Fix Your Sidekick for Free!
Got a broken Sidekick that’s not covered by insurance? Maybe you dropped it and now you need to fix your Sidekick LCD screen. Or maybe your trackball is just incredibly dirty and you want to pull it out and clean it. Well if you’ve got nimble fingers and are good with a tiny screwdriver, you’re in luck. We came across a site called Fix My Sidekick which has a number of tutorials including photos on how to take apart your Sidekicks. Here’s a sampling of some of the articles:
* How to Replace the Sidekick LX Faceplate and LCD Lens
* Fix a White LCD Screen on Your Sidekick
* How to Remove and Clean Sidekick 3 Trackball
* Fix The Backlight on Your Sidekick
* How to Replace a Sidekick 3 Screen
etc.
Check them out if you’re suffering from the broken Sidekick blues and are still holding out for a 3G Sidekick before buying a new one. You can also get replacement parts (or a new Sidekick if the repair fails) from SidekickShopper.com.
image via FixMySidekick
November 13th, 2008 at 4:05 pm [ Quote ]
Ohh this is sooOOoo cool
November 14th, 2008 at 5:16 am [ Quote ]
haha. sounds good. however, be on the lookout for a gang load of voided warranties.
November 15th, 2008 at 11:55 am [ Quote ]
chaces are if its broken anyways they would already be voided….
November 15th, 2008 at 11:59 am [ Quote ]
if you’re under warranty and your trackball goes bad, you’re good. if you try to open it up and change it… voided. that is to my understanding. am i wrong?
November 15th, 2008 at 2:51 pm [ Quote ]
Mine is in perfect condition. I always used it and put it away every night for a safety and prevent from dust. No scratch and everything. It look like a new and I cherish it alots so I will wait for 1 1/2 years before I will replace it for a new touchscreen t mobile or blackberry.
November 16th, 2008 at 7:14 am [ Quote ]
title can’t be misleading…….
so where can I get my FREE screen replacement so I can fix it for FREE?????
November 16th, 2008 at 7:58 pm [ Quote ]
From the article.
“Maybe you [b]dropped[/b] it and now you need to fix your Sidekick LCD screen. Or maybe your trackball is just incredibly [b]dirty[/b] and you want to pull it out and clean it. ”
Damage impacted on device from personal use is not covered by the warranty. A trackball that malfunctions and a trackball that is dirty are two different issues. If it’s dirty, thats your own problem. If you spill mt. dew on your trackball, and say its dirty.. then that sucks. Dirt/spillage is not caused by a software or hardware defect from the factory. Therefore, you won’t be able to get a replacement under the warranty.
If you do open the device, you void your warranty. (like you said. that’s obvious)
No need to get smart. I am far from ignorant.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pm [ Quote ]
It still doesn’t tell you how to clean the trackball on an LX
November 18th, 2008 at 5:10 pm [ Quote ]
Ha never mind I spent two hours taking my phone apart and figured out how to do it my self and now it works as if brand new!!:)
December 25th, 2008 at 10:59 pm [ Quote ]
Haha..I’m pretty sure this is stupid
December 28th, 2008 at 1:57 pm [ Quote ]
hey my LX doesnt work…when i turn it on the screen turns black…
sometimes it will turn on and i can see my numbers and tex messages but then it will turn black.,….NEED HELP FIXING It…..
March 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 am [ Quote ]
my sidekick 08 back light is completely off….i try to adjust da brightness n it doesnt work wat can i do
March 29th, 2009 at 6:53 pm [ Quote ]
Will the LX screen fit onto a 2008 model?
May 7th, 2009 at 6:31 pm [ Quote ]
AyE bRyCE…i hAVE ThE SAmE PrOBlEM…WAt DiD yOU dO tO GEt yOUR tRACk bAll tO WORk ??
May 8th, 2009 at 12:07 am [ Quote ]
i have a sk 08 and my trackball wasnt scrollinq down. so i took a toothpick and started cleaninq all the dirt out. the dirt was cominq out just fine until the tip of the toothpick broke and now its stuck inside my trackball. Now my trackball moves no direction. Any useful advice??
–ir3n3pf8@tmail.com
or write to me on aim –browneyezs92
May 18th, 2009 at 6:59 am [ Quote ]
I got all these fucked up sratches on my side kick screen and back what can I do to make it look new?
June 17th, 2009 at 3:29 am [ Quote ]
July 24th, 2009 at 4:43 pm [ Quote ]
The trackball won’t scroll down