Nokia 6682 / 6681
New faceplate
I think it looks pretty good:
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Mostly I just like that I don't feel as if I'm going to scratch it if I drop it into a pocket with some change or something. Also, the camera door is harder to open, so I haven't opened it accidentally since. The black keypad was "free" add-in, which is good because it looked stupid with the original, silver one.
The same ebay store has shiny faceplates in 8 colors, also.
Taking the covers off is a little tricky, but there are no special tools required, at least none to buy. If you take off the battery cover, then take the battery out, you'll see 2 tabs holding the antenna cover down. I bent about 5mm of a paperclip at a 90 degree angle and used that to pull back on the tabs enough to slide the cover up. Once you get that part off, you'll see the tabs holding the front faceplate on at the top of the phone. After you get these off, slide a finger...
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If two monkeys like my buddy and I can replace the cover, you know the instructions were good. THanks for the post.
The instructions worked great.. and this faceplate looks and feels awesome.
But now I have hardly any volume on the speaker. Has anyone experienced this? Should I go and whittle around those two holes in the faceplate to get more audible sound?
Thanks.
I bought one from DrSourcing as well....took 4 days from HONG KONG and it is SWEET. My phone is at Nokia right now for the new flash upgrade, ๐ฟ and I can't WAIT to get it back to put this new cover on. It looks and feels AWESOME. Thanks for the great post!!!! ๐
last night and i was thinking... how does
the black rubber feel. and the blacked
out buttons are def a plus. do they still
light up the same way as the stock ones?
also. how hard is it to change out the
face plates?
I mentioned how hard it is to change here:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?fm=m&f ... »
I do like the feel of the original keypad better, and I find its harder to press "up" on the d-pad, but I didn't like how the original keypad looked with the black case, so I can get used to the feel of the black one.
I figured its not bad for the price i paid. My son got a cover for his V180 at a mall kiosk, paid 3 times as much and its a crappy plastickey thing. I'd be surprised if it lasts a month. So this one's not bad in comparison.
I was not happy with the keyboard. The keys look lame and I had a issue with the left top key not working. I replaced it with the stock one and I don't think it looks that bad. =)
I also noticed the speaker was not quite as loud as with the stock one. I reamed the new hole out with the paper clip and I think it is better now.
Thanks again!
i also kept the stock keypad. actually, i kept the stock front, so it's silver on the front (thankfully I didn't get one of those pearl white ones) and black rubberized on the back! the case slider is so much better. the info printed on the camera case section seems to be different from OEM, but who cares.
i actually liked this look a lot better than going all black, and pone side is smooth and the other is matte. gives it a bit more class. also with this configurationt he speaker is the original volume!
anyone got a good screen protector? i got some from ebay but they kinda suck - so hard to put on without ...
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but my phones the 6680 and i got it
from someone in the US so the shipping
wont take forever. so far i am only
going to complain about the keypad.
not the functionality of it but the
look of it. i was wondering for those
who got it from dr. sourcing, what color
is between the buttons? mines chrome which
isnt what i expected. i wanted all blacked
out. if dr. sourcings buttons are blacked
then i will purchase from him.
about the chrome thing, to be clear, theres
this line that goes around the black area thats
chrome. pretty thick and notice able.
but the casing is definitly great.
for the screen protector question from
kevinicus, try axshop. com. i had a spare
universal one laying aro...
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one question tho. seems like it takes longer for my keyboard to light up tho? Am I the only one experiencing this?
- the keypad didn't feel nice to me
- the keypad was also pretty dark, which made it hard to see the keys.
- For some reason I had a hard time hearing even with the volume all the way up!
- every time I tried to open the camera sliding door - the entire back cover would come off.
now using the stock faceplate and I like it much better than the China made one.
i got the rubberized black one, and it's very nice, and is of solid construction.
i only put the back on, and left the front the OEM silver, with the OEM keypad. it's two tone but it looks sharp - people always remark on how great it looks. the new cover never comes open accidentally anymore.
sorry you didn't like it! where did you get yours from?
- I didn't like the keypad - but you're still using the original one.
- On mine the back was coming off accidentally - since you're using the original front that might means that it clips in more securely.
- with the black front I could barely hear when making calls. Again youโre using the original front, so you will not encounter that problem.
With your setup you will not encounter any of the issues I was having..
I got mine on e-bay (e.g. Dr. Sourcing)
why don't you try doing what I did? several other users on here did the same thing and are all happy with their results.
the back looks sharp with the black and yes it never comes unclipped - it's truly solid. also, because you have the OEM front and keypad, there's no loss of quality and function.
just IMHO
hey at least we have an awesome phone. my brother got the razr and that is the biggest load of crap ever. looks great like a supermodel but also has the brains of one ๐
I love the OS on these Nokia phones, I had the 3600 when I found out that the 6682 had the same OS, I was so there!
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Cheers!
- Luc
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I might order one today or tomorrow and give it a go!
thanks again for the feedback..do you have any pics of the back?
I've posted some pics of the case, including pics of the back with the camera slide both open and closed, at:
http://www.coltwest.com/6682clearcase.jpg »
the lower left tab is bent out and won't snap the edge of the upper lid
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to myself for the past couple weeks.
i really like the look and everything.
the buttons are a bit bearable. if the
material used for the case was a bit
stiffer like OEM then the small hooks
at the bottom wouldnt break so easily.
if the buttons were more sturdier then
they wouldnt be... so flimsy? but oh well.
what i wanted to point out is that for
the volume problem is that if you look
closely to where the sound comes out.
OEM has a plastic layer for the screen.
Aftermarket doesnt. Which means the ear
area is closer to the speaker thats under
there. if there is a way for the Aftermarket
to revise this product and make it better.
it would be great... other then that, i like
the half s...
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