
SMASH
"Oh, now you want to fail to open market again?"
SMASH SMASH
"Oh, now you dont have any data singal?""
SMASH SMASH SMASH
"Now where did i put my trusted nexus one...?"
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More like uh uh uh oooooohhhhhhh! Goddamn the screen broke! Never mind the towel Donald, a quick clean up won't fix this!
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Good thing the digitisers are cheap. I'm on my 3rd, and my 2nd LCD now.
That iFixit guide is pretty useless FYI. It mostly concentrates on what hardware is there, rather than how to fix it.
There are a couple of youtube vids up that're much more useful.
This repairs universe guide is pretty good up until it comes to removing the existing digitiser, then they just get stupid, telling you to heat it up and remove it from the front. It takes 20 seconds to first remove the LCD (Which you have to do eventually anyway).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grqz-3LdIEk
Think I'll make my own tear down vid.
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Oh nos! How did you do that to the Gorilla? Amazon has it for $35. Link
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You think this is gorilla glass?
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You think this is gorilla glass?
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No I dont. I know for a fact its Gorilla Glass.
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You think this is gorilla glass?
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Yes, it's gorilla glass, not transparent aluminum.
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Yes, it's gorilla glass, not transparent aluminum.
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LOL!!
Damn, that's one bunged up screen! Glad that it's not too much to fix though.
Damn Ririal, Gots to be more careful dude! Why in the world were you on a bike in a thunderstorm, dare i ask? Hope you get your screen replaced quick so you can keep doing wonderful dev stuffs with the Atrix
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I have stop using cases for quite sometime. The main reason is that here in Cambodia it is so affordable and convenient to get gadget flim wrap.
In the past I only use either clear and frosted flims. I opt for colored flim for my SIII.
Here is how it look like.
Don't mind the crappy screen protector. Waiting for the ones from xtremeguard
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That actually looks really good! Do you know of any reputable online retailer that does something similar?
Not really sure. I the films are not pre-cut. They do it the old fashion way whereby the stick and cut thereafter
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Do you have a link of what film wrap to buy? Thanks
No I dont, what I can do is when I visit the shop the next time I will look for the film maker/ brand.
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That would be great thanks
it's just a film, you'll still get a dented casing if you dropping it.
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it's just a film, you'll still get a dented casing if you dropping it.
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I'm pretty sure the SGS3 won't dent.
wow that looks great
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I'm pretty sure the SGS3 won't dent.
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Just crack
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What's up with the scratches on your screen?
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What's up with the scratches on your screen?
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"Don't mind the crappy screen protector. Waiting for the ones from xtremeguard"
from the original post.
the point of cases are to protect your phone.
if you want it to just look good, then i think your idea is great.
but when the phone drop face down then i dont think there would be any protection
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"Don't mind the crappy screen protector. Waiting for the ones from xtremeguard"
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I'm using an extreme guard right now. It kinda sucks.
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Is that a wrap on the side as well? if so then how it feel and does it look like it will peel easily? I could use one on my pebble blue phone where the bezel is purple!
I'm going to give the official flip case a try once I finally get my Verizon version of the SGS3 here in the US. I'm bummed out that it doesn't have a magnetic clasp or anything to keep it closed, but at the same time it's a full on case so the phone should obviously handle drops much better. That all being said, the phone is gorgeous and I'm not gonna want keep it hidden! I have the full protection from Verizon so whatever happens to my phone I'll just get another one anyways.
I'm still on the fence. At this point though I'm leaning more towards no case.
i don't think screen protector is of any use because it is gorilla glass
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I actually think my white S3 looks better with a Matt black case, because I like the white border around the camera, flash and speaker which contrasts against the black case, and then the black border around edge of phone, I mean not everyone will like that but I dog
I doesn't peel off easily and yes the side is wrapped. So far all the film that the shop doesn't love residue when it is removed.
It is a rough textured. Sort of like mildly used sand paper.
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I don't know if anybody has this case but I think it looks rather nice IMO...it also comes in black...a bit pricey for $34.99 though
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I don't know if anybody has this case but I think it looks rather nice IMO...it also comes in black...a bit pricey for $34.99 though
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I just ordered this from Thecellguru.com... Its only 15 and change plus 1.99 shipping.. should get it in a few days.. ill let ya know
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I just ordered this from Thecellguru.com... Its only 15 and change plus 1.99 shipping.. should get it in a few days.. ill let ya know
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Damn, that place is cheap. I may have to order a couple more cases. Do you have any past experience with the site?
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I just ordered this from Thecellguru.com... Its only 15 and change plus 1.99 shipping.. should get it in a few days.. ill let ya know
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dude that website is awesome...a lot of cheap cases and accessories... how much do they charge for shipping...and please update when you get that case...I'm sure it will look awesome
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The pure gear dualtek case came in today and let me tell you it is awesome! My wife got the 260 version. And I got the dueltek version. Shipping was fast and like I said this case looks awesome on my phone!
