Taking Apart the RAZR

[Wildo6882]

I was wondering if anyone had taken their RAZR apart? I somehow cut my earpiece screen and am wondering how easy it would be to replace. Anyone have any experience with this?

I took apart my DX pretty easily to fix some of the buttons after I dropped it, so I figured I could probably do this one too, if need be. Although I haven't been able to find any spare parts on any site yet.

If anyone knows anything or can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

 

[paul-c]

Finding an earpiece screen that's the exact size is probably really tough. I remember taking apart a Walkman one time and because it wasn't a common model, it was nearly impossible to find the right size belt it needed. I could be wrong, but I think you'll run into the same goose chase I did and it's not worth it. I would try calling Motorola to see if they'll send you a screen, they just might. Or maybe they'll just fix it for you because that's not a problem they hear very often. Worth a shot. Good luck, man.

 

[Wildo6882]

Well I know they have sites that sell parts, but I haven't found that one yet. It would probably be an easy fix if those sites had some in stock. That's what I did for the buttons on my X. Took me about an hour to fix it and it looked brand new. I'll keep on looking. Thanks for the info and words of encouragement!

 

[djousma]

I was wondering if anyone had taken their RAZR apart? I somehow cut my earpiece screen and am wondering how easy it would be to replace. Anyone have any experience with this?

I took apart my DX pretty easily to fix some of the buttons after I dropped it, so I figured I could probably do this one too, if need be. Although I haven't been able to find any spare parts on any site yet.

If anyone knows anything or can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

Do you mean the hardly-able-to-see black screen just under the silver motorola symbol? If so, my opinion only, but I would just leave it. You stand a good chance of making things worse, trying to fix something like that. Then you will be *really* PO'd.

 

[dankman911]

Motorola Droid RAZR Teardown

Watch voiding your warranty...if any

to me, big reds $100 deductible (w/insurance) seems well worth it for a $650 dollar phone

 

[the one and only M]

There's a video teardown somewhere on androidforums. It seems pretty easy if you're experienced taking stuff apart.

Edit: Here's the thread. You may find this useful.

http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-razr/461931-motorola-droid-razr-cracked-open-video.html

 

[dmcman73]

The Razr is not the easiest phone to take apart, it is mostly held together with glue not screws. After taking it apart you are going to have to scrape out all the old glue and apply new glue. If you don't scrape the old stuff out first and glue it together, the parts are not going to line up properly and you'll have seams showing and some bulging.