How to Upgrade, Repair, Disassemble a Motorola Mobile (Cellular) Phone

Need to repair your Motorola ^(tm) mobile (cellular) phone? Here is a collection of free take apart instructions, modding guides, disassembly pictures, upgrade and repair manuals, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks to fix mobile (portable) phones made by Motorola ^(tm). If you have written a HOWTO yourself (or if you know of a tutorial not linked here), please submit a new entry. You can also publish a guide in the Mobile Phone Repair Wiki.

Motorola A6188	How to open instructions and pictures.
Motorola A1000	A well illustrated disassembly HOWTO.
Motorola C140	Some cellphone disassembly pictures.
Motorola C200	Exploded view, spare parts list.
Motorola C331	How to disassemble the mobile phone and install LEDs.
Motorola C343	Keypad flashing: a video showing disassembly instructions [video].
Motorola Defy/Defy+	How to change display as well as the digitizer (in Italian).
Motorola E398	Housing replacement: how to swap the middle strip, a detailed HOWTO with pictures [PDF].
Motorola E550	Why bother to fix a four year old mobile phone? It's not like replacements (for the earpiece or speaker) are hard to get hold of and this thing should have been end of life two years ago.
Motorola E770v	A step-by-step disassembly guide to replace LCD screen and other parts. [PDF]
Motorola E1000	A step-by-step disassembly tutorial.
Motorola F3	Here is an illustrated dissection tutorial.
Motorola iDen i50/i85	Disassembly and LED installation.
Motorola i450	Housing replacement: tools, tips and tricks for a change.
Motorola i560	Housing replacement: all you need to know for a change.
Motorola K1 Krzr	A complete disassembly and LCD replacement guide with photos.
Motorola Krave ZN4 (aka Blaze)	This cellphone teardown guide provides a look inside the device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
Motorola Krave ZN4 (aka Blaze)	Overview of the cellphone hardware with circuit diagrams and labeled chips.
Motorola L6	An illustrated tutorial explaining how to remove the housing and the LCD screen.
Motorola L7	An illustrated step-by-step opening and take apart manual, explaining all the tools needed and a parts list [PDF].
Motorola L2000	Under the hood, pictures from the inside.
Motorola MPx-200	Complete take apart, with pictures, some notes about modding the internal antenna.
Motorola MPx-200	How to fix your mobile phone when it will not charge.
Motorola MPx-200	Exploded view, parts list with part numbers.
Motorola MPx-200	Illustrated take apart instruction to change the housing.
Motorola MPx-220	A gallery with a step-by-step take apart pictures. A complete disassembyl explained without words.
Motorola Slvr L7	How to change the mobile phone housing. A great tutorial with take apart pics.
Motorola SLVR L7	Two sorts of Torx srewdrivers are needed to open this cellular phone and substitute the LCD screen.
Motorola T-189	Pictures and explanations about stripping the phone.
Motorola T-191	This is a fairly simple cellphone to dismantle, however, the LCD is hard to swap, the main tool used to dismantle is a Torx T6 screwdriver, you will need a soldering iron somewhere around 11 - 15 watt and flux free solder to swap the LCD's.
Motorola T-191	Demounting instructions and pictures.
Motorola T-193	Disassembly and LED replacement guide.
Motorola T-720i	How to repair a broken hinge, very detailed disassembly instructions and helpful pictures.
Motorola T-2288	How to replace the battery pack.
Motorola T720	Housing replacement: this video shows all the tools and procedures needed to get the work done.
Motorola U6	Take apart and LCD replacement guide, with photos.
Motorola U6	Housing replacement: an illustrated explanation.
Motorola U9	The tools required to get the mobilephone open are a Torx 3 screwdriver and a plastic tool such as a guitar plectrum or credit card. Open the flip then slide the plastic tool around the edge of the plastic lens to remove it.
Motorola V Series	When dismantling this cellphone, great care should be taken to ensure that no damage is caused to any of the parts. Rough handling may result in severe damage of parts, and if proper anti-static procedures are not followed, electrostatic damage may result to any electronic component.
Motorola V3	An illustrated step-by-step disassembly guide.
Motorola V3	A step-by-step illustrated disassembly guide [PDF].
Motorola V3C	This is not a full disassembly. It just goes far enough to change the outer housing and faceplate.
Motorola V3X	A disassembly picture gallery with some repair instruction (in Italian).
Motorola V3 Razr	An illustrated faceplate installation guide.
Motorola V3 Razr	Getting the dust out: how to clean the back side of the LCD display - the illustrated guide.
Motorola V3 Razr	Testpoint tutorial with take apart pictures.
Motorola V3 Razr	If you have a scratched the housing or broken the screen you can use this take apart guide to repair your cellphone. Maybe you want to change the colour of the housing? This HOWTO will tell you precisely how to disassemble the phone to get all the modifications done before re-assembling the phone.
Motorola V3 Razr	LCD substitution: all the tools and tips you need to get the job done.
Motorola V3 Razr	Some short disassembly notes and two pictures (in German).
Motorolay V3x Razr	Have you never wondered how does this cellphone work and what is inside its plastic housing?
Motorola V6 Maxx	Open the flip and remove the lens which covers the large LCD screen to take this cellphone apart.
Motorola V8 Razr2	Mobile phone LCD replacement, all the tips, tools and tricks to get this difficult job done.
Motorola V60	Antenna replacement.
Motorola V60	Stripping down pictures and notes.
Motorola V60	This step-by-step tutorial explains all the tools, take apart and soldering techniques which are required to change cellphone display LEDs (in German).
Motorola V66	Dismantlement pictures and HOWTO.
Motorola V70	Complete dissection, understanding design decisions through product autopsy.
Motorola V171	Full housing installation, an illustrated assistance.
Motorola V173	How to change the housing, step-by-step photos.
Motorola V180	A step-by-step faceplate replacement HOWTO.
Motorola V220	Housing replacement, a picture gallery.
Motorola V220	Full housing installation with pictures.
Motorola V220	Faceplate changement instructions and pictures.
Motorola V300	Housing replacement: a video guide.
Motorola V300	A video guide to keypad flashing.
Motorola V325	Housing replacement: required tools and take apart pictures.
Motorola V400	How to fix a broken earpiece speaker in the V400 (and similar models).
Motorola V400	Modding guide: you can follow this guide to change the keypad or to change housings.
Motorola V400	Faceplate replacement: video instructions.
Motorola V525	An illustrated step-by-step take apart and repair guide for a wobbly contact in the flex cable (in German).
Motorola V600	Ultimate case change thread, with pry apart pictures.
Motorola V600	How to Replace a Cracked Black Cover for Yourself! Pictures and explanations.
Motorola V600	Housing replacement the easy way: take apart and reassembly pictures.
Motorola V635	Teardown: here are detailed instructions on how to teardown a the cellphone.
Motorola V710 (Verizon)	Hack contest to enable OBEX, OPP and more. Seem editing.
Motorola V2288, V3690, D460GSM	How to enable permanent test mode and keypad code entry feature to make it possible to enable the Engineering Field Options menu and others through the keypad of the phone. Serial cable schematics and PCBs.
Motorola V998 (V3688)	How to get the phone open with illustrative pics.
Motorola W220	If you have any questions about the disassembly of this mobile cellular phone, this guide will answer them.
Motorola Z8 Rizr	All you need to disassembly the cellphone: tools, tips, tricks and illustrations.
Motorola Z10 Rizr	This manual illustrates how to the cellphone apart completely.
Motorola N.N.	How to get host mode with a selfmade USB-On-the-Go cable.

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Hardware Maintenance Manual, User Guide, Service Manual

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