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I am using a otterbox defender case, I'm really considering the case. For those that have bought it how has it been holding up so far? Anything you don't like about it?
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I am using a otterbox defender case, I'm really considering the case. For those that have bought it how has it been holding up so far? Anything you don't like about it?
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I love this case. My phone has been driven over by a car with this case on. The only thing that got messed up was my screen protector!!
i forgot my s3 on top of my car (I'm stupid yes I know) and I pulled out of a parking lot and heard it fall off as it hit my trunk. I went back around the street, which happens to be a busy road, and found it face down with tire marks on it. I was so amazed the phone was not damaged at all. Its a great case and offers great protection.
The only thing I can say I dislike about the case is that the rubber edges pick up lint as I put in my pocket sometimes. That's the only thing I can really find wrong with this case.
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I just got my dualtek case today. I will share my initial thoughts for those who might be interested. I ordered the black version which has a matte finish, I ordered this one because it seemed to have good grip. It's actually kind of slippery. The power button is very hard to press, I hope that gets better with time. The charging port and the headset jack are not covered like in other rugged cases. The case includes a screen protector, I haven't used it but it looks like a cheap one, it doesn't cover the entire screen and it doesn't have circular cutouts for the front facing camera and the sensors. It is a VERY nice looking case IMHO, and it looks like it will hold up just fine under heavy abuse. It doesn't look extremely rugged like the otterbox defender, but it should protect just as good on drops and that sorta thing. Overall it seems like a great case and would recommend it to those looking for great protection at a great price point.
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Is this supposed to be a joke?
http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/71803
I have had my Otterbox since day one of my Razr Maxx so it's hard to believe a case exist better than it. Then only issue I can say is that sometimes I can make your phone heat up more than normal.
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Fate of my lovely phone on day 1 itself....[emoji30] [emoji30] [emoji30]
It fell from my hands and hit on a metal railing....
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Damn that is a nasty scar. On what did it fall?
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Fate of my lovely phone on day 1 itself....[emoji30] [emoji30] [emoji30]
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Aaah thats a shame dude, why didn`t you buy some kind of slim-case, aluminum is slippery as hell. It almost looks like a cut instead of a dent.
Ouch, that hurts. I hate cases cause to me it ruins the aesthetics, but this is an unfortunate risk that's taken without a case.
Thats why im babying the heck out of mine until my otterbox comes. all metal phones can dent easy, not just the op3.
I had an ipad ruined after sliding off my sofa and hitting the leg of a foldable table (causing the volume button to be permanently stuck). Metal phone are unbelievably delicate!
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Damn, I feel your pain.
Wooow, that freaking sucks.
Sell it in olx
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I had an ipad ruined after sliding off my sofa and hitting the leg of a foldable table (causing the volume button to be permanently stuck). Metal phone are unbelievably delicate!
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Same happened with my friends redmi note 3 .just that instead of the volume it was the power button so the phone would constantly reboot
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Fate of my lovely phone on day 1 itself....[emoji30] [emoji30] [emoji30]
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Time to hit up that credit card company and see if youj've got damage protection; my visa has it for first 4 months
Wow... I feel ya man...
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Damn that is a nasty scar. On what did it fall?
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fell on a metal railings when I picked up my crawling baby from ground...
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Aaah thats a shame dude, why didn`t you buy some kind of slim-case, aluminum is slippery as hell. It almost looks like a cut instead of a dent.
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Yeah I already ordered for a case.. waiting for it...
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Time to hit up that credit card company and see if youj've got damage protection; my visa has it for first 4 months
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Read about accidental damage protection offer which came with the phone on Amazon... Completing its formalities...
Definitely needs a good bump case.
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Damn dude, that really sucks... I noticed that a lot of people are waiting for their favorite brands to release and ship cases for the OP3. I bought whatever case was available on Amazon Prime the day the phone was released and got it days before my OP3 arrived. I rather have something cheap than nothing at all, the Pleson clear case I bought from Amazon was actually great.
Got my new sexy cover last day... My OP3 looking awesome once again!
Bought it from here http://www.amazon.in/OnePlus-Golden-Sand-Flexible-Rosewood/dp/B01H0DKKFE
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Fate of my lovely phone on day 1 itself....[emoji30] [emoji30] [emoji30]
It fell from my hands and hit on a metal railing....
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Broo check out original housing on aliexpress
giorgiocomba said:
Broo check out original housing on aliexpress
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Thanks, mate..Will consider buying it later. Little bit costly. Not for this dent, let more come [emoji6]