W580i Housing on a S500i

RamQuin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:04 pm

Hi all!

I recently flashed my S500i to a W580i and because the S500i and W580i are exactly the same size etc. I decided to see if I could fit a W580i housing on my S500i.
I think that the W580i looks better and I like the walkman keypad.
So I bought a W580i orange/black housing on Ebay and tried to put it on my S500i.
The result is below, it fits perfectly! 8-)

jock · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:06 pm

Awesome

ShadoW · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:20 pm

kool man

well my keypad cracked n i'm unable 2 find it

Peti · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:23 pm

Great!! I wish I would be able to replace my connector on the phone alone.

RamQuin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:29 pm

Thanks, I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.

RJ[Rajeev] wrote:

kool man

well my keypad cracked n i'm unable 2 find it

Two days after I installed Guitar Hero on mine the 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 broke, braking keys is the major probem of the S500i.
The keypad I have now is not a OEM keypad, I wonder if these keys stay intact.. Well, it can't be worse than the OEM anyway.

ShadoW · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:33 pm

well i sms a lot jst cost as 2 paise

caz of tht my 2,6,7 brk

they told me it will take 15 dayz to get it fixed

i was like

The Service Center in India sux man

RamQuin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:36 pm

Repair time here is also at least two weeks.
And when you get it back they are broken again within a week..
And because they are still functional when they crack, nobody wants to send his phone for repair, well, I wouldnt.

ShadoW · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:37 pm

me 2

bt many send it

jock · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:39 pm

is it possible to buy new cable connecting port? mine is really used

ShadoW · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:41 pm

well they change it i dont knw if they u can do it by urself

Peti · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:46 pm

They replaced it with a new one for ~$20. It's working now, I don't know how long it will though. :S It got worn out in 7 months.

RamQuin · **Posted:** Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:51 pm

Here's a complete guide (with nice pictures etc.) on howto completely take apart a S500i, at your own risk of course!

It might be usefull sometime.
http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?act= ... t&id=10184

bhuvan · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:16 pm

nice work....will u plzz let all of us know about the price???
price of whole the stuff....keypad...n ol?

Peti · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:21 pm

I know that here a K550 (white) housing is ~$15~$20.

mojsa · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:22 pm

Omg.....it looks so nice...and housing is so nice...

RamQuin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:23 pm

Thanks!

The complete package was US $18,99, shipping from HongKong was US $6,99.
So I got it for a total of US $25,98! 8-)

Peti · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:24 pm

I'm not brave enough to dismantle mine. :oops:

mojsa · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:26 pm

Me too.... :mrgreen:

RamQuin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:30 pm

Lol, I didnt like it neither, my S500i was about 3 weeks old.

But it really isnt that hard, you can find alot of movies on youtube about it, you could basicly open it with your nail and nothing more.
But I was really happy when it was done, and I found out that I didnt mess anything up! :mrgreen:

RamQuin · **Posted:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:33 pm

Like this one:

It works the same for a S500i.