So I own a 32 ATT N6, I really wanted a white N6, but didn't want to shell out the 700 bucks for it up front, so just got the att. Once I found a middle housing for the white available on eBay, I had to give it a try. Just thought I'd share a few pictures, thoughts and my experience and tips about swapping them.
First the link to the silver housing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Housing-Midd...item3a9eedce51
Took about 2 weeks or so for it to arrive, not terrible, but not amazon quick obviously. As far as I could tell, this is a real deal housing, looks good and other than the color, seemed to be identical to the stock blue.
A few things to notice,
The new housing came with a new qi charging coil.
Did NOT come with a sim tray (This was disappointing, I guess I shouldn't have assumed it came with it)
No camera ring flash
Power/Volume cable was not connected
No FCC marking on the bottom of the housing
So you will have to remove the "ring flash" from your current blue N6, or buy a new one, and you may have to attach the power/volume ribbon cable to the connector. There is a little flap you raise and then slide it in, simple, just wasn't expecting it. The camera ring flash popped out pretty easily, pretty straight forward.
The biggest "issues" I ran into where,
Removing the old QI coil was not easy, or I should say removing it and keeping it clean/nice looking was not easy. If you look at the way the housing is put together, I think you need to use the new QI coil. Maybe not, but I think you'd be asking for trouble if you try to pull off the old QI coil and reuse it.
And my biggest mistake, I got it all back together, powered it up, and ran through a small list of tests to make sure I had everything working. Thought I did, so closed it up completely. WELL, apparently the top, or earpiece speaker is attached to the old housing. The ifixit video I was watching made no reference to this, and I didn't notice it. It's super simple to swap, just pressure connection, but I over looked it. SO don't be like me and have to take it apart twice.
Results.
Got everything back together, the housing fit fine, no issues with fit or finish, everything is working, and I think it looks great.
Feel free to ask any questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can.
Thanks
Peace
Dan
First the link to the silver housing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Housing-Midd...item3a9eedce51
Took about 2 weeks or so for it to arrive, not terrible, but not amazon quick obviously. As far as I could tell, this is a real deal housing, looks good and other than the color, seemed to be identical to the stock blue.
A few things to notice,
The new housing came with a new qi charging coil.
Did NOT come with a sim tray (This was disappointing, I guess I shouldn't have assumed it came with it)
No camera ring flash
Power/Volume cable was not connected
No FCC marking on the bottom of the housing
So you will have to remove the "ring flash" from your current blue N6, or buy a new one, and you may have to attach the power/volume ribbon cable to the connector. There is a little flap you raise and then slide it in, simple, just wasn't expecting it. The camera ring flash popped out pretty easily, pretty straight forward.
The biggest "issues" I ran into where,
Removing the old QI coil was not easy, or I should say removing it and keeping it clean/nice looking was not easy. If you look at the way the housing is put together, I think you need to use the new QI coil. Maybe not, but I think you'd be asking for trouble if you try to pull off the old QI coil and reuse it.
And my biggest mistake, I got it all back together, powered it up, and ran through a small list of tests to make sure I had everything working. Thought I did, so closed it up completely. WELL, apparently the top, or earpiece speaker is attached to the old housing. The ifixit video I was watching made no reference to this, and I didn't notice it. It's super simple to swap, just pressure connection, but I over looked it. SO don't be like me and have to take it apart twice.
Results.
Got everything back together, the housing fit fine, no issues with fit or finish, everything is working, and I think it looks great.
Feel free to ask any questions, I'll try to answer them the best I can.
Thanks
Peace
Dan
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