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Top cover removal and replacement?

post #1 of 21
12/2/05 at 4:11pm
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Has anyone taken off the top cover? If so, how did you do it?
Mine has some slight scratches and I'd like to either refinish it or buy a new one. Can the blue plastic back of LCD be sanded and polished/buffed or should I just buy a new one? Do they even make the blue replacement backs?
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post #2 of 21
12/2/05 at 6:05pm
Toshiba might help you if you're off of your warranty.

M.
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post #3 of 21
12/3/05 at 12:31am
wat u mean? can gve some image?
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post #4 of 21
12/3/05 at 1:33am
he means the back lcd cover... the lid of the laptop.

i am not sure if it can really be done but at the same time toshiba may be able to give you some assitstance in this, what model do you have? knowing that may let us help you more accurately...
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post #5 of 21
12/3/05 at 9:27am
This is a duplicate post. He had one on the Peer to Peer where I thought most of his questions were answered.
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post #6 of 21
12/3/05 at 3:34pm
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Originally Posted by saugen48
This is a duplicate post. He had one on the Peer to Peer where I thought most of his questions were answered.
First, the questions were NOT all answered in that post, thank you! It stopped short of taking the lid off and no one anwered the question if you could order a new lid or at least refinish the one I have now.

Here is pix of lid and info about my notebook is in my sig. below.


This is my first Toshiba after owning 5 different Dells the past six years. All the Dells could have their lids removed pretty easily.

If I can't refinish the lid, (sand/buff/polish) then I will go this route:
http://www.schtickers.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21
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post #7 of 21
12/3/05 at 4:34pm
Have you tried contacting customer service to see if you can order another lid? Some of the models (I don't remember if this was one of them or not) let you "choose" a lid color other than the default for like $50, so I would think that you could get another one from them for about that price.

As for refinishing/buffing it, I would think that you could. Why don't you look around into some of the Modding/custom paint job threads and see if there are any places near you that you could take it to and get some more info from their techs to see exactly what is needed and how it is done (but make them think you are getting a quote from them for them to do it).
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post #8 of 21
12/3/05 at 4:40pm
good advice there goonter...

the a75 is no longer in production but there should be parts available for it, you may have to go through a toshiba service center near you for them as well...
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post #9 of 21
12/3/05 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by g00nter
Have you tried contacting customer service to see if you can order another lid? Some of the models (I don't remember if this was one of them or not) let you "choose" a lid color other than the default for like $50, so I would think that you could get another one from them for about that price.

As for refinishing/buffing it, I would think that you could. Why don't you look around into some of the Modding/custom paint job threads and see if there are any places near you that you could take it to and get some more info from their techs to see exactly what is needed and how it is done (but make them think you are getting a quote from them for them to do it).
Thanks for the excellent advice!

I'm legally deaf and so I have to use email, so is there an email address for customer service? It seems that Toshiba and other outfits prefer calls and give you a big run-around to different FAQs and such which gets very irritating. Just last week I had a HUGE problem trying to get hold of Sony reps via email. Never did in fact. This was their response to an email I FINALY got back:
Sony believes that customer service issues should be addressed through live, personal communication. As such, these issues are addressed through telephone contact only. No email. Please contact one of our customer service representatives to discuss your concerns.

Also, where are the Modding/custom paint job threads?
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post #10 of 21
12/3/05 at 6:09pm
I didn't find an address for Toshiba, but many authorized service centers do put up emails on the Tosh website. Try starting HERE, select your state then look for one near you that has an email address and shoot them an email asking them how to get a new top cover and how much it'll cost.

I'm gonna see if I can dig out some the the paint threads and I'll get back.
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post #11 of 21
12/3/05 at 6:30pm
I just did a serach for custom paint and here are some of the results that came up that seem to have some useful info:
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=112939
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=91899
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=85209
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=81351

and one post linked to THIS do it yourself giude that seems to have a lot of info.
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post #12 of 21
12/3/05 at 7:25pm
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Hey, thanks for all the help, I will be checking these out.
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post #13 of 21
12/3/05 at 9:24pm
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One more question... is my A75 lid metal or plastic?
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post #14 of 21
12/4/05 at 1:31pm
I don't know, but I'd guess some type of plastic.
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post #15 of 21
12/21/05 at 4:59am
here's a link for a brand new replacement:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/T...000015900.aspx
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post #16 of 21
12/21/05 at 6:31pm
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Originally Posted by protosh
here's a link for a brand new replacement:
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/T...000015900.aspx
Hey! Thanks! I will bookmark that one.

They had the lid for a little over half of what a new one was quoted to me by another site.
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/T...ModelList.aspx
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post #17 of 21
12/21/05 at 6:38pm
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Originally Posted by jack53
Here is pix of lid and info about my notebook is in my sig. below.


This is my first Toshiba after owning 5 different Dells the past six years. All the Dells could have their lids removed pretty easily.

If I can't refinish the lid, (sand/buff/polish) then I will go this route:
http://www.schtickers.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21
I wet-sanded a bit too much and went through the paint in spots, so instead of paying $130 for a new lid, I went the http://www.schtickers.com/ route. I like it so far.







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post #18 of 21
12/24/05 at 4:21am
to remove the top cover you got to dissasemble most of it to remove the lcd connection to the motherboard then just swap with another lcd. Not too hard really i disasembled in about 20 min.

Use this guide very helpful.

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptop...5/satA75_1.htm
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post #19 of 21
12/25/05 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by A75-S209
to remove the top cover you got to dissasemble most of it to remove the lcd connection to the motherboard then just swap with another lcd. Not too hard really i disasembled in about 20 min.

Use this guide very helpful.

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptop...5/satA75_1.htm
A75-S209- Thanks very much for the tips and you and your family have a Merry Christmas!
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post #20 of 21
12/25/05 at 6:06pm
no problem merry christmas
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