[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Reb0rn:
OK. So I bought this Galaxy Tab on a Swedish eBay site. Used.

And I got it for a steal really, but it was because it had a pretty scratched back side. Not a single scratch on the glass thou thanks to a screenprotector.

But I was browsing thru eBay and found my solution.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/11072469800...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_2185wt_922

Today it arrived and I had a pretty fun time replacing it.

So I thought that I would provide a little guide as to how to replace the backcover.

I'm not going to lie, it was pretty hard to crack the damn tab open. And other problems arose too but more of that after the show.

So. First of. You do this on your own. By following this guide you are doing it by yourself. What im trying to say is that:

I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING!! PERIOD!!

Tools needed:

Case opener tool x3 or 4 (they are usually blue, and you need about 3 or 4 of them, why? Because the tab is HARD!)

Sucktion cup (Makes grabbing the screen easier)

A tweezer with pointy tip.

Triwing or y screwdriver (if by any chance u don't have one, no sweat, if u have a Philips 00 cross screwdriver you can grind away one of the wings of it with like a nailfile or 4. So if it looks like + grind one of the arms of so it looks like this -| get it? It worked for me. Cheap as I am ;p )

So lets get started!

Watch YouTube video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=urGUKerJOhg one or two times to understand the opening process. If you think you have the hang of it, jump to step 5. You only need to open it. Nothing more.

Step 1: take out the micro SD card and sim card (if u have one)

Step 2: locate the 2 screws mounted on each side of the charger slot. They hare hidden under the 2 round black dots that are on each side of the charger slot. Use the tweezer to remove them. They have an adhesive on so save them for repositioning later.

Step 3: Use the triwing or y screwdriver to unscrew the 2 screws. These are the only ones you will unscrew at all. So far easy.

Step 4: Now here is the hard part. The tab is actually pretty hard to get in to. You will have to use the case opener tool and push it between the glass and plastic covering that goes around the phone. And at the same time use the suction cup to pull the screen upward while prying the corners open carfully with the case opener tool.

Now its open :D happy feeling. While your at it you can see the batterie and check if its from china or Taiwan. If its china, you should get a Taiwan one as the china galaxy tab batteries had a batch that was bad and had some issues with battery reporting either to high or to low percentage. Mentioned in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=986067

Step 5: You have to remove the frame attatched to the backcover. Its easily done with care with a case opener tool. It has some adhesive but not much under so u can easily be a bit brutal to it. Besides, the backcover is the thing you want to change.

Step 6: Now that you have removed the frame you see that the new backcover doesn't have that fancy metallic covering inside, or the camera lens and led plastic. So first remove the camera lens from your old backcover to the new one, it has some adhesive on it but no hard one. Easy to remove. To the same with the led plastic.

Step 7: Now remove all the strips and other glued materials from the old cover and transfer them to the new. When that is done, press the black frame over the new cover.

BE OBSERVANT AND CAREFULL WHEN DOING THIS!!

or else you will break some of the plastic hooks that keeps the cover mounted on the frame.

Once the plastic frame and the new backcover is assembled and you feel that it looks damn good its just to close it up again... oh and put those two round black dots back over the screws when you are done.

Easy done :D

I must say that mine looks like a completely new tab! My wife thought I bought a new tab :D

Thanks for reading and if you found this usefully don't hesitate to press the "Thanks" button.

Over and out!

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