How to Remove a Motorola Razor Phone Cover
Getting a new cell phone isn't always in the budget for many people. A GREAT alternative is to change your cell phone cover or skin and give it a new personalized look. If you're wanting to change your Razr phone cover, you'll need to know how to disassemble the original phone housing.
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Things You'll Need
- T-5 screwdriver
- Thin plastic piece (drivers license or credit card)
- Tweezers
- Needle nose pliers
Instructions
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Hold the red "Call End" button to turn you phone off.
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Push downward on the back cover until it comes off, then remove the battery and slide the SIM card upward to remove it.
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Unscrew the two exposed screws holding the back housing onto the motherboard.
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Slide a thin piece of plastic such as a drivers license or an old credit or debit card into the seam on the side of the phone's body, and trace the phone body until it pops off.
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Pull the connecting wire off of the motherboard housing using needle nose pliers or tweezers. Gently lift the plastic tab just underneath the antenna and speaker with a small screwdriver and push the antenna out of its position with the screwdriver while holding the tab up slightly. Remove the speaker by pulling gently with tweezers until it comes loose from its holder.
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Flip the phone open and use tweezers remove the rubber screw caps from the open face, located at the phone's four corners. Unscrew the exposed screws with T-5 size screwdriver.
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Close the phone and trace the thin piece of plastic again around the top frame of the phone to pop the front cover off of the flip face. Remove the buttons from the side of the phone as you lift the cover off of the phone body.
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Tips & Warnings
The flip face cover won't come completely off because of the LCD display flex cable. If you're wanting to change phone skins, the new skin will have to be attached to the original face cover.
You can purchase a face removal kit along with your new skin to make this process easier.
Ensure that you remember where each piece came from and its correct spot when you reassemble the phone. Take note as you take the phone apart to avoid confusion.
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