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G7 front housing problem

JB623

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Jul 9, 2012
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Hi folks,

New to the forum.

I've looked around for an answer to this but can't seem to find one.

The brown metal surround has started to come away from my phone on the right hand side. It clips back in, but not completely due to a slight bend in the metal which constantly gets caught in stuff and pulls in off again.

If I could get it off completely, I think I could bend it back and all would be well, but I can't work out how it detaches on the left hand side! I don't want to put too much effort into pulling it in case it breaks it completely.

Replacements seem to be the whole front housing - plastic and all, which means taking the phone apart. This could be completely avoided if I could just unclip the metal bit.

Any ideas?

Regards,

JB
 

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