Bought white, want to switch to blue

**629Classic** · 10-03-2012, 09:50 PM

I purchased the white S3, but now I am wanting to switch to blue. I can simply purchase a pebble blue battery cover, but what about the face plate and home button - does anybody know if you can switch those out for the blue? I thought I saw something online the other day about switching out the stock plastic for different colors, but I can no longer find that info.

I suppose I can just take my phone back and switch it for blue, but I would not want to get charged another activation fee (not even sure yet if Sprint would charge me another fee).

Thoughts would be appreciated.

**PookiePrancer** · 10-04-2012, 06:58 AM

Switching out the battery cover is easy enough, but the rest is going to require some disassembly, and parts that weren't exactly cheap the last time I looked. That's if you want the full look of the original. If you can live with the brighter edge trim on the white version, you could maybe get away with just swapping the battery cover and screen, but you're still going to do some "surgery."

**fetterjohn** · 10-04-2012, 09:56 AM

Spray paint...I think Krylon would work best!

**mobdad** · 10-04-2012, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by browbri

I purchased the white S3, but now I am wanting to switch to blue. I can simply purchase a pebble blue battery cover, but what about the face plate and home button - does anybody know if you can switch those out for the blue? I thought I saw something online the other day about switching out the stock plastic for different colors, but I can no longer find that info.

I suppose I can just take my phone back and switch it for blue, but I would not want to get charged another activation fee (not even sure yet if Sprint would charge me another fee).

Thoughts would be appreciated.

If you have an option to go back to the store that you purchased it from and swap it for a new one, what better option could there be? If your only cost would be another activation fee (and it's possible that they would wave that), run, don't walk back to that store.

**629Classic** · 10-04-2012, 04:30 PM

I dig it. Thanks!

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**629Classic** · 10-04-2012, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by fetterjohn

Spray paint...I think Krylon would work best!

Right on. Thank you kindly!

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Originally Posted by PookiePrancer

Switching out the battery cover is easy enough, but the rest is going to require some disassembly, and parts that weren't exactly cheap the last time I looked. That's if you want the full look of the original. If you can live with the brighter edge trim on the white version, you could maybe get away with just swapping the battery cover and screen, but you're still going to do some "surgery."

I appreciate the advice.

**NewYorkChic** · 10-05-2012, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by browbri

I purchased the white S3, but now I am wanting to switch to blue. I can simply purchase a pebble blue battery cover, but what about the face plate and home button - does anybody know if you can switch those out for the blue? I thought I saw something online the other day about switching out the stock plastic for different colors, but I can no longer find that info.

I suppose I can just take my phone back and switch it for blue, but I would not want to get charged another activation fee (not even sure yet if Sprint would charge me another fee).

Thoughts would be appreciated.

You wanna switch, I wanted the white one after I purchased the blue.. Had it a little after 30 days

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