One fun way to customize a cellular flip phone like the motorola razr2 v9m
is by replacing the housing with one of a different color or design.
Many people don't know that this can be done without the help of a
service technician. In fact, you can change the phone housing on your motorola razr2 v9m
by yourself in less than an hour.
Things You'll Need:
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Small Phillips screwdriver
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Tweezers
Turn off your motorola razr2 v9m, flip it closed and turn it over. Press the
battery latch on the top of the phone down and slide the battery
compartment cover off of the back of the phone. Lift the square battery
out of the phone and set it aside.
Use your small Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws located on
either side of the battery compartment.
Use your fingers to gently pry the lower panel off the back of the
device. Be careful as it will still be connected to the phone via a
ribbon cable. Use your fingers to unplug the ribbon cable where it
connects to the side.
Turn the back panel over and you will see the motherboard and speaker
assembly housed in the back panel. Use the tip of your screwdriver to
pop up the two clips on either side of the bottom of the motherboard and
release it. Then lift the motherboard out of the panel.
Use your tweezers to lift the black speaker from its circular
compartment in the bottom of the panel. Then, fit the speaker in its
compartment in the new back panel. Place the motherboard over the
speaker and secure it in place by pushing down on the tabs on the
corners of the motherboard.
Locate the back of the mouthpiece, at the bottom of the phone, just
under where the back panel used to sit. Use your screwdriver to remove
the four screws holding the panel in place and remove the mouthpiece by
pulling it gently away from the bottom of the phone.
Use the tip of your screwdriver to pry up the four tabs (two on each
side) that hold the keyboard in place. Turn the phone over and lift the
keypad away from the device.
Place the keypad in its place in the new front housing and press the
four tabs on the back of the housing down to secure it. Slide the new
plastic mouthpiece in at the bottom of the new housing. Replace the four
screws on the back of the mouthpiece.
Replace the back panel, making sure to connect the ribbon cable to the
side of the new housing. Replace the two screws just above it, on either
side of the battery compartment, replace the battery and new battery
cover, and you are done.